Maria Dardanou
Job description
I work as an associate professor in education, with main interests in early childhood education and early childhood teacher education.
My research focuses on different dimensions of digital technology in ECEC, such as children's encounters with digital technology and ECEC teachers' professional digital competence.
Marianne Undheim,
Natalia Kucirkova,
Torstein Unstad,
Maria Dardanou
:
Tracing the Ontological Beliefs of Norwegian Educators Concerning Technology use in Early Childhood Education and Care
Nils Christian Tveiterås,
Siri Sollied Madsen,
Torstein Unstad,
Maria Dardanou,
Helge Habbestad
:
Profesjonsfaglig digital kompetanse i barnehagelærerutdanningene – oversettelser fra nasjonale styringsdokumenter til lokale studieplaner. Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V?
Maria Dardanou,
Rita Brito
:
Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education and Care: Insights from Portuguese and Norwegian Curriculum Frameworks
Maria Dardanou,
Ioanna Palaiologou,
Sarika Kewalramani
:
Not just data: analysing visual narratives of children in research and the quest for “micro-ethical” moments
Maria Dardanou,
Bente Anita Karlsen
:
Children’s participation in documentation processes in local outdoor spaces
Maria Dardanou,
Maria Hatzigianni,
Sarika Kewalramani,
Ioanna Palaiologou
:
Professional development for digital competencies in early childhood education and care. A systematic review
Siri Sollied Madsen,
Torstein Unstad,
Nils Christian Tveiterås,
Maria Dardanou,
Helge Habbestad,
Lukas Kosner
:
Planverkets blindsone? En analyse av profesjonsfaglig digital kompetanse i emneplanbeskrivelser for barnehagelærerutdanning
Bente Anita Karlsen,
Maria Dardanou
:
Noe om sansing og danning gjennom å forme i uterommet
Universitetsforlaget 2022
Sarika Kewalramani,
Ioanna Palaiologou,
Maria Dardanou,
Kelly-Ann Allen,
Sivanes Phillipson
:
Using robotic toys in early childhood education to support children’s social and emotional competencies
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood 2021 DOI
Sarika Kewalramani,
Ioanna Palaiologou,
Maria Dardanou
:
The Integration of Internet of Toys in Early Childhood Education. Research from Australia, England, and Norway
Routledge 2023 FULLTEKST
Helge Habbestad,
Torstein Unstad,
Maria Dardanou,
Eirin Gamst-Nergård,
Marit Sundelin
:
Desentralisert barnehagelærerutdanning Narvik, Harstad, Finnsnes, Kirkenes
2025
Maria Dardanou
:
Ledelse av utviklingsarbeid i egen barnehage
2024
Sarika Kewalramani,
Ioanna Palaiologou,
Maria Dardanou
:
Is there a space for “A” and “R” in early childhood STEM
education: Building a case for robotics technologies integration in Australia
2024
Maria Dardanou
:
Digital praksis i ulike fagområder. Digital teknologi og de yngste barna
2024
Marianne Undheim,
Torstein Unstad,
Maria Dardanou
:
Digital learning opportunities in migration societies
2024
Maria Dardanou,
Bente Anita Karlsen,
Miriam Elise Wiik
:
Barnemuseet - en arena for lek, utforskning og læring
2024
Maria Dardanou
:
Digital competencies in early childhood education and care: Why do we need a professional development?
2024
Maria Dardanou,
Torstein Unstad
:
BLU-prosjekt Barnehagens digitale praksis
2024
Miriam Elise Wiik,
Maria Dardanou,
Bente Anita Karlsen
:
Children’s Museum as a space for students’ play-based learning in early childhood teacher education
2024
Maria Dardanou,
Sarika Kewalramani,
Ioanna Palaiologou,
Maria Hatzigianni
:
Professional digital competencies in Early Childhood Education and care
2024
Maria Dardanou,
Marianne Undheim
:
Tid for profesjonsfaglig digital kompetanse
Barnehagefolk 2024
Anastasia Misirli,
Maria Dardanou,
Vassilis Komis,
Maria Hatzigianni,
Iro Voulgari,
Dimitra Bourha
et al.:
Technology-Enhanced toys in early childhood education: Opportunities and challenges for learning and play.
