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Faculty of Education

Bergljót Þrastardóttir

Assistant Professor
460 8565 bergljotth@unak.is She

Location

  • O209
  • Sólborg

Specialisation

Gender equality Social justice in education Inclusive education Multiculturalism and education Critical pedagogy

General information

Courses

KJL1505160
Gender Studies, Equality and Democracy
KFV0156230
Pedagogy and the field
OFB0110130
Trauma and violence
KVG0156160
The Primary School Teacher
KFV0156230
Pedagogy and the field

Research

2025
Staða einstæðra mæðra og barna þeirra í íslensku velferðarsamfélagi
2025
Unveiling Nordic Youth’s Aspirations: A Multi Methods Approach
2024
Konur af erlendum uppruna í íslensku velferðarsamfélagi: Staða á vinnumarkaði, félagsleg tengsl og líðan
2024
The role of school leaders in developing inclusive practices in Icelandic compulsory schools
2024
What was I(t) made for?
2023
Girls Claiming Discursive Space within the Dominant Discourse on Gender Performativity: A Case Study from a Compulsory School in Iceland
2022
Gender Empowerment in the Arctic (2016-2020)
2021
The Discourse of Drama
2021
Gender Empowerment and Fate Control
2021
Walls, seats and the gymnasium: a social-material ethnography on gendered school space in an Icelandic compulsory school
2016
Promising Nordic Practices in Gender Equality Promotion in Basic Education and Kindergartens
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