Eric Kimathi
Assistant Professor
Eric Kimathi is an assistant professor and a final year Ph.D. Research Fellow in the Department of Sociology and Social Work at the University of Agder.
Previous education includes:
- Bachelor's degree in Early childhood Studies (First Class Honors) from Kenyatta University in Kenya.
- Erasmus Joint Masters in Early Childhood Education and Care (IMEC) from Oslo Metropolitan University (Norway), the University of Gothenburg (Sweden), the University of Malta, and Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland).
- Master of Science in International Development Studies from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
Research interests
- Development aid
- Integration of refugee/migrant families
- Education.
- International politics
Courses and teaching
UT-107-4 Power, Resistance, and Development
SV 217 Childhood Families and Gender
UT 300 Critical Perspectives and Current Debates in Global Development
ME 107 Research Methods
UT 201 Bachelor thesis in global development studies
Guest lecturer
UT 203 Global Development and regional analysis
Work experience
Projects
An institutional ethnographic study on the role of ECEC centers as arenas for the integration of refugee children and parents in Norway.
Scientific publications
- Kimathi, Eric; Nilsen, Ann Christin Eklund (2021). Managing categories: The role of social technology in kindergarten teachers’ work to promote early intervention and integration. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood. ISSN: 1463-9491. s 1 - 13. doi:10.1177/14639491211045419.
Research groups
In social media
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