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The purpose of this study was to examine the perspective of preschool staff on the need for additional support and education for parents of preschool children in Iceland. This research aims to evaluate the current status of support and parent education in Iceland, whether there is need for improv... (1,746 characters more)

Previous research indicates that trust between head teachers and staff in schools is essential and that it affects students´ learning. Honesty is one precondition for trust and scholars argue that head teachers need to be honest to be able to build up and sustain trust. Nevertheless, there is a d... (2,211 characters more)

Icelandic schools are no longer homogeneous but they are changing to be multicultural. Students have been born and brought up either here in Iceland or have moved here from around the world. Students with different cultural, socio-economic and language backgrounds have to go to school and study m... (1,893 characters more)

Í þessari ritgerð verður sjónum beint að forgangsréttarreglunni eins og hún birtist í íslenskri löggjöf en sú regla hefur verið talin ein mikilvægasta reglan sem alþjóðleg samvinna um vernd hugverkaréttinda hefur leitt af sér. Leitast við að gera skil á inntaki forgangsréttarins út frá 6. gr. ein... (555 characters more)

„Við eigum aldrei að leyfa hatursorðræðu að verða lögmæt í okkar samfélagi.“ Þessi orð lét forsætisráðherra Íslands, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, falla við þingfund þann 18. júlí 2018 sem haldinn var í tilefni aldarafmælis fullveldis Íslands. Þessi orð forsætisráðherra eiga fullt erindi í dag þar sem ým... (1,666 characters more)