Search for dissertations about: "diversity in higher education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the words diversity in higher education.

  2. 1. Structural Violence as a Constraint to African Policy Formation in the 1990s : Respositioning Education in International Relations

    Author : Catherine A Odora Hoppers; Birgit Brock-Utne; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Structural violence; policy formation; power relations; aid; discourses; geo-politics; education; knowledge; neo-liberalism; Structural Adjustment Programmes; reflexivity; transdisciplinarity; Public Policy Dialogue.; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

    Abstract : This study is a meta-analysis of the manner in which global relations impact on national level policy spaces and policy formation. As the International Financial Institutions tighten their grip through the Structural Adjustment Programmes over African countries, and donors steadily shift their ground and push conditionality beyond economic policy into institutional arrangements, the issue of political sovereignty of African countries, and of indirect rule through aid becomes a key concern. READ MORE

  4. 2. Higher education and family formation : A story of Swedish educational expansion

    Author : Margarita Chudnovskaya; Juho Härkönen; Gunnar Andersson; Jan Van Bavel; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; education; educational expansion; childbearing; union formation; educational homogamy; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : The subject of this dissertation is trends in family formation among highly educated men and women in Sweden. The highly educated have typically differed from other educational groups in their patterns of childbearing. READ MORE

  5. 3. That's How We Role! A Framework for Role Modeling in Computing and Engineering Education : A Focus on the Who, What, How, and Why

    Author : Virginia Grande; Mats Daniels; Anne-Kathrin Peters; Anders Berglund; Päivi Kinnunen; Alison Clear; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Role model; educator; teacher; identity; norms; ethics; virtue ethics; care ethics; ethics of freedom; emotions; professional competencies; computing education; engineering education; higher education; Datavetenskap med inriktning mot datavetenskapens didaktik; Computer Science with specialization in Computer Science Education Research;

    Abstract : Role model is a term used in everyday language and literature on education, particularly on diversity, equity, inclusion, and access, describing topics such as motivation and inspiration. However, role model, as a loosely defined concept, is understood and used in different ways. READ MORE

  6. 4. Learning Computing at University: Participation and Identity : A Longitudinal Study

    Author : Anne-Kathrin Peters; Arnold Pears; Anders Berglund; Anna Eckerdal; Lars Ulriksen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; computing education research; engineering education research; computer science; higher education; engagement; diversity; equity; gender; competencies; culture; longitudinal; identity; participation; power; agency; uniformity; communities of practice; social theory of learning; phenomenography; student reflections; Datavetenskap med inriktning mot datavetenskapens didaktik; Computer Science with specialization in Computer Science Education Research;

    Abstract : Computing education has struggled with student engagement and diversity in the student population for a long time. Research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education suggests that taking a social, long-term perspective on learning is a fruitful approach to resolving some of these persistent challenges. READ MORE

  7. 5. Child nutrition in rural Nicaragua : Population-based studies in a transitional society

    Author : Mariela Contreras; Eva-Charlotte Ekström; Anders Hjern; Christel Larsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : autonomy; education; feeding practices; food security; nutritional status; social support; Nutrition; Nutrition;

    Abstract : Emerging favourable as well as unfavourable nutrition patterns are observed in societies undergoing rapid social and economic change. The aim of this thesis is to analyse the associations between household and maternal resources and infant and young child feeding habits and nutritional status in rural Nicaragua, a low-income transitional society. READ MORE