Guðrún Kristinsdóttir- Doctor of Philosophy
- Professor Emerita at University of Iceland
Guðrún Kristinsdóttir
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Professor Emerita at University of Iceland
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critical feminist studies, childhood and society, qualitative research methodology, violence in intimate relationships, ethics in research with children.
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Barnasáttmáli Sameinuðu þjóðanna er alþjóðlegur mannréttindasamningur sem snertir börn. Sáttmálinn felur í sér viðurkenningu á að börn þarfnist sérstakrar verndar umfram fullorðna og á að tryggja börnum vernd gegn ofbeldi, tækifæri og áhrifamátt. Fræðimenn telja að sá réttur barna sem eigi hvað mest undir högg að sækja varði lýðræðisákvæði hans. Me...
Ukrainian refugees arriving in Iceland due to Russian war in early year 2022. A debate article in Icelandic on effects on children and societal responsibility. Translation from Swedish to Icelandic of Astrid Lindgren's speech given in Frankfurt 1978, when this world known author of children's book received Peace Prize of the German Book Trade.
Ofbeldi gegn börnum. Hlutverk skóla. Handbók fyrir starfsfólk. Reykjavík, Iceland. [Violence against children. The Role of Schools, Handbook for School Staff]. Námsgagnastofnun og Vitundarvakning um kynferðislegt, andlegt og líkamlegt ofbeldi gegn börnum, Reykjavík 2014, 2022.
Authors: Guðrún Kristinsdóttir professor emerita at the Faculty of Educa...
Male perpetrators of intimate partner violence
Guðrún Kristinsdóttir 2020
Published at the behest of the University of Iceland Science Ethics Committee
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Guidance for researchers – the participation of children in scientific research
This document is intended as guidance on the participation of children in scientific research. It was compiled at the request of the University of Ic...
Leiðsögn þessi fjallar um:
• Réttindi barna, einkum með tilliti til samnings SÞ um þau, sem felur m.a. í sér réttinn til að leita, taka við og miðla hvers kyns vitneskju og hugmyndum.
• Vernd barna og sérstakt tillit sem taka ber til þeirra í rannsóknum hvað snertir einkalíf, trúnað og samskipti. Rök eru leidd að því að þátttaka barna í rannsóknum...
Hliðvörður-hvert er hlutverk þitt? Þátttaka barna í rannsóknum ► Um höfunda ► Efnisorð Markmiðið með greininni er að varpa ljósi á reynslu rannsakenda af því að fá formleg leyfi og aðgengi að börnum til að rannsaka hagi þeirra og raeða við þau um málefni sem þau varða. Tilgangurinn er að efla umraeðu um málið og vekja athygli á því hver réttur barn...
Child protection committees place children in foster care due to difficult conditions
in their parental home. The goal of this measure is to safeguard children’s situation
and upbringing, either temporarily or permanently, when other special measures do
not suffice. Foster care placements are used by child protection authorities if a child
may...
In this paper, we study how Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people (LGBT) students in Icelandic upper secondary schools interpret their experience of heteronormative environment and how they respond to it. The aim is to explore how sexualities and gendered bodies are constructed through ‘schooling’. The article draws on interview data with s...
Heteronormative culture and heterosexism is experienced by many LGBT students and queer individuals in their daily interactions with their environment. Icelandic upper secondary schools are no exception in this respect. This article draws on interview data with five LGBT students supported by semi-participatory observations at two upper secondary s...
Domestic violence occurs through the use of power in personal relationships;
it can be perpetrated by all family members, and men are most often the
violators. Children are often subjected to violence at home, and it is has been
acknowledged that witnessing violence can be as harmful as actually being
attacked. The distress caused by violence in th...
This paper evaluates an action research study, conducted in Iceland, which involved young service users as consultants to the research. We used participatory group work methods to activate the young people's knowledge and guide social workers in developing their practice. The young people's advice influenced the data generation and analysis, guided...
The article discusses the construction and value of the research proposal and the necessity of research planning and research content. The shortcomings of relying solely on organized working methods in this context are pointed out. The free rein and chaos that characterize the research process can be discussed using the following key words: • Inter...
Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/Open Objective. Prevalence, effect, and implications of domestic violence are not well known in Iceland. The study reported aimed at studying children’s general knowledge and understanding of violence at home. It provides an opportunity for comparing results...
Title in Icelandic: Mörg íslensk börn hafa vitneskjuna (e. Children's knowledge and understanding of violence at home).
Objective. Prevalence, effect, and implications of domestic violence are not well known in Iceland. The study reported aimed at studying children's general knowledge and understanding of violence at home. It provides an opportunit...
