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    The academic–vocational divide in three Nordic countries: implications for social class and gender 
    Nylund, Mattias; Rosvall, Per-Åke; Eiriksdottir, Elsa; Holm, Ann-Sofie; Isopahkala-Bouret, Ulpukka; Niemi, Anna-Maija; Ragnarsdóttir, Guðrún (Informa UK Limited, 2018-01-02)
    In this study we examine how the academic–vocational divide is manifested today in Finland, Iceland and Sweden in the division between vocationally (VET) and academicallyoriented programmes at the upper-secondary school level. The paper is based on a ...
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    Educational leadership at the municipal level in Iceland: What shapes it, its characteristics and what it means for school practices 
    Sigurðardóttir, Sigríður Margrét (School of Education, University of Iceland, 2023-06-08)
    This doctoral study focuses on educational leadership at the municipal level in Iceland. Firstly, it aims to understand how leadership practices are shaped by policies and governance at the national, municipal and school levels, within a global and ...
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    The global NAFLD policy review and preparedness index : Are countries ready to address this silent public health challenge? 
    NAFLD policy review collaborators (2022-04-01)
    BACKGROUND & AIMS: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a highly prevalent, yet largely underappreciated liver condition which is closely associated with obesity and metabolic disease. Despite affecting an estimated 1 in 4 adults globally, NAFLD ...
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    Movement and physical activity in early childhood education and care policies of five nordic countries 
    Sollerhed, Ann Christin; Olesen, Line Grønholt; Froberg, Karsten; Soini, Anne; Sääkslahti, Arja; Kristjánsdóttir, Gudrún; Vilhjálmsson, Rúnar; Fjørtoft, Ingunn; Larsen, Robert; Ekberg, Jan Eric (2021-12-15)
    The purpose of this study was to examine the values of movement and physical activity (MoPA) using government policy documents (e.g., laws and curricula) on early childhood education and care (ECEC) from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. ...
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    Treatment as Prevention for Hepatitis C (TraP Hep C) - a nationwide elimination programme in Iceland using direct-acting antiviral agents 
    Ólafsson, Sigurður; Tyrfingsson, Þórarinn; Rúnarsdóttir, Valgerður; Bergmann, Óttar Már; Hansdóttir, Ingunn; Björnsson, Einar Stefán; Jóhannsson, B.; Sigurðardóttir, Bryndís; Fridriksdóttir, R. H.; Löve, Arthur; Hellard, M.; Löve, Þorvarður Jón; Gudnason, Thorarinn; Heimisdottir, María; Gottfredsson, Magnus (Wiley, 2018-03-07)
    A nationwide programme for the treatment of all patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) was launched in Iceland in January 2016. By providing universal access to direct‐acting antiviral agents to the entire patient population, the two key aims ...
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    Viðhorf foreldra og opinber leikskólastefna 
    Einarsdottir, Johanna (Menntavísindastofnun Háskóla Íslands, 2020-10-09)
    Markmið rannsóknarinnar var að varpa ljósi á mat foreldra á gæðum leikskólastarfs í samhengi við menningarbundin viðhorf sem birtast í opinberri stefnu leikskóla. Jafnframt að skoða hvort marka mætti breytingar á viðhorfum foreldra á einum ...
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    Þrástef, þagnir og mótsagnir um lýðræðislegt hlutverk íslenskra háskóla 
    Bjarnadóttir, Valgerður S.; Ólafsdóttir, Anna; Geirsdóttir, Guðrún (2019-12-17)
    Markmið þessarar greinar er að varpa ljósi á orðræðu um lýðræðislegt hlutverk íslenskra háskóla með greiningu á ráðandi stefnumótunarskjölum um háskóla. Þær spurningar sem leitast verður við að svara eru hvort og hvernig orðræða í opinberum stefnuskjölum ...
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    Þróun leikskóla á Íslandi : Samtal við skrif Jóns Torfa Jónassonar 
    Einarsdóttir, Jóhanna; Hreinsdóttir, Anna Magnea (2022-12-13)
    Árið 2006 gaf dr. Jón Torfi Jónasson, prófessor út bókina Frá gæslu til skóla: Um þróun leikskóla á Íslandi. Þar greindi hann þróun leikskólastigsins frá mörgum ólíkum sjónarhornum, fjallaði m.a. um stöðugleika orðræðunnar um leikskóla og um hvað umræður ...