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1. 1. Teaching pronunciation effectively in an EFL classroom; a literature review

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

   Author : My Olsson; Alice Osborne; [2024]
   Keywords : effective teaching; English as a Foreign Language; intelligibility; secondary education; pronunciation;

   Abstract : This study provides a literature review of the most effective ways to teach pronunciation to EFL secondary school students in Sweden. There is limited time allocated to pronunciation leading to a scarcity of available effective methods. This impacts the important role which intelligibility holds in pronunciation. READ MORE

3. 2. A META-SYNTHESIS STUDY OF DATA VISUALIZATION IN CITIZEN SCIENCE

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Xing Liu; [2023-11-20]
   Keywords : Data Visualization; Visualization; Citizen Science; Learning; Higher Education; Datavisualisering; Visualisering; Medborgarforskning; Lärande; Högre utbildning;

   Abstract : How can citizen science use data visualization technology? What are the current status and the boundaries? As part of the systematic meta-synthesis study, a feedback loop has been developed to show how current statutes on citizen science data visualization can be interpreted in a comprehensive manner. In a Citizen Science context, data visualization goes beyond technical efficiency, abstract data, and symbolic meaning, incorporating material traces, and social domains such as viewer perceptions, individual experience, and pre-knowledge into meaning-making interpretations of visualization. READ MORE

4. 3. The right to a planned parenthood: A qualitative study of NGOs’ work to empower women’s reproductive choice in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Nadja Ivarsson; [2023-10-19]
   Keywords : contraceptive; family planning; SRHR; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; NGOs; non-government organizations; empowerment; feminist theory;

   Abstract : Brazil is a country where the average births per woman has dropped considerably in the last 60 years- from 6.3 to 1.7. However, there are large inequalities among the people in Brazil and many still lack access to education and resources for family planning. READ MORE

5. 4. Education, Employability and Imagining the Future: A Minor Field Study of Goals and Motivations in a South African Small-Scale Development Programme

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Melina Pettersson; Julia Rönnbäck Finocchio; [2023]
   Keywords : Youth unemployment; Development; Education; Inequality; South Africa; Employability; Horizons of opportunity; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world, and that shows in the distribution of opportunities amongst South Africans. In the face of political failures to deliver improvements for unemployed youth NGO projects become more important avenues for young people to acquire resources needed to improve their lives. READ MORE

6. 5. Interdisciplinary Learning with Technology at Makerzone

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Mandar Joshi; [2023]
   Keywords : Interdisciplinary learning; Makerzone; Makerspaces; STEM; Technology in Education; Ämnesövergripande lärande; Makerzone; Makerspaces; STEM; Teknik i utbildning;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the interdisciplinary approach to learning at Makerzone, a makerspace in Sollentuna, Sweden, and its implications for both students and teachers. Through a combination of methods: observations, interviews, document analysis, and surveys, this project looks into the recognition, benefits, challenges, and support for interdisciplinary work in both makerspaces such as Makerzone and traditional school environments. READ MORE