Sökning: "enhanced agency"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 36 avhandlingar innehållade orden enhanced agency.
1. Agency and Artefacts : A cognitive semiotic exploration of design
Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the role of artefacts in relation to human agency and design within a cognitive semiotics framework. It deals with questions such as What is agency? What are artefacts and how does agency relate to them? What kind of intentions are involved in the activity of designing? What is human-specific with respect to agency and design? How can the origins and evolution of design be explained? Addressing these questions, the thesis proposes a layered model of agency for explaining the relations between different grades of agentive complexity. LÄS MER
2. Removal of natural organic matter by enhanced coagulation in Nicaragua
Sammanfattning : The existence of trihalomethanes (THMs) in a drinking water plant of Nicaragua has been investigated in order to see whether the concentration exceeded the maximum contaminant level recommended by the environmental protection agency of the United States (USEPA) and the Nicaragua guidelines. The influence of pH, temperature, chlorine dose and contact time on the formation of THMs were studied. LÄS MER
3. Barns delaktighet och aktörskap i mötet med socialtjänstens öppenvård
Sammanfattning : Children have the right to participate in matters concerning them. The Swedish Child Welfare Services constitute an arena in which a significant portion of open care interventions for children and their families take place, and thus a context in which children’s participation should be realized. LÄS MER
4. Lärare i en ny tid : Om grundskollärares förhandlingar av professionella identiteter
Sammanfattning : Den svenska grundskolan har under de två senaste årtiondena genomgått omfattande reform- och förändringsprocesser. Från en strukturell nivå har dessa drivit fram en ny tid med ett i grunden förändrat uppdrag för skolan och dess lärare. I denna avhandling antas emellertid att lärare som aktörer kan forma förändringar och strukturer. LÄS MER
5. Lärare i en ny tid : Om grundskollärares förhandlingar av professionella identiteter
Sammanfattning : In the past two decades the Swedish compulsory school for students aged 7 to 16 has undergone major processes of reform and change. On a structural level these have ushered in a new era with a fundamentally changed assignment for the schools and its teachers. LÄS MER