Search for dissertations about: "inquiry"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 371 swedish dissertations containing the word inquiry.

  2. 11. Designing Tools for Joint Inquiry : Making and thinking together

    Author : Laura Gottlieb; Yvonne Eriksson; Jennie Schaeffer; Anna-Lena Carlsson; Åsa Wikberg-Nilsson; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Innovation and Design; innovation och design;

    Abstract : Positioned within the research program and subject area of Innovation and Design, this research focuses on the relationship between tools and joint inquiry. Joint inquiry – the collaborative exploration and definition of problems and possible solutions – plays an important part in Participatory Design processes. READ MORE

  4. 12. Artworks as diagrams : Diagrammatic reasoning and the epistemic potential of art

    Author : Leticia Vitral; Lars Elleström; Frederik Stjernfelt; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Semiotics; Aesthetics; Epistemology; Inquiry; Diagrammatic reasoning; Comparative literature; Litteraturvetenskap;

    Abstract : This thesis is concerned with establishing a bridge between matters of aesthetics and epistemology, by investigating the mechanisms through which artworks allow agents to derive knowledge through the former’s manipulation. It is proposed that, in order to understand the epistemic potential of artworks, we need to approach them as diagrams, in the sense developed by Charles Peirce. READ MORE

  5. 13. Learning Physics Through Communication During Laboratory Work : An empirical study at upper secondary school

    Author : Jan Andersson; Margareta Enghag; Carl Angell; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Physics education; Laboratory Work; Inquiry; Communication; Discourse Analysis; Physics; Fysik;

    Abstract : Laboratory work as a teaching and learning method is given prominence in the Swedish physics curriculum for upper secondary school. It is emphasised that students should be given opportunities to develop the ability to search for answers to questions, plan, conduct, interpret and present results. READ MORE

  6. 14. How designers work - making sense of authentic cognitive activities

    Author : Henrik Gedenryd; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History and Arts; planning; problem solving; pragmatism; situated cognition; distributed cognition; situated action; inquiry; interactive cognition; psychology; design methodology; design theory; cognitive science; cognition; design; Historia och konstvetenskap; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : In recent years, the growing scientific interest in design has led to great advances in our knowledge of authentic design processes. However, as these findings go counter to the existing theories in both design research and cognitive science, they pose a serious challenge for both disciplines: there is a wide gap between what the existing theories predict and what designers actually do. READ MORE

  7. 15. Studies on routine inquiry about violence victimization and alcohol consumption in youth clinics

    Author : Anna Palm; Ulf Högberg; Ingela Danielsson; Carl Göran Svedin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Violence victimization; Youth; Alcohol consumption; Routine Inquiry; Screening; Youth friendly health care; Randomized controlled study; Qualitative study; Våldsutsatthet; Unga; Alkohol; Rutinfrågor; Screening; Ungdomsmottagning; Randomiserad studie; Kvalitativ studier;

    Abstract : Objectives: Violence victimization is common in youth, and the association between victimization and ill-health is well established. Youth is also the period when alcohol risk drinking is most prevalent. READ MORE