May Irene Furenes Klippen

• PhD
• Professor (Associate) at University of Stavanger

Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT), introduced in November 2022, has evolved into a widely used open-access tool across various domains including higher education. While providing students with opportunities to independently create and access educational content, concerns have emerged regarding the potential for ChatGPT to cast stude...

This study provides a comprehensive overview of trends in Scandinavian early childhood education (ECEC) research from 2006 to 2021, based on the Nordic Base of Early Childhood Education and Care’s (NB-ECEC) annual reports. The study reveals a notable increase in empirical studies in Scandinavia, particularly in Sweden and Norway. The rise in Englis...

The 2021 review shows that the number of publications relating to research into Scandinavian early childhood education and care (ECEC) continues to increase. The 2021 review includes 255 studies, of which 187 are considered to be of medium or high quality, compared to 169 of 219 included in 2020. There has been a distinct increase in high-quality s...

This systematic scoping review was conducted to determine the extent of existing research on professionals’ attitudes toward school attendance problems (SAPs), including school refusal (SR), truancy (TR), school withdrawal (SW), and school exclusion (SE), in basic education. Five databases (ERIC, Academic Search Ultimate, Scopus, PsycINFO, and Web...

This review concerns how quality in ECEC is thematized and examined in Norwegian research published in 2010–2021. The review contributes to developing relevant professional knowledge and insight into what quality in ECEC is, should be or can be. A systematic scoping review includes 97 empirical studies of quality in the Norwegian ECEC context. The...

Kartleggingen for 2020 viser at antall publikasjoner som omhandler skandinavisk barnehageforskning fortsetter å øke. I årets kartlegging for 2020 er det inkludert 219 studier og 169 (77 %) av disse er vurdert til å holde middels eller høy kvalitet. Siden 2018 er det en klar økning i studier som holder høy kvalitet. Dette lover godt for skandinavisk...

The report describes the Scandinavian, empirical early childhood education and care research for the years 2018 and 2019, in addition to the development from 2006–2019. It is based on research registered in the database Nordic Base of Early Childhood Education and Care (NB-ECEC).

This meta-analysis examines the inconsistent findings across experimental studies that compared children’s learning outcomes with digital and paper books. We quantitatively reviewed 39 studies reported in 30 articles (n = 1,812 children) and compared children’s story comprehension and vocabulary learning in relation to medium (reading on paper vers...

Background: Knowledge of how to improve consumer satisfaction with the outcome of co-production in services with high levels of interaction is important for achieving and maintaining a competitive advantage in the service industry. Objectives: The aim of this paper is to review and meta-analyse research on the relationship between aspects of fee...

Participation in co-production is essential for consumers to ensure successful service outcomes. To ensure a satisfying service outcome, service providers offer consumers feedback on their task performance. This study contributes to a better understanding on how positive face-to-face feedback can drive consumers’ satisfaction. More knowledge of how...