Articles, Books and Papers

Greinar í ritrýndum tímaritum

2017

Distributed leadership and middle leadership practice in schools: a disconnect?, Irish Educational Studies, DOI:10.1080/03323315.2017.1333444 To link to this article:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2017.1333 Meðhöfundur: Eileen O´Connor

Hafa skólastjórar áhuga á kynjajafnrétti?Athugun á þekkingu, áhuga og viðhorfum skólastjóra þriggja skólastiga   Netla-Veftímarit um uppeldi og menntun. Meðhöfundur: Guðný Guðbjörnsdóttir.

 2016                                                                                                                                                                                             

Störf deildarstjóra í grunnskólum-verkefni og áherslur. Netla-Veftímarit um uppeldi og menntun. Meðhöfundur: Börkur Hansen.

“The day the gender system collapses will be a good day”. Students memories of being girls or boys. Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun/Icelandic Journal of Education 25(1), 2016, 135-154. Meðhöfundur: Þórdís Þórðardóttir.

 2015

Instructional leadership in Icelandic compulsory schools and the role of principals. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 59(5), 583-603. Meðhöfundur: Börkur Hansen.

Efnahagshrunið og skólastarf í Reykjavík. Netla-Veftímarit um uppeldi og menntun. Meðhöfundar: Anna Kristín Sigurðardóttir, Arna H. Jónsdóttir, Börkur Hansen og Guðný Guðbjörnsdóttir.

2014
Educational leadership and market values: A study of school principals in Iceland. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 42(4S) 83-103. DOI: 10.1177/1741143213510499. Online version at: http://ema.sagepub.com/content/42/4_suppl/83

Instructional Leadership in Compulsory Schools in Iceland and the Role of School Principals. Co-author: Hansen, B. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2014.965788

2013

Developing ethical leadership. The role of education. [Role Výchovy A Vzdelávání V Procesu Utvárení Morálního Prístupu K Vedení] Studia paedagogica, 18, 2-3 (141-156). DOI:10.5817/SP2013-2-3-8.

„Þetta er á langtímaplaninu hjá okkur“ Kennslufræðileg forysta skólastjóra við íslenska grunnskóla. Meðhöfundur: Börkur Hansen. TUM-Tímarit um menntarannsóknir 10, 33-60.

2012

Efnahagshrunið og skólastarf í tveimur íslenskum sveitarfélögum: Skólakreppa?Meðhöfundar: Sigurlína Davíðsdóttir, Guðný Guðbjörnsdóttir, Anna Kristín, Sigurðardóttir, Arna H. Jónsdóttir, Börkur Hansen, Ólafur H. Jóhannsson. Netla-Veftímarit um uppeldi og menntun. Grein birt 31. desember.

“Þotulið” og “setulið” Kynjajafnrétti og kennaramenntun. Meðhöfundur: Guðný Guðbjörnsdóttir. Netla-Veftímarit um uppeldi og menntun. Grein birt 31. desember.

2010

Faglegt sjálfstæði grunnskóla. Viðhorf skólastjóra. Meðhöfundar: Börkur Hansen, Ólafur H. Jóhannsson. Uppeldi og menntun, 19, 1-2 (51-69).

2008

Breytingar á hlutverki skólastjóra í grunnskólum – kröfur, mótsagnir og togstreita. Meðhöfundar: Börkur Hansen, Ólafur H. Jóhannsson, Steinunn Helga Lárusdóttir. (2008). Uppeldi og menntun, 17, 2 (87-104).

2007

“The Fact that I´m a Woman may Have been the Defining Factor”.The Moral Dilemmas of an Icelandic Headteacher. Educational Management Administration and Leadership, 35(2), 263-278.

2005

“Hvaða þættir ráða mestu um hvernig gengur að innleiða aðferðir við sjálfsmat grunnskólum? Niðurstöður athugana í sex skólum”. Meðhöfundar Börkur Hansen og Ólafur H. Jóhannsson. Tímarit um menntarannsóknir, 2, 25-40.

“Values and Moral Dilemmas of Educational Leaders in Iceland. A study of Leadership, Values and Gender”. Gefin út á geisladiski vegna ráðstefunnnar Authentic Leadership, Authentic Learning, 10th Annual Leadership and Ethics Conference, Penn State University, Pennsylvania í Bandaríkjunum 13.-15. október.

