Search for dissertations about: "special provision"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 swedish dissertations containing the words special provision.

2. 1. Traditions and Challenges : Special Support in Swedish Independent Compulsory Schools

   Author : Gunnlaugur Magnússon; Kerstin Göransson; Claes Nilholm; Alan Dyson; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; special education; inclusion; school choice; education reform; independent schools; compulso-ry schools; pupils in need of special support; SENCOs; special education teachers; critical pragmatism; Thomas M. Skrtic; specialpedagogik; inkludering; skolval; utbildningsreformer; fristående skolor; grundskolan; elever i behov av särskilt stöd; specialpedagoger; speciallärare; kritisk pragmatism; Thomas M. Skrtic; Didactics; didaktik; Curriculum Studies;

   Abstract : This thesis has two overarching aims. The first is to generate further knowledge about Swedish independent schools, specifically regarding the organisation and provision of special support and how these relate to special educational traditions and inclusive education. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on Interest Groups and Trade Policy

   Author : Carl-Johan Belfrage; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk teori; ekonometri; Nationalekonomi; economic policy; Trade policy; Special Interests; Campaign contributions; Information; Economics; econometrics; economic systems; economic theory; ekonomisk politik;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the relationship between domestic political processes and interindustry variations in unilateral and multilateral trade policies. The literature on endogenous protection is extended to account for the potential importance of information flows, to explore the consequences of adapting the analyses to political systems which differ from the American kind, and to build a framework suitable for empirical examination. READ MORE

5. 3. Childhood Bilingualism and Reading Difficulties : Insights from Cognition and Pedagogy

   Author : Niloufar Jalali-Moghadam; Reza Kormi-Nouri; Christina Hedman; Mila Dimitrova Vulchanova; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bilingualism; reading difficulties; children; second language reading; cognition; special education; teachers; pedagogy; Psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : We are living in a world in which bi/multilingualism has become commonplace within everyday life for a great number of people. Research has shown that bilingualism produces various cognitive consequences. These effects are generally seen as positive and contributing to an enhanced level of cognitive processing. READ MORE

6. 4. Children with blindness: Developmental aspects, comorbidity and implications for education and support

   Author : Kim de Verdier; Ulla Ek; Elisabeth Fernell; Harald Martinsen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Blindness; comorbidity; autism; intellectual disability; inclusive education; support; braille; children; parents; teachers; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this research is to deepen the knowledge about developmental aspects, comorbidity and implications for education and support provision, regarding children with blindness. Special focus is directed towards children with blindness and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). READ MORE

7. 5. Families of young children with autism spectrum disorder in Sweden: The role of culture and intergenerational support

   Author : Rano Zakirova Engstrand; Lise Roll-Pettersson; Mara Westling Allodi; Tatja Hirvikoski; Richard Hastings; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; young children with autism; system-theory perspective; culturally diverse families; parents’ explanatory models of autism; grandparents’ needs; cultural formulation; Swedish support system; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

   Abstract : Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have shown high variability in learning outcomes in response to evidence-based interventions, suggesting a need for individualization of intervention programmes for each child and his/her family. To explain this variability and develop effective intervention strategies research suggested focusing on identification of important contextual factors that might influence the effectiveness of a specific intervention for each child such as family cultural characteristics and characteristics of service settings and systems. READ MORE