Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis: Recent submissions
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Pedagogical quality in preschool : an issue of perspectives
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2001)The main aims of this thesis on the pedagogical quality in preschool are: to define and describe a pedagogical concept of quality; to explore how quality is experienced and valued from different perspectives; to find out ... -
An ITiS teacher team as a community of practice
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2004)In many countries around the world there have been initiatives to promote the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in schools, both as a goal in its own right and as a means to enhance the pedagogies ... -
Från allmänsjuksköterska till specialistsjuksköterska inom intensivvård : en studie av erfarenheter från specialistutbildningen och från den första yrkesverksamma tiden inom intensivvården
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2003)Aim: The overall aim of the thesis was to describe and analyse experiences of learning in the intensive care nurse’s knowledge and competence areas. What knowledge content is learnt in the study program, what competence ... -
Naturvetenskaplig utbildning för hållbar utveckling? : en longitudinell studie av hur studenter på grundskollärarprogrammet utvecklar för miljöundervisning relevanta kunskaper i naturkunskap
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2002)In this study the concept of sustainable development is discussed and what contribution a science teacher can make. Some scientific concepts relevant for environmental education are defined. To understand the concepts mean ... -
Moderate nominalism and moderate realism
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2008)The subject matter of this thesis is analytic ontology. Chapters II and III deal with two versions of trope theory, or moderate nominalism; these are defined as ontologies which recognise properties and relations but no ... -
Milda makter! Utvecklingssamtal och loggböcker som disciplineringstekniker
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2008-05-15)The title of this thesis indicates a Foucaultian perspective on power, regarding it as pluralistic and mobile; nobody owns the power, but it is voiced through and in social relations and positions. It also indicates that ... -
The Ethics of Investing. Making Money or Making a Difference?
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2008)The concepts of 'ethical' and 'socially responsible' investment (SRI) have become increasingly popular in recent years and funds which offer this kind of investment have attracted many individual investors. The present ... -
Attitudes towards Swedish comprehensive school : comparisons over time and between classrooms in grade 6
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2006)The main aim of the study is to understand student attitudes towards different aspects of school using data from the late 1960s and 35 years later, and to analyze the impact both from teachers and students on classroom ... -
Cognitive abilities - aspects of structure, process and measurement
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2000)The overall purpose of the thesis is to describe the development of the Swedish system of measuring cognitive abilities applied at enlistment of conscripts. The Enlistment Battery has been used for more than fifty years ... -
Lust att lära naturvetenskap och teknik? : en longitudinell studie om vägen till gymnasiet
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2003)The aim of the study was to follow a group of pupils from the age of twelve until they leave lower secondary school at the age of sixteen to describe and analyse how their attitudes towards and interest in science and ... -
Influences on schoolchildren's dietary selection : focus on fat and fibre at breakfast
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2002)One important aim of the Swedish Action Programme for Nutrition is to increase the consumption of dietary fibre and decrease fat intake. The currently available extensive range of fat-reduced and fibre-enriched foods ... -
Evolutionsteorin i klassrummet : på väg mot en ämnesdidaktisk teori för undervisning i biologisk evolution
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2004)The overall purpose of this thesis is to study how upper secondary school students (grade 10-12) develop an understanding of evolutionary biology as a result of teaching. Taking students’ preconceptions as the starting ... -
Att genuszappa på säker eller minerad mark : hem- och konsumentkunskap ur ett könsperspektiv
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2007)This study focuses on gender patterns in interactions between boys and girls in home and consumer studies, in a Swedish school context. The survey was conducted at the beginning of 2000, with a gender perspective as the ... -
Utveckling och förändring i kommunal vuxenutbildning : en yrkeslivshistorisk ingång med berättelser om lärarbanor
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2006)Municipal adult education, development, restructuring, life history, teachers, narrative analysis, trajectory, plot, project -
Synvändor : universitetsstudenters berättelser om kvalitativa förändringar av sätt att erfara situationers mening under utbildningspraktik
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2004)The main purpose of this study has been to examine the questions: Do people experience view-turns? Can they describe them? What do the processes signify? A narrative method, with an open and dual-focussed interview ... -
Constructive Analysis : A Study in Epistemological Methodology
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothenburgensis, 2007-12-20)In the present study, it is argued that much of contemporary epistemology has not been conducted in a way conducive to what should be one of its main goals, namely to guide epistemic inquiry in the attainment of our ... -
Metaethical Relativism : Against the Single Analysis Assumption
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothenburgensis, 2007-12-20)This dissertation investigates the plausibility of metaethical relativism, or more specifically, what I call “moral truth-value relativism”: the idea that the truth of a moral statement or belief depends on who utters or ... -
Docile bodies and imaginary minds : on Schön's reflection in action
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2007)The modern debate on reflection in education started in the Anglo-American world at the beginning of the 1980s and spread from there to the Nordic countries. The focus in this debate has been on how professional practitioners, ... -
Att överbrygga perspektiv : en studie av behovsbedömningssamtal inom äldreinriktat socialt arbete
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2003)The aim of the study was to describe and analyse institutional practice in need assessment dialogues. The questions were: How are the dialogues structured? How is the professional dialogue content combined with: the ... -
Mellan fakticitet och projekt : läs- och skrivsvårigheter och strävan att övervinna dem
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2005)In today’s society we regard it as a human right to be literate and literacy abilities are regarded as crucial; as a learning tool in education, and at work as a natural part of daily routines. We also need, as members of ...