- 10.00-11.00: trial lecture.
- 12.00-15.00: public defence.
Title of the trial lecture: “Discuss theoretical perspectives on the role of early environmental factors in the development of academic skills".
The title of the thesis is "The Role of Early Childhood Environment in Later Reading and Arithmetic Skills: A Longitudinal Study on Gender Differences".
The committee consist of
- first opponent, Professor John Sideris, University of Southern California
- second opponent, Associate Professor Vera Skalicka, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
- chair of the committee, Professor Marianne Dæhlen, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University
The leader of the public defence is Finn Aarsæther, Vice-Dean of Education, Faculty of Education and International Studies, OsloMet.
The main supervisor is Professor Ove Edvard Hatlevik, Department of Primary and Secondary Teacher Education, OsloMet. The co-supervisor is Professor Elin Reikerås, University of Stavanger.
Summary
The projects serves a part of the longitudinal research project, GoBaN (OsloMet), encompassing approximately 1100 children across three data collection time points (at ages 3, 5, and 11).
The primary objective is to investigate short-term and long-term impact of environmental factors, including kindergarten quality and home learning environment, on verbal and non-verbal cognitive skills among boys and girls, and to assess whether these effects vary significantly between the genders.
