Search for dissertations about: "study circles"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 58 swedish dissertations containing the words study circles.

2. 1. Like circles on the water : a study of adolescent identity

   Author : Lena Adamson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Identity; late adolescence; self-concept; existential questions; adult contacts; personal integration; social integration.;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the subject of identity development during late adolescence (16-20 years). Three questions were asked, each related to one domain of interest; a) how do adolescents perceive and describe themselves (adolescents' self-concept), b) what do they consider important in their lives (adolescents' existential questions), and, c) how do they describe their contacts with adult people (adolescents' contacts with adults)? The thesis includes three studies and uses a multimethodological approach, comprising interviews, a personality inventory, sentence-completion tasks and questionnaires. READ MORE

4. 2. Circles of Value : A Study of Working Lives of Informal Sector Traders in Delhi, India

   Author : Riya Raphael; Genusvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; theories of value; pheriwale; informal economy; informal sector; recycle traders; Dalit feminism; intersectionality; caste; pheri; Social reproduction; waiting; relational autonomy; Delhi; India;

   Abstract : This study revolves around the working lives of pheriwale, a group of self-employed traders within India’s vast informal economy. Pheriwale have been trading in Delhi for nearly a century and are involved in the second-hand clothing trade. READ MORE

5. 3. Subcultures and Small Groups : A Social Movement Theory Approach

   Author : Ugo Corte; Mats Franzén; Michael Allvin; Adrienne Sörbom; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; theoretical extension; White Power music; BMX; commercialization; creativity; collaborative circles; right-wing extremism; lifestyle sports; small groups; subcultures; social movement; ethnography; social psychology; mobilization; Sociologi; Sociology;

   Abstract : This dissertation uses social movement theory to analyze the emergence, activities and development of subcultures and small groups. The manuscript is comprised of an Introduction followed by three journal articles and one book chapter. READ MORE

6. 4. Bounded Horizons : A study of upper secondary school choice for newly arrived students

   Author : Brendan Munhall; Fredrik Hertzberg; Larissa Mickwitz; Daniel Lövheim; Ee-Seul Yoon; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; newly arrived students; school choice; horizon for action; boundaries; upper secondary school; educational policy; educational marketization; pedagogik; Education;

   Abstract : Graduating primary school students in Sweden choose their upper secondary school within a unique quasi-market school system. The students may choose specialized programs but must also be accepted based on grade rankings by the schools. Despite equity arguments for the school choice model, opportunities are not equally available for all students. READ MORE

7. 5. Managing Competence Development Programs in a Cross-Cultural Organisation : What are the barriers and enablers?

   Author : Mi Sook Park; Birger Rapp; Ethel Brundin; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Competence; Competence Development; Competence Development Programs; Culture; Cultural Diversity; Southeast Asia Case Study; Cross-Cultural Organisation; Industrial organisation; administration and economics; Industriell organisation; administration och ekonomi; Economic Information Systems; Ekonomiska informationssystem;

   Abstract : During the past decade, research on competence development and cross-cultural organisation has been acknowledged both in academic circles and by industrial organisations. Cross-cultural organisations that have emerged through globalisation are a manifestation of the growing economic interdependence among countries. READ MORE