Search for dissertations about: "Sociocultural Theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 46 swedish dissertations containing the words Sociocultural Theory.

  2. 1. The Predicament of the Learner in the New Media Age: an investigation into the implications of media change for learning

    Author : Russell Francis; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; New Media; Higher Education; Learning; New Meida Literacy; Sociocultural Theory; Activity Theory; Agency; Participatory Culture; Internet in Everyday Life; Networked University;

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  4. 2. A Field of Veiled Continuities : Studies in the Methodology and Theory of Educational Research

    Author : Corrado Matta; Klas Roth; Anna-Lena Kempe; Till Grüne-Yanoff; Harold Kincaid; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Methodology of Educational Research; Educational Theory; Educational Philosohy; Philosophy of the Social Sciences; Causal Explanations of Actions; Qualtative Methods; Scientific Representation; Learning; Actor Network Theory; Ontic Structural Realism; pedagogik; Education;

    Abstract : Empirical educational research enjoys a methodological and theoretical debate that is characterized by a number of unresolved and lively debated controversies. This compilation thesis is an attempt to contribute to this debate using the toolbox of philosophy of science.The thesis consists of an introductory chapter and four essays. READ MORE

  5. 3. Enterprise Social Media in Project-based Knowledge Work : A contextualized view through the lens of activity theory

    Author : Emma Forsgren; Pam McKenzie; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; enterprise social media; information sharing; activity theory; case study; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Project-based knowledge work is characterised by decentralised and dynamic team-based structures, different from the tradi­tional, bureaucratic organisation. Arguably, this flexible and collaborative work setting could benefit from enterprise social media, which helps facilitate how people connect, collaborate and share information across organisational boundaries. READ MORE

  6. 4. CALL of the Wild : Using language technology in the second language classroom

    Author : Petter Karlström; Robert Ramberg; Teresa Cerratto-Pargman; Philip Hubbard; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Computer Assisted Language Learning; Human-Computer Interaction; Interaction Design; Language Technology; Sociocultural Theory; Computer and systems science; Data- och systemvetenskap; Man-Machine-Interaction MMI ; människa-maskin-interaktion mmi ;

    Abstract : Technology that analyzes written human language displays compelling possibilities for computer assisted language learning (CALL). Applications may be designed to examine second language students’ free text production in order to suggest improvements, draw attention to selected linguistic elements, provide examples from native language use, etc. READ MORE

  7. 5. Communication as structuration : Viewing learning through the lens of communication

    Author : Cynthia Jimes; Lowe Hedman; Peder Hård af Segerstad; Bengt-Åke Gustafsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Media and communication studies; organizational communication; organizational learning; structure; agency; texts; conversations; structuration; discursive communication theory; sociocultural learning theory; theoretical study; abduction; business processes; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Media and Communication Studies;

    Abstract : This dissertation is about enlightening the relationship between organizational communication and learning. In doing so, I explore and build upon existing theories that address the relationship from a structuration perspective. Specifically, I turn to discursive communication theory and sociocultural learning theory. READ MORE