Search for dissertations about: "professional career"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the words professional career.

  2. 1. Social representations of career and career guidance in the changing world of working life

    Author : Ingela Bergmo-Prvulovic; Christina Chaib; Mohamed Chaib; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : Career; career development; career guidance; career guidance practice; educational and vocational guidance; guidance counselling; changing world of working life; European policy; lifelong learning; human resource strategies; human resource profession; social representations; document analysis; free associations method; qualitative content analysis; subjective career; objective career;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the meaning of career as a phenomenon and its implication for career guidance. In 1996, career as a phenomenon was more or less considered to be an obsolete or even extinct phenomenon. Since then, career guidance has received increased attention along with the increased interest in lifelong learning strategies. READ MORE

  4. 2. Careers of Swedish Professional Handball Players : From an Empirical Model to Career-Long Psychological Support Services

    Author : Johan Ekengren; Natalia Stambulova; Urban Johnson; Ing-Marie Carlsson; Stiliana Chroni; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Career assistance program; Career development; Career transitions; Cultural praxis; Empirical career model; Handball.;

    Abstract : This PhD Project with a specialization in sport psychology is inspired by the cultural praxis of athletes’ careers paradigm. This implies that the Project blends theory, research, and practice within the context of Swedish handball, by investigating career pathways of professional players providing empirically based, and context specific, implications. READ MORE

  5. 3. Profession on the move : Changing conditions and gendered development in physiotherapy

    Author : Ann Öhman; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : career; gender; division of labour; physiotherapy; health care; professional socialisation; professional development; gendered habitus; field; symbolic capital;

    Abstract : Physiotherapy in Sweden has developed from a practical, hands-on, assistant job predominantly taught at college level to a university-based academic discipline emphasising evidence-based practice and research. Women are in majority although an increasing number of men have entered the profession. READ MORE

  6. 4. It's just a job : a new generation of physicians dealing with career and work ideals

    Author : Saima Diderichsen; Katarina Hamberg; Eva E Johansson; Petra Verdonk; Gunnel Hensing; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medical students; junior doctors; gender perspective; medical education; graduate medical education; professional identity; career choice; gender discrimination; mixed methods; Family Medicine; allmänmedicin;

    Abstract : Background: Today, women constitute about half of medical students. However, women are still underrepresented in prestigious specialties such as surgery. Some suggest that this could be explained by women being more oriented towards work-life balance. READ MORE

  7. 5. From Higher Education To Professional Practice : A comparative study of physicians' and engineers' learning and competence use

    Author : Staffan Nilsson; Per-Erik Ellström; Kenneth Abrahamsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; higher education; professional practice; use value; exchange value; generalist; specialist; profession; physician; engineer; knowledge; competence; knowledge base; högre utbildning; professionell praktik; bruksvärde; bytesvärde; generalist; specialist; profession; läkare; civilingenjör; kunskap; kompetens; kunskapsbas; Education; Pedagogik;

    Abstract : The focus of this thesis is on describing and analysing recently graduated physicians’ and engineers’ experiences of the relationship between the professional education programs and the respective professional practices. The aim is to explore the professionals’ reasons for their educational and career choices, what they learn in professional education, the demands they encounter in the workplace, and the perceived needs and opportunities for learning and further development in their professional practices. READ MORE