Search for dissertations about: "flexibility in knowing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words flexibility in knowing.

2. 1. Knowing me, knowing you : Mentalization abilities of children who use augmentative and alternative communication

   Author : Annette (Anett) Sundqvist; Jerker Rönnberg; Charlotta Plejert; Susan Balandin; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Mentalization; active participation; social networks; children who use augmentative and alternative communication; Mentaliseringsfömåga; sociala nätverk; aktivt deltagande; barn som använder sig av alternativ och kompletterande kommunikation; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : The present thesis investigated several components important to the understanding of mentalization for children who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The result of the thesis demonstrated that non-verbal mental age correlated significantly with mentalization tasks, and that the participants did not significantly differ compared to a nonverbal age-matched group of children without disabilities. READ MORE

4. 2. Flexibility in knowing school mathematics : In the contexts of a Swedish and an Indian school class

   Author : Ingrid Dash; Pedagogik; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mathematics education; compulsory school; Sweden; Orissa; India; flexibility in knowing; modes of knowing; authorship; agency; phenomenography; contextual analysis; intercultural perspective;

   Abstract : A central question in mathematics education research concerns understanding. The main objective of the present thesis has been to obtain insights into flexible modes of knowing in school mathematics in two school class contexts, and how these relate to modes of being a learner in these contexts, with specific focus on learners’ flexible ways of discerning parts and delimiting wholes, and how they understand part- and whole-relationships while doing mathematics. READ MORE

5. 3. Outsourcing of Organizational Routines : Knowledge, control, and learning aspects

   Author : Elisabeth Kjellström; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organizational routine; knowledge; tacit knowing; control; learning; outsourcing; Organizational routines; knowledge; tacit knowing; control; learning; outsourcing;

   Abstract : Organizational routines that are critical to learning, flexibility, and adaptation explain the behaviour of the business organization. When organizational routines cross the boundary of the organization, variability and stability are affected. READ MORE

6. 4. Polarization transfer solid-state NMR for studying soft matter: From surfactants to the stratum corneum

   Author : Agnieszka Nowacka; Fysikalisk kemi; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : The work presented in this thesis is dedicated to theoretical development, experimental testing and application of polarization transfer solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (PT ssNMR). PT ssNMR is an analytical tool which provides detailed information about molecular mobility in model or simple soft matter systems at the low water content regime, enabling the creation of phase diagrams. READ MORE

7. 5. Optimization of Investments for Strategic Process Integration and Pulp Mill Biorefinery Projects under Uncertainty

   Author : Elin Svensson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; pulp and paper industry; investment planning; biorefinery; scenario-based modelling.; stochastic programming; Process integration;

   Abstract : Energy-intensive industrial plants operate in a changing, uncertain environment. Long-term changes are expected in energy prices, political regulations and technology development. Pulp and paper companies, like many other industries, are under strong pressure to respond to these changes. READ MORE