Search for dissertations about: "focus of contents"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 258 swedish dissertations containing the words focus of contents.

2. 1. Black & white or shades of grey : teachers perspectives on the role of nature of science in compulsory school science teaching

   Author : Lotta Leden; Lena Hansson; Andreas Redfors; Malin Ideland; Malmö högskola; []
   Keywords : Nature of science; teachers perspectives; Didactical questions; Focus groups; Nature of science; School science; Science teaching traditions; Scientific literacy; Teachers’ perspectives;

   Abstract : Avhandlingen utforskar lärares perspektiv och förhandlingar gällande vilken roll “naturvetenskapens karaktär” (engelska ”nature of science”, NOS) kan spela i grundskolans NO-undervisning. Tidigare forskning har visat att NO-undervisning ofta har ett starkt fokus på naturvetenskapliga begrepp och strukturerade laborationer med ett implicit fokus på ”korrekta svar”. READ MORE

4. 2. The Mild Boredom of Order : A Study in the History of the Manuscript Collection of Queen Christina of Sweden

   Author : Eva Nylander; digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskap Avdelningen för ABM; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Queen Christina of Sweden; Isaac Vossius; Nicolas Heinsius; Gabriel Naudé; history of book collecting; manuscript collections literary war booty; classification systems; cataloging traditions; Vatican Library; Fondo Reginense Latino; Codices Reginenses Latini; Domenico Teoli; the order of books; sociology of collections; Baroque book culture;

   Abstract : This study examines how the Latin manuscript collection of Queen Christina of Sweden was formed, what function it served for the queen and for others, and how various attempts to impose order on it reflect different epistemological traditions. A recurring theme of the study is the creation of order and the title, The Mild Boredom of Order, a quotation taken from an essay on book collecting by Walter Benjamin, refers to this pervasive theme. READ MORE

5. 3. Trajectories of Learning : Embodied Interaction in Change

   Author : Helen Melander; Fritjof Sahlström; Ann-Carita Evaldsson; Lorenza Mondada; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; learning; interaction; situated cognition; embodiment; conversation analysis; Education; Pedagogik; Pedagogik; Education;

   Abstract : This dissertation is about learning as changing understanding in social and situated activities. It takes part in the development of a reconceptualization of learning initiated within participationist perspectives. Multiparty interaction in situated activities is a primordial site for the exploration of human action and cognition. READ MORE

6. 4. Liber iuratus Honorii : a critical edition of the Latin version of the Sworn book of Honorius

   Author : Gösta Hedegård; William Newman; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; the Sworn Book of Honorius; Liber iuratus Honorii; Liber sacer; Liber sacratus; Solomon; pseudo-Solomonic texts; Ars Notoria; the Notory Art; Flores aurei Apollonii; ritual magic; ceremonial magic; mediaeval magic; theurgy; magic seals; the Seal of Solomon; Christian Kabbalah; divine names; angels; spirits; demons; Latin; latin;

   Abstract : The Liber iuratus Honorii, or the Sworn Book of Honorius, as it is often called, has been the focus of a steadily growing interest ever since the occult revival in the late 19th century. This exponent of pseudo-Solomonic magic has been mentioned from time to time in the literature on magic up to the present day. READ MORE

7. 5. Different Images of Science - A study of how science is constituted in exhibitions

   Author : Eva Davidsson; Utbildningsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; learning in informal settings; science exhibitions; staff members; exhibition design; exhibition contents; museums; Science centres; informal learning;

   Abstract : Within the science and technology centre (STC) movement there exists explicit aims and ambitions to enhance visitors’ interest in and knowledge about science. Meanwhile, several researches question the choice of the scientific content in exhibitions when arguing that a too unproblematic view of science commonly is presented. READ MORE