Exploring collaborative supervision of masters´projects: Navigating a new role in a learning community with students

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Leisure studies is a relatively young academic field in Iceland, both as a subject of study and as a professional discipline. Diverse master´s projects play a crucial role in knowledge creation, and the field´s rapid development. A key challenge for master’s students has been managing the demands of a 30-credit final thesis. To address this, the Leisure and Social Studies program secured funding from the Teaching Fund in 2022 to establish a structured learning community for collaborative thesis supervision. This initiative was carried out in collaboration with the University of Iceland Teaching Center and faculty from two departments within the School of Education, both of which have a longstanding tradition of collaborative supervision. The project, launched in fall 2022, is grounded in the principles of learning communities and self-study research, emphasizing the mobilization of student and faculty resources to enhance support structures.

The main theme of the Gelyda 2025 conference, Education, Youth Work, and the Well-being og Children and Young People, aligns perfectly with recent Icelandic legislation on integrated services for children. This legislation mandates coordination and dialogue between community sectors, institutions, professions, and staff to address urgent challenges in the lives of children and youth.

Tímabil	12 jún. 2025
Viðburðartitill	Gelyda 2025 International Conference : The Science and Practice of Extended Learning, Youth Development and Wellbeing
Tegund atburðar	Ráðstefna
Staðsetning	Reykjavík, ÍslandSýna á korti
Viðurkenning	Alþjóðlegt