Search for dissertations about: "school improvement case study"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words school improvement case study.

  2. 1. Distributed Leadership in Local School Organisations. Working for School Improvement?

    Author : Mette Liljenberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; distributed leadership; institutional perspective; school improvement; capacity building; local school organisation; teacher team; school leadership; principal; teacher;

    Abstract : This thesis takes its point of departure from the recent increased interest in leadership, and especially distributed leadership. Educational research states that if schools are to meet future demands, leadership must rest on trust within the organisation and distributed leadership must be understood, in the frame of professional collaboration and social learning. READ MORE

  4. 2. Media Utilization and School Improvement : A Case Study of Primary Education Support Programs in Ethiopia

    Author : Teshome Nekatibeb; Lawrence J. Saha; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

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  5. 3. Individual information system acceptance behaviour : An electronic ordering system case

    Author : Katarina Arbin; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; information system; e-procurement; e-ordering; individual; acceptance; adoption; continued use; behaviour; structures; routines; longitudinal; case study;

    Abstract : Organizations have spent and continue to spend millions of dollars on information systems (IS) in order to enable business success. Information systems have long been used to help managers make better decisions, better understand the nature of customers and improve employee productivity. READ MORE

  6. 4. Guiding Principles of Transformative Education for Sustainable Development in Local School Organisations : Investigating Whole School Approaches through a School Improvement Lens

    Author : Anna Mogren; Niklas Gericke; Arjen Wals; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Education for Sustainable Development; School organisation; Transformative ESD; Transformative Quality; School improvement; Whole School Approach; Biology; Biologi;

    Abstract : The importance of an education that empowers students to engage with real societal problems to promote a sustainable future is widely acknowledged. However, the organisational characteristics of schools that facilitate such education for sustainable development (ESD) have received little attention. READ MORE

  7. 5. Measuring long-term effects of a school improvement initiative

    Author : Joakim Svärdh; Inga-Britt Skogh; Erik Mellander; Veronica Bjurulf; Monica Rosén; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Propensity Score Analysis PSA ; effect study; quantitative evaluation; educational intervention; compulsory school; Science and Technology for All Initiative; representative sample; non-random selection; multi-level modelling; post-matching multivariate regression;

    Abstract : There is a growing demand for studies applying quantitative methods to large-scale data sets for the purpose of evaluating the effects of educational reforms (UVK, 2010). In this thesis the statistical method, Propensity Score Analysis (PSA), is presented and explored in the evaluating context of an extensive educational initiative within science and technology education; the Science and Technology for All-program (NTA). READ MORE