Essays about: "career concept"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 57 essays containing the words career concept.

  1. 21. From the garden city movement onwards : utopianism in British garden cities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Rick Moerman; [2020]
    Keywords : utopianism; Garden City Movement; Grest Britain; nature; culture; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : With the publication of 'Garden Cities of To-Morrow' in 1898, Ebenezer Howard gave the go-ahead to the Garden City Movement. Howard’s concept of the garden city arose from his anti-capitalist critiques. READ MORE

  3. 22. Being temporary employed : an in-depth study of four social workers in Germany

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Michaela Vorderegger; [2020]
    Keywords : Temporary work; Fixed-term employment; non-standard employment; job insecurity; hermeneutic phenomenology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Labour markets in Europe are changing from permanent employment to more flexible structures. Atypical work such as temporary work become more prevalent. In Germany, there is a high share of temporary work contracts within social work. READ MORE

  4. 23. Coaches’ experiences of working with RIU dual career athletes

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Hälsa och idrott

    Author : Andres Ramos Gonzalez; Isak Regnér; [2020]
    Keywords : elite sport; academic and sporting services; career transition; developmental model; holistic approach; student-athlete; elitidrott; akademiska och idrottsliga tjänster; karriärövergång; utvecklingsmodell; holistisk syn; studentidrottare;

    Abstract : The purpose of the study was to examine coaches’ experiences of working with RIU (Riksidrottsuniversitet)-dual career (DC) athletes with foci on the coaches’ DC awareness, perceived challenges, resources, and strategies. The authors of this study conducted 9 interviews, including both men and women, ranging from 23 to 54 years of age (M=33. READ MORE

  5. 24. Discourses and Understandings of Employability in Vocational Education : A Comparison of Swedish and Catalan Policies and Student Perspectives

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Alex Cuadrado; [2019]
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    Abstract : The concept of ‘employability’ is an important aspect of the link between education and the labour market. This thesis describes, in the Swedish and Catalan contexts, the conceptualization of employability in the discourses of vocational educational policy trough the analytical categories of representations of the world, social order, and social identity. READ MORE

  6. 25. Professional aging? A critical exploration of the doings of age employed by contemporary Swedish professionals

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Elin Hunger; Anni-Maria Loukasmäki; [2019]
    Keywords : Age; Chrononormativity; Critical discourse analysis; Gender; Subject position;

    Abstract : This thesis departs from a problematization of how and why certain age categories implicitly are associated with 'trouble' and aims to contribute to the current body of research on ages and aging in professional and working life. This is done through the adoption of a critical epistemology and a moderately constructionist ontology that allow for questioning and unpacking of taken-for-granted assumptions on age. READ MORE