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  5. Parallel sessions 1-4 and postersession OMEP 2024
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Parallel sessions 1-4 and postersession OMEP 2024

On this page you can find the programme for the parallel sessions 1-4 and postersession during the OMEP 2024 conference. 

PS1 Parallel Session 1 April 25

Session number: PS1-1, Strand 3

House 14, room 219, chair: Siska van Daele

Abstract: 2
Title: Early Childhood Education on a scientific basis
Author: Caroline Karlsson

Abstract: 91
Title: "With professionalism as a weapon": Preschool teachers' experience of their role as a vanguard in a pandemic.
Author:Ingibjorg Sigurdardottir, Svava B. Mork

Abstract: 119
Title:
Sustainability in ECEC contexts: seeking for innovative, interactive and individualised professional development pathways
Author:
Siska van Daele, Lisandre Bergeron-Morin

Session number: PS1-2, Strand 4

House 14, room 220, chair: Anette Hellman

Abstract: 55
Title: Enhancing Psychosocial Development in Preschool Children through Preventive Programs and Healthy Lifestyles
Author:
Jarka Kreskociova

Abstract: 89
Title: The contemporary discourse on children as fellow human beings; some examples from food events in Swedish ECE
Author: Anette Hellman

Abstract: 102
Title: How sustainable are school feeding services and policies in Turkish Kindergartens?
Author: İnanç Eti, Raziye Günay Bilaloğlu

Session number: PS1-3, Strand 4

House 14, room 221, chair: Ann-Christin Sollerhed

Abstract: 21
Title: Pedagogical content knowledge in movement and physical activity among educators in early childhood education and care.
Author: Ann-Christin Sollerhed

Abstract: 43
Title: Daily physical activity level in early- and preschool-age children
Author: Iva Blažević, Kristina Alviž Rengel, Jelena Gugić

Abstract: 69
Title: The role of well-being and involvement in the educational progress of preschool-aged children: the Leuven scale in the Bulgarian pedagogical context
Author: Rozalina Engels-Kritidis

Session number: PS1-4, Strand 1

House 14, room 227, chair: Christina Svensson

Abstract: 27
Title: Open-ended investigations in science teaching, a way to enhance children’s agency
Author: Lotta Leden, Lena Hansson

Abstract: 39
Title: Influence of a co-construction process in mathematics on the quality of learning support provided by the teacher in preschool for 5-year-olds
Author: Isabelle Deshaies

Abstract: 90
Title: Educational play for development and learning of measurement in preschool classes
Author: Christina Svensson, Linda Bengtsson

Session number: PS1-5, Strand 3

House 14, room 319, chair: Mats A Hansson

Abstract: 67 Symposium
Title:
Swedish quality label “School for sustainable development” A framework supporting development of quality aspects in ESD
Author:
Mats A Hansson, Karin Bårman, Ingrid Engdahl samt medverkande från Kyrkenorums och Himlabackens förskolor

Session number: PS1-6, Strand 1

House 14, room 327, chair: Margareta Blennow

Abstract: 73 Symposium
Title:
What's Leadership Got To Do With It? Children's Sustainable Futures
Author: Eva Hansson, Claudia Gillberg, Nina Svensson, Linnea Ivarsson, Mikaela Åkerhag, Estefanie Barrera Espinoza

Session number: PS1-7, Strand 1

House 14, room 418, chair:  Adrijana Višnjić Jevtić

Abstract: 70
Title: ”We want to save the world - we are going to the recycling centre”
Author: Anna Ståhl

Abstract: 85
Title: Practice and exploration of ESD in kindergarten
Author: Xuehua Qiu

Abstract: 120
Title: Small and green
Author: Matea Pintarić, Adrijana Višnjić Jevtić

Session number: PS1-8, Strand 4

House 14, room 420, chair: Elisabet Nyleus

Abstract: 80 Symposium
Title:
Parental programs in three Nordic countries
Author: Elisabet Nyleus, Gunilla Niss

Session number: PS1-9, Strand 1

House 14, room 425, chair: Ingmarie Bengtsson

Abstract: 50
Title:
Reconnecting with Nature: A Comprehensive Exploration of ECEfS in a Turkish Forest School
Author: Deniz Kahriman- Pamuk, Elif Onarok, Naciye Özturk

Abstract: 114
Title: International teacher and student teacher cooperation between Partner Universities in Preschool Teacher Education - a virtual experience sharing perspectives on ECE
Author: Ingmarie Bengtsson, Carita Sjöberg Larsson

Abstract: 115
Title: Investigation of pre-service preschool teachers’ written arguments on socio-scientific issues related to the environment and sustainability
Author: Tuba Demircioglu, İnanç Eti

