Essays about: "ethnographic"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 650 essays containing the word ethnographic.

  1. 6. "They call us corona boys". A qualitative study of multilocal lifeworlds and social implications of multilocality during the Covid-19-pandemic in the area of Åre, Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Nicolai Ekecrantz; [2023-03-17]
    Keywords : Multilocality; urban-rural mobility; the COVID-19 pandemic; nonpermanent residents; remote working;

    Abstract : In accordance with contemporary scholars, the identified increase of urban-rural mobility during the pandemic testifies that multilocality, in terms of living an everyday life in more than one place, is gaining momentum (Di Marino, 2022; Willberg, 2021). In a Swedish context, however, the qualitative research on this emerging housing phenomena is sparse, despite the rich tradition of examining nonresidential housing in terms of second homes. READ MORE

  3. 7. Emotion in adult learing

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Sara Shadabi; [2023-02-16]
    Keywords : adult education; migrant learners; Swedish for Immigrants SFI ; host country language learning; emotional states;

    Abstract : Aim: Of particular interest to this research are migrant students’ emotional states in the courses Swedish for foreigners (in Swedish “Svenska för invandrare” or SFI Swedish for immigrants) and their learning process, including types of emotions, reasons for the occurrence of these emotions, and the influence these emotions may have on learning. The study has an overarching research aim that incorporates identifying the main types of emotional states of SFI migrant students in Sweden, analysis of the dependency of emotional states of students on their studies, socialization, and integration. READ MORE

  4. 8. Participation, Empowerment and Power Dynamics in the Digitalisation of Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa; Ethnographic Research on the Smallholder Farmers’ Use of Mobile Platforms for Agricultural Development in Kenya

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Álvar González Bujedo; [2023-02-09]
    Keywords : ICT; Digital Services; Rural Development; Economic Growth; Poverty Alleviation; Social Practice Theory; Site Analysis; Participant Observation.;

    Abstract : Information and Communication Technologies, such as mobile phones, are hoped to contribute to rural development and poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on that mobile platforms bundle diverse digital services, including financing, marketing, and value chain management, they are supposed to be of support to smallholder farmers. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Cost of Convenience: An Exploration of the Privacy Aspects in Period-Tracking Applications : A mixed-method study of perceived privacy by users in period-tracking applications

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

    Author : Linnéa Beramand; [2023]
    Keywords : Femtech; Period-tracking; Actor-Network Theory; Privacy; Sceptical Design;

    Abstract : The increasing demand for female-centred services and devices in the digital era has challenged traditional notions of privacy. This thesis explores how users perceive privacy issues in period- tracking applications provided by various developers. READ MORE

  6. 10. Governance and decision-making : Lessons from three French eco-villages

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Gwenaël Bertrand; [2023]
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    Abstract : In a context of rising environmental pressure and slow societal changes in response, the emergence of ecovillages comes as a small-scale solution to actively propose sustainable alternatives to the modern consumerist society. The human factor plays a key role in enabling such ecovillages to last. READ MORE