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Maja Reinåmo Olsson

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Maja Reinåmo Olsson

Associate professor
Department of Teacher Education
Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences

maja.r.olsson@ntnu.no
Akrinn vest, G526, Kalvskinnet
Research Publications Teaching Outreach

Research

  • TULL (Trivsel, utforsking, lek og læring)
  • Overganger i oppvekst og utdanning - Educational Transitions

Publications

  • Chronological
  • By category
  • All publications registered in NVA

2026

  • Øksnes, Maria; Schanke, Tuva; Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2026) Transitions to School in the 21st Century: Insights from National and International Research, Policy, and Practice.
    Academic chapter

2025

  • Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2025) Estetiske LEKprosesser - barns lekefellesskap i skolen. Nasjonalt senter for kunst og kultur i opplæringen
    Professional article

2024

  • Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2024) Hva tenker de selv?. Klassekampen
    Commentary
  • Olsson, Maja Reinåmo; Øksnes, Maria; Schanke, Tuva. (2024) Lekende barnefellesskap: Barneperspektiver på lek i overgangen fra barnehage til skole. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis

2023

  • Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2023) ‘I don’t think that it’s play. Because we have to play’. Norwegian six-year-old children’s understandings of play when they start in primary school. International Journal of Play
    Academic article
  • Olsson, Maja Reinåmo; Øksnes, Maria. (2023) Pedagogers forståelser av lek i barnehage og skole.
    Academic chapter
  • Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2023) Tullete og alvorlige voksne: Barns fortellinger om voksnes roller i lek i barnehage og skole. Barn – forskning om barn og barndom i Norden
    Academic article

2013

  • Øksnes, Maria; Olsson, Maja. (2013) «Estetikk? Det er jo alt egentlig!» Et forsvar for hverdagsestetikken i barnehagen.
    Academic chapter

Journal publications

  • Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2023) ‘I don’t think that it’s play. Because we have to play’. Norwegian six-year-old children’s understandings of play when they start in primary school. International Journal of Play
    Academic article
  • Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2024) Hva tenker de selv?. Klassekampen
    Commentary
  • Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2025) Estetiske LEKprosesser - barns lekefellesskap i skolen. Nasjonalt senter for kunst og kultur i opplæringen
    Professional article
  • Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2023) Tullete og alvorlige voksne: Barns fortellinger om voksnes roller i lek i barnehage og skole. Barn – forskning om barn og barndom i Norden
    Academic article

Part of book/report

  • Øksnes, Maria; Schanke, Tuva; Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2026) Transitions to School in the 21st Century: Insights from National and International Research, Policy, and Practice.
    Academic chapter
  • Øksnes, Maria; Olsson, Maja. (2013) «Estetikk? Det er jo alt egentlig!» Et forsvar for hverdagsestetikken i barnehagen.
    Academic chapter
  • Olsson, Maja Reinåmo; Øksnes, Maria. (2023) Pedagogers forståelser av lek i barnehage og skole.
    Academic chapter

Student thesis or dissertation

  • Olsson, Maja Reinåmo; Øksnes, Maria; Schanke, Tuva. (2024) Lekende barnefellesskap: Barneperspektiver på lek i overgangen fra barnehage til skole. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis

Teaching

Courses

  • MGLU2112 - Pedagogy and Pupil-related Skills 2 (1-7)
  • MGLU4115 - Pedagogy and Pupil-related Skills 4 (1-7)
  • MGLU1113 - Pedagogy and Pupil-related Skills 1 (1-7)

Outreach

2026

  • Conference lecture
    Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2026) Hvordan oppfatter barn voksnes roller i lek?. Utdanningsforbundets barnehagekonferanse
  • Conference lecture
    Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2026) Playful cultural creation in child communities in school. NERA Conference

2025

  • Conference lecture
    Olsson, Maja Reinåmo; Alterhaug, Hanne; Pedersen, Ida Pape-. (2025) Stories of, from and with The School Body. Barn Conference
  • Conference lecture
    Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2025) "Set the table for play!" Teachers' perspectives on their roles in children's play in school. BIN Norden

2024

  • Lecture
    Olsson, Maja Reinåmo; Pedersen, Ida Pape. (2024) Voksenrollen i lek i barnehagen. Fagdag for barnehager i Indre Fosen
  • Lecture
    Olsson, Maja Reinåmo; Pedersen, Ida Pape. (2024) Skolekroppen. Lekende kropper i (opp)lærende rammer. Kunnskapslunsj ILU
  • Conference lecture
    Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2024) The school body. Children's playful bodies in educational frames. EECERA Conference 2024
  • Conference poster
    Øksnes, Maria; Schanke, Tuva; Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2024) Lek i skolen. Forskernatt 2024
  • Interview
    Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2024) Podcast Lektor Lomsdalens innfall: Maja Reinåmo Olsson om barns perspektiv på lek.

2023

  • Conference lecture
    Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2023) "Det er ikke det ungene definerer som lek?" Om betydningen av at pedagoger nærmer seg barneperspektiver på lek i samarbeidet om overgangen fra barnehage til skole. Lek i begynneropplæringen
  • Conference lecture
    Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2023) Lekende kulturskaping i nye barnefellesskap i skolen. BIN-Norden 2023 Conference "Child-Cultures: Landscapes for play, art, and explorations"
  • Lecture
    Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2023) Barneperspektiver på lek i overgangen fra barnehage til skole. Seminar i begynneropplæring

2022

  • Conference lecture
    Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2022) Play and peer culture in children's transition to school. NERA

2021

  • Conference lecture
    Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2021) Silly or serious? Children’s understandings of teacher’s role in play in transition from kindergarten (ECEC) to school. EECERA
  • Lecture
    Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2021) Å lytte til barns stemmer om lek i overgangen fra barnehage til skole. Bedre skolestart
  • Conference poster
    Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2021) Playful Transitions. Children's perspectives on play in transition from kindergarten to school. EECERA
  • Conference lecture
    Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2021) Estetiske LEKprosesser. Verdien av barns lekefellesskap i skolen. Estetiske læringsprosesser. Muligheter og utfordringer i grunnskolelærerutdanningene
  • Feature article
    Dille, Karen Birgitte; Olsson, Maja Reinåmo. (2021) Har sommer og skolefri blitt sommer med lesepress?.

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