2004

“Yfirfærsla grunnskólans til sveitarfélaga -Valddreifing eða miðstýring?” Meðhöfundar: Börkur Hansen og Ólafur H. Jóhannsson. Netla-Veftímarit um uppeldi og menntun. rein birt 1.nóvember. 2002 Hlutverk skólastjóra og mat þeirra á yfirfærslu grunnskólans til sveitarfélaga. Meðhöfundar: Börkur Hansen og Ólafur H. Jóhannsson. Uppeldi og menntun. Tímarit Kennaraháskóla Íslands, 11, 191-206. Decentralization of Basic Schools in Iceland: Management Emphasis at a Crossroad. Ritstjóri Oldroyd D. Leading Schools for Learning. Meðhöfundar: Börkur Hansen og Ólafur H. Jóhannsson. Lubljana: National Leadership School.

2001

Self-evaluation of schools:new element in the Icelandic school system 2001 (Sebehodnochení scol:Nový Prek V Islandském Skolství). Studia Paedagogica, 5(6), 33-45. Brno:Masaryk háskóli, heimspekideild. Þýðendur Katarina Emmerova og Dr. Milan Pol. School self-evaluation and school improvement 2000. Í Erla Sigurðardóttir og Margrét Harðardóttir)(Ritstj).Vision og virkelighed. Evaluering af skoler i Norden. Norræna ráðherranefndin í Kaupmannahöfn.

1997

Áherslur í starfi skólastjóra í slenskum grunnskólum. MeðhöfundarHansen og Ólafur H. Jóhannsson. Uppeldi og menntun – tímarit Kennaraháskóla Íslands, 6, 97-108.

1994

Rannsókn á störfum skólastjóra í grunnskólum (meðhöfundar Börkur Hansen og Ólafur H. Jóhannsson) 1994. Gefið út af höfundum.

Professional independence of basic schools in Iceland. Views of principals. Co-authors: Hansen, B., Jóhannsson, Ó. H. Pedagogy and Education, 19, 1-2 (51-69).

2008
Changes in the role of principals- demands and  contradictions. Co-authors: Hansen, B.  and Jóhannsson, Ó. H. Pedagogy and Education, 17, 2 (87-104).

2007
“The fact that I´m a woman may have been the defining factor”. The moral dilemmas of an Icelandic head teacher. Educational Management Administration and Leadership, 35(2), 263-278.

2004
Decentralisation and changes in management emphasis of basic shool headteachers in Iceland. Co-authors Hansen, B. and Jóhannsson, Ó. H.  Netla, On-Line Journal on Education. Published 1 November.

2001
Self-evaluation of schools: New element in the Icelandic school system 2001 (Sebehodnochení scol:Nový Prek V Islandském Skolství). Studia Paedagogica, 5(6), 33-45.

1997
Management Emphasis of head teachers in Icelandic elementary and lower secondary schools. Co-authors Hansen, B.  and Jóhannsson, O. H.  Pedagogy and Education. Institute of Research, 6, 97-108.

1994
Management emphasis of  basic shool head teacher in Iceland. Co-authors Hansen, B. and Jóhannsson, Ó. H. Reykjavík: Authors.

Bækur og bókarkaflar

2014

Stjórnun og skipulag. Í  G. G. Óskarsdóttir (ritstjóri.), Starfshættir í grunnskólum við upphaf 21. aldar. (K. V). Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan

2013

Stjórnun og forysta í skólastarfi. Tækifæri og mótsagnir.  Greinasafn. Meðritstjórar: Börkur Hansen,og Ólafur H. Jóhannsson, Rannsóknarstofa í menntastjórnun og matsfræðum.

2005 

Femínismi og kvennahreyfingar. Í Arna H. Jónsdóttir, Steinunn Helga Lárusdóttir og Þórdís Þórðardóttir (ritstjórar), Kynjamyndir í skólastarfi (bls.13-32). Reykjavík: Rannsóknarstofnun Kennaraháskóla Íslands.

Leiðtogar og lífsgildi. Í Arna H. Jónsdóttir, Steinunn Helga Lárusdóttir og Þórdís Þórðardóttir (ritstjórar), Kynjamyndir í skólastarfi (bls. 221-239). Reykjavík: Rannsóknarstofnun Kennaraháskóla Íslands.