PS1 Parallel Session 2 April 25

Session number: PS2-1, Strand 3 and 4

House 14, room 219, chair: Christina Widström

Abstract: 82
Title: Exploring Opportunities and Ethical Considerations in Teaching Sustainability and Environmental Awareness to Icelandic Preschool Children
Author: Hörður Svavarsson

Abstract: 25
Title: Helping children become nappy free earlier within Husby preschools
Author: Christina Widström

Session number: PS2-2, Strand 4

House 14, room 220, chair: Bibi Karlsson

Abstract: 77
Title: Playful Mindfulness Activities in Nature: The Flow Theory and Benefits in Mental Health and Inclusion
Authors: Alexandros Argyriadis, Olga Drakopoulou, Emmanuel Kopanakis, Agathi Argyriadi

Abstract: 87
Title: Ambiguities and Ongoing Professionalisation Processes in Swedish Preschools:  Curriculum Reform and Participatory Knowledge Production for Sustainability
Author: Claudia Gillberg

Abstract: 97 
Title: CHILDREN'S VOICES IN LUNDABOL – A Democratic Educational Practice in One Kindergarten
Authors: Ardis Gretarsdottir, Maricris Castillo de Luna

Session number: PS2-3, Strand 4

House 14, room 221, chair: 

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Session number: PS2-4, Strand 1

House 14, room 227, chair: Ingela Friberg

Abstract: 28
Title: How teachers talk about developing their practice with focus on science as a content
Author: Ingela Friberg, Laila Gustavsson

Abstract: 86
Title: Socialization development of children with special needs
Author: Jing Li

Abstract: 96
Title: A child rights education project with preschools and schools for pupils with intellectual disabilities
Authors: Anna Strandberg, Jenny Eriksson

Session number: PS2-5, Strand 1

House 14, room 319, chair: Eva Ärlemalm-Hagsér

Abstract: 107 Symposium
Title:
Education for sustainability in Swedish preschools - two research and development programs
Authors: Eva Ärlemalm-Hagsér, Farhana Borg, Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson, Ingrid Engdahl, Henrik Hamilton

Session number: PS2-6, Strand 2

House 14, room 326, chair: Ingrid Engdahl

Abstract: 45
Title: Promoting Resilience in Early Childhood Education: A Critical Analysis of National and International Policy Documents
Authors: Angel Chan, Ingrid Maria Engdahl, Jonna Larsson

Abstract: 56
Title: ‘It looks like it’s got noodles coming out of its head’ - creating a child rights-based methodology for ESD with young children
Author: Muireann Ranta

Abstract: 109
Title: Towards an ecological, embodied and extended (3E), ontic- or ousia-system approach to Early Childhood Education for Sustainable Citizenship
Author: John Siraj-Blatchford

Session number: PS2-7, Strand 3

House 14, room 327, chair: Gilles Pétreault

Abstract: 51 Symposium
Title:
Conditions for using digital resources in pre-school education to learn sustainable development
Authors: Gilles Pétreault, Manon Boily, Nathalie Goulet, Nathalie Rezzi, Nadia Gandrey, Nelly Pacha

Session number: PS2-8, Strand 4 and 1

House 14, room 418, chair: Maria Edlund

Abstract: 18
Title:
Anthropocene and dystopian thought in children’s books. Cultivating planetary literacy among Preschool through Middle School Students
Author: Rosy-Triantafyllia Angelaki

Abstract: 11
Title: FOX-pedagogy: Towards a sustainable future through exploration, adventure and play
Author: Anssi Almgren

Abstract: 20
Title: Bokträdgården/Bookgarden - the center for learning about sustainable development and outdoor education.
Authors: Magdalena Stenström, Ingrid Bogren

Session number: PS2-9, Strand 1

House 14, room 420, chair: Gail Cox

Abstract: 37 Symposium
Title:
Use of Puppets in the Early Childhood Classroom
Author: Gail Cox, Larry Kotch, Rosa Rivera

Session number: PS2-10, Strand 1

House 14, room 425, chair: Kristina Lund

Abstract: 33
Title: Early childhood leadership and artificial intelligence: implications and applications
Author: Christina Han

Abstract: 59
Title: Preschool teachers’ discussions about using digital tools in play-responsive science teaching
Authors: Kristina Lund, Andreas Redfors, Agneta Jonsson

PS3 Parallel Session 3 April 26
11.00-12.30

Session number: PS3-1, Strand 1
11.00-12.30

House 14, room 418, chair: Erica Strand

Abstract: 63 Symposium
Title:
Sustainability from the Start - an online course in the app ECE Academy
Authors: Erica Strand, Klara Bahtic, Love Fredholm, Sofia Zätterström

