Search for dissertations about: "educational policy planning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words educational policy planning.

2. 1. Policies for minority education : a comparative study of Britain and Sweden

   Author : Ann-Margret Fris; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bilingual Education; Comparative Education; Educational Policy; Language Planning; Immigrants; Resource Allocations; Minority Groups; Multilingualism;

   Abstract : The aim of the study is to examine how policies for minority education in Britain and Sweden have developed over the last twenty-five years. Policy has been used in a broad sense, including not only central but also regional and local decisions, not only written documents but also administration, interpretation and application of policies. READ MORE

4. 2. Rethinking power in participatory planning : Towards reflective practice

   Author : Martin Westin; Kaisa Raitio; Tim Richardson; Camilo Calderon; Jonna Bornemark; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Power; participation; frame theory; planning; planners; facilitation; reflective practice; phronesis; Makt; deltagande; dialog; ramteori; planering; planerare; facilitering; process design; reflekterande praktik;

   Abstract : High hopes for democracy and sustainability are placed on participatory planning. Policy makers and scholars argue that broad participation can revitalise democracy and tackle sustainability challenges. Yet, critics claim that power asymmetries stand in the way of realising the potential of participatory planning. READ MORE

5. 3. The construction of spaces for Saami language use : language revitalisation in educational contexts

   Author : David Kroik; Eva Lindgren; Coppélie Cocq; Caroline Kerfoot; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; language revitalisation; educational linguistics; language teaching and learning; Indigenous languages; Saami education; South Saami; Saami linguistics; Indigenous research; language policy and planning; Spaces for Saami language use; Indigenous efflorescence; language teaching and learning; språkdidaktik;

   Abstract : In this dissertation, the construction of spaces for Saami language use is explored. The spaces involve learning and use of South Saami, an Indigenous language in Saepmie in Norway and Sweden. Four separate studies shed light on various aspects of these spaces, how they are constructed, how they are used, by whom and for what purposes. READ MORE

6. 4. Demographics and Future Needs for Public Long Term Care and Services among the Elderly in Sweden : The Need for Planning

   Author : Ilija Batljan; Mats Thorslund; Joakim Palme; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ageing; planning; demographic projections; health status; mortality; educational composition; last years of life; Older people and ageing; Äldre och åldrande; socialt arbete; Social Work;

   Abstract : Long term care and social services (LTCaS) for older people are an important part of the Scandinavian welfare state. The fast growing number of elderly people in Sweden has caused many concerns about increases in future needs (and particularly costs) of age-related social programs such as LTCaS. READ MORE

7. 5. Changing practice by reform : the recontextualisation of the Bologna process in teacher education

   Author : Richard Baldwin; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bologna; teacher education; policy implementation; recontextualisation; Teacher education and education work;

   Abstract : The purpose of the thesis is to investigate a specific case of curriculum change; that of organizing teacher training courses around learner outcomes in line with the Bologna process. The investigation is an example of a practitioner research case study and looks at how official Bologna policy messages are re-interpreted and recontextualised at the local micro level. READ MORE