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Kristín Björnsdóttir - Professor
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School of Education
Kristín Björnsdóttir
Hún/Hennar
Íslenska
Professor
Disability Studies in Education
Location
Skipholt 37
Phone
525 - 5379
Email
kbjorns [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of subject teacher education
Website
https://uni.hi.is/kbjorns/publications/
Consultation hours
By appointment
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4233-3458
Research portal – Kristín Björnsdóttir
Courses 2024 - 2025
UME009M - Youth culture and youth transition
UMD052F - Historical analysis of discourse
KEN213F - Curriculum and School Development in Secondary Schools
MAL202F - Upper secondary school students with special education needs
KEN403G - Vocational teaching – practicum part 2
UME602L - Final project
UME602L - Final project
ÞRS104F - Inclusive Research methods
KEN103G - Individuality, special education and teaching in a diverse classroom
ÞRS308G - Disability, health and functioning
UME103F - Diversity and social justice
ÞRS119G - History and disability
KEN302G - Vocational pedagogy – part 1
KEN303G - Vocational teaching – practicum part 1
TÓS312G - Inclusive research I
UME602L - Final project
Collaboration
Átak self-advocacy organization
,
Átak self-advocacy organization
,
Átak self-advocacy organization
Education
2009
,
PhD
,
University of Iceland
,
Ph.D. in Disability Studies.
2007
,
,
University of Sheffield,
,
2002
,
MA
,
University of Iceland
,
Education with an emphasis on disability research
1999
,
,
University of Iceland
,
Teaching Certification
1998
,
BM
,
East Carolina University
,
B.M. in Music Therapy
Professional Experience
2018 -
,
,
2015 -
2018,
,
2010 -
2015,
,
2009 -
2010,
,
2007 -
2009,
,
2003 -
2007,
,
Published works
2024
The Digital Exclusion of People with Intellectual Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
The Diversity of Voices in Universities: A Critical Reflection on Representation Based on Two University Projects in Iceland and Germany
British Journal of Learning Disabilities
2023
Risky Obliviousness Within Fragmented Services
Social Inclusion
‘Then you realise you can actually do it’: young disabled people negotiating challenges during times of transitioning into adulthood
Disability and Society
2022
Sjálfræði og fólk með þroskahömlun - Bakgrunnur og framkvæmd rannsóknar
Aðstæðubundið sjálfræði : líf og aðstæður fólks með þroskahömlun
Inngangur
Háskóli fyrir alla
Netla
Having high hopes for the future
Sexuality and relationships
"Allt um okkur með okkur": Hagsmunabaráttan og aðstæðubundið sjálfræði
Hlutverk aðstoðarfólks í námi fólks með þroskahömlun sem þarf mikinn stuðning
Sjálfræði, karlmennska og kvenleiki
Samspil sjálfræðis og kynverundar
2021
Milliliður, stuðningsaðili eða hlutlaus fylgdarmaður: Hlutverk aðstoðarfólks í námi fólks með þroskahömlun sem þarf mikinn stuðning
Netla
„Þá má ekki missa kúlið“ Tilfinningar og tilfinningavinna grunnskólakennara
Netla
„Þá má ekki missa kúlið“ Tilfinningar og tilfinningavinna grunnskólakennara
Netla
Fatlað fólk í hamförum
Íslenska þjóðfélagið.
„COVID bjargaði mér“
Netla
2020
Double Sexual Standards
Sexuality and Disability
2018
Nordic perspectives on disability studies in education: a review of research in Finland and Iceland
Education Inquiry
Autonomy and People with Intellectual Disabilities Who Require More Intensive Support
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
Meaningful Participation and Shared Ownership in an Inclusive University Program in Iceland
Autonomy and People with Intellectual Disabilities Who Require More Intensive Support
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
2017
People with Intellectual Disabilities Negotiate Autonomy, Gender and Sexuality
Sexuality and Disability
Skærulist í þágu jafnréttis?: framlag karla með þroskahömlun til jafnréttisstarfa
Netla
‘It’s not complicated’
Belonging to higher education
European Journal of Special Needs Education
2016
‘I am a college student’ postsecondary education for students with intellectual disabilities
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
„Við lærum af þeim og þau af okkur“ : mentorar í starfstengdu diplómunámi fyrir fólk með þroskahömlun
Á jaðri jaðarsins í framhaldsskóla fyrir alla : starfsbraut - sérnám innan Tækniskólans
Netla
2015
Social (in)equality : collaborative reflection
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
Hver er lögsaga þroskaþjálfa? : starfsvettvangur, menntun og viðhorf þroskaþjálfa
Netla
Spaces of indifference
‘It’s my life’
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities
'It's my life'
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities
The politics of age and disability in contemporary Spanish film: plus ultra pluralism
Disability and Society
2014
Behind the quest for tales, stories and lives
Uppeldi og menntun
"Ég fékk engan stuðning í skólanum" : fötlun, kyngervi og stétt
Má ég fá að ráða mínu eigin lífi? : sjálfræði og fólk með þroskahömlun
Uppeldi og menntun
Engar hendur, ekkert súkkulaði : kyngervi, hörundslitur, fötlun og stétt í kvikmyndinni Intouchables
Netla
2013
Inngangur
The Internet’s Empowering and Disempowering Qualities: Online (Re)presentation of Disabled Parents
Disability Studies Quarterly
Til sýnis : fatlað fólk, furðuverur og fjölleikahús
Fötlun og menning : Íslandssagan í öðru ljósi
„Eitthvað svo afbrigðilegur“ : ljóti andarunginn fatlaður
Sandleikur og sögugerð
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
Margrödduð orðræða í tímaritum samtaka fatlaðs fólks
2012
Þegar fötlun verður feimnismál
2011
„Lokaskref í að vera alveg sama“ : margröddunin í gleðigöngunni
Óskabörn allrar þjóðarinnar? : Umfjöllun í blöðum og tímaritum um fatlaða íslenska afreksmenn í íþróttum
„Þetta er minn líkami en ekki þinn“ : sjálfræði og kynverund kvenna með þroskahömlun
Netla
Viljinn í verki – bókin öll
Uppeldi og menntun
2010
Stuck in the land of disability? The intersection of learning difficulties, class, gender and religion
Disability and Society
"Þau eru bara óheppin" : um skilning og notkun ófatlaðra ungmenna á fötlunarhugtökum
Resisting the Reflection: Identity in Inclusive Life History Research
Disability studies quarterly
Life story
2009
Les personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle créant un champ social? Une interprétation inspirée de Bourdieu de l'autoreprésentation des droits en Islande
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
2008
Gambling for capital
British Journal of Learning Disabilities
2006
Öll í sama liði
2005
Karlar og konur í Kristi
2004
Þátttaka fólks með þroskahömlun í menningu samtímans
2003
Sérnámsbrautir og skólasamfélag : samskipti þroskaheftra og ófatlaðra framhaldsskólanema
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Disability and social participation
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