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    Breaking Free from the Needs Paradigm: A Collaborative Analysis of Inclusion 
    Óskarsdóttir, Edda; Guðjónsdóttir, Hafdís; Tidwell, Deborah (Informa UK Limited, 2018-12-07)
    This self-study, based on research, conducted over five years, focuses on my leadership role employing an inclusion model of education in a school in Iceland serving students from ages 6 to 16. In this article, we examine how Edda’s practice helped ...
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    Children with learning difficulties. Their self-concept, well-being, and perception of school 
    Ragnarsdóttir, Guðrún Björg (University of Iceland, School of Education, Faculty of Health Promotion, Sport and Leisure Studies, 2023-11)
    Background Previous research has shown that learning difficulties usually negatively impact the well-being and self-concept of children in primary school. This is the first Icelandic long-term study to examine the well-being of children with learning ...
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    Constructing support as inclusive practice : a self-study 
    Óskarsdóttir, Edda (University of Iceland, School of Education, Faculty of Teacher Education, 2017-08-31)
    The compulsory school act in Iceland states that schools should be inclusive. This entails that schools need to provide every pupil with quality education according to their needs and ability, and to remove barriers to participation in learning and ...
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    Nordic perspectives on disability studies in education: a review of research in Finland and Iceland 
    Hakala, Katariina; Björnsdóttir, Kristín; Lappalainen, Sirpa; Johannesson, Ingolfur Asgeir; Teittinen, Antti (Informa UK Limited, 2018-01-02)
    Disability studies in education (DSE) is an interdisciplinary field derived from the need to re-conceptualise special education dominated by a medical perspective on disability. In this article we identify what characterises DSE research and consider ...
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    Traditions and Challenges: Special Support in Swedish Independent Compulsory Schools 
    Magnússon, Gunnlaugur (Mälardalen University, School of Education, Culture and Communication, Educational Sciences and Mathematics., 2015)
    This thesis has two overarching aims. The first is to generate further knowledge about Swedish independent schools, specifically regarding the organisation and provision of special support and how these relate to special educational traditions and ...
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    Trapped in the needs paradigm 
    Óskarsdóttir, Edda; Guðjónsdóttir, Hafdís; Tidwell, Deborah (S-STEP, 2018)
    This paper is a result of a collaboration across three researchers: the first author is a leader of the support system at the Waterfront school (pseudonym used) whose practice is the focus of this study, and the second and third authors engaged in ...