Faculty of Education

Kristian Guttesen

Assistant Professor
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Location

  • O109
  • Sólborg

Specialisation

Character Education Philosophy of Education Philosophical Dialogue Moral Education Curriculum Studies
Research portal - Kristian Guttesen 

General information

Courses 2025 - 2026

NÞN1510160
Curricula and Development of Learning and Teaching
BED0112090
B.Ed.-thesis
NOÁ0156160
Curricula and Planning
VIH0156220
Practical skills
HHS0105250
Health and health services: Position, aims and trends
BED0112090
B.Ed.-thesis

Education

2026
University of Iceland, Viðbótardiplóma Teaching studies for higher education
2022
University of Birmingham, Doktorspróf Education
2016
University of Iceland, Meistarapróf Philosophy
2014
University of Iceland, Meistarapróf Creative Writing
2012
University of Iceland, Viðbótardiplóma Upper Secondary School Teaching
2009
University of Iceland, BA Philosophy
1999
University of Glamorgan, BS Software Engineering

Career

2025
University of Akureyri, Assistant Professor
2024 - 2025
University of Iceland, Adjunct Lecturer
2024 - 2024
University of Iceland, Postdoctoral Researcher
2021 - 2023
Directorate of Education, Upper Secondary School Specialist
2018 - 2019
University of Iceland, Ajunct Lecturer
2016 - 2017
Garðasjóli Lower Secondary School, Department Manager
2015 - 2016
Landakotsskóli Elementary School, Philosophy Teacher
2013 - 2015
The Egilsstaðir Junior College, Upper Secondary School Teacher

Research

2026
Daily dynamics of pro-environmental behaviors and eudaimonic well-being among adolescents. Journal article
2025
Character education through poetic inquiry: teaching poetry as a means of moral self-cultivation. Journal article
2024
The Impact of Anxiety and Depression on the Quality of Life of the university Students: the Slovak experience. Journal article
2024
The Role of spiritual Values in Social Work – The Context of Sustainability. Journal article
2024
Character education, poetry, and wonderment: retrospective reflections on implementing a poetry programme in a secondary-school setting in Iceland. Journal article
2024
The philosophy of emotions: Implementing character education through poetry. Journal article
2023
Eru börn heimspekingar? Book chapter
2023
Friður, réttlæti, samvinna. Ljóð með börnum – samræðuæfing. Book chapter
2023
Eru börn heimspekingar? Book chapter
2023
Siðferðileg rök fyrir heimspeki grænkera. Journal article
2022
Character Education Through Poetry. Dissertation
2022
Teachers and Trainers in a Changing World – Iceland: Building up competences for inclusive, green and digitalised vocational education and training (VET). Report
2022
Cultivating virtue through poetry: an exploration of the characterological features of poetry teaching. Journal article
2022
Preschool and Democracy. Book chapter
2021
Dygðir og mannkostir í hinni stafrænu hliðarvídd. Journal article
2021
Leikskóli og lýðræði. Book chapter
2020
Kierkegaard as an Existential Phenomenologist. A Brief Observation of Kierkegaard’s Existential Analysis and Project. Book chapter
2019
Mér fellur nú orðið betur við hlutverk Sansjó Pansa…. Journal article
2017
Icelandic. Book chapter
2013
Um lifandi og dauða þekkingu: Kenning um heimspekikennslu. Journal article
2011
Við erum stödd í flækju verlueikans. Kristian Guttesen ræðir við Sigríði Þorgeirsdóttur. Journal article
2011
Úr Sóttinni banvænu (Sygdommen til Døden). Translation
2010
Um merkingarfræði tilvísunarorða. Online resource