Search for dissertations about: "of the quality of teaching"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 86 swedish dissertations containing the words of the quality of teaching.

2. 1. Vocational Teachers’ Professional Competence at the Intersection of Two Regimes of Competence : The case of Sweden

   Author : Sofia Antera; Marianne Teräs; Staffan Nilsson; Helena Rehn; Nokelainen Petri; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; vocational teachers; professional competence; school principals; VET in Sweden; Communities of Practice; yrkeslärare; yrkeskompetens; rektor; yrkesutbildning i Sverige; praktikgemenskap; pedagogik; Education;

   Abstract : The high demand for vocational teachers in Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Sweden has led to their recruitment in the early stages of vocational teacher studies. Entering into this new community of practice, vocational teachers tend to bring in experience from their previous occupational practice. READ MORE

4. 2. “Quality Problems” in Swedish Municipal Adult Education : The Micropolitics of Quality Construed in the Audit Society

   Author : Johanna Mufic; Andreas Fejes; Song-ee Ahn; Andreas Bergh; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Adult Education; Governing; Swedish Schools Inspectorate; Quality; WPR-approach; Kvalitet; Skolinspektion; Styrning; WPR-applikation; Vuxenutbildning;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to analyze and critically scrutinize how quality is construed in an audit process in Swedish Municipal Adult Education (MAE) and the discursive effects. Drawing on adult education policy documents and observations of a quality audit process, as well as the Swedish Schools Inspectorate’s (SSI) Day, this study also contributes to the uncharted field of how the micropolitics of “quality” is being produced in the Audit society within adult education. READ MORE

5. 3. Opening the black box of mathematics teachers’ professional growth : a study of the process of teacher learning

   Author : Sara Engvall; Magnus Österholm; Christina Ottander; Björn Palmberg; Hanna Palmér; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Teacher learning; professional growth; professional development program; formative assessment; motivation; mathematics teachers; secondary school teachers; pedagogiskt arbete; educational work;

   Abstract : There is a lot of research done on professional development programs for teachers, especially with a focus on different characteristics of the program and whether it makes teachers change their teaching practice to such an extent that it enhances student achievement. However, there is not much research done on the learning process. READ MORE

6. 4. The role of practical work in physics education in Lao PDR

   Author : Thongloon Vilaythong; Sune Pettersson; Oleg Popov; Bertil Sundqvist; Ogawa Masakata; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cultural-Historical Activity Theory; laboratory work; Laos; pendulum experiment; physics curriculum; physics education research; practical activities; Subject didactics; Ämnesdidaktik; didactics of physics; fysikdidaktik;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to get a better understanding of the role of practical work in physics education in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). The Lao PDR is one of least developed countries in the world with a weak base for science, and poor market opportunities for science graduates. READ MORE

7. 5. The Responsible Business Person : Studies of business education for sustainability

   Author : Pernilla Andersson; Magnus Boström; Jenny Gunnarsson-Payne; Johan Öhman; Malin Ideland; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; education; sustainable development; responsibility; environment; business; curriculum; teaching; discourse analysis; poststructuralism; pedagogy; classroom; Environmental Studies; Miljövetenskapliga studier;

   Abstract : Calls for the inclusion of sustainable development in the business curriculum have increased significantly in the wake of the financial crisis and increased concerns around climate change. This has led to the appearance of new initiatives and the development of new teaching approaches. READ MORE