Search for dissertations about: "informal learning"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 91 swedish dissertations containing the words informal learning.
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1. Framing perceived values of education : when perspectives of learning and ICTs are related
Abstract : This thesis offers dialogue about the relations between learning and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The dialogue is guided by the question of how to design education to increase perceived values of learning. READ MORE
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2. Learning Managerial Work : First-line Managers’ Learning in Everyday Work within Swedish Elderly Care
Abstract : This study’s overall aim is to contribute knowledge about first-line managers’ learning in everyday work within the context of elderly care. The study used a qualitative research approach and was carried out within four Swedish elderly care organisations. A total of 40 first-line managers were interviewed, 10 of whom kept time-use diaries. READ MORE
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3. Telementoring Physics: University-Community After-school Collaborations and the Mediation of the Formal/ Informal Divide
Abstract : For several decades improvement of science education has been a major concern of policy makers concerned that the U.S. is a “nation at risk” owing to the dearth of students pursing careers in science. READ MORE
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4. Do-It-Yourself Learning in Kenya : Exploring mobile technologies for merging non-formal and informal learning
Abstract : The educational landscape is changing and a variety of technologies and techniques are blurring the lines between traditional and non-traditional learning. This change is substantial in low-income countries: individuals in developing countries have a great desire to educate themselves and improve their quality of life. READ MORE
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5. Learning ecosystem complexity : A study on small-scale fishers’ ecological knowledge generation
Abstract : Small-scale fisheries are learning contexts of importance for generating, transferring, and updating ecological knowledge of natural environments through everyday work practices. The rich knowledge fishers have of local ecosystems is the result of the intimate relationship fishing communities have had with their natural environments across generations (see e. READ MORE