Search for dissertations about: "storylines"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the word storylines.
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1. On solving science problems in a discursive space of learning
Abstract : The aim of this licentiate thesis is to analyze the interactive processes in groupwork, and, in particular, group work in higher education. The guiding research interestis to explore both 'what' and 'how' students learn when discussing physicsin group work, with a focus on both the social and physics content of the students'practice. READ MORE
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2. Words Matter in the Woods : Discourses on Deforestation in Global Climate Politics
Abstract : Over the past decade, avoiding deforestation has become a central element of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The focal point of this has been the incentive-based mechanism of REDD+, which stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation. READ MORE
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3. Small town, big move : Constructions of place in transiting mining communities
Abstract : The dissertation accounts for construction of place in mining communities as they undergo a major urban transformation. In the 2010s, urban centres in the northern Sweden mining communities of Gällivare and Kiruna entered a new execution phase of a large-scale transformation precipitated by ground subsidence caused by mining activities, a transformation that continues. READ MORE
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4. Negotiating needs : Processing older persons as home care recipients in gerontological social work practices
Abstract : The study concerns the needs assessment processes that older persons undergo to gain access to home care. The participation of older persons, their relatives and municipal care managers was studied from a communicative perspective. The assessment meetings functions as formal problem-solving events. READ MORE
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5. Design in the space between stories : design for social innovation and sustainability–from responding to societal challenges to preparing for societal collapse
Abstract : We seem to be approaching the end of the era we know as Industrial Civilization. If this is the case, we will leave a stable period of progress and growth and enter into a long period of decline where many of our systems and support structures will collapse. READ MORE