Professor

Liv Torunn Grindheim

Department of Pedagogy, Religion and Social Studies
Liv Torunn Grindheim
Tel: +47 55 58 59 35
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KRONSTAD B522
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Field of work

Liv Torunn Grindheimn is professor i early childhood education and holds a PhD in sociology of childhoods from NTNU (2014). She is leader of the research group Kindergarten as formative educational arena - children's, student's and teacher's activity, editor in the journal Nordic early childhood educational research and was the leader of the research area Conditions for children's exploration (2016-2023) at KINDknow. She coordinates the Master in Kindergarten knowledge, and particpated in establishing the course Sustainable development by involvment at HVL. Her research is informed by children's sociology, cultural-historical approach, philosophy and critical ethnography. 


Courses taught

  • MBAS511 Kindergarten as arena for cultural formation and kindergarden teachers' professional assignment
  • PhD 902 Theory of science, ethics and academic text
  • PhD 916 Responsible leadership in kindergarten sector
  • FD38 Boardgames as didactical resourse


Research areas

  • play, games and 'Bildung' 
  • children as citizens and child-sized democray 
  • sustainable education
  • early childhood education
  • early childhood teacher education


Research groups

Courses taught
  • BACH301, Bachelor thesis , 25/26
  • MBAS511, Kindergarten as arena for cultural formation and kindergarden teachers' professional assignment, 25/26, subject responsible
  • MBAS512, Epistemological and methodological perspectives in kindergarten research, 25/26
  • MBAS513, Leading quality improvements in kindergarten, 25/26
  • MBAS514, Participation in research groups in kindergarten research, 25/26
  • MBAS515, Advanced research methods and project plan for master's thesis, 25/26
  • MBAS516, Master's thesis, 25/26
  • MGUPP550, Profession oriented pedagogy 2, module 2 - Master's thesis, 25/26
  • MPUV560, Master's thesis, 25/26
  • PHD901, Bildung and pedagogical practices, 25/26
  • PHD902, Theory of science, ethics and academic text, 25/26

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