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Guðrún Ragnarsdóttir - Professor
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School of Education
Guðrún Ragnarsdóttir
Íslenska
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School leadership
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Stakkahlíð - Múli / 2. hæð skrifstofa
Phone
525 5517
899 7560
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gudrunr [at] hi.is
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Faculty of education and diversity
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https://iris.rais.is/is/persons/gu%C3%B0r%C3%BAn-ragnarsd%C3%B3ttir
Curriculum Vitae
Guðrún Ragnarsdóttir - Curriculum Vitae
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3992-7984
Research portal – Guðrún Ragnarsdóttir
Courses 2024 - 2025
STM215F - Mentoring and collaboration
STM212F - Theories of organizations
KEN104F - Introduction to Teaching
STM104F - Mentoring – Methods and approaches to mentoring
Collaboration
,
Education
2018
,
Ph.D.
,
University of Iceland
,
Educational leadership
Published works
2024
Skilvirkara stúdentspróf eftir styttingu?
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Stigveldi framhaldsskóla
Netla
The working conditions of Icelandic upper secondary school teachers during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
Review of Education
Leading the dance
Teaching and Teacher Education
A place for Basil Bernstein in the field
European Educational Research Journal
2023
Sýn og áherslur skólastjóra á velfarnað kennara í grunnskólum
Menntakvika 2023
Skólamenning og viðbrögð kennara við COVID-19: Samanburður á þremur íslenskum framhaldsskólum
Menntakvika 2023
Leading the Dance. The Importance of Teachers’ Collaboration and Collegiality During Sudden Disruptions in Schools
ECER - European Conference on Educational Research
Skólamenning og viðbrögð kennara og stjórnenda við heimsfaraldri: Samanburður á þremur íslenskum framhaldsskólum
Framhaldsskólanemar á tímum heimsfaraldurs
Netla
Cascading effect of upper secondary education policy reform
Education Inquiry
Framhaldsskólanemar á tímum heimsfaraldurs: Námsupplifun ólíkra nemendahópa
Menntakvika 2023
School Leaders within the Icelandic Education System
School Leaders within the Icelandic Education System: Complex Roles, Multilevel Relations, and Fragmented Support
Policy Demands, Expectations, and Changed Leadership Roles During the COVID-19 Crisis: Critical Comparative Case Studies from Denmark and Iceland.
2022
„Við skiptum máli fyrir samfélagið“
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
The key role of moderators in online communities of teachers
Teaching and Teacher Education
Stofnunareðli framhaldsskóla í faraldurskreppu
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Starfsumhverfi framhaldsskólakennara á fyrsta ári COVID-19 heimsfaraldurs
Netla
We Tomorrow - Mapping the Futures Orientations of School Leaders
ECER - European Conference on Educational Research
Úr viðjum vanans: Samstarf og skólamenning á tímum skyndilegra og síbreytilegra aðstæðna í heimsfaraldri
Menntakvika 2022
Parental Role in Students’ Learning at the Upper Secondary School Level in Iceland During the COVID-19 Pandemic
ECER - European Conference on Educational Research
Upper secondary teacher’s working conditions during COVID19.
NERA
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being of secondary-school students in Iceland
NERA
Reduced time for academic studies in upper secondary education: Consequences, content change and impact
NERA
School Leadership, Policy and Pandemic. Contemporary Historical Policy Demands, Expectations, and changed Roles of school leaders in times of the COVID-19-crisis
NERA
Icelandic upper-secondary teachers‘ teaching experience during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: Contrasting perspectives
NERA
It is all about keeping the routine going': Parents in a new situation during the COVID-19 pandemic
NERA
Impact Of the COVID-19 Pandemic On Wellbeing Of Upper Secondary-school Students in Iceland
ECER - European Conference on Educational Research
The Consequences of Reducing the Length of Academic Studies in Upper Secondary Education
ECER - European Conference on Educational Research
Learning from Education During a Pandemic: Aims and Purposes of Secondary Education from the Perspective of Teachers and School Leaders
ECER - European Conference on Educational Research
The Use of Recordings in Upper Secondary Education in Iceland During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Obstacles and Opportunities
ECER - European Conference on Educational Research
Úr viðjum vanans
Togstreita og andstæð sjónarmið: Sýn kennara og skólastjórnenda á þróun framtíðarmöguleika frmhaldsskólans
Netla
Parental Role in Students’ Learning at the Upper Secondary School Level in Iceland During the COVID-19 Pandemic
We Tomorrow - Mapping the Futures Orientations of School Leaders
Selection for Whom? Upper Secondary School Choice in the Light of Social Justice
Starfsumhverfi framhaldsskólakennara á fyrsta ári COVID-19 heimsfaraldurs
Netla
2021
The Intricacies of Educational Development in Iceland
Evidence and Accountability in Icelandic Education – An Historical Perspective?
Evidence and Accountability in Icelandic Education – An Historical Perspective?
School leaders’ actions and hybridity when carrying out reform and confronting teachers’ responses
Education Inquiry
Fjarkennsla í faraldri
Netla
The Intricacies of Educational Development in Iceland:
Fjarkennsla í faraldri: Nám og kennsla í framhaldsskólum á tímum samkomubanns vegna COVID-19
Netla
2020
The Impact of the University on Upper Secondary Education through Academic Subjects According to School Leaders’ Perceptions
Þversagnir og kerfisvillur? Kortlagning á ólíkri stöðu bóknáms- og starfsnámsbrauta á framhaldsskólastigi
Netla
Að hvetja framhaldsskólanemann af stað eftir páskafrí: áskoranir og leiðir fyrir foreldra
Evidence-based publications on upper secondary education in Iceland, 2003–2012
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Fagleg forysta eða stjórnun í erli dagsins: Hlutverk og staða aðstoðarskólastjóra í grunnskólum Reykjavíkur
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
2018
Kvika menntabreytinga: Viðbrögð framhaldsskólans við kröfum menntayfirvalda um breytingar
Netla
Þversagnir og kerfisvillur? Kortlagning á ólíkri stöðu bóknáms- og starfsnámsbrauta á framhaldsskólastigi
Kvika menntabreytinga: Viðbrögð framhaldsskólans við kröfum menntayfirvalda um breytingar
Þversagnir og kerfisvillur? Kortlagning á ólíkri stöðu bóknáms- og starfsnámsbrauta á framhaldsskólastigi
Netla
The academic–vocational divide in three Nordic countries: implications for social class and gender
Education Inquiry
School Leaders’ Perceptions of Contemporary Change at the Upper Secondary School Level in Iceland: Interaction of actors and social structures facilitating or constraining change
The academic–vocational divide in three Nordic countries: implications for social class and gender
Education Inquiry
2015
Vellíðan starfsfólks í framhaldsskóla – Starfsánægja og styðjandi starfsumhverfi.
Netla
Vellíðan starfsfólks í framhaldsskóla – Starfsánægja og styðjandi starfsumhverfi
Vellíðan starfsfólks
2014
Curriculum, crisis and the work and well-being of Icelandic upper secondary school teachers
Education Inquiry
2010
Velferð kennara er lykillinn að öflugum framhaldsskóla
Netla
2006
Leikur að lifa : kennslubók í lífsleikni fyrir framhaldsskóla
2005
Eðli vísinda : inngangur að eðlis- og efnafræði
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