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Open research questions in Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research

28 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 4,496 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • Previous studies have focused on child-led versus adult-led approaches, while the perspectives of ECEC staff on their own approaches have been underexplored.

    Matematisk arbeid med de yngste barna: Barnehageansattes perspektiver på voksenrollen i tilnærminger til bruk av tid og materiell · 2026 · DOI

  • The article complements the limited knowledge base that exists in the Nordic ECEC context by providing insight into how PLCs could be a driving force as well as a challenge for centre leaders.

    Alle må med: Styreres erfaringer med å etablere og utvikle profesjonelle læringsfellesskap i barnehagen · 2024 · DOI

  • Didactic questions have guided the analysis: Where and when is SAAC said to be used? Who is/are SAAC said to be used with and for? How and why is SAAC said to be used? The study has been limited to the statements of 30 professionals in a post in the internet forum Facebook’s group “Förskolan.

    TAKK som specialpedagogiskt didaktiskt verktyg i förskolans undervisning · 2023 · DOI

  • English abstract Reading homework in early literacy education (L1) in Norway Homework has a long tradition in schooling, despite mixed findings regarding its value and effect.

    Leseleksens plass i norskfagets begynneropplæring · 2022 · DOI

  • English abstract Norwegian ECEC practitioners’ assessments of children’s well-being in kindergarten The framework plan for Norwegian kindergartens emphasises that the kindergarten shall facilitate children’s well-being, but it has not been established how the practitioners assess the significance of various conditions for well-being.

    Ansattes vurdering av barns trivsel i barnehagen · 2021 · DOI

  • English abstract Private Candidates – Who Are They, and What Motivates Them to Succeed in Their Exam? Mapping Background Variables and Their Intent in Light of an Expanded Version of the Theory of Planned Behaviour There is limited research concerning the background variables and motivational processes of private candidates (i.

    Privatister – hvem er de, og hva motiverer dem til å lykkes på eksamen? Kartlegging av bakgrunnsvariabler og deres intensjon i lys av en utvidet versjon av teorien om planlagt atferd · 2016 · DOI

  • However, the results of this PhD project reveal that the role of study head is often still not well defined and that many heads lack an authoritative leadership style (Harboe 2013).

    Danske studieledere står ved en kritisk skillevej · 2016 · DOI

  • To date PhD students’ work environments have not been documented in detail, however, analysis of data collected during the program revealed four areas of concern to doctoral students: Challenges relating to work-life balance, uncertainty over identity relating to status as student and employee, risks associated with the work and uncertainty over career paths.

    Arbejdsmiljø og karriere - to ph.d.-udfordringer · 2013 · DOI

  • The framework within which research has been undertaken has thus been rather inadequate, and the knowledge of social questions and of the effects of the legislation and administration was insufficient when looked upon the background of the amounts spent on social welfare, and the many new problems arising out of the rapidly changing social conditions in modern society.

    The Danish National Institute of Social Research · 1959 · DOI

  • Overall, the research is characterized by considerable variation in topics, theoretical frameworks, methods and purposes and presents partially contradictory findings, which can make it challenging for teachers to navigate their reading instruction in classrooms.

    Leseundervisning uten kart og kompass? En systematisk kunnskapsoversikt over leseundervisning i norske klasserom · 2026 · DOI

  • English abstract English title: Improve physically active play in early childhood education centers – evaluation of an intervention design based on a high level of staff participationStructured intervention design is lacking the adaptation to the complexity of early childhood education centers.

    Å styrke fysisk aktiv lek i barnehagen – evaluering av et intervensjonsdesign basert på en høy grad av personaldeltagelse · 2020 · DOI

  • This field is scarcely researched, although the students, as future educators, will offer a varied range of books and reading situations to children in preschool.

    Litterær kompetanse i barnehagelærerutdanningen · 2020 · DOI

  • The results of this study deviates from earlier studies of children’s texts in that pragmatic functionality seemed more important than textual complexity, and that they were not characterized by addressing a reader.

    Hjartemaskiner og husnummer. Femåringars eigeninitierte tekstar – bruk og retorisitet · 2020 · DOI

  • Such research has mainly employed quantitative research designs, and thus we have sparse knowledge concerning students’ idiosyncratic experiences, merely available by means of interviews.

    Folkehelse og livsmestring i skolen. Hva sier elever om erfaringer med å bestemme selv i læringsaktiviteter? En kvalitativ intervjustudie · 2020 · DOI

  • The empirical material consists of sound recorded talks and a survey with open questions about teaching in preschool with one follow-up-interview in order to deepen the survey results.

    Undervisning från svenska förskolechefers perspektiv: Spänningar mellan förväntningar och erfarenheter · 2018 · DOI

  • These apparently inconsistent results might be due to the female teachers actively counteracting the perceived gender stereotypes when marking the papers they set.

    Giver kvinder og mænd forskellige karakterer? Køn og karaktergivning på universitetet · 2014 · DOI

  • But, in spite of much research on the matter, there is no agreement on how the special potential of feedback can be described, and consequently no agreement on what is good and bad feedback.

    Feedback som tredjeordensiagttagelse · 2013 · DOI

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