About
Margareth Sandvik has a dr.philos. in rhetoric from the University of Oslo. Her research interests are language and language use in a range of contexts, both in kindergarten and in school. She is particularly interested in children and communication, initial education, digital learning environments, the importance of conversation for learning and argumentation. Sandvik has a longstanding interest in political communication and argumentation among children, spoken as well as written. Throughout many years Sandvik has been a co-developer of the multilingual applications Troll i ord (trolliord.no).
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Humanities Literature Nordic literature
Subject areas
Rhetorics Discourse analysis Language development Bilingualism Digital tools Mapping
Research groups
Research projects
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Beyond access: improving quality of early years reading instructions in Ethiopia
The objective of the project is to improve the quality of education for primary grades in Ethiopian schools.
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Critical thinking in primary education
KriT is an interdisciplinary project aiming at developing educational models for critical thinking in primary education using children’s literature and news.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Sandvik, Margareth
; Weldemariam, Kassahun; Yigezu, Moges
(2024).
Context for language education in Ethiopia.
Sandvik, Margareth; Weldemariam, Kassahun; Yigezu, Moges (Ed.).
Early Childhood Language Education and Literacy Practices in Ethiopia. p. 1-1o.
Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003424956
Sandvik, Margareth ; Weldemariam, Kassahun; Yigezu, Moges (2024). Early Childhood Language Education and Literacy Practices in Ethiopia. ISBN: 9781032534428. Routledge.
Sandvik, Margareth
;
Svanes, Ingvill Krogstad
;
Stavem, Gro Marie
(2023).
Når det regnar i Afrika–ei bok for kritisk tenking og aktørskap?.
13 p.
Barnelitterært forskningstidsskrift.
Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.18261/blft.14.1.5
Lind, Andreas Reichelt
;
Andersson-Bakken, Emilia
;
Sandvik, Margareth
(2023).
Patterns of peer talk in consensus-oriented classrooms: Deliberative argumentation or rush toward consensus?.
Learning, Culture and Social Interaction.
Vol. 40.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lcsi.2023.100703
Bubikova-Moan, Jarmila
;
Sandvik, Margareth
(2022).
Argumentation in early childhood: A systematic review.
Human Development.
Vol. 66.
https://doi.org/10.1159/000527293
Sandvik, Margareth (2021). Technologies as facilitators for children's literacy and language learning. Braches-Chyrek, Rita (Ed.). The Future of Childhood Studies. Verlag Barbara Budrich.
Sandvik, Margareth (2020). Appetitt i apper. Mat og måltider i Toca Kitchen. Dybvik, Hilde; Karlsson, Eivind (Ed.). Fra bordvers til bildebøker. Mat og måltider i barnelitteraturen. p. 213-232. Fagbokforlaget.
Jæger, Henriette;
Sandvik, Margareth
; Waterhouse, Ann-Hege Lorvik
(2019).
Digitale barnehagepraksiser
Teknologier, medier og muligheter.
ISBN: 978-82-02-63216-8.
259 p.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://www.cappelendamm.no/_digitale-barnehagepra
Jæger, Henriette; Sandvik, Margareth (2019). Barnehagens digitale univers. Jæger, Henriette; Sandvik, Margareth; Waterhouse, Ann-Hege Lorvik (Ed.). Digitale barnehagepraksiser Teknologier, medier og muligheter . p. 11-26. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
Sandvik, Margareth ; Vik, Marit (2019). «Hva hadde katten på ryggen?» Fra høytlesing til digital bildebokskaping i en flerspråklig barnegruppe. Jæger, Henriette; Sandvik, Margareth; Waterhouse, Ann-Hege Lorvik (Ed.). Digitale barnehagepraksiser Teknologier, medier og muligheter . p. 48-72. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
