Essays about: "Symbolic Interactionism"
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1. THE WORK AND LIVES OF SOUTH KOREAN TEACHERS Lower-Secondary School Teachers’ Perceptions of the Teacher Profession
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogikAbstract : Aim: Historically, the teaching profession in eastern Asian countries is often considered as a prestigious and desirable occupation with great respect in social and cultural contexts. Even though South Korean secondary school teachers have been part of and influenced by a devaluation of their authority compared to the past, there is not enough research about Korean teachers’ work and lives in international research. READ MORE
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2. “The Human Comes First, And That We Feel” Employee Engagement in a Purpose-Driven Organization
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The purpose of the study is to contribute to the research gap on the relationship between employee engagement and a purpose-driven organizational mode. Our research, which adheres to the interpretive tradition of symbolic interactionism (SI) comprises a qualitative single-case study in a purpose-driven organization and follows an abductive approach. READ MORE
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3. (un)coachable - The individualization of work-related stress and how organizations and employees perceive life coaching as a potential remedy
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Title: (un)coachable Authors: Lena Andres and Karlijn de Wijs Supervisor: Roland Paulsen Keywords: Organizational stress management, life coaching, work-related stress Thesis purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the experience of life coaching as an additional stress management strategy for organizations to prevent and reduce work-related stress. Therewith gaining a deeper understanding of the impact of work-related stress on both employees and organizations and how they experience stress-reducing tools. READ MORE
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4. Representation of climate change in the United States: the case study of the Evangelical Climate Initiative
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : The purpose of this study is to critically research and describe how the leaders of the National Association of Evangelicals and within the campaign ‘Evangelical Climate Initiative’ seek to influence climate change policymaking in the United States. The importance of this study is coming from the need to assess how strongly a religious group influences climate change policymaking in the United States. READ MORE
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5. Family Socialisation & Construction of Environmental Meaning : A study of family units as socialisation agents in which environmental discourses are created through the interactions of family members
University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationAbstract : This thesis investigates how environmental meaning is constructed within families, considered as units of socialisation, and what role family members play in it. Family socialisation is a dynamic moment in which family members interact and generate meanings, values, beliefs and habits. READ MORE
