SMART Upbringing

Creating Environments So That All Children and Youth Can Realize Their Potential

February 2020
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ABSTRACT

SMART upbringing: How do you create environments that make it possible for children and youth to realize their potential, and that support the staff engaged with them to be at their best? This article details experiences from an innovative development project in the municipality of Re, Norway.

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Author: Bjørn Hauger

Bjørn Hauger. Ph.D., social scientist, has played a central role in developing the field of Appreciative Inquiry in Norway through publications, the establishment of educational programs, and his own practice as a consultant and researcher. He has also been one of the initiators in establishing the Doughnut.

Contact: bjohauger@gmail.com

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Author: Vidar Bugge-Hansen

Vidar Bugge-Hansen is a teacher and founder of the SMART Center; a center for social innovation in child care based on Appreciative Inquiry. He has written several books using strengths-based approaches in working with children in kindergarten and elementary schools.

Contact: vidar.bugge-hansen@tonsberg.kommune.no

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