Search for dissertations about: "practical epistemology analysis"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words practical epistemology analysis.
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1. Patterns of Care : Relating Altruism in Sociobiology and the Christian Tradition of Agape
Abstract : The purpose of this study is to relate sociobiological theories of altruism to theories within the Christian tradition of agape. Firstly, it discusses the relation between scientific, ethical and theological understandings of altruism, and argues that it is possible to compare discussions of benevolent acts towards others or other-directedness. READ MORE
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2. Learning Science Through Aesthetic Experience in Elementary School : Aesthetic Judgement, Metaphor and Art
Abstract : This thesis considers the role of aesthetic meaning-making in elementary school science learning. Children’s aesthetic experiences are traced through their use of aesthetic judgements, spontaneous metaphors and art activities. The thesis is based on four empirical studies: the first two examining children’s language use, i.e. READ MORE
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3. Belief & Desire : The Standard Model of Intentional Action — Critique and Defence
Abstract : The scheme of concepts we employ in daily life to explain intentional behaviour form a belief-desire model (BD model), in which motivating states are sorted into two suitably broad categories. The BD model embeds a philosophy of action, i.e. READ MORE
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4. Supporting Learning and Teaching of Chemistry in the Undergraduate Classroom
Abstract : There is agreement in research about the need to find better ways of teaching chemistry to enhance students’ understanding. This thesis aims to contribute to the understanding of how we better support teaching and learning of undergraduate chemistry to make it meaningful and intelligible for students from the outset. READ MORE
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5. Contingency in high-school students’ reasoning about electrochemical cells : Opportunities for learning and teaching in school science
Abstract : The thesis takes its departure from the extensive literature on students’ alternative ideas in science. Although describing students’ conceptual knowledge in many science areas, the literature offers little about how this knowledge enters into the science learning process. READ MORE