Bókarkafli. Inngangur. Í  Arna H. Jónsdóttir, Steinunn Helga Lárusdóttir og Þórdís Þórðardóttir (ritstýrur),  Kynjamyndir í skólastarfi (bls. 9-11). Reykjavík: Rannsóknarstofnun Kennaraháskóla Íslands. Meðhöfundar: Arna H. Jónsdóttir og Þórdís Þórðardóttir.

2004

Ef árangur á að verða góður verður skólastjórinn að standa í broddi fylkingar. Í Börkur Hansen, Jóhanna Einarsdóttir og Ólafur H. Jóhannsson (ritstjórar),  Brautryðjendur í uppeldis-og skólamálum (bls. 99-118). Reykjavík: Rannsóknarstofnun Kennaraháskóla Íslands.

2003     

Sjálfsmat skóla. Í Börkur Hansen, Ólafur H. Jóhannsson og Steinunn Helga Lárusdóttir (ritstjórar),  Fagmenska og forysta (bls. 29-48). Reykjavík: Rannsóknarstofnun Kennaraháskóla Íslands.

Kynferði - týnda víddin í stjórnunarfræðum og stjórnunarnámi. Í Börkur Hansen, Ólafur H. Jóhannsson og Steinunn Helga Lárusdóttir (ritstjórar), Fagmenska og forysta (bls. 105-120). Reykjavík: Rannsóknarstofnun Kennaraháskóla Íslands.

Bók

2002

Mat á skólastarfi. Handbók fyrir skóla. Reykjavík: Rannsóknarstofnun Kennaraháskóla Íslands.

Ritrýnd ráðstefnurit

2004

Decentralization of Basic Schools in Iceland: Management Emphasis at a Crossroad. Í Oldroyd  D., (ritstjóri),  Leading Schools for Learning (bls. 105-113). Meðhöfundar: Börkur Hansen og Ólafur H. Jóhannsson. Lubljana: National Leadership School.

2000

School self-evaluation and school improvement 2000. Í Erla Sigurðardóttir og Margrét Harðardóttir (ritstjóri),Vision og virkelighed. Evaluering af skoler i Norden. Norræna ráðherranefndin í Kaupmannahöfn.

Ritstjóri fræðibókar

2013

Stjórnun og forysta í skólastarfi. Tækifæri og mótsagnir. Greinasafn. Rannsóknarstofa í menntastjórnun, nýsköpun og mati á skólastarfi. ISBÞN 978-9935-9025-7-3. Meðritstjórar:Börkur Hansen og Ólafur H. Jóhannsson.

2012

Education and practice of school Leaders. The ethical dimension. Ráðstefnurit ENIRDELM ráðstefnu 2011. Menntavísindasvið Háskóla Íslands. ISBN: 978-9935-9025-4-2 Meðritstjórar: Börkur Hansen og Ólafur H. Jóhannsson.

2005
Bókin Kynjamyndir í skólastarfi. Reykjavík: Rannsóknarstofnun Kennaraháskóla Íslands. IBSN:9979-847-96-4. Meðritstýrur: Arna H. Jónsdóttir og Þórdís Þórðardóttir.

2003

Bókin Fagmennska og forysta. Reykjavík: Rannsóknarstofnun Kennaraháskóla Íslands. Meðritstjórar: Börkur Hansen og Ólafur H. Jóhannsson.

Ritdómar

2008

Bókin Menntun, forysta og kynferði eftir Guðnýju Guðbjörnsdóttur. Uppeldi og menntun 17, 2 119-123.

Erindi á ráðstefnum og þingum

 2017

Kennararnir fóru allt í einu að horfa á mig sem einhvern stjórnanda...og þú varst allt í einu í hinu liðinu“. Deildarstjórar í grunnskólum. Viðfangsefni, viðhorf og áherslur. Erindi flutt á Menntakviku, ráðstefnu Menntavísindasviðs Háskóla Íslands 6. október. Meðhöfundur: Börkur Hansen.

Forgangsröðun verkefna og gildi skólastjóra í grunnskólum. Erindi flutt á Menntakviku, ráðstefnu Menntavísindasviðs Háskóla Íslands 6. október. Meðhöfundur: Börkur Hansen.

