Search for dissertations about: "skönlitteratur"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the word skönlitteratur.
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1. Reading for Life : Three Studies of Swedish Students’ Literacy Development
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore school classes with a higher level of achievement in reading than could be expected, with regard to socio-economic background factors and language background. What do those classes practice? Which attitudes towards reading and schooling do those children and their teachers display? The teacher and the classroom environment are in particular focus. READ MORE
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2. Higher Education for Girls in North American College Fiction 1886-1912
Abstract : Twenty years after Vassar College welcomed the first American female undergraduates in 1865, the experiences of women college students began to be fictionalized in so-called college stories. This thesis shows how higher education is presented in the novels, collections of short stories, and serialized stories for female readers published before the United States was involved in the First World War. READ MORE
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3. Cold Heart, Warm Heart : On fiction, interaction, and emotion in medical education
Abstract : Fiction is used for educational purposes in various fields such as engineering, law and higher education. In medical education, the theories of medical humanities and narrative medicine propose that engaging with fictional works can provide opportunities for medical students and physicians to develop central professional skills such as emotional awareness and empathy, which can help mitigate the documented empathy decline which occurs during medical training. READ MORE
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4. Detecting Rhetorical Figures Based on Repetition of Words: Chiasmus, Epanaphora, Epiphora
Abstract : This thesis deals with the detection of three rhetorical figures based on repetition of words: chiasmus (“Fair is foul, and foul is fair.”), epanaphora (“Poor old European Commission! Poor old European Council.”) and epiphora (“This house is mine. This car is mine. READ MORE
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5. On the Role of Envisioned Futures in Sustainability Transitions
Abstract : Different kinds of representations of the future are often asked for in order to motivate and inspire societal change. These envisioned futures can be based on political or behavioural change, or may visualize technical developmentwhich could help us solve complex societal problems. READ MORE