Essays about: "biographical learning"

Found 3 essays containing the words biographical learning.

  1. 1. Considering biographical learining through transformative experiences. Observing an adult’s self-recognised learning and development through experience

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Oscar Funeskog; [2022-11-25]
    Keywords : adult informal learning; self-awareness; situatedness; biographical learning informed by transformational learning processes; ; meta-cognitions;

    Abstract : Aim: This thesis aims at aiding a better understanding of how a person reacts to and understand their own role and place in changing life contexts. The thesis provides a groundwork for understanding the meta-cognitive processes of self-reflective biographical learning perspectives. READ MORE

  2. 2. Re/constructing Teacher Identity in Refugee Education : A Study on National and International Teachers’ Narratives Working in Greece

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Frederike Jansen; [2022]
    Keywords : Teachers; Teacher Identity; Reconstructing Identity; Refugee Education; Global Migration; Refugee Crisis; Greek Refugee Crisis; Education in Emergencies; Narratives; Biographical Method;

    Abstract : The global ‘refugee crisis’ is increasingly affecting Europe and especially Greece, which has been the country through which many people on the move enter Europe. Within refugee education the role of teachers is recognised as the key facilitator of education, yet there are few studies which centre on teachers. READ MORE

  3. 3. How adult migrant students learn maths. : Adult students understanding and engaging with maths.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande

    Author : Lisa Valtersson; [2015]
    Keywords : abstraction; adult learning; biographical learning; decimal numbers; difficulties in mathematics; educational research; general maths problems; language comprehension; maths anxiety; motivation; second language students and maths.;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to explore the adult immigrant students’ experience of maths in Sweden. I will present an understanding rather than an explanation on how second language adult students learn maths. It can be argued that people who study maths as adults in a new homeland and in a foreign language face particular challenges. READ MORE