Middle leaders. Collaborators or assistants? Principals view on the role of middle leaders.

Erindi flutt á ráðstefnu samtakanna, The European Network for Improving Research in Educational Leadership ENIRDELM and Management, 14.-17. september, í Krakow, Póllandi. Meðhöfundur: Börkur Hansen.

The changing role of compulsory school principals in Iceland: values and priorities of task.

Erindi flutt á ráðstefnu ENIRDELM samtakanna,The European Network for Improving Research in Educational Leadership and Management, 14.-17. september, í Krakow, Póllandi. Meðhöfundur: Börkur Hansen.

 2016

Distributed leadership and middle leadership practice in schools – A  disconnect ? Erindi flutt á Menntakviku, ráðstefnu Menntavísindasviðs Háskóla Íslands 7. október. Meðhöfundur: Eileen O´Connor.

 2015

“I learned right away not to play with the girls”. Students’ memories of being girls or boys. Erindi flutt á ráðstefnu ENIRDELM samtakanna, The European Network for Improving Research in Educational Leadership and Management, 17.-29. september í Dublin, Írlandi. Meðhöfundur: Þórdís Þórðardóttir.

 Middle leaders in compulsory schools-Tasks and leadership emphasis. Erindi flutt á ráðstefnu ENIRDELM samtakanna, The European Network for Improving Research in Educational Leadership and Management, 17.-29. september í Dublin, Írlandi. Meðhöfundur: Börkur Hansen.

 An exploration of middle leaders´ perceptions of their lived experiences in Icelandic compulsory and Irish post-primary schools. Erindi flutt á ráðstefnu ENIRDELM samtakanna, The European Network for Improving Research in Educational Leadership and Management, 17.-29. september, 2015 í Dublin, Írlandi. Meðhöfundur Eileen O´Connor.

The economic collapse and its impact on schools in Iceland. Erindi flutt á ráðstefnu NERA, Nordic Educational Research Association, í Gautaborg 4.-6. mars, Marketisation and Differentiation in Education. Meðhöfundar: Anna Kristín Sigurðardóttir, Arna H. Jónsdóttir, Börkur Hansen og Gudný Gudbjörnsdóttir.

Student teachers´knowledge, interests, attitudes and equality. Erindi flutt á ráðstefnu NERA, Nordic Educational Research Association í Gautaborg 4.- 6. march 2015, Marketisation and Differentiation in Education. Meðhöfundar: Guðný Guðbjörnsdóttir og Þórdís Þórðardóttir.

Okkur fannst það bara viðkunnanlegra að skólastjórinn sé karlmaður“ Kynjuð viðhorf til skólastjórnunar fyrr og nú. Erindi flutt á Menntaviku, ráðstefnu Menntavísindasviðs  Háskóla Íslands 2. október.

 2014

Is Iceland the promised land for feminism? Fyrirlestur fluttur á ESW Open Seminars Series. CHEER, Sussex háskóla, 9. október,

 Conflicting values of the 21st century leadership discourses: Impact on school leaders. Erindi flutt á ráðstefnunni Educational Leadership in Transition-The Global Perspective. Uppsala háskóli 4.- 6. nóvember.

Responsible to whom? Value conflicts of headteachers in a market driven environment. Erindi flutt á ráðstefnunni Gender, Work and Organisaton, 8th Biennial International Interdisciplinary Conference, Keel háskóla í Englandi 24.-26. júní.

Efnahagshrunið 2008 og áhrif þess á skólastarf. Erindi flutt á Menntakviku, ráðstefnu Menntavísindasviðs Háskóla Íslands á vegum Rannsóknarstofu í menntastjórnun, nýsköpun og mati á skólastarfi. Meðhöfundar: Anna Kristín Sigurðardóttir, Arna H. Jónsdóttir, Börkur Hansen, Guðný Guðbjörnsdóttir.

Áhugi og þekking nemenda Menntavísindasviðs á jafnréttismálum  og kynjajafnrétti. Erindi flutt á Menntakviku, ráðstefnu Menntavísindasviðs Háskóla Íslands á vegum Rannsóknarstofu um jafnrétti, kyngervi og menntun (RannKyn). Meðhöfundar: Guðný Guðbjörnsdóttir og Þórdís Þórðardóttir.

Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals

2017

Distributed leadership and middle leadership practice in schools: a disconnect?, Irish Educational Studies, DOI:10.1080/03323315.2017 To link to this article:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2017.1333 Co-author: O´Connor, E.

Hafa skólastjórar áhuga á kynjajafnrétti? Athugun á þekkingu, áhuga og viðhorfum skólastjóra þriggja skólastiga [Are school principals interested in gender equality?: A study of the knowledge, interest and attitude of principals at three school levels]. Netla-Veftímarit um uppeldi og menntun /Netla-Online Journal on Pedgogy and Education. Co-author: Gudbjornsdóttir, G.

2016

Störf deildarstjóra í grunnskólum-verkefni og áherslur. [Middle Leaders in Icelandic Compulsory Schools. Tasks and Leadership Emphasis].Veftímarit um uppeldi og menntun/Netla-Online Journal on Peadgogy and Education. Co-author: Hansen, B.

The day the gender system collapses will be a good day. Students memories of being girls and boys. Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun/Icelandic Journal of Education 25(1)2016, 135-154. Co-author: Thórdardóttir, Th.

 2015

Instructional leadership in Icelandic compulsory schools and the role of principals. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 59(5), 583-603. Co-author: Hansen, B.

 Efnahagshrunið og skólastarf í Reykjavík. [The economic collapse and school practice in Reykjavík] Netla-Veftímarit um uppeldi og menntun/ Netla-Online Journal on Peadgogy and Education. Co-authors:Sigurdardóttir, A. K.; Jónsdóttir, A. H.; Hansen, B., &  Gudbjornsdóttir, G.

2014

Educational leadership and market values: A study of school principals in Iceland. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 42(4S), 83-103. doi: 10.1177/1741143213510499

Stjórnun og skipulag [Management and organization]. In G. G. Óskarsdóttir (Ed.),

[Work procedures in compulsory schools at the beginning of the 21st century] (pp. 87-112 ) Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan [Reykjavík: University Publishing]. Co-author: Hansen, B.

2013

Developing ethical leadership. The role of education. [Role Výchovy A Vzdelávání V Procesu Utvárení Morálního Prístupu K Vedení] Studia paedagogica, 18, 2-3 (141-156). DOI:10.5817/SP2013-2-3-8

„Þetta er á langtímaplaninu hjá okkur“ Kennslufræðileg forysta skólastjóra við íslenska grunnskóla [“It is on the long-term agenda”: Instructional leadership of school principals in Iceland]. Tímarit um menntarannsóknir/Journal on Educational Research,10, 33-60 Co-author: Hansen B.

2012

“Þotulið” og “setulið” Kynjajafnrétti og kennaramenntun [“The jetset and the couchset”: Gender Equality and Teacher Education]. Netla-Veftímarit um uppeldi og menntun/Netla. Online Journal on Pedagogy and Education. Co-author: Gudbjornsdóttir, G.

Efnahagshrunið og skólastarf í tveimur sveitarfélögum. Skólakreppa? [Economic meltdown and schooling in two Icelandic communities. A school Crisis?]. Netla-Veftímarit um uppeldi og menntun/ Netla-Online Journal on Peadgogy and Education. Co-authors: Davídsdóttir. D., Gudbjornsdóttir, G.; Sigurdardóttir, A. K.; Hansen, B. & Jóhannsson, Ó. H.

2010

Faglegt sjálfstæði grunnskóla. Viðhorf skólastjóra [Professional independence of basic schools in Iceland – views of principals].  Uppeldi og menntun /Pedagogy and Education], 19(1-2), 51-69. Co-authors: Hansen, B., Jóhannsson, Ó. H.

2008

Breytingar á hlutverki skólastjóra í grunnskólum-kröfur, mótsagnir og togstreita [Changes in the role of principals- demands and contradictions). Uppeldi og menntun/Pedagogy and Education, 17(2), 87-104. Co-authors: Hansen, B., Jóhannsson, Ó. H.

2007     

“The Fact that I´m a Woman may Have been the Defining Factor”. The Moral Dilemmas of an Icelandic Head Teacher. Educational Management Administration and Leadership, 35(2), 263-278.

