Jóhanna Einarsdóttir
Biographic Data
| ID | 4425810 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jóhanna Einarsdóttir |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jóhanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Einarsdóttir |
| SIGNATURE | EINARSDÓTTIR J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Iceland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0765-909X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Approaching children’s perspectives on belonging: Methodological and ethical challenges
The aim of this article is to reflect on the methodology and the ethical challenges emerging when researching children’s perspectives on belonging in early childhood education and care (ECEC). Our study was conducted with children aged three to six years in Finland, Iceland, and Sweden. We critically reflect on the research process as well as the chosen research methods: photo elicitation, walking interviews, and participatory observations. In ou…
Pedagogical challenges and practices in multicultural classrooms: A praxeological study
This article addresses the pedagogical practices applied by teachers at pre and primary school level when working with children with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD) as well as potential challenges in a research collaboration between teachers and academics. A praxeological study was conducted with two preschool teachers and two primary school teachers participating. Additional data was obtained through interviews with the …
The politics of belonging in early childhood contexts: A comprehensive picture, critical factors and policy recommendations
This study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of belonging in early educational institutions based on key findings developed within the international project Politics of belonging: promoting children’s inclusion in educational settings across border (85644). The research questions are: What are the main empirical and theoretical contributions to the understanding of belonging in early childhood institutions? and What kinds of critical …
Methodological and ethical challenges in cross-language qualitative research: The role of interpreters
Interpretation in cross-language qualitative research presents a range of methodological and ethical challenges. Among these are the interpreters’ influence on data generation and interview power dynamics. Having translators review and/or produce an independent translation of recorded interview material for comparative purposes is regarded as one of the ways researchers can control for these challenges. However, there are other reasons why transl…
Children’s perspectives about belonging in educational settings in five European countries
The article addresses children’s perspectives of belonging in early childhood education settings in five European countries. Children’s belonging is understood to be dynamic processes that are formed through multiple relations. Twenty children aged 4–8 with diverse backgrounds participated in the study: two boys and two girls from each country. Data were constructed through walking interviews, during which the individual children walked around th…
Supporting democracy and agency for all children: The learning stories of two immigrant boys
The aim of this article is to explore democracy and agency for children with diverse backgrounds in Icelandic early childhood education and care. In the last decade, Icelandic society has become more multicultural, as reflected in the increasing number of children in preschools with a home language other than Icelandic. Hence, this article also aims to promote a discussion of how Nordic traditions can be reflected in preschool practice, especiall…
Much changes, much remains the same: Icelandic parents’ perspectives on preschool education
The aim of the study was to shed light on Icelandic parents’ views on their children’s preschool educations and explore if their views have changed over the last decade. In 2005/2006, focus group interviews were conducted with parents of 5- and 6-year-old children in three preschools in Iceland. In 2016, the same preschools were revisited, and now 26 parent participants were interviewed. Several challenges have been facing Icelandic early childho…
Democracy, caring and competence: Values perspectives in Ecec curricula in the Nordic countries
The aim of the study is to explore how Nordic Early Childhood Education and Care policies frame values education in preschools with a special focus on the values of democracy, caring and competence. The study is part of a larger Nordic project, Values education in Nordic preschools: Basis of education for tomorrow, the aim of which is to explore values education from various perspectives, policy levels, institutional levels and personal levels. T…
Making meaning: Children’s perspectives expressed through drawings
The importance of listening to children’s perspectives has been emphasised in a wide range of recent research, using a variety of strategies. This paper explores the use of drawing as a strategy to engage with young children around the topic of starting school. It describes the approaches we have used, examines the benefits and challenges we have encountered and discusses implications of using drawings as a strategy for engaging with young childr…
Researching With Children: Ethical tensions
There is a need to reflect on both the processes and outcomes of the range of approaches aimed at promoting children’s engagement in research, with the specific intent of listening to children’s voices. This article considers some of the ethical tensions we have experienced when engaging children in research about their prior-to-school and school environments and their perspectives of the transitions between these environments. Examples from proj…
Research with children: Methodological and ethical challenges
Methodological and ethical challenges that researchers face when they conduct research with children are the focus of this article. The discussion is based on a study conducted with 2–6‐year‐old children in Iceland, where the purpose was to shed light on children's perspectives on their early childhood settings. The study is built on the conviction that children, just like adults, are citizens who hold their own views and perspectives, they have …
Playschool in pictures: Children’s photographs as a research method
The paper focuses on children’s photographs as a method to use in research with children. Studies using photographs with children are reviewed and compared and a study conducted in one Icelandic playschool is described. The playschool was involved in a project where the purpose was to look at the ways children think about their early childhood educational setting and to develop methods for listening to children’s perspectives. The paper describes…
Researching With Children: Ethical tensions
