Search for dissertations about: "qualitative study in education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 475 swedish dissertations containing the words qualitative study in education.

2. 1. Contextualising studies in higher education : First-year experiences of studying and learning in engineering

   Author : Max Scheja; Noel Entwistle; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Contextualisation of studies; Engineering education; First-year experiences; Intentional analysis; Learning in higher education; Education; Pedagogik; Subject didactics; Ämnesdidaktik;

   Abstract : The study aims at investigating students’ first-year experiences of studying and learning in tertiary engineering education. At the end of their first year 86 Swedish undergraduates of electrical engineering and computer science at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm were asked to reflect in writing on the conditions for studying and learning as they perceived them. READ MORE

4. 2. Educational Software in Engineering Education

   Author : Ramon Garrote Jurado; Max Scheja; Michael Christie; Nabil Zary; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Higher Education; E-learning; Learning Management Systems; Engineering Education; Educational Technology; Pedagogical Use of ICT; Staff Development; Developing Countries; pedagogik; Education; Teacher Education and Education Work;

   Abstract : This thesis contributes to the quality of engineering education and the accessibility of education worldwide by promoting computer-enhanced teaching and learning. It uses the epistemology of John Dewey (1859-1952) and the action research methodology first advanced by Kurt Lewin (1890-1947). READ MORE

5. 3. Drama and Learning in Nursing Education : A study in first and second cycle

   Author : Susanna Arveklev Höglund; Margret Lepp; Linda Berg; Helena Wigert; Anna-Lena Östern; Högskolan Väst; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Drama; Learning; Nursing; Nursing; Education; Teaching; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing science;

   Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe the nature of students learning through drama in nursing education, in first and second cycle. Methods: Study I was conducted as an integrative review of the literature. Study II was performed as a qualitative phenomenographic study were 16 nursing students was interviewed. READ MORE

6. 4. Caught in Culture? : Cultural Transformation through HIV/AIDS Prevention Education in Zambia

   Author : Ellen Carm; Ulf Fredriksson; David Stephens; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HIV AIDS prevention education; culture; transformation; multi-voiced and leveled strategy; cultural historical activity theory; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

   Abstract : The study explores the role and contribution of education in developing a localized and relevant HIV/AIDS prevention strategy through a multi-voiced approach, involving the educational institutions, as well as the traditional leaders, community-members, including parents. The study comprised all public schools in one Zambian province from 2002-2008. READ MORE

7. 5. Towards social well-being in schools : an implementation study of Involvement Education

   Author : Olle Åhs; Leif Isberg; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Lärarrollen; Skolans socialpsykologi; Skoltrivsel; Involveringspedagogik; pedagogik; Education;

   Abstract : The first purpose of this thesis concerning the implementation of Involvement Education (IE) was to highlight the experiences of the most important actors in the school (teachers, pupils and administration) when implementing the method in ordinary classes /leisure-time centers in a Swedish compulsory school, grades 1-6.IE is presented as a theory and a method, with the purpose of fostering sound self-esteem in human beings, stimulate a friendly social climate, training of positive traits or “virtues” and teaching positive ways of handling conflict. READ MORE