In the present study, we aimed to clarify variation in prospective poor decoders by studying the development of their word decoding skills during the first 1½ years of formal reading education and their unique pre-reading profiles before the onset of formal reading education. Using structural equation modelling and a factorial mixed model analysis of variance (ANOVA), we found autoregression ...

In March 20223, the sixth synthesis report penned by the International Panel of Climate Change (Lee et al. 2023) was released. As earlier, the assessments are dire reading and yet again witness of trends going into the wrong direction on almost all important accounts; increase in CO2 emissions, underperforming attempts at cutbacks, rising temperatures on a global scale, missed targets, unpaid ...

This article contributes to the litera ture on political agen da-setting on social mediain the local context. Using interviews with local politicians in northern Norway, wediscuss local politicians’ use of soci al media for agenda-setting in between electionsfrom an agency perspective. We ask whether local politicians seek to promote andcontrol the definition of an issue on social media, and whether ...

Students should learn about the Sami people’s traditional knowledge and approach to nature in science education. Science teachers, therefore, must become proficient in Sami culture and traditions. Sami traditional practitioners have expertise, and it is important to bring out their voices. In this case study, six reindeer owners are interviewed, and the results show that the siida welcomes student ...

Early childhood education (ECE) institutions in Norway highly value nature and outdoor activities. The framework plan for kindergartens encourages that children get insights into the origin of food. The approach for imparting this knowledge incentivises foraging in kindergartens. The eco-ethology of humans is dependent on cultural values and practices and what is available for harvest in the local ...

Simone de Beauvoir og Jean Améry har skrevet avgjørende verk innen aldringens fenomenologi som avdekker sentrale sider ved den aldrendes erfaring av kropp og tid. Begge mener at det innskrenkede handlingsrommet og den forkortede fremtidshorisonten som alderdommen medfører, truer livets meningsfullhet. Dette hviler imidlertid på premisset om at det meningsfulle livet utfolder seg som ungdommelighet, ...

Background Impulsivity is a transdiagnostic feature linked to severe clinical expression and a potential target for psychopharmacological strategies. Biological underpinnings are largely unknown, but involvement of immune dysregulation has been indicated, and the efects of psychopharmacological agents vary. We investigated if impul‑ sivity was associated with circulating immune marker levels and ...

Abstract: The dissertation Rights and representation is a qualitative analysis of constraints and opportunities in developing indigenous political communities and institutions that exercise self-determination. The dissertation is a theoretical-empirical analysis based on the understanding that institutions shape actions, while at the same time there are opportunities for agency within the institutional ...

This paper describes three examples of Sámi mathematics. These examples, which are associated with different cultural contexts, show similarities to what Western mathematics calls 'combinatorics’. All examples are cultural practices that show descriptive use of mathematical knowledge. These are not mathematical problems and thus there is no need to find an exact number of possibilities. We describe ...

Formålet med denne masteroppgaven var å forhøre meg med lærere på 5-10.trinn i kvensk kjerneområde om hvilke meninger de hadde rundt det å inkludere kvensk kulturelt innhold i matematikkundervisningen. Jeg ønsket å få innsikt i hvilke fordeler og utfordringer dette kunne medføre, og dermed utformet jeg problemstillingen: - Hva mener lærere i kvenske kjerneområder om å inkludere kvensk ...