Search for dissertations about: "field emergence"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 133 swedish dissertations containing the words field emergence.
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1. The Development of Swedish Business Journalism : Historical Roots of an Organisational Field
Abstract : Contemporary Swedish business journalism is an established organisational field with shared practice within and across organisations. Using a historical perspective, this dissertation investigates the early formation of this field and the formation of a shared meaning system for business journalism. READ MORE
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2. New professionals and new technologies in new higher education? : Conceptualising struggles in the field
Abstract : This thesis explores the practices and positionings of two groupings of professionals in UK higher education, ‘educational developers’ and ‘learning technologists’. It investigates the emergence of the groupings, and their professional paths and respective approaches to supporting teaching and learning. READ MORE
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3. Studies in the Dynamics of Science : Exploring emergence, classification, and interdisciplinarity
Abstract : The dynamic nature of science is embodied in the growth of knowledge in magnitude and the transformation of knowledge in structure. More specifically, the growth in magnitude is indicated by a sharp increase in the number of scientific publications in recent decades. READ MORE
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4. Constructing an Arbiter of Status : A Study of the European Research Council's Emergence in the Field of Science
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to shed light on how certain actors are constructed into third-party arbiters of status. Such arbiters mediate the triadic relations in which status is created, assessing and suggesting certain candidates as particularly worthy of deference from audiences. READ MORE
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5. Photo-polymerization as a tool for engineering the active material in organic field-effect transistors
Abstract : The emergence of organic semiconductors is exciting since it promises to open up for straightforward and low-cost fabrication of a wide range of efficient and novel electronic devices. However, in order for this promise to become reality it is critical that new and functional fabrication techniques are developed. READ MORE