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Found 4 swedish dissertations matching the above criteria.

  2. 1. Constructing the adult learner : a governmentality analysis

    Author : Andreas Fejes; Staffan Larsson; Ulf Olsson; David Hamilton; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; lifelong learning; adult education; adult learner; governmentality; genealogy; policy analysis; livslångt lärande; vuxenutbildning; den vuxna studerande; styrningsrationalitet; governmentality; genealogi; policy analys; Education; Pedagogik;

    Abstract : Syftet med denna avhandling är att studera hur den vuxna studerande konstrueras genom olika styrningstekniker inom Vuxenutbildning, Folkbildning och Högre utbildning. Vidare är syftet att analysera vad för styrningsrationalitet som både skapas genom och som skapar dessa praktiker. READ MORE

  4. 2. Othering Processes in Feminist Teaching : A case study of an adult educational institution

    Author : Chia-Ling Yang; Sociologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; feminist methodology; feminist theory; liberal adult education; postcolonial theory; Swedish gender equality; welfare state; anti-racist education; feminist teaching; intersectionality; sexualized racism; gendered racism; boundary making; othering; difference;

    Abstract : Taking its starting point from a critical dialogue with feminist and postcolonial theory, this dissertation explores processes of othering in a feminist adult educational institution, Women’s Room, in Sweden. Women’s Room is a women-only school and half of the student body has a migrant background. READ MORE

  5. 3. Educating older adults : Theoretical and empirical examinations of the learning philosophies in older age

    Author : Hany Hachem; Johannes Westberg; Andreas Bergh; Andreas Nordin; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Educational gerontology; Anthony Giddens; U3A; older adult education; lifelong learning;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I theoretically and empirically examine the dominant learning philosophies in older age. Three statements of principles of educational gerontology coalesce into two notorious learning philosophies in older age: humanist and critical. They formulate answers to vital questions about the education of older people. READ MORE

  6. 4. Learning text talk online : Collaborative learning in asynchronous text based discussion forums

    Author : Monica Liljeström; Agneta Hult; Anders. D. Olofsson; Lars Svensson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Online learning; CSCL; online assessment; collaborative learning; peer assessment; peer review; folkbildning; Swedish liberal adult education online; higher education online; socio-cultural theory; asynchronous discussion forums; ADF; evaluation;

    Abstract : The desire to translate constructivist and sociocultural approaches to learning in specific learning activities is evident in most forms of training at current, not least in online education. Teachers worldwide are struggling with questions of how to create conditions in this fairly new realm of education for learners to contribute to the development of a good quality in their own and others' learning. READ MORE