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Lotta Leden is an Associate Professor in Natural Science Didactics at the Department of Secondary Teacher Education, Faculty of Education, Kristianstad University. Her research focuses on inclusive science education across educational levels from preschool to higher education, with a particular emphasis on integrating the Nature of Science (NOS) into early childhood education, addressing equity and relevance in upper secondary science programs, and supporting students with ADHD in lower secondary education.
- Research Themes: Inclusive pedagogy, NOS instruction, science-play in preschool, fiction-based science teaching, and democratic participation in science education.
- Supervision: Main supervisor for doctoral students Jenny Edvardsson (literary texts in science education) and Karin Falkbrink (science education for ADHD students).
- Teaching: Focuses on science didactics within teacher education programs, drawing from her prior teaching experience in mathematics, science, and technology.
Her projects include collaborations with practicing teachers, longitudinal studies on professional development, and investigations into open-ended scientific inquiries. She has presented her work at international conferences and published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.
