Essays about: "Local Community Perspectives"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 79 essays containing the words Local Community Perspectives.

  1. 1. Mapping the reality of relationshop and sex education in the UK: A phenomenographic exploration of stakeholder conceptions regarding religious and political issues affecting a school’s implementation of policy.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Samuel Paul Holt; [2023-06-19]
    Keywords : Personal social health and economic education; PSHE; relationship and sex education; RSE; statutory guidance; phenomenography;

    Abstract : Aim: This case study aims to ontologically map out the conceptions that stakeholders in a small rural school in Norfolk have regarding the new statutory guidance for relationship and sex education (RSE). The main areas of exploration are the conditions under which RSE is understood, structured and taught. READ MORE

  3. 2. Navigating Identity Abroad: Taiwanese Interactions with Chinese in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Reihuan Wu; [2023]
    Keywords : Taiwan; Chinese Taiwanese identity; overseas Taiwanese identity; ethnic identity; national identity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study investigates the dynamics of Taiwanese identity among Taiwanese migrants in Sweden, with a specific focus on their experiences and interactions within the local Chinese community. The research draws on data collected from ten in-depth semi-structured interviews and utilises the analytical framework developed by Brubaker and Cooper (2000) to gain a deeper understanding of Taiwanese identity. READ MORE

  4. 3. Economic development in a biodiversity hotspot: what is the jungle worth? : A case study of local understandings of forest use in North Sumatra

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sydney Laewen; [2023]
    Keywords : Minor Field Study; Sustainable development; Economic development; Natural resource use; Biodiversity; Conservation; Discourse analysis;

    Abstract : Sustainable development as our joint global goal is consensus in the mainstream international arena, in the name of long-term well-being for all living creatures. However economic constraints often limit the choices available to local communities, forcing them to make trade-offs between immediate socioeconomic gains and the long-term sustainability of natural resources. READ MORE

  5. 4. If You Seek Sense of Place : Comparing How Local Narratives are Reflected in a Storytelling Strategy

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

    Author : Anne Marie Holst; [2023]
    Keywords : strategic storytelling; sense of place; New Zealand; regenerative tourism; Māori;

    Abstract : Strategic storytelling has become a popular instrument for destination marketing. Often, however, these stories neglect perspectives of the host community which is why recent academic literature demands for a more participatory and holistic approach that integrates and acknowledges the host community’s sense of place. READ MORE

  6. 5. Imagining and Enacting Desirable Futures : A Study of French Eco-Communities

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Hélène Clouet; [2023]
    Keywords : Eco-communities; imaginaries; transformative change; local change; desirable futures; Écolieux;

    Abstract : This thesis departs from the assumption that the current socio-ecological crises require new and alternative imaginaries as well as lifestyle changes. Following a qualitative research method, seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with eco-community members and analysed thematically to determine their motivations, values and beliefs, and search for a potential common imaginary. READ MORE