Jónasson, Jón TorfiBlöndal, Kristjana StellaMikiewicz , Piotr2025-11-202025-11-202011Jónasson, J T & Blöndal, K S 2011, The development in Icelandic education: Situation in 2011 in the perspective of a century. in P Mikiewicz (ed.), Social capital and education : Comparative research between Poland and Iceland. University of Lower Silesia, Wroclaw, pp. 52-96.682866074e20d6e2-3428-4585-a2a7-347b15dbd0c3https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/6131The first section of the paper is on the current educational system in Iceland, as defined by its legal framework. Then we describe its course of development for a century, suggesting a theoretical framework which might be useful in chartering the progress being made. The last chapter discusses educational participation and non-participation and drop-out as a characteristics of Icelandic education.44604616252-96eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEducationSocial capitalComparative analysisIcelandPolandMenntunSagaFélagsauðurSamanburðarrannsóknirÍslandPólland/dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/researchoutputtypes/contributiontobookanthology/chapter