education policy

Understanding the politics of inclusion, the ‘refugee’ and nation: analysis of public policies and teacher narratives in Iceland

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Eva Harðardóttir, Berglind Rós Magnúsdóttir & Jo-Anne Dillabough. Understanding the politics of inclusion, the ‘refugee’ and nation: analysis of public policies and teacher narratives in Iceland – International Journal of Inclusive Education Even though Iceland is yet to host as many refugees as other European countries, the number of young refugees seeking resettlement is growing […]

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„Moving in the dark“: Exploring representations of refugee youth through Icelandic public policy documents and teachers narratives

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Eva Harðardóttir & Berglind Rós Magnúsdóttir. „Moving in the dark“: Exploring representations of refugee youth through Icelandic public policy documents and teachers narratives – Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration, 14(3), 2018 Abstract In spite of the fact that Iceland accepts fewer refugees then other European countries, the number of young refugees in Iceland has

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Privatization of early childhood education in Iceland

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Kristín Dýrfjörð & Berglind Rós Magnúsdóttir. Privatization of early childhood education in Iceland – Research in Comparative and International Education The overall aim of this paper is to give a comprehensive picture of the marketization of early childhood education in Iceland. Our theoretical framework is based on Hursh’s (2007) analysis of how the governance of

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“Ensuring supply and diversity”: Neo-liberalism in recent policy documents on curriculum development

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Berglind Rós Magnúsdóttir. “Ensuring supply and diversity”: Neo-liberalism in recent policy documents on curriculum development – Uppeldi og menntun In recent decades, there have been radical changes in the discourse on education. These changes have been global and the educational discourse in Iceland has not been spared. Changes in the field of educational materials for primary

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