Meginmarkmið rannsóknarinnar á starfsháttum í grunnskólum, sem fjallað er um í þessari bók, var að veita yfirsýn yfir starfshætti í íslenskum grunnskólum við upphaf 21. aldar – með þróun í átt til einstaklingsmiðaðs náms eða náms við hæfi hvers og eins að leiðarljósi. S...

Immigration to Iceland has increased rapidly in recent decades. People move to the country for different reasons, some as refugees. Education systems play a vital role in the integration of children and youth to a new society and in supporting their democratic participa...

The purpose of this study is to examine how students react to and assess taking part in teamwork during a project based internship. The authors first discuss the term internship, different definitions of the concept, and how it is related to teacher education. Kemnis an...

Islandsk oversættelse Dorthe Jørgensen, "Hvorfor er vi så fantasiforskrækkede? Om reformationen og æstetikken" (Frederiksberg: Eksistensen, 2017). Oversætter: Gísli Magnusson.

Contemporary theories on school leadership focus on principals’ vision of their role, the values which impact their leadership behavior (Begley, 2004; Branson, 2005) and the way they prioritize their tasks. In the past quarter of a century the authors have studied the a...

The seismic activity was relatively low in Iceland during this year. No large shock occurred, and no damage was done by earthquakes. The largest shock came on February 10th, with epicenter off the north coast (about 66°40'N, 17°0'W), origin time l ^ e ^ S l 8 GMT, and i...

Rannsóknin fjallar um bandaríska ljóðskáldið Emily Dickinson (1830–1886), með áherslu á túlkun og viðtökur ljóða hennar á síðari tímum, bæði erlendis sem og á Íslandi. Ritgerðin er þverfræðileg, á mörkum bókmenntafræði, þýðingafræði og ritlistar. Sérstaklega er fjallað ...

What is a „Book"? In this article the author defines the book as any text carrier regardless of form. The article starts off with an account of the Swedish art historian Lars Vilks' activities at Kullaberg in Sweden. Vilks is best known for his stone sculpture on the be...