Search for dissertations about: "professional development."

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2. 1. Radiographers’ Professional Competence : Development of a context-specific instrument

   Author : Bodil T. Andersson; Bengt Fridlund; Anders Broström; Lennart Christensson; Kerstin Öhrling; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Professional competence; Radiographer perspective; Patient perspective; Nursing; Radiography; Instrument development; Self-assessment; Psychometric evaluation; RCS;

   Abstract : Aims: The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe radiographers‟ professional competence based on patients‟ and radiographers‟ experiences and to develop a context-specific instrument to assess the level and frequency of use of radiographers‟ professional competence.Methods: The design was inductive and deductive. READ MORE

4. 2. Development and Autonomy : Conceptualising teachers’ continuing professional development in different national contexts

   Author : Wieland Wermke; Viveca Lindberg; Tore West; Karin Rönnerman; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Teachers continuing professional development; CPD; Teacher autonomy; Teacher professionalism; Comparative education; Germany; Sweden; Didactics; didaktik;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates teachers’ perceptions of continuing professional development (CPD) in Germany and Sweden with a questionnaire study comprising a total of 711 mainly lower secondary teachers. Three conceptual terms are elaborated and explained. READ MORE

5. 3. Measuring Professional Judgements : An Application of the Factorial Survey Approach to the Field of Social Work

   Author : Lisa Wallander; Karin H. Bergmark; Ruth Ludwick; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Factorial Survey Approach; Vignettes; Professional Judgements; Sociology; Social Work; Social Services; Substance Misuse Treatment; Multilevel Analysis; Knowledge Use; Professional Development; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : The focus of this thesis is the factorial survey approach as a method for studying professional judgements in social work. The factorial survey approach, which was first introduced in the social sciences around the beginning of the 1980s, constitutes an advanced method for measuring human judgements of social objects. READ MORE

6. 4. Professional development in formative assessment : effects on teacher classroom practice and student achievement

   Author : Catarina Andersson; Torulf Palm; Jeremy Hodgen; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; formative assessment; mathematics education; professional development; teacher education; student achievement;

   Abstract : The potential of formative assessment, evident in several research reviews, has raised the interest in many countries to invest in reform initiatives to develop its use. However, implementation of formative assessment is not straightforward and there is a lack of knowledge about how to design appropriate professional development. READ MORE

7. 5. Physiotherapists in Afghanistan. Exploring, encouraging and experiencing professional development in the Afghan development context

   Author : Jenny Wickford; Susanne Rosberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Afghanistan; collaboration; culture; development projects; ethics; field study; learning; physiotherapy; professional development; reflection;

   Abstract : Aim: The aim of the thesis is to analyze the matter of supporting professional development of physiotherapists in Afghanistan, and the issues involved in expatriate physiotherapists working with professional development cross-culturally and in development contexts. The thesis is based on two field studies, aspects of which are reported on in four papers. READ MORE