Search for dissertations about: "International Education"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 283 swedish dissertations containing the words International Education.

2. 21. Broad Entrance - Vague Exit : The trajectory of Political Science students through higher education into work life

   Author : Kristina Johansson; Lennart Svensson; Högskolan Väst; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Higher Education; Work life; Trajectories of learning; National comparisons; International comparisons; Juniro and senior students; Novice professionals; Education; Pedagogik; Pedagogik; Pedagogics;

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4. 22. Learning Democracy Together in School? : Student and Teacher Attitudes in Bosnia and Herzegovina

   Author : Lidija Kolouh-Westin; Holger Daun; Ivan Ivic; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bosnia and Herzegovina; democracy; education; authoritarianism; social responsibility; conflict resolution; attitudes; values; globalization; socialization; participation; critical citizenship; Education; Pedagogik;

   Abstract : The principal aim of this study is to examine attitudes and values, through questionnaires, among students and teachers in the last grade of primary school (grade 8) regarding issues related to authoritarianism, democracy, human rights, children rights, conflict resolution and legislation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A second aim is to explore and analyze the role of the international community in the democratization and education processes in the light of globalization in this country through secondary sources of data, site visits and observations. READ MORE

5. 23. Future School Management : Do Plans and Needs Match? A Comparative Study with Examples from Four OECD-Countries

   Author : Kah Slenning; Arild Tjeldvoll; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education; Future studies; Scenario; Comparative study; Local Management of Schools; Competence; OECD; School Development; Interviews; Curriculum; National Educational Policy; Decentralization; Devolution; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

   Abstract : The overriding aim of this study is to focus a factor affecting the readiness of the education systems of four OECD countries (or, to be quite correct, three countries and one state in the U.S.) to meet and adapt to changing demands and expectations on educational outcome. READ MORE

6. 24. Reading ability of Latvian students : results from an international study

   Author : Indra Dedze; Carsten Elbro; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Reading literacy; reading ability; reading instruction; word recognition; voluntary reading; home background; Latvia; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

   Abstract : Reading literacy is becoming a crucial skill for the success in the modern society. Since Latvia is an industrialized country, with a relatively small population, it is of a crucial importance that the educational system produces well literate people. READ MORE

7. 25. Lifelong learning, intergenerational learning, and social capital : from theory to practice

   Author : Ann-Kristin Boström; Tom Schuller; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Lifelong learning; intergenerational learning; social capital; granddad intervention; transmission of skills; attitudes; values and norms; Stockholm; International education; Internationell pedagogik; pedagogik; Education;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between lifelong learning, intergenerational learning and social capital by reporting on an analysis of the concepts and an investigation of one instance of intergenerational interaction, namely “the granddad programme” – an intervention project run by a limited number of schools in the Stockholm area. The theoretical background concerns both the lifelong perspectiveand the lifewide perspective of learning across the lifespan. READ MORE