2004

Hvaða þættir ráða mestu um hvernig gengur að innleiða aðferðir við sjálfsmat í grunnskólum? Niðurstöður athugana í sex skólum [What are the most determining factors when it comes to implementing systems of self-evaluation in compulsory schools? Study in six Icelandic schools]. Tímarit um menntarannsóknir/Journal of Educational Research , 2, 19-25.Co-authors: Hansen, B. &  Jóhannsson, Ó. H.

Yfirfærsla grunnskólans til sveitarfélaga -Valddreifing eða miðstýring? [The transfer of schools from state to municipalities: Decentralization or centralization?]. Netla-Veftímarit um uppeldi og menntun/ Netla-Online Journal on Peadgogy and Education. Co-authors: Hansen, B &  Jóhannsson, Ó. H.

2002    

Hlutverk skólastjóra og mat þeirra á yfirfærslu grunnskólans til sveitarfélaga [The role of head teachers and their assessement of the transfer of schools to muncipalities]. Uppeldi og menntun/Pedagogy and Education11, 191-206. Co-authors: Hansen, B &  Jóhannsson, Ó. H.

2001

Self-evaluation of schools: New element in the Icelandic school system 2001 (Sebehodnochení scol:Nový Prek V Islandském Skolství). Studia Paedagogica, 5(6), 33-45. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of arts. Translated by  Katarina Emmerova and Milan Pol.

1997

Management emphasis of head teachers in Icelandic elementary and lower secondary Schools Pedagogy and Education, Periodical of the Iceland University of Education. Institute of Research, 6, 97-108.  Co-authors: Hansen B. &. Jóhannsson, Ó. H.

1994 

Rannsókn á störfum skólastjóra í grunnskólum [A research on school principals tasks and activities]. Co-authors and publishers: Hansen B. &. Jóhannsson, Ó. H.

 

Books and book chapters

 2014

Leadership and management. In G. G. Óskarsdóttir (Ed.), Schools at the beginning of the 21. Century. A study of Icelandic compulsory schools. (Ch. V). Reykjavík: University of Iceland Press.

2013

Leading and managing schools. Opportunities and contradictions. A reader. Co-editors: Hansen, B and Jóhannsson, Ó. H. Center for Research in Educational Leadership and Program Evaluation.

2005
Feminism and feminist movements. In A.  H. Jónsdóttir, S. H. Lárusdóttir and Þ. Þórðardóttir (Eds.), Gendered Images in Schools (pp. 13-32). Reykjavík: Research Centre, Iceland University og Education.

Leaders and values. In A. H. Jónsdóttir, S. H. Lárusdóttir and Þ. Þórðardóttir (Eds.), Gendered Images in Schools (pp. 221-239). Reykjavík: Research Centre, Iceland University og Education.

2002
Evaluation of Schools. Handbook for Schools. Reykjavík: Institute of Research, Iceland University of Education.

Conference Proceedings

2012

Education and Practice of School Leaders. The Ethical Dimension. Proceedings of the 20th Annual Meeting of the European Network for Improving Research and Development in Education Leadership and Management (ENIRDELM) September 22–24, 2011. Reykjavík: Co-editors: Hansen, B., Jóhannsson, Ó. H. University of Iceland, School of Education. ISBN: 978-9935-9025-4-2.

2004
Values and Moral Dilemmas of Educational Leaders in Iceland. A study of Leadership, Values and Gender.  Authentic Leadership, Authentic Learning, 10th Annual Leadership and Ethics Conference, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA, October 13.-15.

Decentralization of Basic Schools in Iceland: Management Emphasis at a Crossroad. In D. Oldroyd, (ed.),  Leading Schools for Learning (pp. 105-113). Co authors: Hansen, B. and  Jóhannsson, Ó. H.. Lubljana: National Leadership School.

Conference Papers

2017

Kennararnir fóru allt í einu að horfa á mig sem einhvern stjórnanda...og þú varst allt í einu í hinu liðinu“. Deildarstjórar í grunnskólum. Viðfangsefni, viðhorf og áherslur [“All of a sudden everybody started seeing me as some sort of an administrator and you were suddenly on the other side of the table” Middle leaders in compulsory schools, tasks, attitudes and emphasis ]. Paper presented at Menntakvika, the annual conference of the School of Education, University of Iceland, October 6th. Co-author: Hansen, B.

