Browsing Doctoral Theses / Doktorsavhandlingar by Title
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Appropriating technologies in educational practices : studies in the contexts of compulsory education, higher education, and fighter pilot training
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2004)Information and communication technologies (ICT) are viewed as progressive technologies. Normally this view entails general assertions – in the future tense – that ICT will be the solu-tion to a wide variety of problems. ... -
Att återerövra kroppen. En studie av livet efter en ryggmärgsskada
(2005)Traumatic spinal cord injuries often result in extensive consequences, including paralysis of the muscles from the locus of the injury downwards and a loss of sensation in the same area. The purpose of the present study ... -
Att erövra litteracitet. Små barns kommunikativa möten med berättande, bilder, text och tecken i förskolan.
(2008-12-02)This thesis is based on an ethnographic field study among a group of monolingual children from one and a half to three years old at a pre-school in a Swedish village. The primary aim of the study has been to gain knowledge ... -
Barnehagens relasjonelle verden - små barn som kompetente aktører i produktive forhandlinger
(2010-05-19)The present study investigates the negotiations that take place in play among the youngest children in preschool. What are their negotiations about? How do they negotiate? What kinds of strategies do they use during their ... -
Barns multimediala berättande. En länk mellan mediakultur och pedagogisk praktik
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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 ... -
Demokratiska värden i förskolebarns vardag
(2009-05-17)The theme of this thesis is democratic values in pre-school and how these are revealed in the children’s relations in that setting. It describes what the children take responsibility for and how they do it; how they ... -
Den pedagogiska samlingen i förskoleklassen. Barns olika sätt att erfara och hantera svårigheter
(2009-02-16)The aim of the study is to identify children’s different ways of experiencing and handling difficulties in the pre-school class’s pedagogical circle time and increase our understanding of children’s actions in a situation ... -
Det önskvärda barnet. Fostran uttryckt i vardagliga kommunikationshandlingar mellan lärare och barn i förskolan
(2008-10-24)Abstract The aim of this research is to acquire knowledge about fostering young children, as expressed in everyday interactions between teachers and children in Swedish preschools. The three empirical studies in this ... -
En fråga om frågor : hur lärares frågor i klassrummet gör det möjligt att få reda på elevernas sätt att förstå det som undervisningen behandlar i matematik och naturvetenskap
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2001)This thesis reports results from a study that focuses on how teachers can learn about their students’ learning in mathematics and science. Current perspectives on learning are positioned in terms of the acquisition and ... -
En longitudinell studie av 10-12-åringars förståelse av materiens förändringar
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2001)The main aim of this study was to study young people’s ability to use science knowledge when talking about and explaining everyday phenomena involving transformations of matter. Pupils’ individual knowledge was studied ... -
Flexibel utbildning i praktiken. En fallstudie av pedagogiska processer i en distansutbildning med en öppen design för samarbetslärande
(2009-01-15)The aim of this study is to examine the pedagogical processes that evolve in an "open" design for online learning realized in relation to a specific setting. The study describes and analyzes pedagogical activities in a ... -
Food for Thought. Communication and the transformation of work experience in web-based in-service training
(Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2009-08-31)The background of the present study is an interest in the use of digital technologies for in-service training activities in industry. Globalization, international competition and transnational production are elements ... -
Framing in educational practices. Learning activity, digital technology and the logic of situated action
(2009-05-11)An overarching ambition of this thesis is to study the in situ practices that emerge when technology becomes part of educational activities and, in addition, to examine what students’ definition of such activities will ...