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Sara Margrét Ólafsdóttir - Associate Professor

Sara Margrét Ólafsdóttir

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School of Education

Sara Margrét Ólafsdóttir

Associate Professor

Early Childhood Education

Location
Saga / S-641
Phone
5255355
Email
saraola [at] hi.is

Unit
Faculty of education and pedagogy
Published Work
Sara Margrét Ólafsdóttir - published work

Curriculum Vitae
Sara Margrét Ólafsdóttir - Curriculum Vitae
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9473-0423
Research portal – Sara Margrét Ólafsdóttir

Published works

2026

Forysta og stjórnun í ungbarnaleikskólum: Áskoranir og úrræðiNetla

2025

Children constructing belonging during transition to school in Finland and in IcelandHope and resilience conference
Leikur sem leið til að efla læsi barna í fjölmenningarlegum leikskóla: Hlutverk stjórnendaMenntakvika 2025
Incommensurable tensions facing early childhood education transitionsPolicy Futures in Education
Sýn deildarstjóra á góðan undirbúningstíma í leikskólumNetla
Transition to School in Iceland: Exploring 25 Years of Research, Policy and PracticeEECERA annual conference 2025

2024

Handbók um leik barna í leikskólum
Making connections with childrenEuropean Early Childhood Education Research Journal
Exploring belonging: Children’s perspectivesSosus (Social Sustainability for Children and Families)
Undirbúningstími í leikskólumNetla
Children’s perspectives on their learning through play.EECERA annual conference 2024

2023

Developing Entrepreneurial Society: Have We Ignored the Opportunities of Preschool Education?Education Sciences
Assessment in preschool practice: How, what and who?EEECERA CONFERENCE 2023
Réttindi barna í leikskólum í Garðabæ
Children’s perspectives on transition processes: Separation from preschoolEECERA CONFERENCE 2023
Children’s belonging during transition to schoolAERA 2023
Children’s belonging constructed through material relations in multicultural early education settingsScandinavian Journal of Educational Research

2022

Leikur sem megin námsleið barnaMenntakvika 2022
Áhrif undirbúningstíma á fagmennsku leikskólakennara og gæði leikskólastarfsNetla
Preschool teachers use of preparation timeNERA
Að skrá og meta leikskólastarf í undirbúningstímaMenntakvika 2022
Preparing for play or group work: Educators views on the use of preparation time in Icelandic preschools30th EECERA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Þáttaskil og samfella í námi barna á mótum leik- og grunnskóla
Gildi leiks í námi leikskólabarna
Children’s perspectives about belonging in educational settings in five European countriesEuropean Early Childhood Education Research Journal

2021

Who belongs in preschool? Perspectives of children and educatorsEarly Years
Belonging and participation as portrayed in the curriculum guidelines of five European countriesJournal of Curriculum Studies
Peer Culture in an Icelandic Preschool and the Engagement of Children with Diverse Cultural BackgroundsInternational Journal of Early Childhood
Sýn barna á kórónuveiruna og áhrif hennar á þátttöku þeirra í daglegu starfi í leikskólaNetla

2020

“Þetta þarf að virka hratt og örugglega”: Áskoranir við að þróa aðferðir sem meta nám og vellíðan barna í leikskólaNetla
Children's perspectives on belonging in Icelandic preschools
Mat á námi og vellíðan barna: Lærdómur af samstarfsrannsókn í fimm leikskólumNetla
Fullgildi í leikskóla: Sjónarmið barna og starfsfólksTímarit um uppeldi og menntun

2019

‘Drawing and playing are not the same’Early Years
Children's play in peer cultures: Icelandic preschool children's views on play, rules in play, and the role of educators in their play
'It will be difficult to practice something we don't know how to do'
Following children's advice on transition from preschool to primary school

2017

‘Drawing and playing are not the same’Early Years
Educators’ Views on Transition
‘Drawing and playing are not the same’: children’s views on their activities in Icelandic preschoolsEarly Years
„Þeir vilja ekki leika, bara tala saman“: sýn barna á hlutverk fullorðinna í leikNetla
‘You need to own cats to be a part of the play’European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
Preschool educator’s views on transition: Influence on daily practice and children’s well-being

2016

Flæði í leik og námi leikskólabarna
Vellíðan barna í leikskóla - Samstarfsrannsókn
Nýsköpunarmennt í leikskólastarfi: Hugmyndir barna um hönnun leikskólalóðarNetla

Keywords for Specialisation:

Early childhood education

Research with children

Children´s play and learning

Transition from preschool to primary school

Children's belonging in preschool