Conference on Social Inclusion and Diversity in Nordic ECEC - Research and practice

Social Inclusion and Diversity in Nordic ECEC – research and practice

Location: Hotel Scandic Grand Central Helsinki, Vilhonkatu 13, 00100 Helsinki

As a part of Finland's and Åland’s Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland will organise a conference titled “Social inclusion and dialogue in Nordic ECEC - Research and practice”.

The conference will focus on research on the abovementioned theme and the development of good practices in the Nordic countries. The conference will focus especially on the participation of children with an immigrant background in early childhood education and care, as well as on supporting their linguistic development.

The keynote speaker will be Michel Vandenbroeck, Emeritus Professor at the University of Ghent from Belgium. In addition, we will hear presentations by Nordic researchers, as well as receive an overview of the work of EU-level actors.

The conference will be held in English and is free of charge. The conferense is full at the moment, but it is possible to follow the programme remotely. 

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• The detailed programme of the conference

Presentations

• The potential of ECEC in general and for newcomers in particular European policies and local possibilities 
  Michel Vandenbroeck, Emeritus Professor, Ghent University, Belgium
• From trial to policy: Finland’s pre-primary education expansion experiment 
  Matti Sarvimäki, Associate Professor, Aalto University, Finland
• Mandatory language assessment and targeted language interventions in Danish daycare - Opportunities and Challenges
  Dorthe Bleses, Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Multilingualism and play in teaching and language learning in ECEC 
  Anne Kultti, Senior Lecturer, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
• Multilingual preschool children and their families; Perspectives from research, policy and practice in Iceland
  Fríða Bjarney Jónsdóttir, Project manager, Iceland
• Social inequalities in language development and achievement: The compensatory potential of education 
  Henrik Daae Zachrisson, Professor, University of Oslo, Norway
• The EU support to social inclusion and diversity in ECEC 
  Géraldine Libreau, Policy officer on ECEC - European Commission - DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture
• Examples from practice 
  Kristin Morken, Programme leader, Norway 
  Tine Nørholm Larsen, Educational Consultant, Denmark
  Halldóra Sigtryggsdóttir, Principal, Iceland 
  Lotta Andersson Damberg, Senior Advisor, Sweden 
  Soile Granholm, Early Childhood Education Specialist, Finland

More information:
- Tarja Kahiluoto, senior ministerial adviser, [email protected] 
- Kirsi Alila, senior ministerial adviser, [email protected]
- Mervi Eskelinen, senior ministerial adviser, [email protected].