Search for dissertations about: "Erik Knain"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Erik Knain.

2. 1. Bilingual students' learning in science : Language, gestures and phyiscal artefacts

   Author : Zeynep Ünsal; Britt Jakobson; Per-Olof Wickman; Bengt-Olov Molander; Erik Knain; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; science education; bilingual students; mediating means; language; gestures; physical artefacts; learning; meaning-making; practical epistemological analysis; translanguaging; continuity; naturvetenskapsämnenas didaktik; Science Education;

   Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to examine how language, gestures and physical artefacts are used in science classes with emergent bilingual students who do not share the same minority language as their classmates or teachers. The purpose is to contribute to findings that can enhance emergent bilingual students’ learning in science. READ MORE

4. 2. Cultivating humanity in science education : A capabilities approach to students' critical examination of public issues in science education

   Author : Jonna Wiblom; Maria Andrée; Carl-Johan Rundgren; Erik Knain; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; science education; critical examination; public issues; Martha Nussbaum; the capabilities approach; ‘world citizenship’; narrative imagination; research ethics; participatory research; naturvetenskapsämnenas didaktik; Science Education;

   Abstract : This dissertation is about science education as an education for citizenship with a particular focus on the potential of inviting students to participate in critical examination of public issues in the media. Through digital media, a vast amount of health-related information is readily available to the public. READ MORE