Search for dissertations about: "university curriculum"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 77 swedish dissertations containing the words university curriculum.

2. 1. Approaching Curriculum Resources : Examining the potential of textbooks and teacher guides to support mathematics learning and teaching

   Author : Linda Ahl; Andreas Ryve; Skott Skott; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : Didactics; didaktik;

   Abstract : The driving forces of conducting the two studies presented in this thesis are: the strong position of curriculum resources in the mathematics classroom in general; teachers’ faith in curriculum resources to convey the intentions and goals of mathematics education; and the expected benefits to mathematics education through expanding the knowledge base of research in the area of curriculum resources in general, and teacher guides in particular. This thesis builds upon two studies conducted in Sweden. READ MORE

4. 2. Competence-based Curriculum (CBC) in Tanzania : Tutors' Understanding and their Instructional Practices

   Author : Ibrahimu Nzima; Martin Stigmar; Ulf Fredriksson; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Competence-based curriculum; instructional practices; Tanzania; tutors understanding; kompetensbaserad läroplan; lärarutbildares uppfattningar; Tanzania; undervisningspraktik; Pedagogics and Educational Sciences; Pedagogik och Utbildningsvetenskap;

   Abstract : The overall aim of the study is to investigate tutors’ understanding of a competence-based curriculum (CBC) and how they train the student-teachers to implement CBC in actual classroom situations in ordinary level (O-level) secondary schools in Tanzania.The study employed a qualitative research approach informed by the interpretive paradigm. READ MORE

5. 3. The Hidden Curriculum. Sexual harassment among university students in Sweden

   Author : Jack Palmieri; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; sexual harassment; Demand-Control-Support Model; University Students; Power;

   Abstract : Background: The #metoo and #akademiuppropet media campaigns brought into stark relief the ongoing issue of workplace sexual harassment. Previous research shows this to be a pernicious and prevalent problem with severe consequences for individuals and organisations. READ MORE

6. 4. Backstage pedagogy : Compulsory school pupils’ informal social strategies when dealing with formal individual writing assignments for assessment

   Author : Charlotta Rönn; Peter Erlandson; Corrado Matta; Marianne Dovemark; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; assessment; audio-visual recordings; classroom research; curriculum; digital technology; equality of grading; ethnography; formative assessment; grades; informal social strategies; Goffman; National tests; New Public Management; pupil’s perspective; semi-structured interviews; summative assessment; Education; Pedagogik;

   Abstract : Over the last decades, formal schooling has changed towards an enhanced focus on the individual pupil’s achievements. This comprises formative assessment such as visualizing pupils’ learning processes, as well as summative assessment in terms of increased number and importance of National tests. READ MORE

7. 5. Striving for Autonomy : Health sciences teachers’ enactment of policy

   Author : Linda Barman; Klara Bolander-Laksov; Charlotte Silén; Brian Hodges; Karolinska Institutet Management and Ethics Informatics Department of Learning; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Educational change; Educational development; Educational policy; Higher education; University teachers; Curriculum change;

   Abstract : Abstract This thesis explores how teachers within the health sciences enact education policy. The questions address how teachers’ choices related to the design of courses and curricula are made in the light of reforms that emphasise standardisation and transparency. READ MORE