Search for dissertations about: "Gymnasium"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the word Gymnasium.
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1. What and How Students Perceive They Learn When Doing Mini-Companies in Upper Secondary School
Abstract : The aim of this study is to gain more in-depth knowledge into what Swedish upper secondary school students perceive they learn, and the factors that students perceive affect learning, when they start and run mini-companies within the Junior Achievement Company Program. The data is comprised of interviews with eleven students each of whom ran a mini-company with other students. READ MORE
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2. Bridging the boundaries between D&T education and working life : A study of views on knowledge and skills in product development
Abstract : In Sweden upper secondary school education is organised in programmes. One of these programmes is the Technology programme that covers five orientations, one of which is Design and Product Development. READ MORE
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3. The fundamental theorem of calculus : a case study into the didactic transposition of proof
Abstract : The relationship between academic mathematics as practiced by researchers at universities and classroom mathematics (the mathematical practices in classrooms in primary, lower and upper secondary education as well as in undergraduate university education) is a fundamental question in mathematics education. The focus of the study presented here is on how this relationship is seen from the perspective of mathematics education and by researching mathematicians, with a focus on proof. READ MORE
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4. Empirical Essays on Earnings Inequality
Abstract : The thesis consists of four self-contained essays.Essay I decomposes the cross-sectional variance of male annual earnings in Sweden between 1960 and 1990 into permanent and transitory components and compares the results to the U.S. evidence. READ MORE
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5. Empirical Essays on Health and Human Capital
Abstract : This thesis includes one introductory chapter and three independent papers. The first paper adds to the broad literature regarding the effect of alcohol consumption on educational attainment. READ MORE