Queen Maud University College

Recent papers from Queen Maud University College

1. Performative Drawing Events with Young Children − Implications for the Researcher’s RoleBarn – forskning om barn og barndom i Norden · 2026
2. Artful Play and Cultural Transmission: Aesthetic Practices in Sámi ECEC and Their Role in Psychosocial Well-BeingBarn – forskning om barn og barndom i Norden · 2026
3. Outdoor risky play and health-related outcomes in children aged 3–12 years: A mixed-methods systematic reviewPLoS ONE · 2026
4. Recognition through dates: Eid al-Fitr in Norwegian KindergartensBritish Journal of Religious Education · 2026
5. Activity managers’ experiences of leading children’s physical activity in preschool: distributive leadership, challenges, and success factorsCogent Education · 2026
6. Linguistic care work in multimodal teaching practices: A student with deafblindness in a Nordic sign language environmentNordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research · 2026
7. Unpacking the Nordic nature image: Pedagogy in Scandinavian nature-based kindergartensContemporary Issues in Early Childhood · 2026
8. Risky play in early childhood education and care settings: A scoping reviewReview of Education · 2026
9. Food waste in Norwegian early childhood education and care institutions: Quantification, climate impact and waste-reduction practicesWaste Management Bulletin · 2026
10. Early childhood education and care professionals’ accounts of challenging situations in Norwegian kindergartensContemporary Issues in Early Childhood · 2026
11. Stage 1 Registered Report: Effects of high-intensity interval training in women with lipedema -  protocol for a randomized controlled trial with sequential intervention and control periods (The LipidEx study)F1000Research · 2026
12. The developmental importance of risky play: A cross-national virtual reality studyJournal of Environmental Psychology · 2026
13. Embodied Toddlerhood in Minimal NarrativesChildren s Literature in Education · 2026
14. Secularism and religious holidays in kindergartens: a comparative study of Australia and NorwayBritish Journal of Religious Education · 2026
15. Is leadership the solution to quality issues in the early childhood education and care sector? A poststructural study on Norwegian policyJournal of Early Childhood Research · 2026
16. Outdoor play in Europe: terminology and state of research, practice, and policyEuropean Journal of Public Health · 2026
17. Parents’ Support of Everyday Autonomy, Engagement in Rough-and-Tumble-Play (RTP), and Encouragement of Risk-TakingChild Care in Practice · 2026
18. Negotiating Norwegianness: othering and integration of muslims in contemporary NorwaySHILAP Revista de lepidopterología · 2026
19. The missing piece in inclusion: addressing school avoidance among children with autismFrontiers in Psychology · 2026
20. Will the EU AI Act help to mitigate dataset bias in medical AI?Journal of Law and the Biosciences · 2026