Reforming higher education through national curriculum regulations: the case of Norwegian kindergarten teacher education

Figures & data

Figure 1. Multiple streams theory – illustrated.

Table 1. Data material.

Report from a working group to the NRLU^2

Minutes from the eight meetings of the Rammeflu^3 committee

Rammeflu’s online debate forum

Rammeflu’s proposal for a new NCR for kindergarten teacher education

The Ministry of Education and Research’s letter of invitation to the consultation process regarding the new NCR for kindergarten teacher education

List of consultation bodies

The Ministry of Education and Research’s proposal for a new NCR for kindergarten teacher education presented for the consultation process

Consultation statements from bodies entitled to comment

National Curriculum Regulations for Kindergarten Teacher Education

Table 2. Timeline.

Period	Event	Actors	Policy Window
September 2010	NOKUT presents an evaluation of kindergarten teacher education (NOKUT evaluation)	NOKUT Ministry
29.10.2010	The Norwegian Council for Teacher Education (NRLU) appoints a working committee with a mandate to develop input for an upcoming revision of kindergarten teacher education based on the NOKUT evaluation	NRLU
November 2010 – January 2011	The working group develops its report and recommendations for the NRLU, including a meeting with two representatives from Rammeflu	The working group (NRLU) Rammeflu
February 2011	The NRLU provides input to Rammeflu by sending a letter and the report from the working group	NRLU Rammeflu	Window 1
2.2.2011	The Ministry of Education and Research appoints an expert committee (Rammeflu) with a mandate to develop a proposal for a new NCR and national guidelines	Ministry Rammeflu
02.2011–10.2011	Rammeflu works on a proposal for a new NCR and national guidelines while communicating with several actors online	Rammeflu Different actors in the public sphere Professional groups	Window 2
15.10.2011	Rammeflu delivers a proposal for a new NCR to the Ministry	Rammeflu Ministry
15.10.2011–31.01.2012	The Ministry of Education and Research revises Rammeflu’s proposal	Ministry
01.02.2012	The Ministry of Education and Research sends out its proposal for a new NCR and invites actors to a consultation process	Ministry	Window 3
01.02.2012–13.04.2012	65 actors submit their comments to the Ministry in a consultation process	Consulting parties	Window 3
13.04.2012–06.2012	The Ministry of Education and Research revises the proposal again in line with comments from the consultation process and develops a final version of the NCR	Ministry
06.06.2012	The Ministry of Education and Research adopts the final legislation	Ministry
Autumn 2012 – Autumn 2013	The implementation of NCR starts in the educational institutions	Educational institutions

Table 3. Consultation process.

	Invited	Response with ‘Nothing to remark’ or ‘do not wish to take a position’.	Response with provided comments/ input	Response in total
Ministries	18	7	3	10
Central administrative bodies, directorates, county governors	26	1	2	3
Other administrative bodies, wholly-owned public companies, administrative bodies with special authorities	23	0	10	10
Universities and university colleges	25	0	22	22
Regional health authorities	4	1	0	1
Municipalities and counties	3	0	2	2
Unions	24	1	6	7
Employer organizations	5	0	3	3
NGOs	26	0	13	13
Kindergartens and owners of private kindergartens	6	0	2	2
Others	5	0	2	1

Table 4. Categories of comments in the consultation process.

Theme	Number of comments
The change of name to kindergarten teacher	42
The role of the subject of pedagogy in KTE	15
Determination of credits for subjects	12
The role of arts and aesthetical subjects	12
Organizing the KTE by knowledge areas instead of by classical subjects	22
Management as an educational theme	10
The youngest children as an educational theme	8