Lina Mrak
Lina Mrak Position: Doctoral Student School/office: School of Health SciencesEmail: bGluYS5tcmFrO29ydS5zZQ==
Phone: +46 19 301476
Room: G2142
About Lina Mrak
Lina Mrak is a doctoral student in Sport Sciences at Örebro University since May 2022. She holds a degree in Early Childhood Education and has approximately 20 years of experience working in preschool, primarily with the youngest children.
Lina earned her master’s degree in 2020 in Kindergarten Pedagogy and Early Childhood Studies (ages 0–3) from Østfold University College, Norway.
Research
Lina’s research interests focus on preschool education, with a particular emphasis on children under the age of three.
Her master’s thesis was a critical study entitled: (M)alla barn- en kvalitativ studie om förskollärares handlingsutrymme för att uppträda som vittne till ett- och tvååringars kunskapande.
In Linas doctoral project, the focus is on the preschool’s mandate concerning movement.
Lina Mrak is part of the doctoral school SMOVE (Sustainable Movement Education), a collaboration between the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (GIH), Örebro University, the University of Gothenburg, and Malmö University. Her dissertation work focuses on joy of movement in preschool.
Teaching
Lina teaches pedagogy, primarily in courses for prospective preschool teachers, at both Örebro University and Jönköping University.
Collaborations and Assignments
Lina is a member of the research group ReShape at Örebro University and the research group PER at Jönköping University.
Research groups
Publications
Articles in journals
- Hvit Lindstrand, S. , Lecusay, R. & Mrak, L. (2022). Lyssnande undervisning i förskolan. Nordisk Barnehageforskning, 19 (4), 206-226. [BibTeX]
- Lecusay, R. , Mrak, L. & Nilsson, M. (2022). What is Community in Early Childhood Education and Care for Sustainability? Exploring Communities of Learners in Swedish Preschool Provision. International Journal of Early Childhood, 54 (1), 51-74. [BibTeX]
Conference papers
- Lecusay, R. , Mrak, L. & Nilsson, M. (2021). Sustainability in early childhood: perspectives of professionals and children. Paper presented at 30th EECERA Annual Conference, Democratic Early Childhood Pedagogies, Online Festival, 1st – 17th September 2021. [BibTeX]
- Lecusay, R. , Mrak, L. & Aktaş, V. (2019). Rethinking the Relation between Pedagogy and Sustainability: The Views of Preschool Teachers in Sweden. Paper presented at Symposium: Barn, lek, lärande och hållbarhet i utomhusmiljöer, Jönköping, Sverige, augusti 28, 2019. [BibTeX]
- Nilsson, M. , Lecusay, R. , Mrak, L. , Ferholt, B. & Alnervik, K. (2015). Toddlers and Teachers in Aesthetic Communication. In: Innovation, Experimentation and Adventure in Early Childhood 25th EECERA annual conference. Paper presented at 25th European Early Childhood Education Research Association Conference (EECERA), Barcelona, Spain, September 7-10, 2015. (pp. 99-99). [BibTeX]
- Alnervik, K. , Nilsson, M. & Mrak, L. (2015). Utforskande didaktik: Som en meningsskapande dans. Paper presented at Praktiska och estetiska lärprocesser i skola och högre utbildning. Nationell konferens, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, Jönköpings högskola, Jönköping, Sweden, April 22-23, 2015. [BibTeX]
Reports
- Anderstaf, S. , Mrak, L. & Öhman, C. (2021). "Vingar som bär..." – en utbildningsresa från barnskötare till förskollärare. Jönköping: Enheten för samverkan, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation. [BibTeX]