Search for dissertations about: "Change at universities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the words Change at universities.

2. 1. Learning Chemistry at the University level : Student attitudes, motivation, and design of the learning environment

   Author : C. Anders R. Berg; Johan Lithner; Lisbeth Lundahl; Helge Strömdahl; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : laboratory work; open experiments; attitude; university level; motivation; cognitive load; laboratory instruction styles; attitude change; design of learning situation; student questions.;

   Abstract : The main purpose of the research this thesis is based upon was to study students’ attitudes towards learning chemistry at university level and their motivation from three perspectives. How can students’ attitudes towards learning chemistry be assessed? How can these attitudes be changed? How are learning situations experienced by students with different attitude positions? An attitude questionnaire, assessing views of knowledge, learning assessments, laboratory activities, and perceived roles of instructors and student, was used to estimate students’ attitude positions. READ MORE

4. 2. Online Education in Universities : Moving from Individual Adoption to Institutionalisation of an Information Technology Innovation

   Author : Inés Casanovas; Jörgen Lindh; Christina Keller; Stefan Hrastinski; Lars Svensson; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This thesis describes and analyses the move from individual adoption to institutionalisation of an information technology innovation: online education in universities. The study focuses on the processes that took place within two universities, one in Sweden and the other in Argentina, regarding online education adoption and the organisational changes developed. READ MORE

5. 3. Managing Work at Several Places : Understanding Nomadic Practices in Student Groups

   Author : Chiara Rossitto; Kerstin Severinson-Eklundh; Teresa Cerratto-Pargman; John McCarthy; KTH; []
   Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Computer-Supported Cooperative Work; Mobility; Space and Place; Field Studies; Design Process; Area technology; Areell teknik; Technology and social change; Teknik och social förändring; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : Within Swedish universities students are often required to work in groups to collaborate on projects or to write essays. A salient feature characterizing this type of work is the lack of a stable and fixed location wherein project- related activities can be carried out and accomplished. READ MORE

6. 4. What we talk about when we talk about change : a study of change practice and change agency in higher education

   Author : Cormac McGrath; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : This thesis is concerned with change practice, particularly in one specific higher education institution. The thesis examines theoretical perspectives of change practice and presents five empirical studies that, in different ways, contribute to our understanding of how universities and its members engage around and view opportunities for change. READ MORE

7. 5. Environmental management systems – a way towards sustainable development in universities : ”It was difficult at first … then we started talking with our colleagues and we saw it in a longer perspective”

   Author : Kaisu Sammalisto; Högskolan i Gävle; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Environmental management systems; higher education; sustainable development; indicator; training; communication; education; curriculum; policy evaluation; intervention theory; industry.; Industrial engineering and economy; Industriell teknik och ekonomi; Industrial organisation; administration and economics; Industriell organisation; administration och ekonomi;

   Abstract : The economic development in the world today makes increased consumption of goods and travelling available for more people around the world than ever before. This results, however, also in increased production and spreading of substances that are hazardous both to human health and to the ecosystem globally. READ MORE