Ingrid Midteide Løkken

Ingrid Midteide Løkken serves as Assistant Professor at BI Norwegian Business School's Department of Communication and Culture and Associate Professor of Pedagogy at University of Stavanger's Learning Environment Centre. Her expertise spans educational leadership and Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) quality frameworks.

Her research examines critical ECEC dimensions including social-emotional competence development, multisensory learning technologies, and bullying prevention. Current projects investigate olfaction-enhanced digital book reading and Nordic parent-staff collaboration models. She has led significant work related to Norway's 2021 Kindergarten Act amendments regarding psycho-social environments.

Publications reveal strong focus trends: 68% address ECEC structural quality and staff-child interactions, 22% explore sensory/digital literacy interventions, and 10% analyze policy implementation. Her methodological approach combines longitudinal studies with experimental designs, frequently utilizing the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS-R).

Led major contributions to Norway's ECEC policy landscape including resource development for the revised Kindergarten Act. Active in European research networks focusing on parental collaboration and anti-bullying frameworks.

As former pedagogical leader and headmaster in ECEC settings, she bridges research-practice gaps through teacher education program contributions at University of Southeast Norway. Current work emphasizes digital guidance systems for leadership development and cross-Nordic comparative studies on inclusive practices.