Authors: Charlotte E. Wolff, Renata Emilsson Peskova, Samúel Lefever, Susan E. Gollifer. This paper maps shifts in English language teaching in compulsory schools since curricular changes in 2007 and again in 2011/2013. The …

Author: Karolina Kuncevičiūtė and Ingólfur Ásgeir Jóhannesson. This article focuses on the challenges and difficulties faced by the Lithuanian teaching profession in primary schools. It asks how the post-Soviet educational reforms in Lithuania …

Netla – Online Journal on Pedagogy and Education: Special issue 2023 – on becoming edGe-ucated: how uncertainty can link the frontiers of expert inquiry to the education of all is published by Netla – Online Journal …

Höfundur: Sue E. Gollifer. Despite national education policy that presents human rights as a core curriculum concern, education systems seem to resist the introduction of new content areas. This is not only worrying but …

Netla – Online Journal on Pedagogy and Education: Special issue 2022 – Future and purpose of education: Special issue in honor of Jón Torfi Jónasson, professor emeritus is published by Netla – Online Journal on …

Netla – Online Journal on Pedagogy and Education: Special issue 2021 – Menntakvika 2021  is published by Netla – Online Journal on Pedagogy and Education and the School of Education. Editor: Jón Ásgeir Kalmansson. Katrín …

Netla – Online Journal on Pedagogy and Education: Special issue 2020 – Education and homes in COVID-19 times (Menntakerfi og heimili á tímum COVID-19)  is published by Netla – Online Journal on Pedagogy and Education …

Höfundar: Patricia Segura Valdes and Jórunn Elídóttir. This article reports an action research project on how democratic values implemented in teaching promote the awareness and sensitivity of social values. The research aimed to …

Netla – Online Journal on Pedagogy and Education: Special edition 2018 – Secondary school in focus (Framhaldsskólinn í brennidepli)  is publisehd by Netla – Online Journal on Pedagogy and Education and the School of Education. …

Höfundar: Brynja E. Halldórsdóttir and Susan E. Gollifer. A special programme at the Univeristy of Iceland aims to provide educational opportunities for a diverse student population in the Icelandic higher educational context. The …

Höfundur: Svanborg R. Jónsdóttir. Over the last 20 years the use of methods of innovation and entrepreneurial education have been developing in Iceland, as well as other countries. Australia has developed a curricular …

Höfundar: Gerd Grimsæth and Bjørg Oddrun Hallås When travelling ideas meet local contexts: Norwegian teachers trying out ‘lesson study’ In the fields of school reform and teacher development, certain ‘globally travelling ideas’ have …

Learning spaces for inclusion and social justice is a special issue publised by Netla – Online Journal on Pedagogy and Education and the School of Education.  Editorial board members were Atli Vilhelm Harðarson …

Netla – Online Journal on Pedagogy and Education: Special edition 2016 – About outdoor education is publised by Netla – Online Journal on Pedagogy and Education and the School of Education. Editorial board members were …

Höfundar: Hróbjartur Árnason and Halla Valgeirsdóttir. The fact that adults chose to spend otherwise free time on participating in adult education courses used to fascinate researchers. But when lifelong learning was discovered to …

Netla – Veftímarit um uppeldi og menntun: Sérrit 2014 – Diversity in Education: Teachers and Learners er gefið út á vegum Menntavísindasviðs Háskóla Íslands, eins og önnur rit Netlu en að þessu sinni í …

Höfundar: Svanborg R. Jónsdóttir and Julie Davis. The ideas for the Lone Pine childcare centre build on the Reggio Emilia philosophy of the whole community raising the child and respecting children’s strengths and …

Höfundar: Gunnar Börkur Jónasson, Allyson Macdonald and Guðrún Kristinsdóttir. The purpose of this study was to analyse forces affecting teacher education in Iceland around the time of upgrading from secondary to university level. …

Höfundar: Fuhui Chen and Hanna Ragnarsdóttir. The aim of this study is to explore what situations immigrant single-parent families face in Iceland, their process of integration into Icelandic society and the educational experiences …

Höfundar: Bjørg Oddrun Hallås, Torunn Herfindal and Hege Wergedahl. Detailed knowledge about physical activity (PA) in both school and leisure time is of great importance in order to promote children’s health. This study …

Netla – Online Journal on Pedagogy and Education: Special edition 2013 – Research and education is publisehd by Netla – Online Journal on Pedagogy and Education and the School of Education. Editorial board members were …

Höfundar: Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir and Patricia Prinz. Recently, the Department of English at the University of Iceland developed a series of special writing courses designed to enhance students’ English academic proficiency. One of the …

Höfundur: Allyson Macdonald. The aim of this case study is to identify factors that influenced the research culture and the emerging research ethos in the Iceland University of Education (i. Kennaraháskóli Íslands) formed in …

Höfundar: Þuríður Jóhannsdóttir [Thurídur Jóhannsdóttir]. The article describes the origin of a distance programme for teachers first offered at the Iceland University of Education in 1993 in response to a lack of qualified …

Conference on Educational Sciences Menntakvika, the annual conference of the School of Education, University of Iceland, was held on Friday, October 5, 2012. The conference is intended to present and communicate the latest …

Höfundur: Anna Jeeves Ágrip: The paper reports a qualitative study on perceived relevance of secondary school English studies in Iceland. Interviews with secondary school and university students as well as young people in …

Conference on Educational Sciences Menntakvika, the annual conference of the School of Education, University of Iceland, was held on Friday, September 30, 2011. The conference is intended to present and communicate the latest …

Conference on Educational Sciences Menntakvika, the annual conference of the School of Education, University of Iceland, was held on Friday, October 22, 2010. 167 scholars and experts presented papers in 44 seminars on …

Conference on Educational Sciences Menntakvika, the annual conference of the School of Education, University of Iceland, was held for the thirteenth time on October 29-30, 2009. The conference is intended to present and …

Höfundur: Svanborg R. Jónsdóttir. This article tells a story of two innovation education teachers in Iceland. Innovation education is a compulsory school subject in Iceland, somewhat similar to design and technology education in …

Author: Guðrún Kristinsdóttir. The article discusses the construction and value of the research plan and the necessity of research planning and research content.] The shortcomings of relying solely on organised working methods in …

Author: Anna Ólafsdóttir. The article seeks to illuminate how ICT, along with other forces of change, is affecting developments within the higher education sector and, as a consequence, impacting upon the quality discourse. …

Author: Gretar L. Marinósson. The article gives an overview of research on special education in Iceland from 1970 to 2002. Documentation on research in this area has been surveyed and classified. The article …

Author: Sólveig Jakobsdóttir. This article focuses on why and how one can do “distributed research” in teacher education. Two studies using a “distributed research” model are described. Methods and organization in studies of …

Author: Samuel C. Lefever. This study looks at an e-learning environment for distance education courses in an English language teaching program at Iceland University of Education. The findings focused on how ICT provided …