Essays about: "Social science higher education"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 35 essays containing the words Social science higher education.

  1. 16. Student representation and power relations at Lund University

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

    Author : Emmanouil Zerai; [2016]
    Keywords : Student representation; student engagement; higher education governance; power relations; participatory development; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study aims to illuminate the power relations that are developed between student and nonstudent representatives while performing governance at the context of Lund University. Furthermore, the influence of these incidents on student’s contribution is investigated, highlighting the strengths and the weaknesses of this representation structure. READ MORE

  3. 17. Key competencies to action : transdisciplinary learning of key competencies for sustainability

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Stefan Hilser; [2016]
    Keywords : transdisciplinarity; sustainability science; key competencies; higher education; knowledge to action; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Purpose: According to literature there is a set of six key competencies that distinguish sustainability professionals, including researchers, from professionals and researchers in other fields, making them “systemic problem solvers, change agents, and transition managers”. However, there is lack of empirical evidence, first, that these skills are necessary and sufficient for sustainability problem solving, and second, that current sustainability programs and courses convey these skills. READ MORE

  4. 18. Lighting a fire of change? : characterizing the learning process in a German non-formal education for sustainability network and examining the outcomes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Christiane Andrea Mössner; [2016]
    Keywords : education for sustainability; non-formal; sustainability science; learning process; agent of change; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (BNE) wird als vielversprechender Ansatz zur Lösung von Nachhaltigkeitsfragen angesehen. Resultate sind nicht zufriedenstellend aufgrund des Fokus der Wissensvermittlung im formalen Bildungssektor. Gründe hierfür sind der Einfluss wirtschaftlicher und politischer Interessen auf den formalen Sektor. READ MORE

  5. 19. An Analysis of the Determinants of Credit Card Use Among Urban Residents in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Duyu Zhou; [2016]
    Keywords : credit cards; trust; social status; credit institutions; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Along with globalization, the use of credit cards has become popular among Chinese urban residents; China has witnessed the tremendous growth in the accumulated number of credit cards issued and the amount of credit loans utilized. The new-classical consumption theory holds individuals responsible for the use of credit loans, however, from Veblen’s institutional perspective, the use of credit cards is influenced by issuers, consumers and governments. READ MORE

  6. 20. "Seguimos en la lucha". Indigenous peoples' experiences in conventional higher education in Colombia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Maria Paula Silva Correa; [2016]
    Keywords : Ethnic identity; indigeneity; conventional higher education.; indigenous youth; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In Colombia, indigenous leaders and organizations claim that among the problems that indigenous youth face in relation to their participation in conventional higher education there is the potential loss of their indigenous identity and their acculturation (Muñoz 2007; ONIC, et al. 2004; Green et al. 2004). READ MORE