Search for dissertations about: "contextual effects on understanding"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 swedish dissertations containing the words contextual effects on understanding.
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1. Immigrants’ Political Integration in Anti- and Pro-Immigrant Contexts
Abstract : Millions of people have migrated to Europe during the last decades. As a result, the issue of immigrant integration in host societies has received increased attention among scholars and policymakers. READ MORE
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2. Att samtala om/i naturvetenskap : kommunikation, kontext och artefakt
Abstract : Most studies focusing on students' knowledge in science show that the students have difficulties in conceptualising scientific phenomena in accordance with scientifically accepted models. The purpose of this work is to scrutinise from a sociocultural perspective some of the findings in this area. READ MORE
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3. What's neighbourhood got to do with it? : the influence of neighbourhood context on crime and reactions to crime
Abstract : The overarching aim of this thesis is to contribute to an increased understanding of how the neighbourhood context acts to influence individual reactions to crime. The general framework is that the social and physical make-up of residential neighbourhoods influences individuals, over and above individual background characteristics. READ MORE
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4. Understanding and Supporting Product-Service System Designing : Preliminary Insights and Support for Designing Resource-Efficient and Effective Solutions
Abstract : This licentiate thesis aims to establish the basis for scientifically understanding and supporting the cognitive processes involved in the conceptual design of resource- efficient and effective product-service systems (PSSs). The research carried out is transdisciplinary in nature and includes both prescriptive and descriptive studies. READ MORE
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5. Temperamental Influences on Risk-taking during Middle Childhood
Abstract : This thesis concerns temperamental qualities and their influence on risk-taking behavior during middle childhood (7–11 years of age). Contemporary research generally agrees upon the notion that temperament constitutes two motivational systems, sensitive to punishment and reward respectively, together with a third system that is responsible for regulating the motivational systems. READ MORE