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11. Multigenerational Processes in Demography
Sammanfattning : Contemporary social science research has often focused on nuclear family relationships, and has largely neglected kinship and family outside the nuclear household. In this doctoral thesis I explore demographic issues from a multigenerational perspective, using Swedish register data and mathematical modeling. LÄS MER
12. Bridging Gaps: Sustainable Development and Local Democracy Processes
Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the relation between the notion of sustainable development and broad public participation in local decision-making local democracy processes. The empirical part of the thesis is comprised of a field investigation with the purpose of exploring the potential of the interviewed local professionals to work as transformers of the notion of sustainable development at the local level. LÄS MER
13. Without mast, without sails, without compass : Non-traditional trajectories into higher education and the duality of the folk-market
Sammanfattning : In 1809, the trajectory of Swedish history and the identities associated with the country changed after Finland was lost to Russia. Swedish General von Döbeln explained that the loss left the nation "without mast, without sails, without compass." The research within this dissertation is not of war but of a similar sense of loss. LÄS MER
14. "Utan bok är det ingen riktig undervisning" : En studie av skolkulturella referensramar i sfi
Sammanfattning : Experiences of teachers in SFI, Swedish for (adult) Immigrants, indicate that during their schooling earlier in life, SFI students have developed skills, abilities, values, ideas and expectations about teaching and learning that differ somewhat from the prevailing communicative oriented theory of second language teaching which is emphasized in SFI. In the thesis these aspects are referred to as different school cultural frames of reference. LÄS MER
15. Digital Distance Education – A Longitudinal Exploration of Video Technology
Sammanfattning : The context of this thesis is digital distance education. Distance education has developed from correspondence courses, based on letters sent by mail between student and teacher, to digital distance education with interactive video classes from anywhere, as long as a computer/tablet/smartphone and an Internet connection are available. LÄS MER
