Silje Vegge

• Skreland, Lisbeth Ljosdal & Vegge, Silje (2026). Regler i pedagogisk ledelse – regelrytteri eller skjønnsutøvelse? In Bøe, Marit; Hognestad, Karin & Tholin, Kristin Rydjord (Ed.), Utvikling og utdanning av barnehagelæreres pedagogiske ledelse. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202911843. p. 269–287. doi: 10.23865/cdf.284. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  In this chapter, we aim to draw attention to how rules are an essential and prominent part of the leadership work carried out by pedagogical leaders. At the same time, we will explore their value-based leadership and the exercise of professional judgment when facing conflicts between rules and values. Using case narratives as a method (Fennefoss & Jansen, 2008; Jansen, 2013), we will explore, analyze, and discuss various aspects of what we have chosen to call ‘rule-based leadership’. The chapter highlights and demonstrates that pedagogical leadership, with a focus on staff management in kindergartens, also takes place in the space between the structural frameworks and regulations of the organization and the individuals’ cooperation and resistance. We will examine three narratives that help illustrate how pedagogical leaders resort to rules, how staff members follow them, and why. A key part also concerns the ways in which professional judgment plays a crucial role in the formulation of kindergarten rules, as well as in general leadership practices.

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• Skreland, Lisbeth Ljosdal; Olsen, Anne Karin Vikstøl; Vegge, Silje & Rostøl, Vilde Træland (2026). Barnehagens tradisjoner og egenart. Full text in Research Archive
• Kostøl, Elin Marie Frivold; Matre, Marianne Engen; Schønberg, Hilde Wallerud; Øgård, Monika; Lund, Ingrid & Haldammen, Eva Nordby [Show all 32 contributors for this article] (2023). Stopp nedbemanningen i skolen. Full text in Research Archive
• Barken, Monica Endresen; Dale, Trine Smiseth; Vegge, Silje; Brandt, Lisa Annika & Olsen, Torild Marie (2023). "Samlingene er bra - men det er det å ta det tilbake til barnehagene". Om pedagogisk leders rolle som translatør i regional ordning. Full text in Research Archive

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