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Alma Harris; Michelle Jones; Cecilia Azorín; Alex Southern; Jeremy Griffiths; Ingileif Ástvaldsdóttir – Journal of Educational Administration, 2024
Purpose: This article draws upon evidence from a contemporary study of all-through schools (ATS) in three countries. ATS combine at least two stages of a child's education in a single establishment. Many admit children aged 3-19. Most children join the school at nursery or kindergarten level and continue there for their entire education before…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Innovation, Teacher Collaboration
Ragnarsdóttir, Hanna; Benediktsson, Artëm Ingmar; Emilsson Peskova, Renata – Multicultural Education Review, 2023
This article aims at exploring family language policies and practices of immigrant families in Iceland as well as educational practices and partnerships in their children's preschools. The article draws on interviews with preschool principals and teachers in three preschools in Iceland, and presents findings related to state, municipal, and school…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Preschools, Foreign Countries, Multilingualism
Marthe Berg Andresen Reffhaug; Jonas Andreasen Lysgaard – Environmental Education Research, 2024
Critical thinking as a concept, has a rich history and is central to much of the debate within international educational research and increasingly within environmental and sustainability education (ESE). Currently, it is gaining a foothold in the curriculum and in practice in Nordic countries. However, to date, there has been no proper account of…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Environmental Education, Sustainability, Foreign Countries
Elies Seguí-Mas; Guillermina Tormo-Carbó; Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; Auður Arna Arnardóttir – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2025
Purpose: This study aims to identify students' perceptions of the importance and objectives of sustainability and business ethics education, considering contextual factors (ethics-friendly environments) and including the social desirability (SD) bias to strengthen data robustness and assess response truthfulness. Design/methodology/approach: A…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Ethics, Business Administration Education, Ethical Instruction
Súsanna Margrét Gestsdóttir; Guðrún Ragnarsdóttir; Amalía Björnsdóttir; Elsa Eiríksdóttir – Review of Education, 2024
In Iceland, and around the world, the working environment in upper secondary schools changed dramatically with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In our research, we aimed to illuminate the ever-changing working conditions of teachers in Icelandic upper secondary schools during the first year of the pandemic, especially in the context of gender…
Descriptors: Teaching Conditions, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, COVID-19
Rohatgi, Anubha; Hatlevik, Ove E.; Björnsson, Julius K. – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2022
Teacher-student interactions are crucial in understanding the role of a supportive climate in instructional practices. The present study investigates the perceptions of 15-year-old Nordic students regarding four aspects of their science class: teacher support, fairness, feedback, and class discipline. Multilevel modelling analysis is used to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Science Achievement, International Assessment
Einarsdottir, Johanna; Juutinen, Jaana; Emilson, Anette; Ólafsdóttir, Sara M.; Zachrisen, Berit; Meuser, Sarah – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2022
The article addresses children's perspectives of belonging in early childhood education settings in five European countries. Children's belonging is understood to be dynamic processes that are formed through multiple relations. Twenty children aged 4-8 with diverse backgrounds participated in the study: two boys and two girls from each country.…
Descriptors: Sense of Community, Group Membership, Interpersonal Relationship, Early Childhood Education
Thompson, James R.; Shaw, Leslie A.; Shogren, Karrie A.; Sigurðsson, Tryggvi; Stefándóttir, Guðny – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
An innovation in developing the Supports Intensity Scale--Children's Version (SIS-C) was the adoption of latent variable modeling approaches to norm development. In regard to translated versions of the SIS-C, the latent modeling approaches provided opportunities to leverage the large standardization sample generated in the United States (n=4,015)…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Cultural Differences
Ólafsdóttir, Sara Margrét; Einarsdóttir, Jóhanna – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2021
The aim of this research was to gain a deeper understanding of young children's participation in a diverse peer culture within an Icelandic preschool and their sense of belonging in the preschool community. The participants were 12 children, aged 5-6 years. Data were constructed with each child while they engaged in a walking tour of the preschool…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Educational Environment, Student Diversity
Rebekka Björg Guðmundsdóttir; Freyja Birgisdóttir; Arna Hauksdóttir; Brynjólfur Gauti Guðrúnar Jónsson; Steinunn Gestsdóttir – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2024
Youths' development can be positively or negatively impacted by various factors in their internal and external environment. This study investigated the interactive effects of self-regulation and internalizing and externalizing problems on academic achievement (reading and maths) and positive youth development (PYD) across one year. Data were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Grade 6
Urban, Mathias; Reikerås, Elin; Eidsvåg, Gunnar Magnus; Guevara, Jennifer; Saebø, Janken; Semmoloni, Carolina – Global Studies of Childhood, 2023
This paper presents and discusses the findings of a collaborative investigation into Nordic approaches to evaluation and assessment in early childhood education and care. The project explored values and principles that underpin and guide evaluation in ECEC systems and practices in five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Educational Quality
Jónsson, Ívar Rafn; Geirsdóttir, Guðrún – Assessment Matters, 2020
Assuming that the quality of assessment for learning (AfL) is, to some extent, bound by the context of the assessment culture it thrives in, it becomes important to understand students' experiences of the cultural characteristics that are regarded as valuable for their learning. The purpose of this study is to explore and compare students'…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Student Evaluation, Secondary School Students, Educational Environment
Sortkaer, Bent; Reimer, David – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2018
Classroom disciplinary climate has emerged as a crucial factor with regard to student achievement. However, most previous studies have not explored potential gender differences in both students' perceptions of the classroom disciplinary climate and the association between classroom disciplinary climate and student learning. Using data from the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Discipline, Gender Differences, Student Attitudes
Mavi, Reza Kiani; Standing, Craig – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
Government regulations require businesses to improve their processes and products/services in a green and sustainable manner. For being environmentally friendly, businesses should invest more on eco-innovation practices. Firms eco-innovate to promote eco-efficiency and sustainability. This paper evaluates the eco-innovation performance of…
Descriptors: Innovation, Data Analysis, Conservation (Environment), Sustainability
Sigurdardottir, Ingibjorg; Mork, Svava B. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2022
As the first level of schooling, preschools are part of the educational system in Iceland. All preschools operate according to Preschool Act. No. 90/2008 and the National Curriculum Guidelines, where the emphasis is on children's learning through play and high-quality practice. The aim of this study was to shed light on how the first wave of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, COVID-19, Pandemics