Essays about: "pragmatism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 61 essays containing the word pragmatism.

1. 1. Local Entertainers in Cebu, Philippines Entertainment and Sex Work: The Struggle for Empowerment

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Judith Loyzaga Skoglund; [2023-12-18]
   Keywords : Philippines; entertainer; empowerment; pragmatism; stigmatization; sex worker; prostitution;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine why local women in Cebu, Philippines, chose to work as entertainers and sex workers. It will examine how their occupation affect their daily lives, in regard to their economy and their social relations with their families, colleagues and customers. READ MORE

3. 2. Flying under the radar? Education for sustainable development in private pilot training

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

   Author : Michael Stiebe; [2023-06-28]
   Keywords : Private Pilot Training; Sustainable Aviation; General Aviation; Transformative Learning; Education for Sustainable Development;

   Abstract : Aim: Private pilot (PPL(A)) training has hardly received any scholarly attention from educational and sustainability science perspectives. Through an Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) perspective, the study aimed at 1) answering how sustainability and sustainable development (SD) are taught in pertinent PPL(A) theory learning material, theory lessons and practical training, 2) identifying gaps pertaining to sustainability and SD in those three components, and lastly 3) explore if and how certificated flight instructors, theory instructors and student pilots experience transformative learning during PPL(A) training, as well as what possibilities these stakeholders see in supporting transformative learning in PPL(A) training. READ MORE

4. 3. FN:s utredningsmekanismer, internationell människorätt och realpolitik: En dekonstruktion av utredningsmekanismernas politiska inflytanden, struktur och ursprung

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Alexander Pedersen; [2023]
   Keywords : IIIM; IIMM; UNITAD; international human rights law; UN; formalism; pragmatism; anti-formalism.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Denna kandidatuppsats undersöker FN:s utredningsmekanismer som inrättades med avsikten att samla in, analysera, katalogisera och fördela bevismaterial till internationella samt nationella rättsväsenden. Uppsatsens övergripande frågeställning behandlar vad utredningsmekanismerna representerar i relation till den internationella människorättens begränsningar och möjligheter. READ MORE

5. 4. An Ensemble of Difference: : Understanding(s) of Participant Experiences and Learning in a Heterogenous Adult Community Drama Class of First and Second Language Speakers in Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Julia Ouellette-Seymour; [2023]
   Keywords : Adult Education; Lifelong Learning; Drama in Education; Drama in L2; Applied Drama; Adult Learning Education; Applied Theatre; Language Learning; Community Drama; Non-formal Education; Migrant; Integration; Cultural Learning; Heterogenous Learning; SLA; Ethnographic Case Study; Vygotsky; Pragmatism;

   Abstract : This case study research aimed to explore, understand, and compare the experiences of individuals participating in a heterogeneous adult community drama class in Central Sweden. Drawing from classical pragmatism and employing a conceptual framework rooted in sociocultural theory, the study utilized semi-structured interviews, open-questionnaire responses, and participant observations to collect data which was analyzed through reflexive thematic analysis. READ MORE

6. 5. Expressive Signals : The art of connecting: Enhancing digital expression through crafted connectivity and micro-interactions

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Linda Marie Kraft; [2023]
   Keywords : storytelling; digital communication; micro interactions; design system; haptics;

   Abstract : How do we design for connection? How might we introduce quirkiness, personal expression and a little bit of magic to our unified, unemotional black screens? Working with design systems can have perks, but something gets lost when we systemise how we communicate. I argue to open up rigid design systems and loosen their rules to elicit something new that’s cute, weird, and so unique: it becomes magical. READ MORE