I am currently Head of Studies at the divisions of Early Childhood Education (FUFF). I have extencive experience of teaching in undergraduate, graduate and doctoral cources and programs.

I am the project leader for the Swedish Research Council (VR) project "Children, Diapers, and Bodily Care in Preschool: Supporting Young Children's Self-Regulation and Cleanliness Practices." Barn, blöjor och kroppslig omsorg i förskolan - Stockholms universitet

I am the project leader for the Nordic research network on evidence-based high-quality preschool education for social justice, which brings together researchers from Sweden, Norway, and Finland, also funded by VR. Nordiska forskningsnätverket för evidensbaserad förskola av hög kvalitet för social rättvisa - Stockholms universitet

In addition I am a collaborating researcher in the projekt Förskolebarns förändrade kunnande - Stockholms universitet as well as the explorative research group SustaIN - sustainable and meaningful interventions in educational context - Mälardalen University

Selection of recent and ongoing studies

Arslan, D. Y. ; Frankenberg, S. J. & Kjällander, S, (2026) Enhancing both children's cognition and early math learning and teacher´s scaffolding by means of a digital teacher tool. Perceptions of digital and physical features of teaching and learning. Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education.

Pollarolo, E., Forsman, L., Frankenberg, S. J., Harju-Lukkainen, H. Reikerås, E, & Williams, P. (accepted) Exploring Quality in Nordic Early Childhood Education: Themes and Methods in a Decade of Research. Nordisk Barnehageforskning. Abstract accepted for special issue Collective Action for High Quality Education in the Nordic Countries. Nordisk Barnehageforskning (planned publication Sept 2026)

Frankenberg, S.J.; Granone, F; Harju- Luukainen, H. (PhD) Special Issue: Collective Action for High Quality Education in the Nordic Countries. Nordisk Barnehageforskning (planned publication Sept 2026).

Eidevald, C., Monica Kamola; Laura Rantavuori; Frankenberg, S. J., Harju-Lukkainen, H. Reikerås, E. (accepted) Nordic Practitioners Perspectives on High-Quality Early Childhood Education: Shared Values, Local Practices, and Strategic Challenges. Abstract accepted for special issue Collective Action for High Quality Education in the Nordic Countries. Nordisk Barnehageforskning (planned publication Sept 2026)

Frankenberg, S. J. The Diaper. (submitted) Vinjet in antology Material Geographies of Childhood and Youth; Routledge.

Frankenberg, S. J. & Rindstedt, C. (submitted) Poo in the diaper: examining bodily cleanliness practices in Swedish preschool. Accepted abstract for special issue Children and Young People’s Geographies of Poo: Examining Human and Non-Human Waste in the Social and Spatial Contexts of Childhood in Children’s Geographies

Frankenberg, S.J. & Rindstedt, C. (submitted) Scaffolding Cleanliness: Staff toddler interaction in preschool

Klang, N., Elwér, Å., Frankenberg, S. J. Ginner Hau, H., Solheim, O. J. & Wilder, J. (submitted) Applying complexity theory to understand intervention context fit in Nordic context.

Kaneko, J. M. & Frankenberg, S.J. (in progress) The Scaffolding of Curiosity-Driven Learning Framework

Forssman, L.; Frankenber, S. J.; Fawcette, C.; Pakulak E.; Storksen, I.; Wengman, J. & Nasiopoulou, P. (in progress) Methods to Assess Quality in Nordic Countries: A Scoping Review Protocol. OSFHOME. Abstract submitted to International Journal of Research & Methods in Education.

Previous research projects

1) Measuring Effects of Interaction Quality in Early Childhood Education with the Early Childhood Scaffolding Scale funded by IFAU 2018-2020(project leader).

2) DigiTaktik DigiTaktik - Digitala verktyg i förskolan - Stockholms universitet

3) Enhancing preschool children´s attention, language and communication skills: An interdisciplinary study of socio-emotional learning and computerized attention training