Search for dissertations about: "educational policy"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 228 swedish dissertations containing the words educational policy.

  2. 21. Stability and Change : Exploring policy formations, options and choice in Swedish upper secondary education

    Author : Johanna Mellén; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; educational choice; student recruitment; marketization; gender;

    Abstract : The key role Swedish upper secondary education plays in differentiating between higher education and labour market sectors has been discussed from an equality perspective over the last 60 years. Despite political incentives to reduce social biases students’ programme choices, research shows a persistent impact of both home environment and gender. READ MORE

  4. 22. 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

  5. 23. Cultivating educational research in Lao PDR : For a better future?

    Author : Keophouthong Bounyasone; Ngouay Keosada; Lars Dahlström; Ann-Louise Silfver; Gustave Callewaert; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; action research; teacher education; globalisation; technical rationality; hidden policy ensembles; policy backlashes; context; Lao PDR; Education; Pedagogik; pedagogik; Education;

    Abstract : This thesis looks at the introduction of educational action research as part of the national education reforms in Lao PDR. National policies on education emphasise concepts such as ‘education for all’ and ‘student-centred education’ taken from the globalised education reform agenda. READ MORE

  6. 24. Desires for mathematics teachers and their knowledge : Practicum, practices, and policy in mathematics teacher education

    Author : Lisa Österling; Iben Maj Christiansen; Annica Andersson; Ilana Horn; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Teacher education; practicum; mathematics; commognition; images; legitimation code theory; policy; assessment; third spaces; reasoned judgement; matematikämnets didaktik; Mathematics Education;

    Abstract : This dissertation is driven by questions about images of desired teachers, privileged teacher knowledge, and access to knowledge in teacher education. My position is that images of particular teachers restrict access to teacher education, while visible knowledge increases epistemic access. READ MORE

  7. 25. 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