Essays about: "Western education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 144 essays containing the words Western education.

  1. 1. A group of Swedish speakers’ performance on Swedish adaptations of the Bedside WAB-Rand CLQT : The performance of cognitively and linguistically nonimpaired adults on measures of language and cognition and its relationship to verbal fluency

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Logopedi

    Author : Sam Skogström; [2024]
    Keywords : CLQT; bedside WAB-R; aphasia; cognition; verbal fluency tests; CLQT; bedside WAB-R; afasi; kognition; ordflödestest;

    Abstract : There are currently no Swedish norms for the bedside version of the Western Aphasia Battery (B-WAB-R) and the Cognitive Linguistic Quick Test (CLQT). It is unknown whether age, gender, and education influence performance in a Swedish context. READ MORE

  3. 2. Weaving relations: Exploring the epistemological interaction between indigenous & traditional ecological knowledge and Eurowestern paradigms in education for sustainable development - an umbrella review

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

    Author : Alexandra Silvestru; [2023-06-08]
    Keywords : Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge ITEK ; education for sustainable development ESD ; education for sustainability EfS ; sustainable development; western epistemology; ontology; epistemic justice; decolonization; transformative paradigm; umbrella review; systematic review;

    Abstract : Aim: This thesis aims to explore the epistemological challenges and opportunities of integrating Indigenous and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ITEK) in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) within the context of Euro-Western paradigms. Theory: In considering epistemological interactions between ITEK in ESD, the theoretical framework for this study is a "weave" of the transformative paradigm as the warp; postcolonial, decolonial, and Indigenous research methodologies as the weft; and the transdisciplinary approach as the frame. READ MORE

  4. 3. Traditional Knowledge and Practices for Resilience to Climate Change in Nepal’s Mid-Hills: Perspectives from Darma and Madi Rural Municipalities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Dina-Josepha Rodehorst; Tabitha Black-Lock; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate change; traditional knowledge; Indigenous knowledge; Nepal; resilience; agriculture; Magar; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : With climate change impacting countries around the world, rural communities in Nepal are among those most affected. As acknowledged by global climate discourses, traditional knowledge plays a vital role in understanding and adapting to climate change. READ MORE

  5. 4. Scrutinizing local views of the role of education in relation to western mainstream views : a case-study from Tanzania

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Utveckling och internationellt samarbete

    Author : Najah Abyan; Caroline Petersen; [2023]
    Keywords : Babati; capability; education; freedom; gender; socioeconomic differences; Babati; Tanzania; kapabilitete; frihet; utbildning; genus; socioekonomiska skillnader;

    Abstract : This case study was conducted to give an in-depth analysis of the local stakeholder’s views on the role of education in Babati, Tanzania. The goal is to investigate differences and similarities between the views in Babati and mainstream western views, exemplified by the theory of Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen while being attentive to gender and socioeconomic differences. READ MORE

  6. 5. Migration Trajectories : A case Study of High Skilled Youths in Nigeria

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Bashorun Basirat; [2023]
    Keywords : Emigration; Nigeria; High-Skilled; Youth; Qualitative Research;

    Abstract : Nigeria is one of the most populous countries in the world. It is considered the giant of Africa due to its population density. Nigeria has had its history of emigration more than immigration. In the 1970s, most Nigeria emigrated permanently to the Western world to further their higher education; some emigrated for better opportunities. READ MORE