Forgangsröðun verkefna og gildi skólastjóra í grunnskólum [Task priorities and values of principals in compulsory scools]. Paper presented at Menntakvika, the annual conference of the School of Education, University of Iceland on October 6th. Co-author: Hansen, B.

Middle leaders. Collaborators or assistants? Principals view on the role of middle leaders.

Paper presented at the ENIRDELM conference, The European Network for Improving Research in Educational Leadership and Management, September 14.-17, Krakow, Póllandi. Co-author: Hansen, BS

The changing role of compulsory school principals in Iceland: values and priorities of tasks

Paper presented at the the ENIRDELM conference, The European Network for Improving Research in Educational Leadership and Management, 14.-17. September, Krakow, Póllandi. Co-author: Hansen, B.

 2016

Distributed leadership and middle leadership practice in schools – A disconnect ?

Paper presented at Menntakvika, the annual conference of the School of Education, University of Iceland on Octóber 7h. Co-author: O´Connor, E.

 2015

“I Learned Right Away Not to Play with the Girls”. Students’ memories of being girls or boys. Paper presented at the ENIRDELM conference, The European Network for Improving Research in Educational Leadership and Management, 17.-29. September, 2015, Dublin, Ireland.Co-author: Thordardóttir, Th..

 Middle Leaders in Compulsory Schools-Tasks and Leadership Emphasis. Paper presented at the ENIRDELM conference, The European Network for Improving Research in Educational Leadership and Management, September 17-29, Dublin, Ireland. Co-author: Hansen, B.

 An Exploration of Middle Leaders Perceptions of their Lived Experiences in Icelandic Compulsory and Irish Post-Primary Schools. Paper presented at the ENIRDELM conference, The European Network for Improving Research in Educational Leadership and Management, September17-29, Dublin, Ireland. Co-author: O´Connor, E.

The Economic Collapse and its Impact on Schools in Iceland. Paper presented at the NERA conference in Goetenburg, Sweden, Marketisation and Differentiation in Education, March  4.-6., Co-authors: Sigurdardóttir, A. K., Jónsdóttir, A. H., Hansen, Gudbjornsdóttir, G.

Student teachers´ knowledge, interests, attitudes and equality. Paper presented at the NERA conference in Goetenburg, Sweden, Marketisation and Differentiation in Education, March  4.- 6. Co-authors. Gudbjornsdóttir, G. & Thórdardóttir, Th.

Okkur fannst það bara viðkunnanlegra að skólastjórinn sé karlmaður“ Kynjuð viðhorf til skólastjórnunar fyrr og nú. [We just found it more symphatehic to have a male principal. Gendered attitudes of principalship in the past and present]. Paper presented at Menntakvika, the annual conference of the School of Education, University of Iceland on October 2nd.

2014

Is Iceland the promised land for feminism? Paper presented at ESW Open Seminars Series. CHEER, Sussex University, October 9th.

 Conflicting Values of the 21st Century Leadership Discourses: Impact on School Leaders. Paper presented at the conference Educational leadership in transition-The global perspective. Uppsala University, Sweden November 4.- 6.

Responsible to whom? Value conflicts of head teachers in a market driven environment. Paper presented at the conference Gender, Work and Organisaton, 8th Biennial international interdisciplinary Conference, Keel University, June  24.-26.

The economic recession in Iceland and its influence on schools in two municipalities. Paper presented at the ENIRDELM conference, The European Network for Improving Research in Educational Leadership and Management  in Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey. Co-authors: Davídsdóttir, S., Gudbjornsdóttir, G., Sigurdardóttir. A. K. Jónsdóttir, A. H. & Hansen, B. Jóhannsson, Ó. H.

Áhugi og þekking nemenda við Mentnavísindasvið Háskóla Íslands á jafnréttismálum og kynjajafnrétti [Interest and knowledge of students at the School of Education, University of Iceland about equality in general and gender equality in particular]. Paper presented at Menntakvika, the annual conference of the School of Education, University of Iceland. Co-author: Gudbjornsdóttir, G. & Thórdardóttir, Th.

