Search Results - "Adalbjarnardottir, Sigrún"

A Leader's Experiences of Intercultural Education in an Elementary School: Changes and Challenges by Adalbjarnardottir, Sigrún, Runarsdottir, Eyrún M.

“…This article focuses on a school leader's professional awareness in promoting students' intercultural competence. The context is how societal challenges and…”
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How Schoolchildren Propose to Negotiate: The Role of Social Withdrawal, Social Anxiety, and Locus of Control by Adalbjarnardottir, Sigrun

“…The role of social anxiety, social withdrawal, and locus of control in the developmental level of interpersonal negotiation strategies (INS) when resolving…”
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Parenting in Relation to School Dropout Through Student Engagement: A Longitudinal Study by Blondal, Kristjana S., Adalbjarnardottir, Sigrun

“…Dropping out of school generally has negative consequences for both individuals and society, and the decision to do so has been described as a crucial…”
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Tracing the Developmental Processes of Teachers and Students: a sociomoral approach in school by Adalbjarnardottir, Sigrun

“…Integrating psychological theories and educational practice has long been the aim of educational psychologists. This paper contributes to this task by…”
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Viðhorf ungs fólks til pólitískrar þátttöku by Guðjohnsen, Ragný Þóra, Aðalbjarnardóttir, Sigrún

“…Markmið rannsóknarinnar er að kanna viðhorf ungmenna til pólitískrar þátttöku, annars vegar félagslegrar þátttöku, eins og að vernda umhverfið og vinna að…”
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Young people’s views on political participation / Viðhorf ungs fólks til pólitískrar þátttöku by Guðjohnsen, Ragný Þóra, Aðalbjarnardóttir, Sigrún

“…The aim of the study is to explore young people’s attitudes towards political participation, both towards social-movement participation, such as taking part in…”
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Citizenship, character, sustainability: Differences and commonalities in three fields of education by Jordan, Karen Elizabeth, Jónsson, Ólafur Páll, Guðjohnsen, Ragny Þóra, Aðalbjarnardóttir, Sigrún, Garðarsdóttir, Unnur Edda

“…An adequate response to the environmental and sustainability issues we now face cannot be limited to single perspectives, disciplines, or ways of knowing, and…”
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Student Disengagement in Relation to Expected and Unexpected Educational Pathways by Blondal, Kristjana S., Adalbjarnardottir, Sigrun

“…Students' different educational pathways were examined in relation to their disengagement during adolescence. The participants were Icelandic youth (N = 832)…”
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PARENTING PRACTICES AND SCHOOL DROPOUT: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY by BLONDAL, Kristjana S, ADALBJARNARDOTTIR, Sigrun

“…Adolescents' perceptions of parenting style and parental involvement in their education were examined longitudinally and related to school dropout among…”
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Self-regulation among youth in four Western cultures: Is there an adolescence-specific structure of the Selection-Optimization-Compensation (SOC) model? by Gestsdottir, Steinunn, Geldhof, G. John, Paus, Tomáš, Freund, Alexandra M., Adalbjarnardottir, Sigrun, Lerner, Jacqueline V., Lerner, Richard M.

“…We address how to conceptualize and measure intentional self-regulation (ISR) among adolescents from four cultures by assessing whether ISR (conceptualized by…”
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How Schoolchildren Propose to Negotiate: The Role of Social Withdrawal, Social Anxiety, and Locus of Control by Adalbjarnardottir, Sigrun

“…The role of social anxiety, social withdrawal, and locus of control in the developmental level of interpersonal negotiation strategies (INS) when resolving…”
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Adolescents' Perceived Parenting Styles and Their Substance Use: Concurrent and Longitudinal Analyses by Adalbjarnardottir, Sigrun, Hafsteinsson, Leifur G.

“…The relation between parenting style and adolescent substance use (tobacco, alcohol, hashish, and amphetamines) was examined concurrently (at age 14) for licit…”
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Student disengagement in relation to expected and unexpected educational pathways by Blondal, Kristjana S, Sigrún Adalbjarnardóttir

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Adolescent Psychosocial Maturity and Alcohol Use: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Longitudinal Data by Adalbjarnardottir, Sigrun

“…Adolescents (N=1,198) in Reykjavik, Iceland were followed from ages 15 to 17 to explore their levels of psychosocial maturity in relation to alcohol…”
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Adolescent antisocial behavior and substance use by Adalbjarnardottir, Sigrun, Rafnsson, Fjolvar Darri

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Adolescent antisocial behavior and substance use: Longitudinal analyses by Adalbjarnardottir, Sigrun, Rafnsson, Fjolvar Darri

“…This study explores how antisocial behavior among adolescents at age 14 is related longitudinally to their daily smoking, heavy alcohol use, and illicit drug…”
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Perceived Control in Adolescent Substance Use: Concurrent and Longitudinal Analyses by Adalbjarnardottir, Sigrun, Rafnsson, Fjolvar Darri

“…A sample of 9th-grade students (1,293 individuals, 51% girls) attending compulsory schools in Reykjavik, Iceland, was surveyed and followed up 3 years later…”
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Anonymity and Confidentiality in School Surveys on Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Use by Bjarnason, Thoroddur, Adalbjarnardottir, Sigrun

“…School surveys are currently the most important method of collecting data on alcohol and drug use among youth. Although methodological studies suggest that…”
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A Developmental Method to Analyze the Personal Meaning Adolescents Make of Risk and Relationship: The Case of "Drinking" by Selman, Robert L., Adalbjarnardottir, Sigrun

“…The goal of this article is to demonstrate the application of a psychosocial developmental framework-and interpretive method of analysis-to data gathered…”
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Understanding Children and Ourselves: Teachers' Reflections on Social Development in the Classroom by Adalbjarnardottir, Sigrun

“…Icelandic teachers discussed perceived changes in their work and students' social interactions during a program to foster students' social competence. The…”
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