Search for dissertations about: "upper secondary education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 193 swedish dissertations containing the words upper secondary education.

  2. 1. Upper Secondary Education: Access, Choices and Graduation

    Author : Vivika Halapuu; Lena Hensvik; Oskar Nordström Skans; Sandra McNally; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Upper secondary education; Vocational education; Access to education; School choice; Skill inputs; High school performance; Graduation standards; School-to-work transition; Job match quality; Disability insurance; Education policy; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Essay I: We study how Swedish high school students match with programs given their skill endowments at the time of choosing. Using detailed administrative data on high school admissions and earlier school achievement, we construct a multidimensional measure of program match quality, reflecting the extent to which students select into programs with skill requirements that align with their skill portfolio. READ MORE

  4. 2. Becomings of Swedish secondary sexuality education : Enactments in natural science subjects and interdisciplinary teaching about pornography

    Author : Sara Planting-Bergloo; Auli Orlander Arvola; Britt Jakobson; EJ Renold; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Swedish sexuality education; practice-based approach; lower and upper secondary school; Karen Barad; Donna Haraway; student participation; material engagements; relationality; pornography education; virginity; contraceptive methods; science education; naturvetenskapsämnenas didaktik; Science Education;

    Abstract : This thesis is about Swedish secondary sexuality education with a particular focus on the becomings of natural science and pornography education. Recent scrutiny of the knowledge area has stressed the need for teaching to include student perspectives, cover more than mere medical and biological knowledge, and be more affirmative. READ MORE

  5. 3. Mathematics in the Swedish Upper Secondary School Electricity Program : A study of teacher knowledge

    Author : Lena Aretorn; Manya Raman Sundström; Tomas Bergqvist; Ola Helenius; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; mathematics education; teacher knowledge; electricity education; upper secondary school; vocational education; Swedish secondary school; didactics of mathematics; matematikdidaktik;

    Abstract : Mathematical knowledge is often a prerequisite for students at Swedish upper secondary vocational programs to be able to study vocational courses, for example electricity courses in the Electricity Program. Electricity Program students study mathematics in their electricity courses as well as in their mathematics course. READ MORE

  6. 4. Special Education in Swedish Upper Secondary Schools : Resources, Ability Grouping and Organisation

    Author : Joacim Ramberg; Mara Westling-Allodi; Rolf Helldin; Rune Sarromaa Hausstätter; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; special education; upper secondary school; democracy; social justice; ability grouping; marginalisation; support; total population survey; Sweden; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

    Abstract : This dissertation aims to examine some aspects of special education in Swedish upper secondary schools. The availability of special education resources, the occurrence of ability grouping and the organisational modalities of special education support are investigated. READ MORE

  7. 5. Vocational English in policy and practice

    Author : Katarina Lindahl; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Vocational; English; policy enactment; upper secondary education; education policy; teachers’ influences; VOLL; Bernstein; framing; horizontal and vertical discourse; classification; Utbildning och lärande; Education and Learning; Vocational; English; policy enactment; upper secondary; education; education policy; teachers’ influences; VOLL; Bernstein; framing; horizontal and vertical discourse; classification;

    Abstract : The aim of this licentiate thesis is to examine how, and in what ways, vocational English is a part of English language teaching in the Building and Construc­tion Programme in Sweden, and what the influences are for such pedagogy. The main research question is how policy documents relate to the views of teachers and their educational practice regarding vocational English. READ MORE