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Ólafur Páll Jónsson - Professor
–
School of Education
Ólafur Páll Jónsson
Íslenska
Professor
Philosophy
Location
Skipholt 37
Phone
525 - 5541
Email
opj [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of education and diversity
Website
http://uni.hi.is/opj
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2782-1306
Research portal – Ólafur Páll Jónsson
Courses 2024 - 2025
UME002F - Democracy, human rights and young people's citizenship
INT401G - Sustainability education and sustainability
UME007G - Life worth living - practical use in education and pedagogy
INT007F - Early Chinese philosophy of education 2: Daoism and Neo-Daoism
INT441L - Final project
INT261L - Final project
INT441L - Final project
UME304G - Philosophy of education and history of ideas
MVS101F - Theories in Sociology and Philosophy of Education
INT101G - Educational settings
HVS501M - Interdisciplinary cooperation in health sciences
UME006G - Life Worth Living - theoritical view and personal values
UMD079F - Seminar in philosophy of education: Radical hope II
UMD080F - Seminar in philosophy of education: Radical hope I
INT006F - Early Chinese philosophy of education 1: Confucianism
UMD075F - Introductory course for new doctoral students
Education
2001
,
MIT,
,
MIT,
,
Ph.D. Philosophy,
1997
,
M.A.-próf
,
University of Calgary,
,
M.A. Philosophy,
1994
,
B.A.-próf
,
University of Iceland,
,
B.A. Philosophy
Professional Experience
2005 -
,
Professor,
University of Iceland
Published works
2024
From Critical Thinking to Global Citizenship
Towards posthuman climate change education
Journal of Moral Education
Good Citizenship and Sustainable Living
2023
Promoting a More Sustainable and Inclusive World
Citizenship, character, sustainability: Differences and commonalities in three fields of education
Journal of Moral Education
Citizenship, character, sustainability
Journal of Moral Education
Undir berum himni. Ígrundun og áskoranir háskólanema
Netla
2022
Háskóli fyrir alla
Netla
Ljóð, sögur og lifandi hugsun
Netla
Manneskjuleg vísindi
Skírnir : tímarit Hins íslenska bókmenntafélags
2021
Visiting the forced visitors-critical and decentered approach to global citizenship education as an inclusive educational response to forced youth migration
Journal of Social Science Education
Young People, Old Literature and Character Education in Icelandic Schools
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
Environmental Impact Assessment and Sustainability of Microalgae Production
Pack for sustainability
Sustainability (Switzerland)
Educating democracy
Education, Citizenship and Social Justice
Mapping education for sustainability in the Nordic Countries
Menntun til sjálfbærni: staða Íslands
Netla
2020
Annáll um líf í annasömum heimi
Mennska og sjálfræði
Gildi, réttlæti og manneskjulegt líf: Fyrirlestur 1. Um mennsku og menntun í margbreytilegu samfélagi
Bakhjarlar skóla- og frístundastarfs
Lýðræðisleg hæfni fyrir lýðræðislega menningu
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
On being in nature
Philosophical Inquiry in Education
2018
Laxdæla saga og siðferðilegt uppeldi í skólum [Laxdaela Saga and moral education in schools]
Netla
Laxdæla saga og siðferðilegt uppeldi í skólum [Laxdaela Saga and moral education in schools]
Netla
Laxdæla sem fóður fyrir gagnrýna hugsun
Netla
Lýðræði og borgaravitund
In Search of a Democratic Society: The Icelandic Kitchenware Revolution and an Educational Response to a Socio-Economic Collapse.
Vegvísir um Frumspekina, bók Z
2017
Staðleysur og samfélag
ActSHEN: Action for Sustainability in Higher Education.
LUMAT-B: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education
2016
Democratic and Inclusive Education in Iceland: Transgression and the Medical Gaze
Nordic Journal of Social Research
Education for Democracy, Citizenship and Social Justice: The Case of Iceland
Skóli margbreytileikans. Menntun og manngildi í kjölfar Salamanca
Skóli án aðgreiningar
Maður og náttúra
Sannfæring og rök : gagnrýnin hugsun, hversdagslegar skoðanir og rakalaust bull
Education for democracy, citizenship and social justice
Hvað er skóli og hverjir eru allir? / : umhyggja og mannleg reisn í skóla án aðgreiningar
Democratic and Inclusive Education in Iceland: Transgression and the Medical Gaze
Nordic Journal of Social Research
2015
Uppeldis- og menntunarfræði 40 ára háskólagrein á Íslandi : þróun og staða eftir sameiningu háskólanna
Uppeldi og menntun
Heimspekin sýnir okkur heiminn : minning um Pál Skúlason (1945–2015); Philosophy displays the world : in memory of Páll Skúlason (1945–2015)
Netla
Space for play : the dilemma of radical outdoor education
Netla
"Lýðræði: Stofnanir ríkisins og virkni borgaranna"
Þverstæðan um lýðræðislegt skólastarf [The paradox of democratic education]
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
2014
Réttlæti: Stofnanir og verðskuldun [Justice: Institutions and desert]
Hugur: tímarit um heimspeki
Lýðræðisleg menntastefna: Sögulegt ágrip og heimspekileg greining
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
2012
Skiptaréttlæti
Hugur: tímarit um heimspeki
Lífskjör og réttlæti [Welfare and Justice]
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Desert, liberalism and justice in democratic education
Education, Citizenship and Social Justice
Fyrirlestrar um frumspeki : ágrip af rökgreiningarheimspeki 20. aldar
2011
A University Program with "The Whole World as a Focus"
Innovative Higher Education
Leikur, list og merking
Hugur: tímarit um heimspeki
Hugsandi manneskjur
Hugur: tímarit um heimspeki
Lýðræði, réttlæti og menntun : hugleiðingar um skilyrði mennskunnar
2010
Skynsamar skepnur
Hvað er haldbær menntun?
Netla
Hugsun, reynsla og lýðræði
2009
Gagnrýnar manneskjur
Hugur: tímarit um heimspeki
Lýðræði, réttlæti og haustið 2008
Skírnir : tímarit Hins íslenska bókmenntafélags
Vagueness, interpretation, and the law
Legal Theory
2007
Democracy and environmental issues
Náttúra, vald og verðmæti
2006
Ontology of science and common sense ontology
Paradox, Language and Reality
2005
Eftirmáli
Staður, náttúra, umhverfi
The bike puzzle
Mind
2004
Undir hælum athafnamanna
Ritið
2003
Prútt eða rök og réttlæti: Tvær hugmyndir um lýðræði
Ritið
Hversdagslegir hlutir og náttúrulegir hlutar
2002
Sannleikur, þverstæður og göt
Hugur: tímarit um heimspeki
1999
Efahyggja um merkingu
Hugur: tímarit um heimspeki
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