Search for dissertations about: "pedagogical content knowledge"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 39 swedish dissertations containing the words pedagogical content knowledge.

2. 16. Caring for people and the planet : preschool children’s knowledge and practices of sustainability

   Author : Farhana Borg; Monika Vinterek; T. Mikael Winberg; Arjen E.J. Wals; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; consumption; daycare center; economic sustainability; environmental education; environmental sustainability; guardians; kindergarten; parents; preschool; preschool director; recycling; sharing resources; social sustainability; sustainable development; teacher; young children; pedagogiskt arbete; educational work; Utbildning och lärande;

   Abstract : Children across the globe today are continuously being exposed to and affected by various kinds of real-world complexities and challenges; however, research on their knowledge and practices in terms of sustainability is limited, in particular with regards to how preschool- and home-related factors are associated with their learning for sustainability. Since 1998, different types of eco-certification have been awarded by the Swedish National Agency for Education and Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation to promote education for sustainability (EfS) in all areas of education and learning. READ MORE

4. 17. Metaphor in Mind : Programming Teachers' Knowledge and Beliefs in Action

   Author : Andreas Larsson; Konrad Schönborn; Jesper Haglund; Jonas Hallström; Niall Seery; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Conceptual Metaphor; Speech and Gesture; Programming Education; Technology; Konceptuella metaforer; Gestanalys; Programmeringsundervisning; Teknik;

   Abstract : Programming has become an integral component of technology education around the world and is an important part of Swedish curriculum reform and classroom teaching. This thesis aims to explore relations between programming teachers' knowledge and beliefs about programming teaching and how it is enacted in their practice. READ MORE

5. 18. Co-constructing Expertise : Competence Development through Work-Integrated e-Learning in joint Industry-University Collaboration

   Author : Monika Hattinger; Lars Svensson; Maria Spante; Lennart Malmsköld; Kristina M. Eriksson; Linn Gustavsson Christiernin; Anita Mirijamdotter; Högskolan Väst; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Competence Development; e-Learning design; Learning activities; Co-construction; Manufacturing industry; Expert knowledge; Knotworking; Expansive Transformation; Boundary crossing; Work Integrated Learning; Arbetsintegrerat lärande; Informatik; Informatics;

   Abstract : This thesis is inter-disciplinary and proceed from the ongoing challenges of the increased digitalization, automation and robotization that impact the manufacturing industry's emergent need of high-qualified practitioners. Digitalization also challenges universities to open up to external collaboration and to design blended e-learning targeting industry knowledge needs. READ MORE

6. 19. Children making sense of physical phenomena

   Author : Annika Åkerblom; Pedagogik; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Learning; Phenomenography; Science education; Reflective dialogues; Knowledge formation;

   Abstract : This thesis concerns the activity of expressing understanding with words. The overall aim is to explore, analyse and describe how 64 children aged 6, 10 and 14 expressed their understanding of certain physical phenomena in reflective dialogues. READ MORE

7. 20. The role of ICT in the shift towards student-centred learning in higher education : Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique: A case study

   Author : Xavier Muianga; Henrik Hansson; Jarkko Suhonen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; ICT; student-centred learning; pedagogical innovation; educational models; factors in ICT implementation; professional development; higher education; developing countries; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

   Abstract : Over recent decades, there has been a significant rise in the use of information and communication technology (ICT) and a greater emphasis on student-centred learning (SCL) in higher education all over the world. The introduction of ICT- and SCL-based approaches is intended to improve the quality of teaching and learning to better prepare students for the 21st century workplace. READ MORE