Search for dissertations about: "professional autonomy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 59 swedish dissertations containing the words professional autonomy.

  1. 1. Development and Autonomy : Conceptualising teachers’ continuing professional development in different national contexts

    Author : Wieland Wermke; Viveca Lindberg; Tore West; Karin Rönnerman; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Teachers continuing professional development; CPD; Teacher autonomy; Teacher professionalism; Comparative education; Germany; Sweden; Didactics; didaktik;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates teachers’ perceptions of continuing professional development (CPD) in Germany and Sweden with a questionnaire study comprising a total of 711 mainly lower secondary teachers. Three conceptual terms are elaborated and explained. READ MORE

  2. 2. Governing the Military : Professional Autonomy in the Chinese People's Liberation Army

    Author : Sofia Knöchel Ledberg; Maria Heimer; Bo Bengtsson; Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg; Carl Dahlström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; professionalism; political control; civil-military relations; public administration; China; cadre administration; People s Liberation Army; Chinese Communist Party; professional autonomy; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : The reform process that has been underway in China the past 30 years has affected most parts of Chinese society. In regard to core branches of the civilian state administration, public administration research provides evidence of far-reaching decentralization, marketization, and a relaxation of direct political control within many policy areas. READ MORE

  3. 3. Journalism in Transition. The professional Identity of Swedish Journalists

    Author : Jenny Wiik; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; journalism; profession; professional discourse; professionalism; Bourdieu; gender identity; organizational identity; managerialism; journallistic field; professional ideals;

    Abstract : Is journalism going through ‘de-professionalization’ or is it just entering a new phase – taking a different shape? And what is the meaning of professional ideals such as scrutiny and autonomy in these processes? In my thesis, “Journalism in Transition”, I discuss these matters, focusing on the case of Swedish journalists. Empirical support is drawn from a national survey conducted five times since 1989 on the Dept. READ MORE

  4. 4. Förskollärarkårens professionaliseringssträvanden 1960 – 2005 ur ett fackligt perspektiv

    Author : Britt Nyberg; Lisbeth Lundahl; Signild Lemar; Boel Henckel; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pre-school teachers; strategies for achieving professionalism; autonomy; professional monopoly; basis of knowledge; Pedgogical work; Pedagogiskt arbete; pedagogik; Education;

    Abstract : The overall point of the study is to describe and understand the endeavours of the pre-school teachers’ trade union to establish professionalism within this field of work, from the end of the 1960s to 2005. In order to shed light on the subject the main questions asked and answered in this study were: How does the pre-school teachers’ trade union act on issues regarding the autonomy of the pre-school teaching profession? To what extent, and in what way, does the pre-school teachers’ trade union strengthen the pre-school teaching profession’s position by differentiating itself from, and/or allying itself with other professional groups? Which knowledge base is the pre-school teachers’ trade union trying to establish and how does the union act on issues concerning the pre-school teaching profession’s knowledge base? How can these endeavours be understood from a gender perspective? The study presents profession and gender theoretical perspectives. READ MORE

  5. 5. Prehospital nurses’ professional competence – utilization and development

    Author : Jörgen Jansson; Jan Nilsson; Maria Larsson; Anna Josse Eklund; Ami Hommel; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ambulance service; prehospital care; professional competence; registered nurses; specialist nurses; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore nurses’ professional competence with a focus on scope of practice, content, utilization, and development within the ambulance service in Sweden.Methods: Integrative review (I), qualitative (II, III) and quantitative methods (IV) were used. The integrative review was based on 25 studies. READ MORE