About the project

The EX-PED-LAB project is funded by the Research Council of Norway, and is led by the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. We have two municipalities and a foundation that owns kindergartens, as well as artists and design researchers.

The goal of the EX-PED-LAB is to show how the use of the workshop method can create innovation in pedagogical practice in kindergarten and kindergarten teacher education.

EX-PED-LAB will provide a broad empirical basis for a workshop methodology for collaboration on exploration, new knowledge and pedagogical innovation. Central to the project is the collaboration on the design of a new kindergarten in Bergen, as well as an idea bank for inspiration and use in practical kindergarten work and in competence building in the kindergarten sector.

Main reserch question: What are the success criteria, tensions and pitfalls for the workshop methodology EX-PED-LAB that leads to pedagogical innovation, knowledge and transformative learning among the players?

Partners

• Coordinator: KINDknow - Kindergarten Knowledge Centre for Systemic Research on Diversity and Sustainable Futures - Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (hvl.no)
• Bergen kommune
• Kinn kommune
• Kanvas Stiftelsen
• Kunstpilotene
• Designskolen Kolding

In addition to the formal partner organisations, EX-PED-LAB cooperates with 8 kindergartens from Kinn kommune, Bergen kommune and Kanvas.

Kindergartens

• Gullstølsbotn barnehage (Bergen kommune)
• Klosteret barnehage (Bergen kommune)
• Sandslimarka barnehage (Kanvas)
• Solheimslien barnehage (Bergen kommune)
• Sollien barnehage (Bergen kommune)
• Søre skogvei barnehage (Bergen kommune)
• Torvmyrane barnehage (Kinn kommune)
• Storevatn barnehage (Kinn kommune)

Kindergarten owners are represented by Mimi Bjerkestrand og Edle Damm (Bergen kommune), Runa Nybakk (Kinn kommune) og Robert Ullmann (Kanvas).

Kindergartens' contact person: Evelyn Eggum

Researchers and artists

 

Researchers in kindergarten teacher training education:

STM – Bergen:

Elena Severina 
Magni Elen H. Lossius 
Annette Stavseth Furnes 
Ragnhild Rieber-Mohn 
Rikke Frøyland 
Sigurd Ariansen Haaland 
Maria-Rosa Raphaela Doublet 
Marianne Røskeland 

LEKFORSK - Sogndal: 

Anne Grethe Sønsthagen 
Lillian Pedersen 
Astrid Reidun B Bakken 
Kjersti Johannesen 
Vilde Strand Kompelien 
Merete Nornes-Nymark 
Hilde Alme 
Lena Skjerdal 
Sigrid Bøyum 
Mona Karbaschi Vee