Search for dissertations about: "adult education"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 221 swedish dissertations containing the words adult education.
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1. Constructing the adult learner : a governmentality analysis
Abstract : Syftet med denna avhandling är att studera hur den vuxna studerande konstrueras genom olika styrningstekniker inom Vuxenutbildning, Folkbildning och Högre utbildning. Vidare är syftet att analysera vad för styrningsrationalitet som både skapas genom och som skapar dessa praktiker. READ MORE
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2. Adult Education at Auction : On Tendering-Based Procurement and Valuation in Swedish Municipal Adult Education
Abstract : Our understanding of adult education’s purpose and value is linked to how we think ‘good’ education should be organised and provided. This thesis explores the interplay between organisation and values by looking at how conceptualisations and valuations of adult education are affected when private providers become involved in public education. READ MORE
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3. From Medication to Education - People with autism in adult psychiatry
Abstract : This dissertation concerns the field of applied psychiatry and focuses on the problems that are associated with the care and treatment of adult patients with autism spectrum disorders. The conditions that are described are valid for Swedish psychiatry and cannot be directly generalized to conditions outside of the country... READ MORE
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4. Something to Do Something to Be : A study of students' vocational identity formation in adult education
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to understand how vocations are learned in adult education by exploring the vocational identity formation of students in Municipal Adult Education (MAE) in Sweden. By analysing interviews of adult students during different stages in their Vocational Education and Training (VET) through working life, this study contributes to the fields of adult education and VET. READ MORE
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5. Learner support for distance learners : A study of six cases of ICT-based distance education institutions in China
Abstract : This thesis focuses on learner support in Chinese distance education. It draws a picture of Chinese modern distance education, covering the major issues in the field of learner support, and small group work as peer support. READ MORE