Search for dissertations about: "successful school"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 88 swedish dissertations containing the words successful school.

2. 1. Successful Principal Leadership: : Prerequisites, Processes and Outcomes

   Author : Monika Törnsén; Olof Johansson; Ingrid Nilsson; Ulf P. Lundgren; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; success; principal; successful school; frame factor model; prerequisite; process; outcome; pedagogical leadership; equivalence; Education; Pedagogik; pedagogik; Education;

   Abstract : This thesis' main theme is successful principal leadership in secondary schools within the Swedish education system. Successful principal leadership is examined from three perspectives: What are the processes of a successful principal? Do the leadership processes relate to successful academic and social outcomes of schools? What are the prerequisites for successful principal leadership? The Frame Factor Model and the three concepts of prerequisites, processes and outcomes constitute an overarching framework. READ MORE

4. 2. Trustful Relationships and School Development

   Author : Ulf Jederlund; Rune Hausstätter; Tatjana von Rosen; Pär Larsson; Roald A. Øien; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; trust; school development; collective learning; relational competence; relational pedagogy; teacher-student relationship quality; student self-efficacy; school trust; tillit; skolutveckling; kollektivt lärande; relationskompetens; relationell pedagogik; lärar-elevrelationer; elevers självtillit i skolan; skoltillit; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

   Abstract : Methods other than averages from national tests, grades and levels of eligibility for higher education to evaluate the quality of education and school development are called for. In this dissertation is examined how a conscious effort to develop trustful relationships and mutual interaction among all actors in schools may contribute to increased well-being, community and strengthened learning processes for both students and teachers. READ MORE

5. 3. Internal capacities for school improvement : Principals' views in Swedish secondary schools

   Author : Conny Björkman; Anders Olofsson; Olof Johansson; Kauko Hämäläinen; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; school improvement; successful schools; capacity building; internal capacities; collaboration forms; staff development; leadership; principals´ views; Education; Pedagogik;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to describe and analyse principals´ views of collaboration forms, staff development and leadership, as critical internal capacities for school improvement, in five more successful and four less successful Swedish secondary schools, and compare the qualitative similarities and/or differences in the principals´ views at the level of schools. A successful school is understood to be a school where pupils accomplish both the academic objectives and the social/civic objectives in the National Curriculum. READ MORE

6. 4. Designing for Transformational Change in School : Digitalizing the Digitized

   Author : Annika Agélii Genlott; Åke Grönlund; Annika Andersson; Olga Viberg; Ulf Melin; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Design Science Research; Digitalization; Information Systems artifact; School organization; School leadership;

   Abstract : Digital technologies have gained a prominent role in education and schools, but research concerning how digital technologies can create better conditions for improved teaching and enhanced learning for students is scarce and inconclusive. Successful use of digital technologies requires a complex combination of interacting factors, including integrating technology and pedagogy as well as organizing and leading a structured transformation process. READ MORE

7. 5. Social Relations and Health : How do the associations vary across contexts and subgroups of individuals?

   Author : Daniel Bergh; Curt Hagquist; Bengt Starrin; Viveca Östberg; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Relations; Social Capital; Health; Health Behaviours; School; Adolescents; Sociologi; Sociology;

   Abstract : Objectives: The aim of this thesis is to study the association between social relations and health in different social spheres, and to examine possible interaction effects. Material and Methods: In Paper I, the link between measures of the psychosocial neighbourhood environment, the psychosocial working environment, and psychosomatic health is analyzed by using a subset of data from the survey Life and Health 2000. READ MORE