Search for dissertations about: "workplace education"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 84 swedish dissertations containing the words workplace education.

  2. 6. Something to Do Something to Be : A study of students' vocational identity formation in adult education

    Author : Tobias Lasse Karlsson; Sofia Nyström; Karolina Muhrman; Gun-Britt Wärvik; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Vocational Identity; Vocational Education and Training; Adult Education; Municipal Adult Education; Pedagogy; Educational Sociology; Yrkesidentitet; Yrkesutbildning; Vuxenutbildning; Komvux; Pedagogik; Utbildningssociologi;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to understand how vocations are learned in adult education by exploring the vocational identity formation of students in Municipal Adult Education (MAE) in Sweden. By analysing interviews of adult students during different stages in their Vocational Education and Training (VET) through working life, this study contributes to the fields of adult education and VET. READ MORE

  4. 7. 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

  5. 8. Pharmacy Internship : Students’ Learning in a Professional Practice Setting

    Author : Andy Wallman; Lena Ring; Åsa Kettis-Lindblad; Maria Gustavsson; Marja Airaksinen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; pharmacy education; educational outcomes; pharmacy internship; advanced pharmacy practice experience; workplace education; tutoring; preceptoring; reflection; reflective practice; reflective journals; learning style; critical thinking; Community pharmacy services; Samhällsfarmaci; Social Pharmacy; Samhällsfarmaci;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to explore Swedish pharmacist students’ learning during pharmacy internship. Internships are meant to introduce students to professional practice. READ MORE

  6. 9. Mathematical modelling and Problem Solving in Engineering Education

    Author : Tabassum Jahan; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mathematical modelling; Self-regulation; Engineering education; Beliefs; Case study; Authentic learning; Authenticity; Metacognition; Problem solving; Engineering education research;

    Abstract : Background Innovation and technology have made the 21st century engineering workplace problems more diverse and challenging. Mathematical modelling is being increasingly used as the primary form of engineering design and is fundamental in everyday engineering problem solving. READ MORE

  7. 10. Becoming a construction worker : a study of vocational learning in school and work life

    Author : Magnus Fjellström; Ulrika Widding; Joakim Lindgren; Gun-Britt Wärvik; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Vocational education and training VET ; upper secondary school; post-secondary apprenticeship; activity theory; levels of learning; apprenticeship curriculum; woodworker; construction programme; pedagogik; Education;

    Abstract : This thesis describes and analyses vocational learning in school and workplaces, particularly the vocational learning involved in becoming a construction worker in Sweden. This includes learning the trade in upper secondary school education and a subsequent apprenticeship. READ MORE