Search for dissertations about: "family democracy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words family democracy.

2. 1. Education for Democracy? : Life Orientation: Lessons on Leadeship Qualities and Voting in South African Comprehensive Schools

   Author : Getahun Yacob Abraham; Inga Wernersson; Ilse Hakvoort; Rajendra Chetty; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Classroom; democracy; differences; leadership qualities; learners; life orientation; participation; South Africa; teachers; voting; Education; Pedagogik; Classroom; democracy; leadership qualities; Life Orientation; Life Skills; South Africa; voting;

   Abstract : This study takes as its starting point how teachers understand, interpret and teach social development aspects of Life Orientation in South African comprehensive schools. The specific focus is on lessons on leadership qualities and voting for third grade learners in four schools, each dominated by either Black, Coloured, White or mixed groups of learners. READ MORE

4. 2. Adolescents' role in democratic "parenting"

   Author : Stefan Persson; Håkan Stattin; Margaret Kerr; Staffan Janson; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; family democracy; adolescents; bidirecetional; siblings; family system; parenting; communication; Psychology; Psykologi; Psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : In research on family democracy there has been a tradition to focus on parents as leaders setting up the family climate. This dissertation challenged this perspective. Keeping with present day’s emphasis on bidirectionality between parents and children democratic family functioning was seen as jointly created by parents and youths. READ MORE

5. 3. Youth well-being within the family context : Belief and behavior patterns of Swedish fathers, mothers, and youths

   Author : Shahram Mansoory; Kari Trost; Ann-Christin Cederborg; Moin Syed; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; youth well-being; family context; parent-youth relationship; developmental niche; parental ethnotheories; youth routine disclosure; democratic parenting; maternal warmth; paternal warmth; barn- och ungdomsvetenskap; Child and Youth Studies;

   Abstract : Youth well-being is multifaceted, complex, and embedded in sociocultural contexts. In this dissertation, youth well-being is explored within the family context from a developmental niche theoretical perspective. READ MORE

6. 4. Don't be late for school again : Essays on education and support for democracy

   Author : Darrel Robinson; Sven Oskarsson; Katrin Uba; Peter Thisted Dinesen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education; support for democracy; political knowledge; authoritarianism; Statskunskap; Political Science;

   Abstract : An extensive body of work has found that countries with relatively educated populations are more likely to be democratically governed. Further, a large body of work argues that education is associated with a host of individual-level factors, such as political participation and democratic values, which provides a micro-level mechanism to explain the link between education and democracy. READ MORE

7. 5. The Eastward Enlargement of European Parties : Party Adaptation in the Light of EU-enlargement

   Author : Mats Öhlén; Henri Vogt; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Transnational political parties; European Union; Central and Eastern Europe; Christian democracy; social democracy; liberalism; Political Science; Statskunskap;

   Abstract : The aim of the study is to map out and analyse the integration of political parties from Central and Eastern Europe into the main European party families. The prospect of eastern enlargement of the EU implicated opportunities and above all challenges for the West European party families. READ MORE