Essays about: "education and personality development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words education and personality development.

  1. 1. 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

  2. 2. Influence of individual human factorson team performance in Agile softwaredevelopment

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för programvaruteknik

    Author : Yuqi Ma; Vishruta Dochibhotla; [2022]
    Keywords : Individual Human factors; team performance; agile development; personality; high-performing teams;

    Abstract : Background. With the growing trend in using Agile development method in thesoftware industry, the importance of "people" in the software development processhas risen up. As much as the technical aspects contribute to a better software processand products, it is ultimately people that make the software. READ MORE

  3. 3. The Role of Personality and Positive Psychological Capital in Business Students’ Motivation to Lead

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)

    Author : Liz Heiner; [2021]
    Keywords : motivation to lead; psychological capital; personality; business students; leadership development;

    Abstract : Given the strong focus of both organizations and institutions of higher education on leadership development, understanding antecedents to leadership motivation is a topic of great interest. This pre- registered study set out to investigate personality factors as antecedents to motivation to lead (MTL) and positive psychological capital (PsyCap). READ MORE

  4. 4. The Children of ‘Crimean Spring’ and the Right to Education under Belligerent Occupation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Anastasiia Vorobiova; [2021]
    Keywords : militarization; Crimea; occupation; rights of the child; education; indoctrination; Yunarmia; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Education is one of the key components in developing identity, personality and a sense of belonging in the time of peace. But when weaponized by the states as a tool of indoctrination, education becomes a highly effective instrument of war, contrary to the relevant rules prescribed by the international humanitarian and international human rights law. READ MORE

  5. 5. University Students as Change Agents? : A Comparative Study of the Role of Students in Higher Education for Sustainable Development in Germany and Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Jan-Ole Brandt; [2016]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Sustainability; ESD; Change Agents; Higher Education; Sweden; Germany;

    Abstract : To readjust the direction of social development and to enable sustainable learning for students at all levels, international policy emphasises the necessity to transform education systems based on a whole institution approach. The idea of involving all stakeholders in the transformation of educational environments shifts the focus of research in connection to education for sustainable development (ESD) also towards the teachers and students as protagonists of didactic situations, in order to gain knowledge on their respective potential to contribute to the desired change of learning and teaching environments. READ MORE