Sofie Areljung

Senior lecturer (associate professor) at Department of Applied Educational Science Units: Floor 4

sofie.areljung@umu.se

+46 90 786 56 18

Naturvetarhuset, huskropp NB, Johan Bures väg 14 Umeå universitet, 90187 Umeå

Latest publications

2019

How does matter matter in preschool science?

Material Practice and Materiality: Too Long Ignored in Science Education

Areljung, Sofie

2019

Why do teachers adopt or resist a pedagogical idea for teaching science in preschool?

International Journal of Early Years Education, Routledge 2019, Vol. 27, (3) : 238-253

Areljung, Sofie

2018

Capturing the world with verbs: Preschool science education beyond nouns and objects

Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood

Areljung, Sofie

2018

Inte som i skolan - pedagoger positionerar naturvetenskap i förskolan: Preschool teachers talk about science – Positioning themselves and positioning science

NorDiNa: Nordic Studies in Science Education, Vol. 14, (4) : 411-426

Due, Karin; Tellgren, Britt; Areljung, Sofie; et al.

2018

Opportunities for and obstacles to science in preschools: views from a community perspective

International Journal of Science Education, Routledge 2018, Vol. 40, (17) : 2061-2077

Sundberg, Bodil; Areljung, Sofie; Due, Karin; et al.

2018

Potential for multi-dimensional teaching for 'emergent scientific literacy' in pre-school practice

Journal of Emergent Science, Vol. 15 : 20-27

Areljung, Sofie; Sundberg, Bodil

2018

STEAM (STEM+Arts): A collective inquiry into potential and limitations of ‘A’ as aesthetics and art-forms in science and technology education vis-à-vis a sustainable future.

XVIII Symposium of the International Organization for Science and Technology Education (IOSTE)

Colucci-Gray, Laura; Ostergaard, Edvin; Erik, Fooladi; et al.

2018

The role of children’s drawings in science teaching: A comparison across preschool, preschool class and early primary school

XVIII Symposium of the International Organization for Science and Technology Education

Areljung, Sofie; Due, Karin; Ottander, Christina; et al.

2017

"Drawing the leaves anyway": teachers embracing children's different ways of knowing in preschool science practice

Research in science education, Springer 2017, Vol. 47, (6) : 1173-1192

Areljung, Sofie; Ottander, Christina; Due, Karin

2017

Navigating the risky terrain of children's working theories

Early years, Routledge 2017, Vol. 37, (4) : 370-385

Areljung, Sofie; Kelly-Ware, Janette

2017

Utanför experimentlådan: kunskapsproduktion, tid och materia i förskolans naturvetenskapsundervisning

Doktorsavhandlingar i pedagogiskt arbete, 78

Areljung, Sofie

2016

Förskolans naturvetenskap i praktiken

Malmö: Gleerups Utbildning AB 2016

Sundberg, Bodil; Areljung, Sofie; Due, Karin; et al.

2016

Relocalisations and renegotiations: framing a project about science in preschool

Narratives of doctoral studies in science education: making the transition from educational practitioner to researcher, Routledge 2016 : 19-30

Areljung, Sofie

2016

Science verbs as a tool for investigating scientific phenomena: a pedagogical idea emerging from practitioner-researcher collaboration

NorDiNa: Nordic Studies in Science Education, Oslo: Naturfagsenteret 2016, Vol. 12, (2) : 235-245

Areljung, Sofie

2016

Understanding preschool emergent science in a cultural historical context through Activity Theory

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, Vol. 24, (4) : 567-580

Sundberg, Bodil; Areljung, Sofie; Due, Karin; et al.

2015

Att undersöka fysikaliska fenomen och kemiska processer utifrån vardagsverb

Nationell konferens om naturvetenskap och teknik i förskolan, Borås, 14-15 oktober, 2015.

Areljung, Sofie

2015

Barns ”working theories” (provisoriska förklaringsmodeller) om naturen och den sociala världen – en riskabel terräng?

Nationell konferens för naturvetenskap och teknik i förskolan, Borås, 14-15 oktober, 2015.

Areljung, Sofie

2015

Children and teachers exploring physical phenomena and chemical processes through everyday verbs

25th conference of European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA)Barcelona, Spain, 7th-11th September 2015

Areljung, Sofie

2015

Toddlers exploring natural phenomena with teachers as co-researchers

25th conference of EECERA (European Early Childhood Education Research Association), Barcelona, Spain, 7th-11th September, 2015: abstract book : 329-

Areljung, Sofie

2014

Analysing preschool teachers' talk about science activities: focusing perceptions of science for preschool from two different analytical perspectives

24th conference of European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA), Crete, Greece, September 7-10, 2014

Due, Karin; Tellgren, Britt; Areljung, Sofie

2014

Creating environments for science in preschool: Five preschool educators and a researcher working on a design-based project

24th EECERA ANNUAL CONFERENCE "US, THEM & ME: Universal, Targeted or Individuated Early Childhood Programmes", Crete, Greece 7th—10th September 2014

Areljung, Sofie

2014

Miljöer för naturvetenskap i förskolan

Naturvetenskap och teknik i förskolan, Luleå 15-16 oktober 2014

Areljung, Sofie

2014

Rummets makt: om normer i skolpraktikens olika rum

G14: Att utmana makten, Umeå, 26- 28 november 2014

Silfver, Eva; Areljung, Sofie; Hentschel, Linn; et al.

2014

“Traditional” Science Renegotiated?: Examining Teachers’ Understandings of Science for Preschool Practice

Nordic Research Symposium on Science Education (NFSUN)

Areljung, Sofie; Ottander, Christina; Due, Karin

2014

Understanding Preschool Emergent Science in a Cultural Historical Context through Activity Theory

Nordic Research Symposium on Science Education (NFSUN) 2014: Inquiry-Based Science Education in Technology-Rich Environments Helsinki, Finland, 4th – 6th June 2014

Ottander, Christina; Due, Karin; Areljung, Sofie; et al.

How does matter matter in preschool science?

Areljung, Sofie

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1 September 2012 until 13 June 2017

Outside the science box : knowledge production, time, and matter in preschool science teaching

1 January 2012 until 31 December 2015

Science in pre-school

Research subject: Educational sciences

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