Search for dissertations about: "Practice-oriented perspective"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words Practice-oriented perspective.
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1. Collaborating for Energy Efficient Shipping - An Ethnographic Study
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to better understand the emergent organising of an inter-organisational collaboration for energy efficiency in shipping, from a practice-oriented perspective. Interorganisational collaboration is often pointed to as a means towards sustainable development, and research on energy efficiency collaboration has emerged over the last decade. READ MORE
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2. Reducing uncertainties in climate change impact studies through uni- and multivariate methods : A Nordic perspective
Abstract : Climate change poses undeniable impacts on hydroclimatic processes due to simultaneous effects of rising temperature and changing precipitation patterns. To quantify these impacts, simulations of climate variables are typically retrieved from climate models, which are then downscaled and bias-adjusted for a particular study site. READ MORE
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3. Leadership in digitalisation : A practice-oriented approach for expanding access and application of digital technologies in K–12 education
Abstract : This thesis aims to identify, describe, and analyse practices in school organisers’ and school leaders’ collaborative efforts to expand access to and application of digital technologies in K–12 education from a leadership perspective. A practice-oriented approach has been used to analyse practices for expanding this access and application. READ MORE
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4. Engineering students’ ways of relating to wicked sustainability problems
Abstract : This licentiate thesis constitutes a part of a larger research effort that aims to provide a theoretical framework for understanding and working with engineering students’ ways of relating to wicked sustainability problems (WSPs) on the basis of conceptual, empirical, and practical considerations. Thus, the project aims to contribute to an understanding of how engineering education can support students in developing the capabilities that they need to actively participate in discussions about sustainable development and to constructively deal with WSPs. READ MORE
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5. Constructing Social Procurement: An Institutional Perspective on Working with Employment Requirements
Abstract : Private and public organisations are increasingly using their purchasing power to mitigate societal issues and create social value. This is called social procurement. Due to problems such as segregation, unemployment, and social exclusion, social procurement in Sweden has focused on employment requirements. READ MORE