Monica Seland

Professor · Early Childhood Education

Queen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education

Norway

About

Monica Seland is a professor at the Queen Maud Memorial College for Early Childhood Education, specializing in pedagogical practices and children's well-being. She serves as program director for the Master in Kindergarten Knowledge and supervises students at all academic levels.

PhD in interdisciplinary child research (NOSEB/NTNU, 2009)
Master's in Early Childhood Education (2004)
Preschool teacher certification (1992)

Research interests include:

Children's subjective well-being and participatory rights
Impact of standardized pedagogical programs
Ethnographic studies of institutional practices
Intercultural and inclusive education strategies

Recent publications focus on psychosocial assessment tools, resistance in early childhood, and institutionalization effects. Her SEED Project (2017-2019) explores social-emotional education frameworks.

Completed grants: Norwegian Research Council funding
Leadership: Program management for policy-driven curricula

Contact: monica.seland@dmmh.no | Office: 1629

Research fields

Early Childhood Education Children's Well-being Pedagogical Programs Child Psychology Social Competence Development Ethnography of Childhood Inclusive Education Intercultural Competence

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