Search for dissertations about: "Compulsory school"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 145 swedish dissertations containing the words Compulsory school.

  2. 16. Black & white or shades of grey : teachers perspectives on the role of nature of science in compulsory school science teaching

    Author : Lotta Leden; Lena Hansson; Andreas Redfors; Malin Ideland; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : Nature of science; teachers perspectives; Didactical questions; Focus groups; Nature of science; School science; Science teaching traditions; Scientific literacy; Teachers’ perspectives;

    Abstract : Avhandlingen utforskar lärares perspektiv och förhandlingar gällande vilken roll “naturvetenskapens karaktär” (engelska ”nature of science”, NOS) kan spela i grundskolans NO-undervisning. Tidigare forskning har visat att NO-undervisning ofta har ett starkt fokus på naturvetenskapliga begrepp och strukturerade laborationer med ett implicit fokus på ”korrekta svar”. READ MORE

  4. 17. 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

  5. 18. The individual development plan as tool and practice in Swedish compulsory school

    Author : Åsa Hirsh; Claes Nilholm; Viveca Lindberg; Cristina Robertson; Patricia Murphy; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Individual development plan IDP ; individual education plan IEP ; teachers assessment practices; formative assessment; documentation; gender; mediated action; tool; inscription translation; primary secondary tertiary artifacts; mastery appropriation; IDP practices; contradictions; dilemmas; national and local steering of schools;

    Abstract : Since 2006 Swedish compulsory school teachers are required to use individual developmentplans (IDPs) as part of their assessment practices. The IDP has developed through two major reforms and is currently about to undergo a third in which requirements for documentation are to be reduced. READ MORE

  6. 19. Teaching genetics - a linguistic challenge : A classroom study of secondary teachers' talk about genes, traits and proteins

    Author : Karin Thörne; Niklas Gericke; Anders Arnqvist; Ute Harms; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Science education; teaching genetics; teachers talk; mendelian genetics; gene function; systemic functional linguistics; compulsory school; Biology; Biologi;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to investigate how teachers talk about genetics in actual classroom situations. An understanding of how language is used in action can give detailed information about how the subject matter is presented to the students as well as insights in linguistic challenges. READ MORE

  7. 20. Free to Choose? : Studies of Opportunity Constraints and the Dynamics of School Segregation

    Author : Selcan Mutgan; Peter Hedström; Maria Brandén; Francesco C. Billari; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; School segregation; Opportunities; Preferences; Agent-based modeling; Choice modeling;

    Abstract : As a result of the negative consequences and persistence of school segregation, its causes have received a great deal of scholarly attention across a range of disciplines. However, the existing research has tended to overlook those aspects of the segregation process that lie beyond the choice of the individual. READ MORE