Search for dissertations about: "educational development"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 625 swedish dissertations containing the words educational development.
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1. Critical Thinking in Scholarship: : Meanings, Conditions and Development
Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explore the phenomenon of critical thinking in scholarship as regards its meanings, conditions, and development using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach. This exploration takes its departure in ancient Greece, following a historical movement of the phenomenon up to present day perspectives on critical thinking, revealing a range of different meanings and conditions. READ MORE
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2. Educational Software in Engineering Education
Abstract : This thesis contributes to the quality of engineering education and the accessibility of education worldwide by promoting computer-enhanced teaching and learning. It uses the epistemology of John Dewey (1859-1952) and the action research methodology first advanced by Kurt Lewin (1890-1947). READ MORE
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3. Literacy and development : A study of Yemissrach Dimts literacy campaign in Ethiopia
Abstract : The problem of illiteracy has been the object of many studies during recent decades. In Ethiopia, a country which reports one of the lowest literacy rates in Africa, the Yemissrach Dimts Literacy Campaign (YDLC) was started in 1962. Its activities were concentrated to rural areas and directed primarily towards adults. READ MORE
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4. Striving for Autonomy : Health sciences teachers’ enactment of policy
Abstract : Abstract This thesis explores how teachers within the health sciences enact education policy. The questions address how teachers’ choices related to the design of courses and curricula are made in the light of reforms that emphasise standardisation and transparency. READ MORE
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5. Development and Autonomy : Conceptualising teachers’ continuing professional development in different national contexts
Abstract : This thesis investigates teachers’ perceptions of continuing professional development (CPD) in Germany and Sweden with a questionnaire study comprising a total of 711 mainly lower secondary teachers. Three conceptual terms are elaborated and explained. READ MORE