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Amalía Björnsdóttir - Professor
–
School of Education
Amalía Björnsdóttir
Íslenska
Professor
Research Methodology
Location
Stakkahlíð - Enni / E-203
Phone
525 - 5324
Email
amaliabj [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of education and pedagogy
Website
http://uni.hi.is/amaliabj
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6639-2607
Research portal – Amalía Björnsdóttir
Courses 2024 - 2025
KME211F - School practices and research
KME006F - Assessment and Curriculum in Compulsory Schools
KME501G - Educational research
Education
1996
,
PhD
,
,
1994
,
MS
,
,
1991
,
Próf
,
,
1990
,
BA
,
,
Professional Experience
2016 -
,
Professor,
University of Iceland
1996 -
2000,
Assistant professor,
Teachers College
Published works
2024
The working conditions of Icelandic upper secondary school teachers during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
Review of Education
A place for Basil Bernstein in the field
European Educational Research Journal
2023
Tengsl fræða og starfs í kennaramenntun: Sjónarhorn nema
Netla
Framhaldsskólanemar á tímum heimsfaraldurs: Námsupplifun ólíkra nemendahópa
Menntakvika 2023
Skólastjórar í grunnskólum tilfærslur í starfi 1998 til 2020
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
Five-Year Teacher Education for Compulsory School in Iceland
Framhaldsskólanemar á tímum heimsfaraldurs
Netla
2022
Is Online Learning a Key to Inclusion in University Education?
Starfsumhverfi framhaldsskólakennara á fyrsta ári COVID-19 heimsfaraldurs
Netla
Starfsumhverfi framhaldsskólakennara á fyrsta ári COVID-19 heimsfaraldurs
Netla
Impact Of the COVID-19 Pandemic On Wellbeing Of Upper Secondary-school Students in Iceland
ECER - European Conference on Educational Research
PERMA-spurningalistinn fyrir vinnustaði
Netla
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being of secondary-school students in Iceland
NERA
Upper secondary teacher’s working conditions during COVID19.
NERA
Háskólanemar í grunnnámi við Menntavísindasvið HÍ
Netla
Teacher Education and the Roots of Icelandic Student Teachers’ Instructional Self-Efficacy
Nordic Studies in Education
2021
Pain, sleep, and health-related quality of life after multidisciplinary intervention for chronic pain
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Algengar aðferðir í lýsandi tölfræði og ályktunartölfræði
Fjarkennsla í faraldri: Nám og kennsla í framhaldsskólum á tímum samkomubanns vegna COVID-19
Netla
Pain, Sleep, and Health-Related Quality of Life after Multidisciplinary Intervention for Chronic Pain
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Pain Rehabilitation’s Effect on People in Chronic Pain: A Prospective Cohort Study
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Factors related to Icelandic student teachers' prospective commitment to the teaching profession
Education in the North
Fjarkennsla í faraldri
Netla
Pain rehabilitation’s effect on people in chronic pain
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2020
Online teacher education: A way to create a more diverse teacher workforce
Breaking the vicious circle
Nursing Open
Bernskulæsi í leikskólum Árborgar : þróunarverkefni um læsi í leikskólum
Glæður: Fagtímarit F.Í.S.
Nýliðun leikskólakennara, fjöldi brautskráðra og bakgrunnur leikskólakennaranema
Netla
Samband menntunar foreldra við frammistöðu þátttakenda í PISA-könnuninni á Norðurlöndum
Netla
Grundskollärarutbildningen i Island
Breaking the vicious circle: Experiences of people in chronic pain on the pain rehabilitation journey
Nursing Open
2019
Stuðningur við skólastjóra í grunnskólum: staða og væntingar
Netla
Iceland
Kulnun kennara og starfsaðstæður: Þróun og samanburður við aðra opinbera sérfræðinga
Netla
Samband menntunar foreldra við frammistöðu þátttakenda í PISA-könnuninni á Norðurlöndum
Netla
Intergenerational Support Contributions of Older People in Iceland to Their Families and Society
Journal of Intergenerational Relationships
2018
Staðnemar og fjarnemar í grunnskólakennaranámi við Menntavísindasvið: Bakgrunnur, viðhorf og áhugi á að starfa við kennslu
Netla
Use of pregnancy ultrasound before the 19th week scan: an analytical study based on the Icelandic Childbirth and Health Cohort
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Viðhorf færeyskra og íslenskra unglinga til heimanáms
2017
Mat kennara á félagslegum tengslum í grunnskólum og samband þeirra við námsárangur og starfshætti
Icelandic Journal of Education
Influential factors behind parents’ general satisfaction with compulsory schools in Iceland
Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy
2016
History of violence and subjective health of mother and child
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
What Are Icelandic Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Democracy in Education?
