Search for dissertations about: "course development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 624 swedish dissertations containing the words course development.

  2. 1. Social Policy in Development Contexts : Drivers, Mechanisms and Outcomes

    Author : Sebastian Sirén; Kenneth Nelson; Ann-Zofie Duvander; Olof Bäckman; Björn Halleröd; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social policy; social protection; political economy; welfare state; comparative politics; causal mechanisms; development; poverty; inequality; inclusive growth; partisan politics; sustainable development goals; global studies; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : Economic growth amidst staggering inequality in many low- and middle-income countries makes the quest to end global poverty more topical than ever. Calls to leave no one behind in the course of development underscore the need to reconsider the role of policy frameworks in emerging economies. READ MORE

  4. 2. Social Anxiety Disorder in Swedish Adolescents : Prevalence, Victimization & Development

    Author : Malin Green-Landell; Michiel P. Westenberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Social anxiety disorder; adolescents; prevalence; victimization; peer victimization; developmental course; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Human beings are social creatures. Accordingly, fear of social situations can be severely disabling. Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by excessive fear of negative evaluation in social or performance situations. SAD has an early onset and often goes undetected an untreated. READ MORE

  5. 3. Identity and personality development with a focus on early adulthood

    Author : Py Liv Eriksson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Identity Development; Identity Status; Narrative Identity; Longitudinal Development; Identity Commitment; Personality Traits; Personality Development; Ego Resiliency; Ego Control; Identity; Well-being.;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate identity and personality development with a focus on early adulthood. The aim of Study I was to investigate identity development across early adulthood at three measurement points, ages 25, 29 and 33 (N=118). READ MORE

  6. 4. The Use of Hope : Biopolitics of Security During the Obama Presidency

    Author : Claes Tängh Wrangel; Maria Stern; Claudia Aradau; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; hope; biopolitics; Agamben; Obama; security; development; pub- lic diplomacy; resilience; radicalisation; counterterrorism; strategic narra- tives; neoliberalism; discourse analysis.; Biopolitiks; Hope; Agamben; Obama; Security; Development; Radicalization; Counterterrorism; Resilience; Strategic narratives; neoliberalism; discourse analysis; ;

    Abstract : Through a compilation of four research articles, this PhD thesis investigates ‘hope’ as a biopolitical technology. It interrogates the use of hope by the United States security apparatus, on the one hand, to pre-empt processes of radicalisation and, on the other hand, to prepare the subject of security to cope with permanent insecurity. READ MORE

  7. 5. Human development and institutional practices : Women, child care and the Mobile Creches

    Author : Sangeeta Bagga-Gupta; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Child care; Communication; Construction workers; Development; Everyday learning; India; Institutional practices; Literacies; Migration; Mobile Creches; Nongovernmental Organizations; Participant observation; Urbanization; Women; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : This study presents an analysis of the everyday activities of an Indian Nongovernmental Organization (NGO), the Mobile Creches (MC). NGO' s - societal institutions which have grown in prominence in the post-World War II era - are primarily involved in providing services for marginalized sections of different southern nations. READ MORE