Search for dissertations about: "curriculum analysis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 104 swedish dissertations containing the words curriculum analysis.

2. 1. Pedagogic practice between tradition and renewal : A study of the new mathematics curriculum in Mozambique

   Author : Balbina Mutemba; Candia Morgan; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mathematics Education; Matematik och lärande;

   Abstract : The new school mathematics curriculum in Mozambique, introduced in 2008, is partly competency-based and it advocates a more student-centred pedagogy. The most salient innovative features are the incorporation of mathematical competencies related to the development of students’ reasoning skills, including argumentation, justification and analytical thinking, and the use of heuristic or inductive methods that promote meaningful students’ participation. READ MORE

4. 2. Approaching Curriculum Resources : Examining the potential of textbooks and teacher guides to support mathematics learning and teaching

   Author : Linda Ahl; Andreas Ryve; Skott Skott; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : Didactics; didaktik;

   Abstract : The driving forces of conducting the two studies presented in this thesis are: the strong position of curriculum resources in the mathematics classroom in general; teachers’ faith in curriculum resources to convey the intentions and goals of mathematics education; and the expected benefits to mathematics education through expanding the knowledge base of research in the area of curriculum resources in general, and teacher guides in particular. This thesis builds upon two studies conducted in Sweden. READ MORE

5. 3. The Recontextualisation of Social Pedagogy. A study of three curricula in the Netherlands, Norway and Ireland

   Author : Pelle Hallstedt; Mats Högström; Utbildningsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pedagogy and didactics; Sociologi; Sociology; welfare state; social pedagogy; recontextualisation; pedagogic discourse; higher education; ethnography; discourse analysis; classification and framing; Basil Bernstein; curriculum; Pedagogik; didaktik; Special didactics; Specialdidaktik; Basil Bernstein;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to describe, analyse, and compare the recontextualisation of social pedagogy in three different curricula; in Nijmegen (NL), Lillehammer (N), and Sligo (IRL). The curricula represent different academic orientations and are located in different social-political contexts. READ MORE

6. 4. The Responsible Business Person : Studies of business education for sustainability

   Author : Pernilla Andersson; Magnus Boström; Jenny Gunnarsson-Payne; Johan Öhman; Malin Ideland; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; education; sustainable development; responsibility; environment; business; curriculum; teaching; discourse analysis; poststructuralism; pedagogy; classroom; Environmental Studies; Miljövetenskapliga studier;

   Abstract : Calls for the inclusion of sustainable development in the business curriculum have increased significantly in the wake of the financial crisis and increased concerns around climate change. This has led to the appearance of new initiatives and the development of new teaching approaches. READ MORE

7. 5. Becoming-place : (Re)conceptualising friluftsliv in the Swedish physical education and health curriculum

   Author : Jonas Mikaels; Suzanne Lundvalll; Erik Backman; Chris Loynes; Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; relational materialism; place; curriculum; friluftsliv; Deleuze; Samhällsvetenskap Humaniora; Social Sciences Humanities;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to critically examine taken for granted assumptions underpinning friluftsliv and outdoor education as a learning area in the curriculum, and to explore the educational potential of a place-responsive pedagogy. A growing body of critical research in outdoor studies suggest that there has been a discursive shift away from an activity-based personal and social development discourse, in favour of more critical awareness in outdoor education research. READ MORE