Search for dissertations about: "Teacher education and education work"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 128 swedish dissertations containing the words Teacher education and education work.

2. 16. Professional development in formative assessment : effects on teacher classroom practice and student achievement

   Author : Catarina Andersson; Torulf Palm; Jeremy Hodgen; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; formative assessment; mathematics education; professional development; teacher education; student achievement;

   Abstract : The potential of formative assessment, evident in several research reviews, has raised the interest in many countries to invest in reform initiatives to develop its use. However, implementation of formative assessment is not straightforward and there is a lack of knowledge about how to design appropriate professional development. READ MORE

4. 17. Teachers and computers : Teachers' computer usage and the relationship between computers and the role of the teacher, as described in international research

   Author : Gunilla Jedeskog; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education; Actor; compulsory school; computer; information technology; innovation; international research; teacher role; power; Pedagogik; Education; Pedagogik; pedagogik; Education; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This doctoral dissertation includes two main works and a comprehensive summary:Jedeskog, G. 1996: Lärare vid datorn. Sju högstadielärares undervisning med datorer 1984-1994. (Teachers at Computers. READ MORE

5. 18. Dialogues on the Net - Power structures in asynchronous discussions in the context of a web based teacher training course

   Author : Annette Johnsson; Utbildningsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; minority; cultural background; sex; ethnicity; gender; age; socio-economic; dialogicity; web based; computer based; CMC; net based; asynchronous; CSCL; teacher education; power structures; dialogues; Group work; team work; symbolic capital; group work;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis is to investigate the interaction processes that occur in group dialogues when teacher students work in small groups, using net based asynchronous dialogues to solve a problem in the area of environmental sustainability. More specifically, the interest is to determine whether students’ net based dialogues give rise to patterns of dominance/subordination similar to those observed in face-to-face situations. READ MORE

6. 19. Teachers' work in times of restructuring: On contextual influences for collegiality and professionality

   Author : Katarina Samuelsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; teachers work; educational restructuring; collegiality; professionality; institutional logics;

   Abstract : The research in this thesis is situated in the intersection of teachers’ work and contexts of education. It departs from an interest in contextual influences on teachers’ work and professionality under restructuring. READ MORE

7. 20. Negotiating teacher professionalism : on the symbolic politics of Sweden's teacher unions

   Author : Peter Lilja; Malmö högskola; []
   Keywords : Boundary work; Institutional theory; Policy analysis; Profession; Professionalism; Professionalization; Professional project; Teacher professionalism; Teacher unions;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to critically investigate and problematize the Swedish Teacher Unions’ use of the concept of professionalism within the political negotiation of how to ascribe meaning and contetnt to the idea of teacher professionalism within contemporary Swedish education debates. Departing from two recent educational reforms – the certification of teachers and the reformation of teacher education – and using theories from the sociology of professions coupled with an institutional approach to the study of organizations this study analyzes how the Teacher Unions construct professional projects in relation to each other as well as in relation to the reforms of the current Ministry of Education. READ MORE