Essays about: "apprenticeship"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word apprenticeship.
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1. The portrayal of class and social mobility in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations
University essay from Lunds universitet/EngelskaAbstract : Pip’s transformation to become a gentleman in manners and behaviour in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations illustrates the difference and importance of class in the Victorian society. Through an unknown benefactor, Pip makes a journey from working-class blacksmith apprenticeship in the countryside to gentleman life in the upper-middle class London, with access to economic, cultural and social capital. READ MORE
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2. The Effects of Globalisation, Modernization and Politics on the Apprenticeship of Dāphā Music : An Ethnographic Study from Tahnani, Kirtipur, Nepal
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskapAbstract : This dissertation explores the changing apprenticeship environment within the Dāphā Khalaḥ from Kirtipur Newar communities. The Dāphā music tradition comes from Nepal and is one of the oldest music traditions in South Asia. This tradition has been practiced for centuries by the Newars, the indigenous people of Kathmandu. READ MORE
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3. Quests for knowledge and social mobility : Vocational and on-the-job-training as navigational tactics in the urban labour market of Sierra Leone
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : This ethnographic study investigates the experiences of those learning tailoring and trading in Freetown, Sierra Leone via apprenticeships, other on-the-job training or Technical and Vocational Education and Training programs (TVET). I examine these forms of occupational training by investigating the practices underway, how knowledge transmission occurs, as well as why learners engage with and what they get out of these activities. READ MORE
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4. IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS AND THEIR HUMAN RESOURCE STRUCTURE
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomiAbstract : Most immigrants relocate to the "land of opportunities" in search of greener pastures. Because of their desperate circumstances, they often work much harder than the average American to succeed. Strong social ties embedded in ethnic communities of immigrant populations have been considered vital assets for immigrant entrepreneurs (Yang et al. READ MORE
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5. Chinese English major students and the apprenticeship of observation : The influence of previous student experiences on current beliefs about English language teaching
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkulturAbstract : “The apprenticeship of observation” is a person’s previous experiences as a student and it can greatly affect a person’s beliefs about teaching. This paper aimed to study the effect that previous student experiences had had on English major students at a university in China. A questionnaire was designed in order to collect data. READ MORE
