Publications
Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ. (2025). Chapter 6: Moral and citizenship education in Iceland: A historical and contemporary perspective. In K. Tirri (Ed.), Nordic Perspectives on Moral and Citizenship Education (pp. 97–114). Brill.
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ., Jordan, K. E., Jónsson, Ó. P., Aðalbjarnardóttir, S., & Garðarsdóttir, U. E. (2024). Good citizenship and sustainable living: Views, experiences, and opportunities among young people in Iceland. In N. Snow (Ed.), The self, civic virtue, and public life (pp. 59–78). Taylor & Francis/ Balkema.
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ., Jónsson, Ó. P., & Aðalbjarnardóttir, S. (2023). Promoting a more sustainable and inclusive world: Well-being in a world of crises. In T. Lovat, R. Toomey, N. Clement, & K. Dally (Eds.), Second International Research Handbook on Values Education and Student Wellbeing (pp. 279–306). Springer.
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ., & Aðalbjarnardóttir, S. (2016). Parenting styles and adolescents’ attitudes toward active civic participation. In S. S. Bender, G. Kristjánsdóttir, & S. Aðalbjarnardóttir (Eds.), Young people – Navigating life (pp. 265–286). The Icelandic Literary Society.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Harðardóttir, E., Guðjohnsen, R. Þ., & Hansen, P. R. (2026). Student councils in the Nordic region: From policy promises to meaningful participatory practices. Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education. (Manuscript in preparation).
Óskarsson, S., Guðjohnsen, R. Þ., & Pálsdóttir, A. (2026). How do school board members in Iceland perceive their roles and opportunities to influence compulsory school practices? (Manuscript in preparation).
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ., & Harðardóttir, E. (2026). Implementation of the Icelandic Prosperity Act with the aim of integrating education, social, and health services for children and their families. (Manuscript under review).
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ., & Harðardóttir, E. (2025). Innleiðing farsældarlaga: Samstarf ríkis og sveitarfélaga um samþættingu á velferðarþjónustu fyrir börn og fjölskyldur þeirra [Implementation of the Prosperity Act: State and municipal collaboration on the integration of welfare services for children and their families]. Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla, 21(2), 175–200.
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ., & Arason, U. G. (2025). Fjárhættuspilahegðun ungmenna á Íslandi: Samanburður á niðurstöðum ESPAD-spurningakönnunar frá 2015 og 2024 [Adolescent gambling behavior in Iceland: A comparison of ESPAD survey results from 2015 and 2024]. Sérrit Netlu 2025 – Íslenska æskulýðsrannsóknin I.
Haraldsson, H., Guðjohnsen, R. Þ., & Pálsdóttir, K. Þ. (2025). Brotthvarf eða námshlé? Aðstæður brotthvarfsnema, ástæður fyrir brotthvarfi og áform um frekara nám [Dropout or study break? Circumstances of early school leavers, reasons for leaving, and plans for further education]. Sérrit Netlu 2025 – Íslenska æskulýðsrannsóknin I.
Rúdólfsdóttir, A. G., & Guðjohnsen, R. Þ. (2025). “Fun for some, terrible for others”: Gender, risk and responsibility in young people’s stories about alcohol consumption. Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift, NAT, 42(4), 321–336.
Aðalsteinsdóttir, R., Guðjohnsen, R. Þ., & Gísladóttir, L. G. (2024). Áskoranir foreldra og leiðir þeirra til að efla seiglu og farsæld barna og ungmenna: Eigindleg rannsókn [Parental challenges and strategies to promote resilience and well-being among children and adolescents: A qualitative study]. Netla – Veftímarit um uppeldi og menntun.
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ., Rúnarsdóttir, E., & Gísladóttir, L. G. (2024). „Gott nám er eitthvað sem hvetur mann til þess að vaxa“: Sýn nemenda, kennara og stjórnenda á gæði náms og kennslu í háskólum [“Good learning is something that encourages growth”: Students’, teachers’, and leaders’ views on the quality of learning and teaching in universities]. Netla – Veftímarit um uppeldi og menntun.
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ., & Aðalbjarnardóttir, S. (2022). Áherslur á mannréttindi í skólastarfi: Innsýn í aðferðir Réttindaskólans [Human rights emphases in school practice: Insights into the methods of the UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools initiative]. Sérrit Netlu 2022 – Framtíð og tilgangur menntunar: Sérrit til heiðurs Jóni Torfa Jónassyni, prófessor emeritus.
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ., Rúnarsdóttir, E., Grönvold, V., & Gísladóttir, L. G. (2022). Tækifæri eða tálsýn? Kennslukannanir og annað mat á gæðum náms og kennslu [Opportunity or illusion? Teaching evaluations and other assessments of learning and teaching quality]. Netla – Veftímarit um uppeldi og menntun.
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ., & Aðalbjarnardóttir, S. (2017). Viðhorf ungs fólks til pólitískrar þátttöku [Young people’s attitudes toward political participation]. Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla, 13(2), 287–310.
Peer-Reviewed Reports / Book Chapters
Kolbrún Þorbjörg Pálsdóttir og Pálsdóttir, K. Þ., & Guðjohnsen, R. Þ. (2023). Iceland. In A. Helfer, S. Aapola-Kari, & J. T. Ibsen (Eds.), Children and young people’s participation during the corona pandemic – Nordic initiatives (pp. 40–43, 103–113). Finnish youth research society; Finnish youth research network; Det nationale forskningscenter for velfærd.
Pálsdóttir, K. Þ., & Guðjohnsen, R. Þ. (2023). Iceland: Children’s rights perspective and initiatives. In A. Helfer, S. Aapola-Kari, & J. T. Ibsen (Eds.), Restricted childhood, interrupted youth. Finnish youth research society; Finnish youth research network; Det nationale forskningscenter for velfærd.
Other Articles and Research Reports
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ., Haraldsson, H., & Arason, U. G. (2025). The Icelandic Youth Study: National report. Well-being indicators in compulsory schools, spring 2025.
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ., Haraldsson, H., Einarsdóttir, Ó. R., & Arason, U. G. (2024). The Icelandic Youth Study: National report. Well-being indicators in compulsory schools, spring 2024.
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ., Haraldsson, H., Einarsdóttir, Ó. R., & Arason, U. G. (2023). The Icelandic Youth Study: National report. Well-being indicators in compulsory schools, spring 2023.
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ., & Rúnarsdóttir, E. (2022). What is good learning and how is it assessed? Journal of the Teaching Centre, University of Iceland, 10(1), 45–47.
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ. (2020). News from the Teaching Committee of the School of Education. Journal of the Teaching Centre, University of Iceland, 8(1), 58–59.
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ. (2004). The illegality of alcohol advertising. Journal on Substance Use Prevention.
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ. (2003). The illegality of alcohol advertising in Iceland [Unpublished report prepared for the Alcohol and Drug Prevention Council with support from the Prevention Fund].
Research Theses
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ. (2016). Young people’s ideas of what it means to be a good citizen: The role of empathy, volunteering and parenting styles. Doctoral dissertation, University of Iceland.
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ. (2009). Young people’s perspectives on volunteering: A case study. Master’s thesis, University of Iceland.
Guðjohnsen, R. Þ. (1992). Changes in sixteenth-century criminal legislation concerning incest in Germany, Denmark, and Iceland. Law degree thesis, University of Iceland.