Search for dissertations about: "vocational education and training"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the words vocational education and training.

  2. 16. Vocational Teachers’ Professional Competence at the Intersection of Two Regimes of Competence : The case of Sweden

    Author : Sofia Antera; Marianne Teräs; Staffan Nilsson; Helena Rehn; Nokelainen Petri; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; vocational teachers; professional competence; school principals; VET in Sweden; Communities of Practice; yrkeslärare; yrkeskompetens; rektor; yrkesutbildning i Sverige; praktikgemenskap; pedagogik; Education;

    Abstract : The high demand for vocational teachers in Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Sweden has led to their recruitment in the early stages of vocational teacher studies. Entering into this new community of practice, vocational teachers tend to bring in experience from their previous occupational practice. READ MORE

  4. 17. Safety leadership in the construction industry : Managing safety at Swedish and Danish construction sites

    Author : Martin Grill; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; occupational safety; safety leadership; construction manager; participative leadership; rule-oriented leadership; transformational leadership; transactional leadership; passive leadership; safety climate;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to identify and describe essential components of safety leadership behavior in the construction industry in Sweden and Denmark. The methods used were semi-structured interviews, cross-sectional and longitudinal questionnaire studies, and behavioral observations. READ MORE

  5. 18. Development of an Interactive e-Learning Management System (e-LMS) for Tanzanian Secondary Schools

    Author : Ellen Kalinga; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; e-learning; UML; object oriented system; e-LMS; model driven architecture; participatory action research; web technmologies; secondary schools Tanzania;

    Abstract : e-learning, as defined to be the use of information and communications technology (ICT) for supporting the educational processes, has motivated Tanzania to apply ICT in its education system. Tanzania secondary schools in rural areas are geographically and socially isolated. READ MORE

  6. 19. Development of E-learning Content and Delivery for Self Learning Environment : Case of Selected Rural Secondary Schools in Tanzania

    Author : Suzan Lujara; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ICT; Tanzania; Secondary schools; E-learning content; Software engineering; Instructional design; Courseware engineering methodology; Moodle platform; Focus group discussion; Mode 2; Triple helix processes;

    Abstract : The effective use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in devel-oping countries like Tanzania is crucial in order to overcome the challenges that are faced countrywide in many sectors, and to reduce the digital divide and improve the economy. ICT is becoming more and more integrated in societies worldwide, its effects are clearly seen in people’s lives as well as on countries’ economy as it opens doors for new opportunities and change the attitude of people towards learning. READ MORE

  7. 20. Societal Impacts of Modern Conscription : Human Capital, Social Capital and Criminal Behaviour

    Author : Daniel Almén; Heléne Berg; Mårten Palme; Yann Algan; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Conscription; Military; Human Capital; Social Capital; Civic Engagement; Crime; Criminal Behaviour; Labour Market; Election Participation; Nation-building; School for the Nation; Opportunity Cost; Welfare State; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Opportunity Costs and Conscription: An Unintended Progressive Tax?Throughout history to present days, policymakers, social commentators and others have oftentimes viewed conscription as a natural extension of secondary education, and an important institution for vocational training. This paper uses Swedish administrative data and exploits a reform in 2004, implying a sudden downsizing of the military, to identify the causal effects of peacetime conscription on later labour market outcomes and education. READ MORE