Essays about: "contemporary university issues"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words contemporary university issues.

  1. 1. Employee Activism Towards Change for Sustainability : An exploratory study on what influences Millennials to go beyond predetermined job tasks and engage in activism efforts in the workplace in aim to tackle societal issues

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Iris Tallbäck; Dominyka Ciurovaité; Lenka Hélová; [2022]
    Keywords : Employee Activism; Millennials; Societal Issues; Sustainability;

    Abstract : Background: Employees are undertaking a vital role in challenging the organizational practices that are contributing to the issues in contemporary society. Prior research has noted the generational shift in workplaces as an increased share of Millennials are bringing their values of sustainability to work. READ MORE

  3. 2. Kvarteret Ithaka: A proposal for a new housing district in Lund’s northern university area.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Anastasia Chatzikonstantinou; [2022]
    Keywords : housing; architecture; Lund; contemporary; student housing; Sweden; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Matters of housing are an often-discussed topic within architecture these days. As a subject, it is often recurring in architectural media, such as books, debates, podcasts, videos, and others. Sweden, like large parts of the developed world, faces right now a multitude of unique issues related to housing. READ MORE

  4. 3. Of Pronunciation and Correctness : The current impossibility of ensuring equitable pronunciation education in Sweden

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    Author : anton sundin; Viktor Wenell; [2021]
    Keywords : Pronunciation; English as a Lingua Franca ELF ; Lingua Franca Core LFC ; Native Speaker Ideal; Syllabus; Teaching in Sweden; English education; Skolverket; Assessment; Equity;

    Abstract : This paper aims at investigating how upper secondary school teachers of English in Malmö, Sweden abide by the curriculum criteria of having their learners develop correctness in speech, as well as what support English teachers receive with regard to pronunciation teaching from official steering documents. Furthermore, this paper attempts to critically evaluate and discuss potential options for pronunciation models or standards in education which hold sway in contemporary research. READ MORE

  5. 4. "Stuck in Hel Joseon"

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Ella Holttinen; [2020]
    Keywords : South Korea; Hel Joseon; millennials; compressed modernity; Confucianism; neoliberalism; human capital; achievement society; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : South Korea is well known for its development miracle: the nation has managed to develop from the state of extreme poverty to the World´s 12th largest economies in a period of five decades. However, the negative consequences and side effects of this rapid growth, and issues of the contemporary Korean society has been less discussed, especially from the perspective of the Korean youth. READ MORE

  6. 5. Communication of the collaborative act : How Swedish climate councils engage in collaboration-based sustainability

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Francesca Mariani; [2020]
    Keywords : Ccollaboration; sustainability; climate change; Climate Council; institutions; communication;

    Abstract : Contemporary times, characterized by global and complex challenges, call for innovative and comprehensive answers. Climate change and environmental issues are the protagonists of institutions’ agendas, who consequently are looking for new and effective ways of replying to these challenges. READ MORE