Essays about: "Life Course"

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1. 16. Chimeric Mimicry : Reflection and Animality in Merleau-Ponty's Philosophy of Nature

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Filosofi

   Author : Oscar Amcoff; [2023]
   Keywords : animal-studies; human-animal relation; merleau-ponty; merleau-ponty nature; chimera; chimerical; animal reflection; reflection of nature; human-animal divide; carnologocentrism; animal philosophy; animal phenomenology; phenomenology of nature; merleau-ponty and the animal; ineinander; animal embodiment;

   Abstract : In this paper, I attempt to understand how Merleau-Ponty views the relation between nature and reflection, as well as the meaning behind the terms “human” and “animal” and the relations between them. I approach this by outlining the transition from Merleau-Ponty’s early philosophy (SB, PP) to his late philosophy (N, VI). READ MORE

3. 17. “Always been an Alien” - A qualitative study on how multilingual young adults experience and navigate identity and belonging in Skopje, North Macedonia.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Milan Wall Kovacevski; [2022-12-12]
   Keywords : Ethnicity; Social Work; Identity; Belonging; Multilingual; Young Adults; North Macedonia;

   Abstract : This study offers empirical arguments for how multilingual young adults navigate and experience identity and belonging in Skopje. A city reported to be, one of the most multicultural cities in South-East Europe, where ethnic exclusion and interethnic segregation is outmost present (Veron, 2016:1448; Stojanov, 2020:74). READ MORE

4. 18. Environmentally friendly, or friendly environment? Exploring environmental sustainability as a motive for residential mobility

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

   Author : Felix Stööp Lindgren; [2022-08-10]
   Keywords : Residential mobility; residential migration; life course migration; amenity migration; lifestyle migration; time-geography; environmental sustainability; sustainable urban development; proximity.;

   Abstract : Considering worldwide urban growth, and the challenges involved concerning sustainable development, the aim of this thesis is to broaden knowledge about the drivers and motivations concerning intra-urban residential mobility. With a specific focus on exploring environmental sustainability as a possible motive for residential mobility, the empirical data is gathered from fourteen semi-structured, in-depth interviews with residents in the Gothenburg metropolitan area, in Sweden. READ MORE

5. 19. Prototyping of an automated cyclic Neutron Activation Analysis setup

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kärnfysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

   Author : Cornelius Maurer; [2022]
   Keywords : Nuclear Physics; Neutron activation analysis; cyclic-NAA; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : A prototype Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) setup based on a Deuterium-Tritium (DT) neutron generator is under development at Lund University. It serves as proof-of-principle for NAA based on a Compact Accelerator-driven Neutron Source. READ MORE

6. 20. Innovating the learning process in higher education throughthe integration of theory and practice in partnership with Industry and Students

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

   Author : Daniel Anderson Mlabwa; Farhang Hajipour; [2022]
   Keywords : VUCA; Work-Integrated Learning; Knowledge-Economy; Learning Innovation; Paradigm Shift; Higher Education; Employability; Experiential Learning; VUCA Prime.;

   Abstract : The VUCA (which stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) conditions have overshadowed the national and global higher education systems, and social and economic systems are increasingly becoming dependent on knowledge and innovations. There is a call for the global higher education systems to attain a new set of quality standards (Waller et al. READ MORE