Essays about: "Cultural Influence"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 867 essays containing the words Cultural Influence.

1. 16. Navigating the Happiness Economics Landscape: Mapping the Influences on Life Satisfaction and Possible Interventions

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Klendeta Bivolaku; Linn Hellqvist; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Happiness Economics; Personality traits; Life satisfaction; World Bank’s STEP survey; WVS; Double-lasso; Forward selection;

   Abstract : This study explores factors that influence subjective well-being in low- and middle-income countries by analysing unique individual- and country-level data. The study focuses on several unexplored determinants including personality traits, economic shocks and cultural differences. READ MORE

3. 17. Emotion in adult learing

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Sara Shadabi; [2023-02-16]
   Keywords : adult education; migrant learners; Swedish for Immigrants SFI ; host country language learning; emotional states;

   Abstract : Aim: Of particular interest to this research are migrant students’ emotional states in the courses Swedish for foreigners (in Swedish “Svenska för invandrare” or SFI Swedish for immigrants) and their learning process, including types of emotions, reasons for the occurrence of these emotions, and the influence these emotions may have on learning. The study has an overarching research aim that incorporates identifying the main types of emotional states of SFI migrant students in Sweden, analysis of the dependency of emotional states of students on their studies, socialization, and integration. READ MORE

4. 18. NAVIGATING WORKPLACE CONFLICT A case study of local and foreign employees at an international company in Tanzania

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Suzana Aroko; [2023-02-01]
   Keywords : Intercultural conflict; workplace conflict; culture; conflict management styles; Tanzania; Kenya; Germany; United States of America;

   Abstract : In the era of global trade and professional ties across borders, understanding how individuals from diverse contexts frame and respond to workplace conflict is critically important. Researchers have found various variables with some correlation to preferred conflict management style. READ MORE

5. 19. Cultural Clash and Colonial Consequences: A Comprehensive Analysis of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Foosey Abdulgadir; [2023]
   Keywords : European missionaries; Christianity; Postcolonialism; Igbo culture; Cultural clash; Christian missionaries; ancestral spirits; British colonialists;

   Abstract : This paper explores Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart (1958) within the context of postcolonial theory, focusing on the clash between traditional Igbo culture and the forces of European imperialism. Achebe's work serves as a response to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (1899) and challenges the stereotypical portrayal of Africans. READ MORE

6. 20. Erratic Patterns : Unravelling the Cultural Transfers of Library Classifiers

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Keeley Lindkvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Library classifier; library classification; classification; cultural transfer; classification and culture; Library of Congress Classifi-cation Scheme LCC ; knowledge organisation; knowledge organization; The Swedish Institute in Rome ISVRoma ; Biblioteksklassificerare; biblioteksklassificering; kulturell överföring; klassificering och kultur; Library of Congress klassificeringsschema LCC ; kunskapsorganisation; Svenska institutet i Rom ISVRoma ;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the oft-overlooked influence of the classifier's input during the assignment of library classifications and draws upon cultural transfer theory to shed light on the underlying principles that guide the process. Classifiers' personal knowledge, experience, and beliefs, have a critical role in determining the 'aboutness' of a work and its subsequent classification. READ MORE