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About the authors
Amalía Björnsdóttir is an Associate Professor at the Iceland University of Education. She received
a Ph.D. in quantitative psychology from the University of Oklahoma in 1996. Her research fields
are testing and measurement, gender differences and social influences on academic achievement.
She has been a consultant on research on the connection between phonic awareness and reading.
E-mail: amalia@khi.is
Berglind Rós Magnúsdóttir received an M.A. degree in Education in 2003 and is studying for a
Ph.D. degree in the same field at the University of Iceland. Her research has been on equity in
education with an emphasis on gender perspective. E-mail: berglindros@gmail.com
Börkur Hansen is a Professor at the Iceland University of Education. He has a Ph.D. in Educational
Administration from the University of Alberta, Canada. Research fields: School management,
decentralization of schools, teachers’ views towards their profession, school development, school
history. E-mail: borkur@khi.is
Guðný Guðbjörnsdóttir is Professor of Education in the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of
Iceland. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Leeds, an M.Sc. from Manchester University,
and a B.A. from Vassar College. Her main research interests are: Gender, identities and education;
leadership, gender, education and equity; cultural literacy of adolescents and adults; cognitive
development of children. E-mail: gg@hi.is
Kristín Elva Viðarsdóttir is a psychology student and a teacher at the University of Akureyri. She
completed an M.Ed. degree in education from the Iceland University of Education in 2006. Her
primary research area is queer studies. E-mail: ha040367@unak.is
Kristján Kristjánsson is Professor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Education, University of
Akureyri, Iceland. He received his Ph.D. in moral philosophy from the University of St Andrews
in 1990. His main research areas are philosophy of education, ethics, emotion theory and moral
education. He is currently completing a book entitled Aristotle, Emotions and Education (Ashgate,
forthcoming). E-mail: kk@unak.is
Ólafur H. Jóhannsson is Assistant Professor at the Iceland University of Education. He has
an M.Ed. in Educational Administration from University of Bristol, England. Research fields:
School management, decentralization of schools, teachers’ views towards their profession, school
development, the effects of in-service education, school history. E-mail: ohj@khi.is
Sif Einarsdóttir is Associate Professor in the Career Counseling and Guidance Program at the
University of Iceland. She received a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University
of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in 2001. Her main research activities have been in the area of
vocational interests and the cross-cultural validity of assessment instruments. She has also done
some research on adult learners and bullying. E-mail: sif@hi.is
About the authors