Horrigmo, Kirsten J.

Kirsten J. Horrigmo is an associate professor at the Department of Sociology and Social Work at the University of Agder in Kristiansand/Grimstad (Norway). She is a sociologist and former preschool teacher interested in social science in kindergarten and the connection between the kindergarten and school. As part of the teacher education at the University of Agder, she focuses on social science tied to the meaning of place in education and Early Childhood Education (ECE). Local conditions as prerequisites for learning and inclusion have been a leading research interest. At present, her research interest addresses the project School-In and the prerequisites of schools for inclusion.