Public policy, the schoolsystem and teachers´role: Pathways of professional reforms for the benefit of pupils

The article focuses on public school policy in Iceland, in a historical perspective, the teacher´s role and contemporary challenges in the school system. Attention is paid to the increased complexity of teachers´ role as educators and that of guarding the welfare and well-being of the individual sch...

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Published in:Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Main Authors: Harðardóttir, Sigrún, Júlíusdóttir, Sigrún
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Icelandic
Published: Stjórnsýslustofnun 2019
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Online Access:http://www.irpa.is/article/view/a.2019.15.1.6
https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2019.15.1.6
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spelling fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.hi.is:article/2940 2023-05-15T16:52:33+02:00 Public policy, the schoolsystem and teachers´role: Pathways of professional reforms for the benefit of pupils Opinber stefna, skólakerfið og hlutverk kennara: Viðbragðsbúnaður skólans Harðardóttir, Sigrún Júlíusdóttir, Sigrún 2019-06-17 application/pdf http://www.irpa.is/article/view/a.2019.15.1.6 https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2019.15.1.6 isl ice Stjórnsýslustofnun http://www.irpa.is/article/view/a.2019.15.1.6/pdf http://www.irpa.is/article/view/a.2019.15.1.6 doi:10.13177/irpa.a.2019.15.1.6 ##submission.copyrightStatement## Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration; Árg. 15, Nr 1 (2019): Vorhefti; 113-134 Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla; Árg. 15, Nr 1 (2019): Vorhefti; 113-134 1670-679X 1670-6803 School policy teachers´ role inclusive school school child multidisciplinary support system Skólastefna skóli án aðgreiningar hlutverk kennara nemendur fjölfaglegt kerfasamstarf info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2019 fticelandunivojs https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2019.15.1.6 2022-09-21T13:38:53Z The article focuses on public school policy in Iceland, in a historical perspective, the teacher´s role and contemporary challenges in the school system. Attention is paid to the increased complexity of teachers´ role as educators and that of guarding the welfare and well-being of the individual schoolchild. The ongoing changes in teachers´ role are related to changed social and family conditions coinciding with development in society and (human service) welfare institutions. This may especially regard school children when confronted by crises in their parents´ lives or other unexpected, harmful situations in their personal life. Results from Icelandic research on current socio-educational conditions of schoolchildren and their families are presented. Increasing cooperation between school, health and social system with an interdisciplinary approach is advocated. Referring to present knowledge and call for revised legislation and policy issues some ideas of renewal of service are presented and discussed. Undanfarna áratugi hefur alþjóðleg umræða í velferðarsamfélögum beinst að vægi skólans sem undirstöðu velsældar einstaklings og samfélags. Hér er kannað hvernig þessi umræða hefur þroskast við íslenskar aðstæður. Markmið greinarinnar afmarkast við að bregða upp mynd af áhrifum opinberrar skólastefnu á Íslandi á stöðu skólans, kennara og nemenda í nútímasamfélagi. Aðferðin sem hér er notuð er að setja fram sögulegt ágrip af þróun skólamála og yfirlit um niðurstöður nýlegra íslenskra rannsókna um aðstæður og margvíslegar þarfir nemenda og um viðbragðsbúnað skólans gagnvart þeim. Í því sambandi er vikið að vandasamri stöðu kennarans við að sinna kennslu og uppeldishlutverki jafnframt því að láta sig varða velferð hvers barns, einkum innan grunnskólans. Einnig er athygli beint að rökum sérfræðinga fyrir þverfaglegu starfi innan skólans og kerfasamstarfi milli skóla, heilbrigðisþjónustu og félagsþjónustu. Rökin varða einkum börn sem eru tilfinningalega berskjölduð vegna áfalla eða félagslegrar jaðarstöðu. Á ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla 15 1 113 134
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topic School policy
teachers´ role
inclusive school
school child
multidisciplinary support system
Skólastefna
skóli án aðgreiningar
hlutverk kennara
nemendur
fjölfaglegt kerfasamstarf
spellingShingle School policy
teachers´ role
inclusive school
school child
multidisciplinary support system
Skólastefna
skóli án aðgreiningar
hlutverk kennara
nemendur
fjölfaglegt kerfasamstarf
Harðardóttir, Sigrún
Júlíusdóttir, Sigrún
Public policy, the schoolsystem and teachers´role: Pathways of professional reforms for the benefit of pupils
topic_facet School policy
teachers´ role
inclusive school
school child
multidisciplinary support system
Skólastefna
skóli án aðgreiningar
hlutverk kennara
nemendur
fjölfaglegt kerfasamstarf
description The article focuses on public school policy in Iceland, in a historical perspective, the teacher´s role and contemporary challenges in the school system. Attention is paid to the increased complexity of teachers´ role as educators and that of guarding the welfare and well-being of the individual schoolchild. The ongoing changes in teachers´ role are related to changed social and family conditions coinciding with development in society and (human service) welfare institutions. This may especially regard school children when confronted by crises in their parents´ lives or other unexpected, harmful situations in their personal life. Results from Icelandic research on current socio-educational conditions of schoolchildren and their families are presented. Increasing cooperation between school, health and social system with an interdisciplinary approach is advocated. Referring to present knowledge and call for revised legislation and policy issues some ideas of renewal of service are presented and discussed. Undanfarna áratugi hefur alþjóðleg umræða í velferðarsamfélögum beinst að vægi skólans sem undirstöðu velsældar einstaklings og samfélags. Hér er kannað hvernig þessi umræða hefur þroskast við íslenskar aðstæður. Markmið greinarinnar afmarkast við að bregða upp mynd af áhrifum opinberrar skólastefnu á Íslandi á stöðu skólans, kennara og nemenda í nútímasamfélagi. Aðferðin sem hér er notuð er að setja fram sögulegt ágrip af þróun skólamála og yfirlit um niðurstöður nýlegra íslenskra rannsókna um aðstæður og margvíslegar þarfir nemenda og um viðbragðsbúnað skólans gagnvart þeim. Í því sambandi er vikið að vandasamri stöðu kennarans við að sinna kennslu og uppeldishlutverki jafnframt því að láta sig varða velferð hvers barns, einkum innan grunnskólans. Einnig er athygli beint að rökum sérfræðinga fyrir þverfaglegu starfi innan skólans og kerfasamstarfi milli skóla, heilbrigðisþjónustu og félagsþjónustu. Rökin varða einkum börn sem eru tilfinningalega berskjölduð vegna áfalla eða félagslegrar jaðarstöðu. Á ...
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Júlíusdóttir, Sigrún
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Júlíusdóttir, Sigrún
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title Public policy, the schoolsystem and teachers´role: Pathways of professional reforms for the benefit of pupils
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