Session number: PS3-2, Strand 3

House 14, room 219, chair: Elisabet Nyleus

Abstract: 65
Title:
Teacher-Child Interaction Quality in German Toddler Classrooms: Observation with Instruments GrazIAS 0-6 and CLASS Toddler
Authors:
Juan Xia, Catherine Walter-Laager

Abstract: 78
Title: Teachers’ Self-Assessed Inclusion Capacity in the Context of Diversity and Special Educational Needs
Authors: Alexandros Argyriadis, Garyfalia Mousama, Agathi Argyriadi

Abstract: 100
Title: The effect of the thematic practicum class for preschool education on teacher candidates' attitudes and self-efficacy towards the profession
Authors: Senil Ünlü, Ozlem Simsek Cetin, Metehan Buldu, Meryem Gülhan

Session number: PS3-3, Strand 4

House 14, room 220, chair: Laila Gustavsson

Abstract: 15
Title:
Linguistic image of ECEC in press discourse
Authors:
Krystyna Heland-Kurzak, Ewelina Świdrak

Abstract: 6
Title:
Exploring parent-child dyadic talk during free play in Hong Kong: Parental verbalization, lexical diversity, and language complexity
Author:
Cathy Hung

Abstract: 30
Title: Do you remember? Adults' experiences of how their years in preschool and elementary school with an outdoor profile influenced their values.
Authors: Laila Gustavsson, Lotta Söderberg

Session number: PS3-4, Strand 1

House 14, room 221, chair: Maria Edlund

Abstract: 95
Title:
Using augmented reality technology to visualize STEM education in the early childhood field
Authors:
Yutong Liang, Xinyun Hu

Abstract: 116
Title: Supporting children’s participation and agency in preschool technology activities by bridging everyday and scientific understanding
Author: Sara Eliasson

Abstract: 58
Title: Enhancing the quality and inclusiveness of ECEC in City of Helsinki
Authors: Piia Nevala, Essi Strandén

Session number: PS3-5, Strand 1

House 14, room 227, chair: Susanne Thulin

Abstract: 38
Title:
Investigation of the Role of Play in Early Years Curricula Applied in Oman
Authors:
Iskender Gelir, Laila Zahir Al Salmi, Ibrahim Al-Qaryouti, Amur Alaisari Alaisari, Amna Al-Farsi, Rayya Salim Al- Manthari

Abstract: 29
Title:
Student Preschool Teachers’ Experiences of Science and Science teaching during their Teacher Education
Authors:
Susanne Thulin, Andreas Redfors, Agneta Jonsson, Marie Friberg

Abstract: 113
Title: ESD for ECE in Preschool Teacher Education: Childrens agency in Preschool class projects
Authors: Carita Sjöberg Larsson, Hilma Holm

Session number: PS3-6, Strand 4

House 14, room 318, chair: Therése Saksø

Abstract: 84 Symposium
Title:
Nappy free children earlier – research and development in Sweden
Authors: Therése Saksø, Johanna Tell, Therese Nilsson, Sofia J Frankenberg

Session number: PS3-7, Strand 1

House 14, room 320, chair: Maria Magnusson

Abstract: 22
Title:
Play-responsive teaching about literacy in the preschool class
Author:
Maria Magnusson

Abstract: 34
Title: Teaching as a democratic idea – Swedish preschool teachers' understandings of the concept of teaching
Author: Jenny Henriksson

Abstract: 44
Title: Culture of Peace - the starting point and the desired outcome of upbringing and education
Authors: Ivana Visković, Mie Oba, Adrijana Višnjić Jevtić

Session number: PS3-8, Strand 1

House 14, room 326, chair: Bibi Karlsson

Abstract: 13
Title:
Interdisciplinary approaches to the ethical design, conduct and dissemination of early childhood re-search around Education for Susta-inability (ESD) in the post-pandemic, digital worlds of childhood.
Author: Ann Farrell

Abstract: 79
Title: Traditional games still have much to offer in the education of kindergarten teachers
Authors: Vasiliki Fotopoulou, Angeliki Vellopoulou

Abstract: 93
Title: Teaching for a peaceful and sustainable future. Students’ transformative learning in conflict management in preschool teacher education
Authors: Sara Frödén, Sanela Bajramovic'

Session number: PS3-9, Strand 3

House 14, room 327, chair: John Siraj-Blatchford

Abstract: 103 Symposium
Title:
Parent, Child and Preschool Partnerships in the OMEP UK Early Childhood Education for Sustainable Citizenship (ESC) Award Scheme
Authors:
John Sirj-Blatchford, Cheryl Hadland, Jayde Davies, Ciara Lightburn

