Search for dissertations about: "support"

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  2. 1. Learner support for distance learners : A study of six cases of ICT-based distance education institutions in China

    Author : Shuting Gao; Vinayagum Chinapah; Shangwu Zhao; Chang Zhu; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Learner support; student support; support services; peer support; learner center; collaborative learning; interaction; motivation; critical thinking; creative thinking; deep learning; higher order learning; group learning; small group work; Community of Inquiry CoI ; ICT-based distance learning; Radio and TV University; distance education; Web-based learning; e-Learning; adult education; higher education; International and Comparative Education; internationell och jämförande pedagogik;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on learner support in Chinese distance education. It draws a picture of Chinese modern distance education, covering the major issues in the field of learner support, and small group work as peer support. READ MORE

  4. 2. Teachers' Retention in Tanzanian Remote Secondary Schools : Exploring Perceived Challenges and Support

    Author : Raymond Boniface; Martin Stigmar; Jan Håkansson; Christer Ohlin; Sven Andersson; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Challenges; Organizational Support; Remote Schools; Secondary Education; Support; Teacher Retention; Tanzania; Education; Pedagogik;

    Abstract : Teacher retention is a global challenge, and many developed and developing countries are struggling to staff and retain teachers in schools, particularly in low-performing, remote, and less desirable areas. In most of these countries, Tanzania in particular, the efficacy of fiscally inclined teachers’ retention strategies continues to be dubious. READ MORE

  5. 3. Child Support Law in California and Sweden : a Comparison Across Welfare State Models

    Author : Elizabeth Stuart Perry; Viola Boström; Pär Hallström; Nick Wikeley; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; child support; family law; comparative law; comparative family law; Scandinavia; welfare state; California family law; Swedish family law; welfare law; financial consequences of divorce; solo parent households; sociology of the family; social democratic welfare state model; liberal welfare state model; child support reform; child support enforcement; child maintenance; United States child support; child support theory; underhåll till barn; underhållsbidrag; underhållsstöd; välfärdsmodeller; Kalifornien; amerikansk familjerätt; familjerätt; family law;

    Abstract : Ensuring just distribution of and adequate funding for children whose parents do not live together is a global legal challenge. It affects many families as well as every legal jurisdiction’s welfare state and family law. READ MORE

  6. 4. Victimization, Positioning, and Support : Young Victims' Experiences of Crime

    Author : Sara Thunberg; Åsa Källström; Kjerstin Andersson Bruck; Terese Glatz; Simon Green; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Youth; Young People; Victimization; Support; Positioning; Professional; Family; Friends; Information; Practical help;

    Abstract : Victimization early in life can result in a number of different short and long-term consequences, for which young people might need help and support. However, from previous research it is unclear what kind of support young people perceive as supportive. READ MORE

  7. 5. Support to breastfeeding women

    Author : Ingrid Blixt; Eva-Lotta Funkquist; Ove Axelsson; Sofia Zwedberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Breast Feeding; Counselling; Education; Family Support; Health Person-nel; Implementation Science; Infant; Interpersonal Relations; Self-Efficacy; Social Support; Parent-Child Relations; Quality of Health Care; Qualitative Research;

    Abstract : Breastfeeding has important health benefits for mothers and infants in high- and low-income countries. For that reason, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for six months and partial breastfeeding for two years or longer. READ MORE