Hilde Merete Amundsen

Hilde Merete Amundsen is an Associate Professor at Queen Maud's College for Early Childhood Education (DMMH), specializing in pedagogy. Her research focuses on hermeneutics and phenomenology, particularly in the context of children's wonder, philosophical exploration, and existential experiences in kindergartens. She emphasizes pedagogical documentation, children's participation, and play as a fundamental phenomenon in early childhood development. Her work addresses quality improvement in kindergarten organizations and explores the intersection of educational theory, ethics, and spatial philosophies.

• Expertise: Hermeneutics, Phenomenology, Children's participation, Play theory
• Projects: 'Life in the sandbox', 'Barnehagebarns kulturliv', 'Barn og rom'
• Contact: Email hma@dmmh.no | Office 1213

Amundsen's research investigates kindergarten spaces as existential arenas for children's development, integrating listening pedagogy and philosophical practice. She has delivered numerous lectures and posters on topics like 'Standing in the open - about children's formation, participation and wonder' and 'Philosophical practice in dealing with children'. Her work also touches on branding educational institutions and philosophical approaches to ethics in kindergartens.