Search for dissertations about: "professional development program"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 40 swedish dissertations containing the words professional development program.
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6. Critical features and impacts of mathematics teacher professional development programs : Comparing and characterizing programs implemented at scale
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to contribute to the knowledge base on conceptualizations and impacts of teacher professional development (PD) programs. This is done by studying the case of two large-scale teacher PD programs. READ MORE
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7. From Higher Education To Professional Practice : A comparative study of physicians' and engineers' learning and competence use
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
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8. Supporting instructional improvement at scale : The role of teacher professional development programs and mathematics curriculum materials
Abstract : We are currently witnessing an increase of international interest in mathematics education, fueled partly by the growing concerns of students’ declining results, but also by changed perceptions of what mathematics students should master. In response, many initiatives have appeared in order to move away from traditional to more inquiry based approaches to teaching. READ MORE
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9. Managerial Dilemmas of a Borderland Position : Professional Standardization in the Swedish School-age Educare
Abstract : The overarching aim of the thesis is to explore how local school management actors, i.e. school principals and municipal management staff, interpret and enact changes in their organizations following the demands and intentions derived from the teacher certification reform in Swedish School-age Educare. READ MORE
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10. Inverted GUI Development for IoT with Applications in E-Health
Abstract : In the context of Internet of Things (IoT), the research of this dissertation is concerned with the development of applications for end-user devices, i.e. devices through which the end-user directly interacts with systems. READ MORE