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Research presentation

Lena O Magnusson

Lena O Magnusson

Research presentation

Lena O Magnusson

Senior lecturer
Head of Art Education

Research subject: Art education
Research domain: Educational Sciences

Lena O Magnusson holds a PhD in Arts Education from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. She is a senior lecturer in visual arts and arts education. Magnusson leads the research group ECE (Early Childhood Education); she is also engaged in the research group ROLE (Research On Learning Environments). Her main research area concerns young children and preschool education, focusing on digital technology, STEAM education, literacy, learning environment, visual art pedagogy and visual culture. Another area of interest is research on aesthetic [learning] processes, aesthetic forms of expression, and their capacity in teacher education.

CURRENT RESEARCH

Magnusson currently has two ongoing research projects. First, a newly started Swedish Research Council-funded project, STEAM teaching in preschool, run between 2023–2026 and is a collaboration between University of Gävle, Stockholm University and Umeå University. Read more about the STEAM project. In 2023, the four-year project FRAFFÖR ends. Magnusson is one of two researchers in the study focusing on implementing innovative and functional preschools. The project is part of the research program Learning Environments of Tomorrow.

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Reports

Magnusson, L. (2020). Barn, böcker, delaktighet och inflytande. Rapport från ett bokstartprojekt i Gävleborgsregionen. Gävle: Region Gävleborg. 48 p. External link [More information]
Bäckman, K. & Magnusson, L. (2020). Undervisning i åldershomogena och åldersblandade barngrupper i förskolan. Gävle: Gävle University Press. 21 p. (FOU-rapport 50) External link [More information]
Björklund, E. & Magnusson, L. (2021). Breddat deltagande i högre utbildning : Projektrapport från ett utvecklingsprojekt. Högskolan i Gävle. 21 p. External link [More information]
Elm, A. & Magnusson, L. (2022). Framgångsfaktorer för funktionella förskolelokaler : Delrapport 2021. Stockholm: Sveriges Kommuner och Regioner. 46 p. External link [More information]
Engström, A., Elm, A. & Magnusson, L. (2022). Förskolans lärmiljöer : möjligheter och begränsningar. Gävle: 28 p. (FOU-rapport 58) External link [More information]
Published by: Camilla Haglund Page responsible: Annika Elm Updated: 2023-05-04
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