Faculty of Education

Kristín Dýrfjörð

Associate Professor
552 6365 Website

Location

  • Utan skólans / Off Campus

Specialisation

Early childhood education Slow pedagogy Neoliberalism - policy studies Makerspacese Sciences and early childhood Sustainability and education
Research portal - Kristín Dýrfjörð 

General information

Courses 2025 - 2026

VSM0156240
Science workshop
KNL1510160
Teaching Methods and Assessment in Preschools
SBU0156240
Sustainability and Environmental Education
KNL1510160
Teaching Methods and Assessment in Preschools

Career

1997
UNAK, Associate professor

Research

2026
Að finna taktinn: Um hæglátt leikskólastarf. Journal article
2025
The hegemony of a literacy programme for preschool children in Iceland: how and why Lubbi became Iceland’s favourite. Journal article
2025
Paving the way for slow pedagogy: leadership lessons from Icelandic preschools. Journal article
2024
Sjálfsprottinn leikur með stafrænan og skapandi efnivið í leikskóla. Journal article
2024
The preschool teachers’ union in Iceland: a critical analysis of influence and challenges. Journal article
2024
Principals’ financial and pedagogical challenges when choosing programs and educational materials: the scope of the private education industry for preschools. Journal article
2023
Young children's perspectives of time: New directions for co‐constructing understandings of quality in ECEC. Journal article
2023
Barnstýrðir matmálstímar „...nú má maður setjast bara einhvers staðar.“. Journal article
2022
Preschool staff perceptions of leader capabilities during COVID-19 early stage in Iceland. Journal article
2022
Preschool staff perceptions of leader capabilities during COVID-19 early stage in Iceland. Journal article
2021
Upplifun barna af leikskóladvöl „Stundum er maður lengi í leikskólanum, en ekki alltaf“. Journal article
2021
Upplifun barna af leikskóladvöl: Stundum er maður lengi í leikskólanum, en ekki alltaf“. Journal article
2021
Parental Engagement and Early Childhood Education Around the World. Book chapter
2021
Digital Play Objects as Part of Preschool Children’s Imaginative Play. Book chapter
2020
Keeping Preschools Open During Covid-19: The Employees’ Perspective. Journal article
2020
How did head teacher in Icelandic preschools manage their job during the pandemic: The employees’ view? (with Anna Elísu Hreiðrasdóttir. Conference paper
2020
Mat leikskólabarna á þátttöku í tilviksrannsókn. Journal article
2020
Sköpunarsmiðjur í menntun ungra barna: Reynsla og viðhorf starfsfólks skóla, safna og sköpunarsmiðja. Journal article
2019
Makerspaces in formal and non-formal learning contexts in Iceland. Book chapter
2019
How think tanks and literacy policies can be used  to analyze  neoliberal influences on Icelandic preschools. Book chapter
2019
Preschool teachers’ working conditions in Iceland: Crisis in the making. Book chapter
2018
Early Childhood Education and Care in Iceland: The origin, influences, curriculum reforms, and possible paths. Book chapter
2016
Privatization of early childhood education in Iceland. Journal article
2012
Infected with neo-liberalism: The new landscape of early childhood settings in Iceland. Book chapter
2011
Áhrif nýfrjálshyggju á íslenskt leikskólastarf. Journal article
2009
Þátttökuaðlögun nýtt aðlögunarform í leikskóla, .. Book chapter
2006
Lýðræði í leikskólum. Journal article
2006
Comparing practices and democracy in early childhood education. Journal article