Recent Books
| Lengi býr að fyrstu gerð: Þjálfun nýrra starfsmanna Ingi Bogi Bogason og Ingi Runar Edvardsson seek in Lengi býr að fyrstu gerð: Þjálfun nýrra starfsmanna to stress for manages the importance of staff induction and training. Why is organised induction of relevance? How do managers instruct new employees in an effective way? What role does human resource management play in that context? This publication is intended as a practical guide for managers and others that are responsible for the management and training of staff in firms and organisations. The University of Akureyri and the Federation of Icelandic Industries are publishers of the publication. | |||
| Will to know - Life and work of sixteen women This book comprises a collection of essays by sixteen Icelandic women. All are PhD graduates from universities outside Iceland and work at the University of Iceland, University of Akureyri, or the Iceland University of Education. The authors have dedicated their career to research and teaching. The main theme of this book centres on the academic fields on which the women have concentrated their lives work, how their interest in these respective fields was initially awoken, and how their personal life stories and experience have influenced their professional choices. The authors also give an insight into the ideological development that has occurred within their academic fields and how this has been reflected in their lives, academic work and research. As the women reflect on their personal and professional stories a picture emerges of why they chose to embark on a long period of academic study, many in their adult years, and what were the main influences behind this decision. All were in active search for knowledge and the realisation of their own thoughts and work as academics and teachers. The editor of the book is Dr. Kristín Aðalsteinsdóttir. Distributed by: Háskólaútgáfan, University Publishing. |  | ||
| Lexía - A Study on Dyslexia, Theories and Evaluation The book Lexia is a survey of dyslexia. The main subject of the book is coverage of the five major theories about the causes of reading disabilities or dyslexia. The book also deals in general with reading, phonological perception and the evaluation of dyslexia. The book is designed for teachers, students of teaching and others interested in reading and reading difficulties. Dyslexia was first written about more than a century ago. Ever since then the scientific sector has striven to understand this disability. Considerable progress has been made but it can be safely stated that dyslexia has not yet been fully understood. The authors of the book are Rósa Eggertsdóttir and Þóra Björk Jónsdóttir. Distributed by: Háskólaútgáfan, University Publishing. |  | ||
Educational Heritage Distributed by: Háskólaútgáfan, University Publishing. |  | ||
