Management for Learning: Challenges in ECECs in Norway, 2017

The main question in the project "Management for Learning: Challenges in ECECs in Norway" has been: How have kindergartens' increased responsibility for children's learning been followed up and taken care of in various forms of governance and management in the kindergarten sector? The theoretical basis is theories of organization, management and leadership as well as learning. The background of this project is increased responsibility for children's learning in early childhood centers (ECCs). We have raised question about how this increased responsibility has been followed up and taken care of in various forms of governance and leadership in the field. The question has been illuminated by document analyzes and material collected through interviews and surveys for ECC directors and owners. Two interview surveys were conducted with directors in three municipalities in different parts of the country and one county, as well as a survey in which 1310 directors from all over the country participated. The project has been a collaboration between Queen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education, University of Bergen and Nord University, as well as three municipalities.