Search for dissertations about: "science centre education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words science centre education.

2. 1. Science Centre Education : Motivation and Learning in Informal Education

   Author : Hannu Sakari Salmi; []
   Keywords : science centre education; formal Ä informal education; motivation; intrinsic - instrumental - situation motivation; learning strategies;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to investigate learning in a science exhibition in order to further develop the theory of science centre education as a form of informal education. In studying motivation the model of Engestr”m (1984) was used. This model separates intrinsic, instrumental and situation motivation. READ MORE

4. 2. Different Images of Science - A study of how science is constituted in exhibitions

   Author : Eva Davidsson; Utbildningsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; learning in informal settings; science exhibitions; staff members; exhibition design; exhibition contents; museums; Science centres; informal learning;

   Abstract : Within the science and technology centre (STC) movement there exists explicit aims and ambitions to enhance visitors’ interest in and knowledge about science. Meanwhile, several researches question the choice of the scientific content in exhibitions when arguing that a too unproblematic view of science commonly is presented. READ MORE

5. 3. The Missing Link in Learning in Science Centres

   Author : Vaike Fors; Mikael Alexandersson; Staffan Selander; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Science center; learning; artefacts; visual ethnography; socio-cultural theories; meaning making; interactive exhibits; social identity; negotiation of meaning; teenagers; Education; Pedagogik; Pedagogik;

   Abstract : Science centres have been identified as an important resource in encouraging teenagers to choose higher education in science and technology. This is of interest to society, since there seems to be a problem in getting sufficient numbers to do so. READ MORE

6. 4. Reproducing Traditional Discourses of Teaching and Learning Mathematics : Studies of Mathematics and ICT in Teaching and Teacher Education

   Author : Catarina Player-Koro; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; teacher education; educational technology; mathematics teaching and learning; ethnography; policy; discourse; Teacher Education and Education Work; Lärarutbildning och pedagogisk yrkesverksamhet; teacher education; educational technology; mathematics teaching and learning; ethnography; policy; discourse;

   Abstract : This thesis is primarily concerned with the effects of education for future teachers in the context of the Swedish teacher training (Government Bill 1999/2000:135 2000). It belongs to a theoretical tradition in which the education system is viewed as a key factor in cultural production and reproduction in educational practices through symbolic control (Apple 2009; Ball 2006; Bernstein 2000, 2003). READ MORE

7. 5. The role of implementation science in healthcare improvement efforts : investigating three complex interventions

   Author : Anna Westerlund; Monica Nyström; Anneli Ivarsson; Rickard Garvare; Eva Eurenius; Johan Thor; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; healthcare improvement; knowledge-practice gap; implementation science; complex interventions; implementation strategy; change facilitation; case studies; folkhälsa; Public health; hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; health services research;

   Abstract : For decades, scholars have found significant gaps between the knowledge available and the knowledge applied in healthcare. Many potential benefits of adequate knowledge based interventions are therefore never achieved. A considerable body of knowledge has evolved on how to promote a better uptake of evidence-based knowledge into routine use. READ MORE