Session number: PS3-10, Strand 1

House 14, room 420, chair: Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson

Abstract: 49
Title:
Nurturing Sustainability in Toddlerhood: Exploring Early Childhood Teachers' Perceptions and Practices in a Swedish Preschool
Authors: Deniz Pamuk, Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson

Abstract: 57
Title: Preschool children's agency in play-activities with scientific content
Authors: Anna Henriksson, Marie Fridberg, Lotta Leden

Abstract: 122
Title: STEAM in Early Childhood Education: Fostering Integration, Creativity, and Exploration
Author: Kristín Dýrfjörð

PS4 Parallel Session 4 April 26
13.15-14.45

Session number: PS4-1, Strand 2
13.15-14.45

House 14, room 221, chair: Emelie Stavholm

Abstract: 10
Title:
Nurturing Changemakers: An Integrative Pedagogical Expedition towards Transformative Sustainable Education in Higher Education
Author: Ka Lee Carrie Ho

Abstract: 14
Title: Enhancing sustainable development through analyzing video-sequences in practices developing research projects in early childhood education and care
Authors: Emelie Stavholm, Pernilla Lagerlöf, Cecilia Wallerstedt

Abstract: 36
Title: Jewish and Arab Israeli Parenting Behaviours during War: Relations to the Parents' and Children's Well-being
Authors: Dorit Aram, Galia Meoded Karabanov, Mor Dekel

Session number: PS4-2, Strand 1

House 14, room 219, chair: Erica Strand

Abstract: 4
Title:
Everything from dinosaurs to a grandmother - A cultural heritage year project a method for learning through cultural heritage
Authors:
Erica Strand, Marika Russberg, Elisabeth Corsander

Abstract: 99
Title: Enhancing Sustainability Education: Integrating UN Goals Through Board Game Design in Icelandic Teacher Training
Author: Kristín Dýrfjörð

Session number: PS4-3, Strand 1

House 14, room 220, chair: Andreas Redfors

Abstract: 16
Title: Follow-up research of a preschool science project called science kids
Authors: Andreas Redfors, Lotta Leden, Marie Fridberg

Abstract: 23
Title: Young Children's Evolving Ecological Identities and Engagement in Nature-Based Learning
Authors: Jodi Streelasky, Meredith Lemon

Session number: PS4-5, Strand 1

House 14, room 227, chair: Margareta Blennow

Abstract: 3
Title:
Social sustainability in children's play and participation in preschool activities
Author:
Anna Magnea Hreinsdottir

Abstract: 101
Title: Understanding and Supporting Children’s Constructive Play: Examples from a Preschool Setting in Greece
Authors: Olga Drakopoulou, Maria Kampeza

Abstract: 104
Title: Approaching Children’s Modes of Communication in Construction Play
Authors: Olga Drakopoulou, Maria Kampeza

Session number: PS4-6, Strand 1

House 14, room 319, chair: Adrijana Višnjić-Jevtić

Abstract: 41 Symposium
Title:
The OMEP ESD Awards Symposium
Authors:
Adrijana Višnjić-Jevtić, Ingrid Engdahl

Session number: PS4-8, Strand 1

House 14, room 326, chair: Ann-Christin Sollerhed

Abstract: 24
Title: Who stands up for children’s right to develop movement skills and risk management in early childhood?
Authors: Ann-Christin Sollerhed, Helena Lindfors, Linda Arnrup, Ulrika Myhr

Abstract: 92
Title: Green Transition as World-Care in Early Childhood Education and Care
Authors: Marie Kolmos, Ditte Alexandra Winther-Lindqvist, Anne Maj Nielsen, Dorte Kousholt

Abstract: 98
Title: Importance of the opinion of educators in living the principles and values of education for sustainable development in kindergarten
Authors: Marijana Miočić, Ana Motl Demo, Jelena Tomić

Session number: PS4-9, Strand 1

House 14, room 327, chair: Adilia Frazer

Abstract: 108 Symposium
Title:
Rain Forest Eco-Learning "Reduce, Reuse and Recycle" Curriculum
Authors:
Adilia Frazer, Rosa Rivera, Larry Kotch

Session number: PS4-10, Strand 1

House 14, room 418, chair: Lea Ann Christenson

Abstract: 71 Symposium
Title:
Too young to sustainability? No, not at all!
Authors: Lea Ann Christenson, Mandy Andrews, Birgitte Madsen Theilmann, Hanne Værum Sørensen

