Search for dissertations about: "Educational"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 2000 swedish dissertations containing the word Educational.
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1. Educational imaginaries : a genealogy of the digital citizen
Abstract : This thesis makes use of a genealogical approach to map out and explainhow and why computers and citizenship have become so closely connected.It examines the historical continuities and disruptions, and the role thatpopular education has played in this interrelation. READ MORE
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2. Juridification of Educational Spheres : The Case of Swedish School Inspection
Abstract : This dissertation argues that the great transformation of education policy and governance that we have witnessed in the last few decades can only be properly understood by taking into account a process of juridification. In and of itself, this is not a novel assertion; what is argued here is that what this entails concretely has been only partially understood. READ MORE
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3. What's wrong with engineering education? Comparing and combining a teaching-problematization and a culture-problematization
Abstract : While much has been said about what is wrong with engineering education, the assumptions we make when talking about its problems often remain hidden. One particularly common implicit assumption is that inadequate teaching is the primary antecedent of educational problems. READ MORE
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4. Designing for added pedagogical value : A design-based research study of teachers’ educational design with ICT
Abstract : In an increasingly digitized world teachers are expected to take on the role of educational designers and use ICT to design in ways that add pedagogical value to teaching and learning. This thesis adopts a design-based research (DBR) approach to: (a) explore and contribute to the educational design processes of teachers of English as a foreign language in their efforts to use ICT for added pedagogical value, (b) examine how ICT is used in educational designs to create/contribute to what the teachers and students describe as added value and (c) explore, problematize and refine DBR as a research approach. READ MORE
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5. Chinese educational policy : changes and contradictions 1949-79
Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine educational policy in the People's Republic of China over a 30 year period. Educational policy-making is seen as a dynamic process related to (1) the general socio-economic context, (2) Marxist educational theory, (3) the Chinese development strategy, and (4) Soviet experiences. READ MORE