2013

Gender stories. A study about the adjustmen to the dominant discourse about gender. Paper presented at Menntakvika, the annual conference of the School of Education, University of Iceland. Co-author: Thórdardóttir, Th.

2012

The Economic Recession in Iceland and its Influence on Schools in two Municipalities. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Network for Improving Research in Educational Leadership and Management (ENIRDELM), September 27th-29th, Akdeniz University, Antalya – Turkey. Co-authors: Hansen, B. and Jóhannsson, Ó. H.

A Gender Sensitive Leadership Research.What does it mean and what does it take? Leadership, Values and Gender. A Research Diary. A paper presented at the ACU/University of Kelanya conference Critical Women: Women as Agents of Change through Higher Education, Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo, Shri Lanka 6-8 March.

Gender: The Lost Dimension in Teacher Education. A paper presented at the  ACU/University of Kelanya Conference, Critical Women: Women as Agents of Change through Higher Education, Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo, Shri Lanka 6- 8 March.

Ethical Leadership. A paper presented at the

Nordic conference of school leaders, NLS,

Ledarforum, Keflavík, Iceland 3-6 September.

Equality and Teacher Education. A paper presented at the confererence Menntakvika, Research, Innovation and Development. School of Education, University of Ieland 5. October. Co-author: Gudbjörnsdóttir, G.

Gender Equality. The Lost Dimension in Teacher Education.  A paper presented at the conference School as an Ethical Community. Educational Research and the Implementation of Educational Policy, held by the Icelandic Educational Research Association (IERA), School of Education, University of Iceland 17 March.

2011

Leadership and Values.  Papers presented at four conferences  of the Association of Pre-School Principals, 15 Nov. , Akureyri, 16 Nov., Akranes,  2 Nov., Egilsstöðum and 23 Nov., Reykjavík.

Leadership and Values. A Study of Icelandic Head Teachers. A paper presented at the Educational Forum of the Annual Meeting of the Association of Icelandic Principals, Stapanum í Reykjanesbæ, Iceland 14 October.

Equality and Teacher Education. Preliminary findings. A paper presented at the conference Menntakvika, Research, Innovation and Development. School of Education, University of Ieland 30 September. Co-author: Guðbjörnsdóttir, G.

Developing Ethical Responsibility: The Role of Education. A paper presented at the ENIRDELM conference, Education and Practice of School Leaders: The Ethical Dimension, School of Education, University  of Iceland, September 22-24.

Change and Development in Compulsory Schools in Iceland. The Views of Principals. A paper presented at the ENIRDELM conference, Education and Practice of School Leaders: The Ethical Dimension, School of Education, University  of Iceland, 22-24 September. Co-author: Börkur Hansen.

The Struggle with Gender. Feminist Perspectives in Research. A paper presented at a doctoral seminar at the School of Education in co-operation with the Center for Research on Equality, Gender and Education, 28 April.

Teacher Development and Supervision – The Role of Head Teachers in Icelandic Compulsory Schools. A paper presented at a meeting with principals and representatives from the municipality at Drumcondra Education Centre (DEC), Dublin, Ireland,  9 May.Co-Author: Hansen, B.

Leadership, Values and Gender. A Gender Inclusive Leadership Research. A paper presented a Dublin City University (DCU), Dublin, Ireland, 6 May.

2010

School Leadership and the Market Mentality. Fifteenth Annual International Values and Leadership Conference. Ethics, Resilience, and Sustainability: Elements of Learning Focused School Leadership. Umeå University, Sveden, 21-24 September.

Leadership, Values and Gender. ENIRDELM conference: Does Leadership Matter? Implications for Leadership Development and the School as a Learning Organization. Hungarian-Netherlands School of Educational Management, University of Szeged, Hungary, 16-18 September.

2008
Changes in the Role of Principals During 1991 -2006. ENIRDELM conference: Leading to Learn Together and Learning to Lead Together, Bergen, September 25.-28. Co-authors: Hansen, B. and   Jóhannsson, Ó. H.

Educational Policy Making of Icelandic Municipalities. Does it Threaten the Professional Independence of Schools? The Views of Head Teachers. ENIRDELM conference Leading to Learn Together and Learning to Lead Together, Bergen September 25-28. Co-authors: Hansen, B.  and Jóhannsson, Ó. H.