Looking back: Children reflecting on their preschool experiences. Paper presented at the annual conference of Nordic Educational Research Association (NERA), Malmö, 11.-13. Mars 2010.

Quality of preschools from the perspectives of parents. Paper presented at the 15th International Roundtable on School, Family, and Community Partnerships, Denver, 30April 2010.

Primary school children‘s views of their preschool experience. Paper presented at the annual conference of American Educational Research Association (AERA), Denver  30. April- 4. May 2010.

Icelandic parents‘ views on early childhood education. Paper presented at the annual conference of American Educational Research Association (AERA), Denver  30. April- 4. May 2010.

Sharing Paths. Paper presented at the international conference of OMEP, Gautaborg 11-14. August 2010.

Icelandic Parents‘ Perspectives on Preschool Education. Paper presented at the international conference of OMEP, Gautaborg 11-14. August 2010.

Looking back to preschool. Paper presented at the annual conference of European Early Childhood Educational Research Association (EECERA), Birmingham 5-8. September. 2010.

Sharing Paths: Partnership between preschool and primary school. Paper presented at the annual conference of the European Early Childhood Educational Research Association (EECERA), Birmingham 5-8. September. 2010.

Starting School: Research, practice and policy. Charles Sturt University.

Á sömu leið: Starfendarannsókn á mótum leik- og grunnskóla. Paper presented at the conference Menntakvika, October 22. 2010.

Challanges in Research with Children. Paper presented at the conference of the Nordic Council of Minister and the Norwegian Minsitry of Education and Research, on research in early childhood education. Oslo, November 18.- 20. 2009.

Sýn grunnskólabarna á leikskóladvöl sína. Paper presented at the annual conference of the School of Education, University of Iceland „Föruneyti barnsins“ October 29. – 30. 2009.

Reynsla og nám barna. Paper presented at a symposia held by the Early Chilhood Education Research Center (RannUng), Thinking – Experience – Democracy, honoring John Dewey. University of Iceland, School of Education, October 22. 2009.

Purpose of Early Childhood Education from the Perspectives of Icelandic Children and Prents. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Education Research Association (AERA), San Diego, April 13.-17. 2009.

Primary school children‘s views on their playschool experiences. Paper presented at the annual conference of the European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA), Strasbourg, 26.-29. August, 2009.

Balancing methodologies and methods in researching with young children. Paper presented at the annual conference of the European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA), Strasbourg, 26.-29. ágúst 2009. (Co-authors Bob Perry & Sue Dockett)

Cultural differences of teacher-parent partnerships in four European courtries: A qualitative study. Paper presented at the annual conference of the European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA), Strasbourg, 26.-29. ágúst 2009. (Co-authors Bryndís Garðarsdóttir, Eeva Hujala).

Children‘s views on the transition from playschool to primary school in Iceland. Paper presented at the Transitions in the Early Years symposia at University of Strathclyde. September 9. 2009.

The role of early childhood education in contemporary Iceland. Paper presented at the conference of the Delta Kappa Gamma in Oslo August 6.-9.  2009.

Children’s Experiences of the First Year of Primary School. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Education Research Association (AERA), San Diego, April 13.-17. 2009.

Foreldrasamstarf í leikskóla – Viðhorf og sýn leikskólakennara. Paper presented at the conference on parents participation held by RannUng. Reykjavík 26. Mars 2009. (co-author Bryndís Garðarsdóttir)

Orðræða um grunnskólabyrjunina í fjölmiðlum. Paper presented at the annual conference of the school 0f education at University of Iceland, October 23. – 24. 2008.

Beyond listening: Ethical issues in conducting and interpreting research with children. Paper presented at the annual conference of the European Early Childhood Education Research Association, (EECERA), Stavanger, Norway, September 3.-6. 2008.

Images of children starting school in Icelandic mass media. Paper presented at the annual conference of the European Early Childhood Education Research Association, (EECERA), Stavanger, Norway, September 3.-6. 2008.

Children’s Perspectives on the First Months of Primary School. Paper at the conference Nordic Educational Research Association (NERA), Copenhagen 6.-8. March, 2008.

Children’s views on the transition from playschool to primary school in Iceland. Paper at the conference Children, Young People and Families Research Conference, New Lanark, Skotlandi 18-19 january 2008.