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Sara Margrét Ólafsdóttir - Associate Professor
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School of Education
Sara Margrét Ólafsdóttir
Íslenska
Associate Professor
Early Childhood Education
Location
Skipholt 37
Email
saraola [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of education and pedagogy
Published Work
Sara Margrét Ólafsdóttir - published work
Curriculum Vitae
Sara Margrét Ólafsdóttir - Curriculum Vitae
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9473-0423
Research portal – Sara Margrét Ólafsdóttir
Courses 2024 - 2025
KME201F - Research with children and youths
KME004F - Collaboration between pre- and primary school.
LSS441L - Final project
LSS501G - Transition from preschool to primary school
LSS101F - Play and preschool teachers role
Education
2019
,
Doktorspróf
,
,
2013
,
M.Ed.
,
,
2003
,
B.Ed.
,
,
Professional Experience
2021 -
,
Associate Professor,
University of Iceland, School of Education
2019 -
2021,
Assistant Professor,
University of Iceland, School of Education
2013 -
2019,
Teacher Assistant,
University of Iceland, School of Education
2017 -
2019,
Research Assistant,
University of Iceland, School of Education
Published works
2024
Handbók um leik barna í leikskólum
Undirbúningstími í leikskólum
Netla
2023
Assessment in preschool practice: How, what and who?
EEECERA CONFERENCE 2023
Réttindi barna í leikskólum í Garðabæ
Children’s belonging constructed through material relations in multicultural early education settings
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
Developing Entrepreneurial Society: Have We Ignored the Opportunities of Preschool Education?
Education Sciences
2022
Children’s perspectives about belonging in educational settings in five European countries
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
Áhrif undirbúningstíma á fagmennsku leikskólakennara og gæði leikskólastarfs
Netla
Leikur sem megin námsleið barna
Menntakvika 2022
Að skrá og meta leikskólastarf í undirbúningstíma
Menntakvika 2022
Gildi leiks í námi leikskólabarna
Preparing for play or group work: Educators views on the use of preparation time in Icelandic preschools
30th EECERA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Preschool teachers use of preparation time
NERA
Þáttaskil og samfella í námi barna á mótum leik- og grunnskóla
2021
Who belongs in preschool? Perspectives of children and educators
Early Years
Belonging and participation as portrayed in the curriculum guidelines of five European countries
Journal of Curriculum Studies
Sýn barna á kórónuveiruna og áhrif hennar á þátttöku þeirra í daglegu starfi í leikskóla
Netla
Peer Culture in an Icelandic Preschool and the Engagement of Children with Diverse Cultural Backgrounds
International Journal of Early Childhood
2020
Fullgildi í leikskóla: Sjónarmið barna og starfsfólks
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
“Þetta þarf að virka hratt og örugglega”: Áskoranir við að þróa aðferðir sem meta nám og vellíðan barna í leikskóla
Netla
Children's perspectives on belonging in Icelandic preschools
Mat á námi og vellíðan barna: Lærdómur af samstarfsrannsókn í fimm leikskólum
Netla
2019
Following children's advice on transition from preschool to primary school
‘Drawing and playing are not the same’
Early Years
Children's play in peer cultures: Icelandic preschool children's views on play, rules in play, and the role of educators in their play
'It will be difficult to practice something we don't know how to do'
2017
‘You need to own cats to be a part of the play’
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
‘Drawing and playing are not the same’: children’s views on their activities in Icelandic preschools
Early Years
„Þeir vilja ekki leika, bara tala saman“: sýn barna á hlutverk fullorðinna í leik
Netla
Educators’ Views on Transition
Preschool educator’s views on transition: Influence on daily practice and children’s well-being
‘Drawing and playing are not the same’
Early Years
2016
Flæði í leik og námi leikskólabarna
Nýsköpunarmennt í leikskólastarfi: Hugmyndir barna um hönnun leikskólalóðar
Netla
Vellíðan barna í leikskóla - Samstarfsrannsókn
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