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Pia Williams

Professor

Department of Education, Communication and Learning
Telephone
+46 31-786 22 46
+46 709-18 41 51
Mail
pia.williams@ped.gu.se
Visiting address
Läroverksgatan 15
41120 Göteborg
Room number
Pedagogen B Åsikten
Postal address
Box 300
40530 Göteborg

About Pia Williams

Research interests My research interest is oriented towards Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) with special focus on conditions for children’s, learning, development and wellbeing in educational contexts, such as preschool and preschool class. Current research projects involves Quality evaluations in preschool; Group size in preschool; Children’s collaboration, communication and interaction in preschool in relation to preschool teachers' competence; Advancing teacher's professional digital competence; Young Swedes and English.

Read more about the projects:

Professional Development and Preschool quality

https://www.gu.se/nyheter/forskare-undersoker-samband-mellan-forskolepersonals-kompetensutveckling-och-forskolans-kvalitet

Young Swedes and English

https://www.gu.se/en/research/young-swedes-and-english-use

Teachers' professional, digital competence

https://www.gu.se/nyheter/forskare-ska-undersoka-larares-digitala-kompetens

Teaching interests: Early childhood education and care, children's learning and development, preschool teacher competence, quality issues in preschool.

Keywords Early Childhood Education and Care, preschool, learning communication, preschool teacher competence.