Search for dissertations about: "home students"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 61 swedish dissertations containing the words home students.

2. 1. Internationalisation at home? Home and international students' integration into engineering education

   Author : Becky Bergman; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; engineering education; international students; intercultural group work; home students; integration; intercultural competence; internationalisation at home;

   Abstract : Internationalisation is a strategy for over 90 percent of universities and student mobility is a key part of that strategy. At the same time, home and international students do not tend to mix. READ MORE

4. 2. Food Safety Learning in Home and Consumer Studies : Teachers' and Students' Perspectives

   Author : Marie Lange; Ingela Marklinder; Helen Göranzon; Chris Griffith; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Learning; Food safety; Education; Didactic; Risk; Food hygiene; Trust; Students ; Teachers ; Compulsory school; Kostvetenskap; Food; Nutrition and Dietetics;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to explore food safety as part of Home and consumer studies (HCS) education in Swedish compulsory school.Firstly, a nationwide web-based questionnaire was performed among HCS teachers to obtain an overall picture of their knowledge, behaviour and attitudes regarding food safety. READ MORE

5. 3. Interpreting the Sustainable Home - Bridging Discourses on Home and Sustainability in the Housing Sector

   Author : Pernilla Hagbert; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sustainability; systems approach; housing development; domestic resource use; home; residential design; architecture;

   Abstract : How we design, build and maintain our homes are increasingly seen as instrumental to the environmental, social and financial impact of the built environment. By examining perspectives on and interpretations of sustainability in housing development, with a focus on discourses within the Swedish housing sector, the aim of this Licentiate thesis is to explore and provide an account of contemporary conceptualizations of the sustainable home. READ MORE

6. 4. Reading ability of Latvian students : results from an international study

   Author : Indra Dedze; Carsten Elbro; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Reading literacy; reading ability; reading instruction; word recognition; voluntary reading; home background; Latvia; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

   Abstract : Reading literacy is becoming a crucial skill for the success in the modern society. Since Latvia is an industrialized country, with a relatively small population, it is of a crucial importance that the educational system produces well literate people. READ MORE

7. 5. Studying abroad : exploring mobility, expectations and experiences among mobile students

   Author : Per A. Nilsson; Kerstin Westin; Dieter K. Müller; Jan-Henrik Nilsson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; student mobility; inbound; outbound; exchange students; Sweden; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with the experiences and outcomes of temporarily studying abroad, via follow-up studies, aiming to explore international student mobility with a focus on the individual’s perspective. The specific research questions, dealing with the individual students’ expectations and experiences, are addressed in three papers. READ MORE