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Changing practice by reform. The recontextualisation of the Bologna process in teacher education
(2013-08-30)The purpose of the thesis is to investigate a specific case of curriculum change; that of organizing teacher training courses around learner outcomes in line with the Bologna process. The investigation is an example of a ... -
The child's conception of learning
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Children retelling stories. Responding, reshaping, and remembering in early childhood education and care
(2022-11-14)Oral storytelling is a prevalent cultural practice for sense-making. Through stories, people get to know themselves, others, and the world around them. Children are introduced to this practice at home and in early childhood ... -
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 ... -
Contextual analysis: A research methodology and research approach
(Göteborg : Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2021)All scientific knowledge is analytic in a general sense. The knowledge is based on that parts of the world are discerned, investigated, and described, as research objects. Contextual analysis starts from a preliminary ... -
Contextualizing inquiry. Negotiations of tasks, tools and actions in an upper secondary classroom.
(2012-11-27)The challenges for education in contemporary society are complex. The emergence of the post-industrial society – an information- or knowledge society, where the development of digital technologies are pivotal – have altered ... -
Curriculum in the Era of Global Development - Historical Legacies and Contemporary Approaches
(2011-12-08)In the last decade there has been an avalanche of policies and political rhetoric worldwide, stressing the importance of equitable and sustainable global development. The Swedish Government’s response has been the inception ... -
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 ...