Search for dissertations about: "Teacher work"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 184 swedish dissertations containing the words Teacher work.

2. 1. 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

4. 2. ICT and learning in teacher education : The social construction of pedagogical ICT discourse and design

   Author : Carina Granberg; Brian Hudson; Gun-Marie Frånberg; Avril Loveless; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Teacher education; ICT; Social construction; discourse; design; Educational work; Pedagogiskt arbete; pedagogiskt arbete; educational work;

   Abstract : Background In recent decades, system-wide policies and substantial resources have been directed towards enhancing the use of ICT in learning contexts. This development can be observed at international and national levels. READ MORE

5. 3. 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

6. 4. Teacher Education Becoming Elsewhere : An Affirmative Critique of Student Experiences through Intersectional Corpomaterial Perspectives

   Author : Emilia Åkesson; Katarina Eriksson Barajas; Edyta Just; Linnea Bodén; Kathryn Strom; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Affect; Affirmative critique; Assemblage; Becoming; Corpomateriality; Higher education; Intersectionality; Rhizomatic mapping; Student teachers; Teacher education; Thematic analysis; Affekt; Affirmativ kritik; Assemblage; Högre utbildning; Intersektionalitet; Kroppsmaterialitet; Lärarstudenter; Lärarutbildning; Rhizomatisk Kartläggning; Tematisk analys; Tillblivelse;

   Abstract : In this thesis, teacher education is examined with the aim to develop knowledge on teacher education and how it affects student teachers that are regularly marginalised in society by intersectional power structures. The aim is also to develop knowledge on how these student teachers affect teacher education. READ MORE

7. 5. Understanding what it means to be a Montessori teacher: Teachers' reflections on their lives and work

   Author : Birgitte Malm; Utbildningsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; teacher research; occupational life histories; life history research; Montessori; Special didactics; Specialdidaktik; Montessori teacher;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this study has been to come to a better understanding of what it means to be a Montessori teacher, by getting a group of Montessori teachers to reflect on their lives and work. Data exploration has comprised journals, interviews, written reflections and collaborative contextual analysis. READ MORE