Search for dissertations about: "Active citizenship"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 20 swedish dissertations containing the words Active citizenship.

2. 6. Learning To Be(come) A Good European : A Critical Analysis of the Official European Union Discourse on European Identity and Higher Education

   Author : Jonna Johansson; Geoffrey Gooch; Juliet Lodge; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Identity; higher education; European dimension; competitiveness; Knowledge Economy; language; citizenship; activity; mobility; neo-liberalism; flexibility; Lifelong Learning; Unity in Diversity; flexibilitet; språk; medborgarskap; Identitet; högre utbildning; enighet i mångfald; europeisk dimension; aktivitet; livslångt lärande; rörlighet; neoliberalism; konkurrenskraft; kunskapsekonomi; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

   Abstract : During the year 2007 when this thesis was completed the European Union could look back at fifty years of collaboration, which began with the signing of the Treaty of Rome in 1957 and which has developed from being mainly economic in character to incorporating a political as well as a social dimension at the European level. In 2007 the European Union also commemorated the twentieth anniversary of Erasmus, its higher education mobility programme. READ MORE

4. 7. Sport as a Means of Responding to Social Problems : Rationales of Government, Welfare and Social Change

   Author : David Ekholm; Dimitris Michailakis; Magnus Dahlstedt; Yvonne Sjöblom; Lennart Nygren; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social work; social policy; social inclusion; youth; subject formation; citizenship; civil society; community; governmental rationality; Socialt arbete; socialpolitik; social inkludering; ungdom; fostran; medborgarskap; civilsamhälle; gemenskap; styrningsrationalitet;

   Abstract : Sport has been increasingly recognized in social policy as a means of steering social change and as a method for responding to diverse social problems. The present study examines how rationales of social change are formed through ‘sport as a means of responding to social problems’. READ MORE

5. 8. Reading the world through virtual exchange : critical interculturality and glocal awareness in English teacher education

   Author : Malin Reljanovic Glimäng; Björn Sundmark; Breffni O'Rourke; Malmö universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Virtual exchange; interculturality; global citizenship education; glocal awareness; teacher education; English; action research; Sustainable studies; Hållbarhetsstudier;

   Abstract : Virtual exchange (VE) is a pedagogical approach that connects learners across borders and cultures through online communication technologies. Taking a point of departure in critical social constructivism, this thesis contributes to the VE research field by presenting a collection of studies that explore the intersections of critical interculturality, global citizenship education, and online exchange in English teacher education. READ MORE

6. 9. Swedish refugee policymaking in transition? : Czechoslovaks and Polish Jews in Sweden, 1968-1972

   Author : Łukasz Górniok; Martin Hårdstedt; Malin Thor Tureby; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Sweden; Czechoslovak refugees; Polish-Jewish refugees; Cold War; 1968-1972; active foreign policy; refugee policy; multiculturalism; national security; labour market considerations;

   Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to examine the Swedish government’s responses to the Prague Spring, the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, the anti-Semitic campaigns in Poland and, first and foremost, to Czechoslovak and Polish-Jewish refugees fleeing their native countries as a result of these event during the formative period of the late 1960s and early 1970s. This has been accomplished by examining the entire process from the decision to admit the refugees in 1968, to their reception and economic integration into Swedish society during the seven-year period necessary for acquiring Swedish citizenship. READ MORE

7. 10. Promoting safety in organizations : The role of leadership and managerial practices

   Author : Malin Mattson; Johnny Hellgren; Ingemar Torbiörn; Magnus Sverke; Gudela Grote; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Transformational leadership; transactional leadership; safety-specific leadership; workplace safety; injuries; accidents; safety compliance; safety initiative; organizational citizenship behavior; communication; incident reporting; patient safety; incentive program; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : Workplace accidents and injuries are a growing problem for organizations in Sweden as well as in many other countries. As a consequence, improving workplace safety has become an area of increasing concern for employers and politicians as well as researchers. READ MORE