Search for dissertations about: "educational choices"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 71 swedish dissertations containing the words educational choices.

  2. 11. Essays on Educational Choices and Integration

    Author : Elisabet Olme; David Seim; Jonas Vlachos; Robert McMillan; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; School Choice; School Segregation; Information; Refugees; Human Capital; Immigration; Language Training; Performance Bonuses; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Are Parents Uninformed? The Impact of School Performance Information on School Choices and School Assignments. We study the impact of providing information about schools' performances on households' choice of school. READ MORE

  4. 12. Obstacles to students' learning of the limit concept : A comparative study

    Author : Abraham Kumsa Beyene; Kerstin Pettersson; Iben Christiansen; Juter Kristina; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Obstacles; limit; calculus; case study; comparative study; upper secondary; Mathematics Education; matematikämnets didaktik;

    Abstract : This thesis explores obstacles to students’ learning of the limit of a function as students learn the concept in post-compulsory schools in two culturally different contexts, namely Sweden and Ethiopia. The study investigates obstacles to students’ learning of the intuitive limit concept (the limit concept that is based on the intuitive definition) taught in upper secondary schools of these two contexts and characterises the nature of these obstacles. READ MORE

  5. 13. Surrounded by Sound : Experienced Orchestral Harpists’ Professional Knowledge and Learning

    Author : Lia Lonnert; Eva Sæther; Liora Bresler; Stephen Cottrell; Musikhögskolan i Malmö; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; harp; lifelong learning; music education; orchestral playing; practical knowledge; professional knowledge; Music Education; Musikpedagogik; harp; lifelong learning; music education; orchestral playing; practical knowledge; professional knowledge;

    Abstract : Orchestral playing is a central practice within Western European classical music. Previous research in the field of orchestral musicians’ learning and knowledge has mainly focused on students’ learning orchestral playing. Working conditions and work-related problems were also emphasized in previous studies. READ MORE

  6. 14. Vocational Teachers’ Professional Competence at the Intersection of Two Regimes of Competence : The case of Sweden

    Author : Sofia Antera; Marianne Teräs; Staffan Nilsson; Helena Rehn; Nokelainen Petri; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; vocational teachers; professional competence; school principals; VET in Sweden; Communities of Practice; yrkeslärare; yrkeskompetens; rektor; yrkesutbildning i Sverige; praktikgemenskap; pedagogik; Education;

    Abstract : The high demand for vocational teachers in Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Sweden has led to their recruitment in the early stages of vocational teacher studies. Entering into this new community of practice, vocational teachers tend to bring in experience from their previous occupational practice. READ MORE

  7. 15. Educational Choice in Sweden : Studies on the Importance of Gender and Social Contexts

    Author : Helen Dryler; Inga Wernersson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : This thesis comprises four empirical studies dealing with different aspects of educational choice in Sweden. Two studies focus on the hierarchical outcome, namely level of education. The other two are concerned with the horizontal outcome field of study. READ MORE