Poster Presentation April 25 at 15.00-15.30 House 7

Strand 1

Abstract: 42
Title: Ecological relationships, biological diversity and learning for sustainable development at Preschool Teacher Education
Authors: Britt Sandberg, Annika Bondesson

Abstract: 46
Title: Active and Inclusive Teaching of Literacy and Communication Skills for Enhanced Employment and Sustainable Economic Growth – an Erasmus+ Project
Authors: Jelena Gugić, Iva Blažević

Abstract: 48
Title: Welcome to the borderland - A qualitative study on how preschool teachers understand their mission in a changing educational landscape
Author: Janina Carlén

Abstract: 52
Title: The joy of being a Sustainable school
Author: Elissavet Kontou

Abstract: 61
Title: To promote the psychomotor development of children aged 4 to 5
Authors: Harilaos Zaragas, Vasiliki Pliogou, Maria Sofologi, Sofia Tromara, Anna Angelaki

Abstract: 64
Title: The natural environment and its protection
Authors: Eleni Kontou-Founta, Ioanna Kontou Founta

Abstract: 66
Title: The protectors of the Earth - Children build a sustainable tomorrow
Authors: Anastasia Kountouroudi, Maria Kopalidou, Danai Trigoni, Paraskevi Akritopoulou

Abstract: 74
Title: The importance of music in the development of preschool children
Author: Aikaterini Segkouna-Pliogkou

Abstract: 76
Title: Teaching/learning about climate change in ECE
Author: Vassiliki Pliogou, Sophia Tromara, Harilaos Zaragas, Maria Sofologi, Anna Angelaki

Abstract: 81
Title: E-Twinning European Project: Collaboration and learning about the risks and dangers of bee’s extinction in ecosystems
Authors: Effrosyni Katsikonouri, Eleni Paschalidou

Abstract: 83
Title: Blue Heroes for Climate Change & Environment: An educational program of the Children’s Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece
Authors: Vassiliki Pliogou, Athanasia Protopsalti, Evangelia Lagou

Abstract: 106
Title: The Early childhood education and care for sustainability play, teaching, learning and development
Authors: Aggeliki Papakonstantinou, Foivos Stampoulidis

Abstract: 110
Title: Ni-SOS Samos: A digital board game as a tool to promote environmental education and sustainability through playing
Authors: Dimitra Georgia Papadopoulou, Sofia Saiti

Abstract: 123
Title: Children's scientific curiosity - a Science Kids project
Authors: Sandra Kroon, Cecilia Henriksson

Strand 2

Abstract: 9
Title:
Funds of Knowledge in Culturally Diverse Early Childhood Education
Author: Kubra Alhawamdeh

Abstract: 40
Title: Development of a web-survey for assessment bowel and bladder function in children who are introduced to infant toilet training
Authors: Anna Leijon, Terese Nilsson, Ulla Sillén, Anna-Lena Hellström, Linda Vixner, Barbro H Skogman

Abstract: 53
Title: The effect of a play-based intervention program on Executive Functions ιn preschoolers with different socioeconomical background
Authors: Maria Sofologi, Harilaos Zaragas, Vassiliki Pliogou, Sophia Tromara

Abstract: 118
Title: United for recycling!
Authors: Georgia Pagania, Maria Valma

Strand 3

Abstract: 26
Title:
Guardians' participation in preschool's systematic quality work (SQW) with a special focus on evaluation
Author: Charlotte Öhman

Abstract: 112
Title: The importance of nature in out-of-school care: how can a systematic literature review inform policy makers in Flanders?
Authors: Siska van Daele, Liesa Lammens, Leen Dom

Abstract: 117
Title: Traditions and modernity in the academic preparation of kindergarten teachers in Bulgaria
Author: Violeta Georgieva-Hristozova

Strand 4

Abstract: 60
Title: Daily assisted toilet training in healthy infants and the prevalence of functional gastrointestinal disorders
Authors: Terese Nilsson, Anna Leijon, Riccardo Lo Martire, Ulla Sillén, Anna-Lena Hellström, Barbro Hedin Skogman

Abstract: 68
Title: Improving peace education through health and well-being
Authors: Anastasia Kountouroudi, Georgia Akritopoulou, Paraskevi Akritopoulou, Zoi Kokkinou, Maria Gouli

Abstract: 75
Title: The Relationship between Executive Functions and Behavioral Difficulties
Authors: Afroditi Kamari, Eleni Bonti, Loukas Athanasiadis, Paraskevi Tatsiopoulou

Abstract: 124
Title: Speechless but fearless through art: Expressing feelings with shapes and colours
Author: Maria Vassiliadou

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