Search for dissertations about: "what is higher about higher education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 91 swedish dissertations containing the words what is higher about higher education.

2. 1. Contextualising studies in higher education : First-year experiences of studying and learning in engineering

   Author : Max Scheja; Noel Entwistle; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Contextualisation of studies; Engineering education; First-year experiences; Intentional analysis; Learning in higher education; Education; Pedagogik; Subject didactics; Ämnesdidaktik;

   Abstract : The study aims at investigating students’ first-year experiences of studying and learning in tertiary engineering education. At the end of their first year 86 Swedish undergraduates of electrical engineering and computer science at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm were asked to reflect in writing on the conditions for studying and learning as they perceived them. READ MORE

4. 2. Relational creativity : what can participatory art do for higher education?

   Author : Sol Morén; Simon Lindgren; Thomas von Wachenfeldt; Fernando Hernádez-Hernández; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; creativity; relational creativity; higher education; participatory art; visual arts; fine arts; arts-based research; participatory design; design for learning; sociotechnical design; educational design research; future education; rethinking education; sustainable development;

   Abstract : Why research creativity in higher education? Creativity is regarded as a key competence for future education by the European Union as well as by UNESCO, and my wish is to contribute to this contemporary global agenda of rethinking education. Creativity is central for complex problem- solving and we need to rethink education to facilitate for our future citizens to develop creativity, to be able to meet our interconnected world's urgent need for sustainable development. READ MORE

5. 3. New professionals and new technologies in new higher education? : Conceptualising struggles in the field

   Author : Alison Hudson; Per-Olof Erixon; Gaby Weiner; Miriam David; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Higher education; technologies; technology; change; new professionals; academic practice.; Pedgogical work; Pedagogiskt arbete; pedagogik; Education;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the practices and positionings of two groupings of professionals in UK higher education, ‘educational developers’ and ‘learning technologists’. It investigates the emergence of the groupings, and their professional paths and respective approaches to supporting teaching and learning. READ MORE

6. 4. Broad Entrance - Vague Exit : The trajectory of Political Science students through higher education into working life

   Author : Kristina Johansson; Lars Owe Dahlgren; Jan-Erik Perneman; Lennart Svensson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Higher Education; Work life; Trajectories of learning; National comparisons; International comparisons; Junior and senior students; Novice professionals; Högre utbildning; Arbetsliv; Lärande; Identitet; Nationella jämförelser; Internationella jämförelser; Nybörjare; Erfarna studenter; Professionella noviser; Education; Pedagogik;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to describe Political Science students’ experiences of studies and work life. Students’ reflections on their study situation as well as their envisaged and later experienced work life have been analysed through cross-sectional as well as longitudinal data. READ MORE

7. 5. Building study-related relationships : How student relationships and readiness affect academic outcome in higher education

   Author : Annika Maria Fjelkner Pihl; Centre for Engineering Education CEE; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Academic outcome; commuter; readiness; higher education; social network analysis; multiplex relations; Academic outcome; Multiplex relations; Commuters; Higher education; Social network analysis; Readiness;

   Abstract : The present dissertation explores students’ perception of their own readiness for higher education and students’ study related relations and the effect on academic outcome. The complexity of student engagement and academic success means that it is relevant to conduct in-depth studies of particular student populations, to explore how certain factors play out in that specific context. READ MORE