Browsing HVL Open by Author "Hu, Aihua"
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Alternative Perspectives on Environmental and Sustainability Education: A Study of Curriculum Policies across India, China and Japan
Almeida, Sylvia Christine; Hu, Aihua; Inoue, Michiko (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Environmental and Sustainability Education (ESE) in the formal sector is evolving rapidly across global contexts. Early Childhood settings are increasingly being seen as fertile grounds for promoting ESE values, attitudes ... -
Designing a rich numeracy task in early childhood mathematics education: Teaching addition in a kindergarten in Macao
Lei, Huey; Hu, Aihua (Journal article, 2021)This paper presents an overview of the first cycle of collaborative action research of a kindergarten teacher who with the help of a university researcher, has designed a rich tool-based numeracy task for K3 children at a ... -
Early Childhood Education for Sustainability: A Driver for Quality
Pramling Samuelsson, Ingrid; Li, Minyi; Hu, Aihua (Others, 2020) -
Fostering cultural sustainability in early childhood education through neighborhood projects
Hu, Aihua; Ødemotland, Siv (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Culture is the life blood of a society, which influences people’s worldviews, values, and behaviours. Research has confirmed that children’s participation in culture helps develop thinking skills, builds self-esteem, and ... -
How to Prepare for the Transition from Preschool to School: From Policies to Practices in Norway
Hu, Aihua (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2024)Transition from preschool setting to formal schooling is seen as one of the most important transition in one’s life trajectory, which may influence many people’s future transition experiences. Research has confirmed that ... -
“I’ll take it with me all my life”: A case study of student teachers’ professional identity development
Akslen, Åse Nylenna; Ohm, Modgun; Hu, Aihua (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Substantial evidence has proved that teacher identity significantly influences teachers’ beliefs and choice of actions in their work, and teacher education contributes to the formation and development process. Based on the ... -
‘A long way to get here and a long way to go': a case study on changing lunch meal practices in a Norwegian kindergarten
Ciren, Baizhen; Aadland, Eli Kristin; Hu, Aihua; Wergedahl, Hege (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This article presents a case study on changing food practices from traditional cold sandwich meals to hot meals in a Norwegian kindergarten. Data were sourced from interviews, complemented by non-participatory video ... -
Policy Review on the Norwegian Initiative of Offering Free Homework Assistance in Schools
Hu, Aihua; Huang, Lihong (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose: Through reviewing an education policy blueprint in Norway, titled “An Offer of Homework Assistance” (issued by the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training in June 2010), the present article aims to shed ... -
Teachers’ professional development and an open classroom climate: A comparative study of Norway, Sweden, South Korea, and Taiwan
Hu, Aihua; Huang, Lihong (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This article examines teachers’ professional development (PD) in terms of content knowledge and teaching methods, their sense of preparedness in teaching, and their teaching practice of civic and citizenship education (CCE) ... -
Traces of sustainability in food practices in a Norwegian kindergarten
Ciren, Baizhen; Hu, Aihua; Aadland, Eli Kristin; Wergedahl, Hege (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Food and meals in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings play a vital role in health promotion and sustainable development because they constitute a significant part of the children’s total diet and considerably ...