2024
Marianne Undheim,
Maria Dardanou,
Torstein Unstad
:
Generativ AI in ECEC and early childhood teacher education
2024
Maria Dardanou
:
Digital kompetanse i barnehagen
2023
Maria Dardanou
:
Profesjonalitet og ledelse av utviklingsarbeid i barnehagen
2023
Maria Dardanou
:
Digital praksis i ulike fagområder
2023
Maria Dardanou
:
The technological landscapes with IoToys early childhood education in Norway.
2023
Maria Hatzigianni,
Anastasia Misirli,
Vassilis Komis,
Maria Dardanou,
Dimitra Bourha,
Christoforos Karachristou
:
Play and technology enhanced toys in early childhood education: an evaluation instrument.
2023
Bente Karlsen,
Miriam Wiik,
Maria Dardanou
:
Exploring local culture and traditions through play and art activities in a children`s museum
2023
Maria Dardanou
:
Children’s agency: Mentally linked and digitally connected, but are they heard?
2023
Miriam Wiik,
Maria Dardanou,
Bente Karlsen
:
Barns utforsking og lek på barnemuseet i Midt-Troms
2023
Natalia Kucirkova,
Marianne Undheim,
Torstein Unstad,
Maria Dardanou
:
PUST - Profesjonsfaglig utviklingsprosjekt i Stavanger og Tromsø
13. January 2023 FULLTEKST
Natalia Kucirkova,
Marianne Undheim,
Maria Dardanou
:
Barnehagen kan glede seg over en spennende strategi for digital kompetanse og infrastruktur
barnehage.no 2023
Maria Dardanou,
Torstein Unstad,
Marianne Undheim,
Natalia Kucirkova
:
Workshop-based professional development of Early childhood educators’ digital competence
2023
Maria Dardanou,
Eirin Gamst-Nergård
:
Early childhood teacher students' and teacher educators’ views and perspectives related to different teaching methods in decentralised studies: The example of UiT, The arctic university of Norway
2023
Maria Dardanou
:
Digital technology in Early Childhood Education
2022
Marianne Undheim,
Natalia Kucirkova,
Torstein Unstad,
Maria Dardanou
:
PUST prosjektet - en oppsummering (workshop i Stavanger)
2022
Henriette Ludvigsen,
Torstein Unstad,
Betty Steinsvik,
Siri Sollied Madsen,
Sidsel Boldermo,
Pernille Elisabeth Bartnæs
et al.:
Om fargelegging, relasjoner og etikk i barnehage og skole
Nordnorsk debatt - Nordlys 2022 ARKIV
Torstein Unstad,
Maria Dardanou
:
Barns digitale praksis
2022
Maria Dardanou
:
Hva er en verdier? Barnehagens verdigrunnlag
2022
Maria Dardanou,
Bente Karlsen,
Miriam Wiik
:
Play and exploration in Children`s Museum
2022
Maria Dardanou,
Bente Karlsen,
Miriam Wiik
:
Children`s play and affordances with local history and traditions in children`s museum
2022
Maria Dardanou,
Olga Fotakopoulou,
Maria Hatzigianni,
Torstein Unstad,
Chuanmei Dong,
Patricia Dias
et al.:
Our youngest learners have something to teach us: new perspectives and dilemmas arising from the growing use of digital technologies
2022
Maria Dardanou,
Maria Hatzigianni,
Sarika Kewalramani,
Ioanna Palaiologou
:
Digital competencies and professional development in ECE: A systematic literature review
2022
Torstein Unstad,
Marianne Undheim,
Maria Dardanou,
Natalia Kucirkova
:
Challenges and opportunities of digital technology use in Norwegian ECEC settings
2022
Maria Dardanou,
Anja Maria Pesch
:
Kindergarten’s circle time:Perspectives from Norway, Germany and Greece
2022
Marianne Undheim,
Torstein Unstad,
Maria Dardanou,
Natalia Kucirkova
:
Developing Norwegian kindergarten teachers’ digital competence through a national learning network
2021 FULLTEKST
Maria Dardanou
:
An Exploration of the Internet of Toys in Early Childhood Everyday Life
2021
Marianne Undheim,
Maria Dardanou
:
Digital dømmekraft (workshop i Stavanger)
2021
Marianne Undheim,
Natalia Kucirkova,
Torstein Unstad,
Maria Dardanou
:
Digital kompetanse og forskningsperspektiver (workshop i Stavanger)
2021
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Research interests
Digital technology and early years, professional digital competence, museum and early childhood, diversity, place, STEM/STEAM
Teaching
Pedagogy in Early Childhood Teacher Education
