Sökning: "Development tools"

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  1. 1. Governing Development : The Millennium Development Goals and Gender Policy Change in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Författare :Helena Hede Skagerlind; Jonas Tallberg; Kristina Jönsson; Jeffrey Checkel; Mathias Koenig-Archibugi; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Millennium Development Goals; sustainable development; gender equality; human rights; performance indicators; United Nations; Sub-Saharan Africa; Kenya; Ethiopia; economic conditionality; social influence; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Recent decades have witnessed an upsurge in the use of different forms of global performance assessments as a means to influence the behavior of states. Within the area of international development, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) reinforced the practice of development governance through global performance indicators (GPIs) and gained considerable agenda-setting power among the international development community. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Managing Collaborative Product Development : A Model for Identifying Key Factors in Product Development Projects

    Författare :Sofi Elfving; Mats Jackson; Björn Fagerström; Lars Bengtsson; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Nyckelord :Collaborative product development; Integrated product development; Concurrent engineering; Product development; Product design; Collaboration; Integration; Communication; Key factors; Decision-making; Knowledge transfer; Experience reuse; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP; Innovation och design;

    Sammanfattning : The increasing complexity of products and systems today has forced new processes, methods, and tools for managing the development of products. It has also forced the development of complex organisations and diverse relationships among functions and peoples within product development organisations. This implies a need for integrated processes. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Integration of Design for Environment in the vehicle manufacturing industry in Sweden : Focus on practices and tools

    Författare :Sofia Poulikidou; Anna Björklund; Per Wennhage; Sara Tyskeng; Mattias Lindahl; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Design for Environment DfE ; ecodesign; vehicle design; DfE tools; ecodesign tools; product development; integrated product development;

    Sammanfattning : Design for Environment (DfE) promotes the systematic consideration of environmental aspects during product design and development. Despite the maturity of concepts and tools in literature, efficient implementation in industries is reported to be low. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Mötesplats skolutveckling : Om hur samverkan med forskare kan bidra till att utveckla pedagogers kompetens att bedriva utvecklingsarbete

    Författare :Yvonne Lindholm; Tom Hagström; Jon Ohlsson; Eva Ellström; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; school development; adult learning; competence development; teacher competence; action research; research-circles; reflection; communicative competence; action competence; development competence; Education; Pedagogik; pedagogik; Education;

    Sammanfattning : The main aim of this thesis is to illuminate how researchers might provide support to the improvement of educators' competence, in a school development context. The thesis also sheds light on conditions and obstacles for such development. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Rektorers normer i ledarskapet för skolutveckling

    Författare :Helena Hallerström; Rättssociologiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social sciences; norm analyses; norm model; structures; norm supporting; norms; local authorities; law; decentralisation; steerage; principals´ domain; domain; principals´ norms; curriculum development; educational development; education; development; leadership; headmaster; Sociology of law; principal; Juridical science; Administrative law; Sociology; Samhällsvetenskaper; Rättsvetenskap; juridik; Förvaltningsrätt; Sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis puts a focus on school leadership and school development. The local authorities took over responsibility for public education in 1991. At the same time, steerage by rules was abandoned in favour of steerage by goal-setting and result evaluation. The principal is an important link in this chain of steerage. LÄS MER