Sökning: "vocational courses"

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  1. 1. Mellan samtid och tradition : folkhögskolans identitet i kursutbudets yrkesinriktning

    Författare :Inger Landström; Staffan Larsson; Kenneth Abrahamsson; Ann-Marie Laginder; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Folk high school; popular adult education; social and educational change; democracy; structuration and agency; life politics; course politics; vocational courses; vocational training; vocational roles; identity; self identity; existential rationality; Folkhögskolor; yrkesutbildning; Sverige; pedagogik; Education; pedagogiskt arbete; educational work;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis the vocational orientation of the courses offered - as an expression of the folk high school's self-identity- is analysed. The point of departure was that what the folk high school do, is a way to show what it wants to be and, therefore, reflects what it is. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Student experience of vocational becoming in upper secondary vocational education and training. Navigating by feedback

    Författare :Martina Wyszynska Johansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; upper secondary vocational education and training; barn- och fritidsprogrammet; vocational becoming; vocational knowing; vocational concepts; feedback; students experienced curriculum; service work; security officer; learner readiness;

    Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis explores student experience of vocational becoming, particularly the navigational role of feedback in the process for Swedish upper secondary vocational students. Vocational becoming is explored as conflating the development of vocational knowing and formation of a vocational identity. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Mathematics in the Swedish Upper Secondary School Electricity Program : A study of teacher knowledge

    Författare :Lena Aretorn; Manya Raman Sundström; Tomas Bergqvist; Ola Helenius; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; mathematics education; teacher knowledge; electricity education; upper secondary school; vocational education; Swedish secondary school; didactics of mathematics; matematikdidaktik;

    Sammanfattning : Mathematical knowledge is often a prerequisite for students at Swedish upper secondary vocational programs to be able to study vocational courses, for example electricity courses in the Electricity Program. Electricity Program students study mathematics in their electricity courses as well as in their mathematics course. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Essays on Inequality and Education

    Författare :Erika Ekström; Per-Anders Edin; Peter Fredriksson; Arne Bigsten; Paul Gregg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Income distribution; Discrimination; Namibia; Vocational education; University enrolment; Unemployment; Adult education; Wage earnings; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of an introduction and four self-contained essays.Essay I examines the contribution of socio-economic variables to Namibian income inequality. I examine the extent to which total income inequality is due to within-group inequality or between-group inequality. Income inequality in Namibia ranks among the highest in the world. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Brandmannautbildning på distans, en het fråga : om utmaningar, motsättningar och förändringar vid implementering av distansutbildning

    Författare :Robert Holmgren; Ola Lindberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Firefighter training; online vocational training; learning processes; instructor roles; activity theory; contradictions; Brandmannautbildning; nätbaserad yrkesutbildning; lärprocesser; instruktörsroller; aktivitetsteori; kontradiktioner; pedagogik; Education;

    Sammanfattning : In recent years, distance courses combining online studies with physical meetings on campus have become increasingly common as an alternative to regular campus courses, even in vocational training programs with extensive practical skills components. This thesis is focused on the implementation of distance firefighter training in Sweden and the ways in which this intervention has affected training activities and participants, as well as on the impact that historical and contextual training aspects have had on the implementation process. LÄS MER