The predictive value of preschool language assessments on academic achievement
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
Content of antenatal care: Does it prepare women for birth?
Midwifery
Stjórnun og fagleg forysta í grunnskólum
Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration
Tengsl niðurstaðna á HLJÓM-2 við gengi á samræmdum prófum : hverjir bæta stöðu sína og hverjir dragast aftur úr?
Netla
Heimanám í íslenskum grunnskólum : umfang og viðhorf nemenda, foreldra og kennara til þess
Netla
Content of antenatal care
Midwifery
Eldri borgarar á Íslandi: Hjálparþurfi eða bjargvættir
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum
2015
Grunn- og leikskólastjórar á Íslandi : kulnun í starfi
Uppeldi og menntun
„Voruð þið að tala um mig?“: um nemendavernd í grunnskólum
Netla
Viðhorf færeyskra og íslenskra nemenda til skólagöngu sinnar. Hversu vel ríma viðhorf nemenda við þær áherslur sem birtast í lögum og kennsluskrám?
2014
Framkvæmd rannsóknar
Starfshættir í grunnskólum : meginniðurstöður og umræða
Viðhorf foreldra, nemenda og starfsmanna skóla
Foreldrasamstarf
Kennsluhættir
2013
The Predicitve Value of Preschool Language Assessment on Academic Achievement & Experience in Compulsory Schools
Skóli án aðgreiningar
Glæður: Fagtímarit F.Í.S.
Hver eru viðhorf grunnskólakennara til lýðræðis í skólastarfi?
Hugur: tímarit um heimspeki
Langtímarannsókn á forspárgildi málþroskaathugana við 5–6 ára aldur um síðari líðan og reynslu
Netla
2012
Barneign og heilsa: ferilrannsókn meðal íslenskra kvenna frá því snemma á meðgöngu þar til tveimur árum eftir fæðingu barns.
Ljósmæðrablaðið
Home-school relationships and cooperation between parents and supervisory teachers
Barn
2011
Skólamenning og námsárangur
Tímarit um menntarannsóknir
Langtímarannsókn á forspárgildi athugana á málþroska: Frá leikskólaaldri til fullorðinsára
Netla
2010
Starfshættir í grunnskólum. Fyrstu niðurstöður úr spurningakönnunum meðal starfsmanna skóla
Tengsl námsárangurs við viðhorfa nemenda og foreldra til náms og við félagslegan bakgrunn
Tímarit um menntarannsóknir
Árangur nemenda á samræmdum prófum í 4. og 7. bekk
Tímarit um menntarannsóknir
Starfshættir í grunnskólum. Fyrstu niðurstöður úr spurningakönnunum meðal starfsmanna skóla
Netla
2009
Tíminn eftir skólann skiptir líka máli
Netla
History in the textbooks and the teachers who use them : a teachers' survey and more
2008
The Influence of Teachers in the Operation of Basic Schools in Iceland1
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
Það þarf þorp til að ala upp barn. Framlag eldri borgara til umönnunar barna á Íslandi
Netla
Námsáhugi nemenda í grunnskólum: Hver er hann að mati foreldra? Hvernig breytist hann eftir kyni og aldri
Tímarit um menntarannsóknir
The influence of teachers in the operation of basic schools in Iceland
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
2007
Deildarstjórar í grunnskólum. Hver er afstaða skólastjóra og kennara til deildarstjórastarfsins, hlutverks þess og mikilvægis
Netla
Eldri borgarar og stórfjölskyldan
2006
Mótun skólastarfs. Hver er hlutur kennara?
Tímarit um menntarannsóknir
2005
Væntingar nema á kennsluréttindabraut til námsins og líðan þeirra og þarfir meðan á skólagöngunni stendur
Grunnskólar í ólíkum byggðarlögum: Kynning á aðferð til að skoða félagslega stöðu og árangur grunnskóla í þéttbýli, sjávarþorpi og sveit
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
Pælt í PISA
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
2004
Málþroskamælingar í leikskóla og forspárgildi um námsgengi í grunnskóla.
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
2003
Þróun HLJÓM-2 og tengsl þess við lestarfærni og ýmsa félagslega færni
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
2001
Útskýringar á helstu tölfræðihugtökum
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