Search for dissertations about: "social photography"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the words social photography.

  2. 16. Aesthetic Appreciation Explicated

    Author : Östen Axelsson; Mats E. Nilsson; Birgitta Berglund; Terry Hartig; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Aesthetic Appreciation; Information-Load Model; Photographs; Soundscapes; Theory Development; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : The present doctoral thesis outlines a new model in psychological aesthetics, named the Information-Load Model. This model asserts that aesthetic appreciation is grounded in the relationship between the amount of information of stimuli and people’s capacity to process this information. READ MORE

  4. 17. Vocational skills formation in communities of practice : Experiences from primary school and the informal economy in Tanzania

    Author : Gunilla Höjlund; Robert Höghielm; Michael Young; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Key words: vocational skills formation; vocationalization; apprenticeship; communities of practice; “legitimate; peripheral participation”; ethnographic approach; primary schooling; informal economy; task; Stadi za Kazi Vocational Skill ; education for self-reliance; boundary objects; artisan; Education; Pedagogik;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explore the relationship between school and working life in Tanzania; what goes on inside school in relation to what goes on outside. The focus is on vocational skills formation by which is understood the process whereby individuals develop skills necessary for everyday life and gainful employment. READ MORE

  5. 18. Playing with Context : Explicit and Implicit Interaction in Mobile Media Applications

    Author : Maria Håkansson; Lars Erik Holmquist; Oskar Juhlin; Eric Paulos; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : context; human-computer interaction; interaction design; mobile media; play; ubiquitous computing; Man-Machine-Interaction MMI ; människa-maskin-interaktion mmi ;

    Abstract : This thesis contributes with insights into how aspects of the surrounding physical and social context can be exploited in the design of mobile media applications for playful use. In this work, context refers to aspects of the immediate surroundings – outside of the device – that can be identified and measured by sensors; for instance environmental aspects like sound, and social aspects like co-located people. READ MORE

  6. 19. Health promotion for adults with intellectual disabilities : evaluation of a multi-component intervention in community residences

    Author : Helena Bergström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : People with intellectual disabilities (ID) have an increased risk for ill-health, partly due to low physical activity and an unbalanced diet. Caregivers who support adults living in community residences face a dilemma when trying to support healthy behaviours without encroaching on autonomy. READ MORE

  7. 20. Ett kritiskt förslag : modellerande av arkitekturprofessionens praktiker och mimesisteori i diskursiva subjekt/objektrelationer

    Author : Magdalena Forshamn; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Abstract : The background to this doctoral thesis, A Critical Proposal, is an interest in modes of representation like theory and prevalent visual and verbal manners of rendering within the discipline of architecture. The practices of the architectural profession, especially its theoretical discourse, are investigated from a social constructivist and discourse analytic approach, focusing on a form of power analysis. READ MORE