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1. Children at risk Securitization theory and special education reforms
Abstract : Special education is to a significant extent based on special education programmes and support to children who are identified as children at risk. These programmes and support are often framed in educational reforms that aim to reduce risk and barriers to equal opportunities for learning and wellbeing. READ MORE
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2. Reproducing Traditional Discourses of Teaching and Learning Mathematics : Studies of Mathematics and ICT in Teaching and Teacher Education
Abstract : This thesis is primarily concerned with the effects of education for future teachers in the context of the Swedish teacher training (Government Bill 1999/2000:135 2000). It belongs to a theoretical tradition in which the education system is viewed as a key factor in cultural production and reproduction in educational practices through symbolic control (Apple 2009; Ball 2006; Bernstein 2000, 2003). READ MORE
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3. Traditions and Challenges : Special Support in Swedish Independent Compulsory Schools
Abstract : This thesis has two overarching aims. The first is to generate further knowledge about Swedish independent schools, specifically regarding the organisation and provision of special support and how these relate to special educational traditions and inclusive education. READ MORE
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4. Reframed Identity : Red Cross nurses' identity formation between 1945 and 1977
Abstract : The overall aim is to explore the construction of nurse identity at the Red Cross Nursing School (RCNS) in Sweden, between 1945 and 1977, when nursing became part of the system of higher education in Sweden. Occupational identity is understood as a construct both of social learning and of a self-image. READ MORE
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5. Political Economics of Special Interests and Gender
Abstract : Political Finance Reform and Public Procurement: Evidence from Lithuania. Can political donations buy influence? This paper studies whether firms trade political contributions for public procurement contracts. To answer this question, I focus on the Lithuanian political economy. READ MORE