There is a need to reflect on both the processes and outcomes of the range of approaches aimed at promoting children’s engagement in research, with the specific intent of listening to children’s voices. This article considers some of the ethical tensions we have experienced when engaging children in research about their prior-to-school and school environments and their perspectives of the transitions between these environments. Examples from proj…
Playschool in pictures: Children’s photographs as a research method
The paper focuses on children’s photographs as a method to use in research with children. Studies using photographs with children are reviewed and compared and a study conducted in one Icelandic playschool is described. The playschool was involved in a project where the purpose was to look at the ways children think about their early childhood educational setting and to develop methods for listening to children’s perspectives. The paper describes…
Research with children: Methodological and ethical challenges
Methodological and ethical challenges that researchers face when they conduct research with children are the focus of this article. The discussion is based on a study conducted with 2–6‐year‐old children in Iceland, where the purpose was to shed light on children's perspectives on their early childhood settings. The study is built on the conviction that children, just like adults, are citizens who hold their own views and perspectives, they have …
Making meaning: Children’s perspectives expressed through drawings
The importance of listening to children’s perspectives has been emphasised in a wide range of recent research, using a variety of strategies. This paper explores the use of drawing as a strategy to engage with young children around the topic of starting school. It describes the approaches we have used, examines the benefits and challenges we have encountered and discusses implications of using drawings as a strategy for engaging with young childr…
Researching With Children: Ethical tensions
There is a need to reflect on both the processes and outcomes of the range of approaches aimed at promoting children’s engagement in research, with the specific intent of listening to children’s voices. This article considers some of the ethical tensions we have experienced when engaging children in research about their prior-to-school and school environments and their perspectives of the transitions between these environments. Examples from proj…
Democracy, caring and competence: Values perspectives in Ecec curricula in the Nordic countries
The aim of the study is to explore how Nordic Early Childhood Education and Care policies frame values education in preschools with a special focus on the values of democracy, caring and competence. The study is part of a larger Nordic project, Values education in Nordic preschools: Basis of education for tomorrow, the aim of which is to explore values education from various perspectives, policy levels, institutional levels and personal levels. T…
Much changes, much remains the same: Icelandic parents’ perspectives on preschool education
The aim of the study was to shed light on Icelandic parents’ views on their children’s preschool educations and explore if their views have changed over the last decade. In 2005/2006, focus group interviews were conducted with parents of 5- and 6-year-old children in three preschools in Iceland. In 2016, the same preschools were revisited, and now 26 parent participants were interviewed. Several challenges have been facing Icelandic early childho…
Supporting democracy and agency for all children: The learning stories of two immigrant boys
The aim of this article is to explore democracy and agency for children with diverse backgrounds in Icelandic early childhood education and care. In the last decade, Icelandic society has become more multicultural, as reflected in the increasing number of children in preschools with a home language other than Icelandic. Hence, this article also aims to promote a discussion of how Nordic traditions can be reflected in preschool practice, especiall…
Methodological and ethical challenges in cross-language qualitative research: The role of interpreters
Interpretation in cross-language qualitative research presents a range of methodological and ethical challenges. Among these are the interpreters’ influence on data generation and interview power dynamics. Having translators review and/or produce an independent translation of recorded interview material for comparative purposes is regarded as one of the ways researchers can control for these challenges. However, there are other reasons why transl…
Children’s perspectives about belonging in educational settings in five European countries
The article addresses children’s perspectives of belonging in early childhood education settings in five European countries. Children’s belonging is understood to be dynamic processes that are formed through multiple relations. Twenty children aged 4–8 with diverse backgrounds participated in the study: two boys and two girls from each country. Data were constructed through walking interviews, during which the individual children walked around th…
Pedagogical challenges and practices in multicultural classrooms: A praxeological study
This article addresses the pedagogical practices applied by teachers at pre and primary school level when working with children with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD) as well as potential challenges in a research collaboration between teachers and academics. A praxeological study was conducted with two preschool teachers and two primary school teachers participating. Additional data was obtained through interviews with the …
The politics of belonging in early childhood contexts: A comprehensive picture, critical factors and policy recommendations
This study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of belonging in early educational institutions based on key findings developed within the international project Politics of belonging: promoting children’s inclusion in educational settings across border (85644). The research questions are: What are the main empirical and theoretical contributions to the understanding of belonging in early childhood institutions? and What kinds of critical …
Approaching children’s perspectives on belonging: Methodological and ethical challenges
The aim of this article is to reflect on the methodology and the ethical challenges emerging when researching children’s perspectives on belonging in early childhood education and care (ECEC). Our study was conducted with children aged three to six years in Finland, Iceland, and Sweden. We critically reflect on the research process as well as the chosen research methods: photo elicitation, walking interviews, and participatory observations. In ou…
Psychology (11 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (9 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (9 works) · Pedagogy (9 works) · Early childhood education (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Icelandic (4 works) · Social science (4 works)