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Sofie Areljung

Docent in Educational work. My research interest lies in the interface of science, arts and early childhood education. 

Contact

E-mail
sofie.areljung@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 56 18

Works at

Affiliation
Associate professor at Department of Applied Educational Science Units: Floor 4
Location
Naturvetarhuset, huskropp NB, Johan Bures väg 14 Umeå universitet, 90187 Umeå
Five ways of integrating arts and science: a framework for planning and analyzing arts–science education in early childhood
Studies in art education, Routledge 2023, Vol. 64, (1) : 9-22
Areljung, Sofie
Young children’s learning in physics: A (dis-)trustful play with gravity, friction and counterforces?
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
Areljung, Sofie; Bäckström, Lena; Grenemark, Evelina
Two children, one paper, two pencils: Co-drawing science explanations
30th EECERA Annual Conference: Conference proceedings: Book of Abstracts : 19-19
Areljung, Sofie; Andersson, Johanna; Hermansson, Carina; et al.
STEAM education: An opportunity to transcend gender and disciplinary norms in early childhood?
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, Sage Publications 2022, Vol. 23, (4) : 500-503
Areljung, Sofie; Günther-Hanssen, Anna
Teaching for emergent disciplinary drawing in science?: Comparing teachers’ and children’s ways of representing science content in early childhood classrooms
Research in science education, Springer 2022, Vol. 52 : 909-926
Areljung, Sofie; Skoog, Marianne; Sundberg, Bodil
Teachers’ conceptualisations of science teaching–obstacles and opportunities for pedagogical continuity across early childhood school forms
International Journal of Early Years Education
Due, Karin; Skoog, Marianne; Areljung, Sofie; et al.
Skrivdidaktik i grundskolan
Lund: Studentlitteratur AB 2022
Learning to observe: How teachers support students’ disciplinary drawing in science
FND 2022: Abstrakt parallella sessioner 9 november, Mid Sweden University 2022 : 6-6
Skoog, Marianne; Areljung, Sofie
Why and how teachers make use of drawing activities in early childhood science education
International Journal of Science Education, Routledge 2021, Vol. 43, (13) : 2127-2147
Areljung, Sofie; Due, Karin; Ottander, Christina; et al.
Expanding the notion of 'ownership' in participatory research involving teachers and researchers
International Journal of Research and Method in Education, Routledge 2021, Vol. 44, (5) : 463-473
Areljung, Sofie; Leden, Lotta; Wiblom, Lotta
Teaching about waterin preschool, preschool-class, and primary school: Stepping stones towards science literacyor more of the same?
NFSUN 2021: Science Education in the light of Global Sustainable Development – Trends and possibilities
Sundberg, Bodil; Ottander, Christina; Areljung, Sofie; et al.
Naturvetenskapsverb
Skolverket 2020
Areljung, Sofie
Att rita i NO-undervisningen
Stockholm: Skolverket 2020
Areljung, Sofie
Capturing the world with verbs: preschool science education beyond nouns and objects
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, Sage Publications 2020, Vol. 21, (1) : 70-82
Areljung, Sofie
The Risks of Reification: Using 'Professional Risk' to Understand Why and How Teachers Choose to Document (Some of) Children’s Ideas and Actions
Documentation in Institutional Contexts of Early Childhood: Normalisation, Participation and Professionalism, Wiesbaden: Springer 2020 : 187-204
Areljung, Sofie; Kelly-Ware, Janette P.
How does matter matter in preschool science?
Material practice and materiality: too long ignored in science education, Springer 2019 : 101-114
Areljung, Sofie
Science-Arts as Verbs: New Figurations in Early Childhood
Why Science and Art Creativities Matter: (Re-)Configuring STEAM for Future-making Education, Brill | Sense 2019 : 148-165
Areljung, Sofie
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
Using third generation activity theory to understand teachers’ boundary work across early childhood school forms: an example focusing science teaching (dis)continuities
The 8th Nordic ISCAR, Nordic Conference on Cultural and Activity Research : Cultural-Historical Activity Theory in Research and Practice: A Nordic Approach, Trondheim, Norway, June 18-20, 2019
Sundberg, Bodil; Areljung, Sofie; Due, Karin; et al.
Opportunities for Education for Sustainability through multidimensional preschool science
NorDiNa: Nordic Studies in Science Education, UiO: University Library 2019, Vol. 15, (4) : 358-369
Sundberg, Bodil; Areljung, Sofie; Ottander, Christina
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, Malmö, Sweden, August 13-17, 2018
Areljung, Sofie; Due, Karin; Ottander, Christina; et al.
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
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), Malmö, Sweden, August 13-17, 2018
Colucci-Gray, Laura; Ostergaard, Edvin; Erik, Fooladi; et al.
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.
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.
Utanför experimentlådan: kunskapsproduktion, tid och materia i förskolans naturvetenskapsundervisning
Doktorsavhandlingar i pedagogiskt arbete, 78
Areljung, Sofie
Navigating the risky terrain of children's working theories
Early years, Routledge 2017, Vol. 37, (4) : 370-385
Areljung, Sofie; Kelly-Ware, Janette
"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
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
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
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.
Förskolans naturvetenskap i praktiken
Malmö: Gleerups Utbildning AB 2016
Sundberg, Bodil; Areljung, Sofie; Due, Karin; et al.
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
Att undersöka fysikaliska fenomen och kemiska processer utifrån vardagsverb
Nationell konferens om naturvetenskap och teknik i förskolan, Borås, 14-15 oktober, 2015.
Areljung, Sofie
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
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
Miljöer för naturvetenskap i förskolan
Naturvetenskap och teknik i förskolan, Luleå 15-16 oktober 2014
Areljung, Sofie
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
“Traditional” Science Renegotiated?: Examining Teachers’ Understandings of Science for Preschool Practice
Nordic Research Symposium on Science Education (NFSUN)
Areljung, Sofie; Ottander, Christina; Due, Karin
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
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.
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.
How does matter matter in preschool science?
Areljung, Sofie
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