Essays about: "importance of school life"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 73 essays containing the words importance of school life.

1. 1. Using Frederick Douglass’s Autobiography to Promote Cultural Awareness

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Manuella Jabra; [2023]
   Keywords : Slave narrative; intercultural language teaching; autobiography;

   Abstract : This essay examines in what ways Frederick Douglass’s autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave can be used to promote cultural awareness in the English subject of Swedish upper secondary school. To explore this question, the essay uses the concepts from Byram et al's. READ MORE

3. 2. Frankenstein; or, A Multimodal Strategy to Teach Othering in the Context of Swedish Upper Secondary Education : An Analysis of Othering in the Story About Frankenstein and His Creature, from a Multimodal Perspective

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Per Nyberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Curriculum; Didactics; Exclusion; Exoticism; Frankenstein; Gothic; Graphic novel; Literature; Multimodal; Multimodality; Othering; Racism; Shelley; Students;

   Abstract : The curriculum for Sweden’s upper secondary schools emphasises that specifically exclusion should be prevented, and that equality between all humans should permeate the education. This essay maintains that the post-colonial concept of othering, with help from Mary Shelley’s story about Frankenstein and his monster, could be used to educate upper secondary school students about these important matters. READ MORE

4. 3. Exchanging 'Life' for Money? Overtime work culture and professional women's fertility intentions in China

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Jinxuan Lu; [2023]
   Keywords : Fertility intention; Overtime work; PLS-SEM; Vignette experiment; Theory of Planned Behavior; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In the context of China’s concerning decline in fertility rates and the widespread normalization of the ‘996’ overtime culture, the connection between overtime work and fertility assumes considerable importance. This research is firmly grounded in the theoretical framework of the Theory of Planned Behavior (Ajzen, 1991), which investigates the complex relationship between overtime work and fertility intentions among working women of reproductive age in urban China. READ MORE

5. 4. Mikroskogen : dess betydelse och inverkan på framtidens skånska städer

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Matilda Hellwer; [2023]
   Keywords : Akira Miyawaki; mikroskog; micro forest; urban forestry; biologisk mångfald; upptag av luftföroreningar; dagvattenhantering; värmeöeffekt; naturens påverkan på hälsan; stressreducering; återhämtning; barns rörelsefrihet och upplevelse av natur; västerskog och inhemska arter;

   Abstract : Uppsatsen har utvärderat mikroskogar planterade med Miyawakimetoden, skapad av japanen Akira Miyawaki, för att se om den är möjlig att använda i en skånsk urban kontext. Tre olika koncept har tagits fram genom litteratur, en fältstudie och intervjuer där mikroskogar testats för användning på bostadsgårdar, skolgårdar samt större kontor- och industriytor. READ MORE

6. 5. From Word To Action. : A Study on Accountability and Gender- Sensitivity in UNICEF & PlanInternational WASH Programs

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Olivia Aspinge Gilbert; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This paper investigates UNICEF and Plan International's internal consistency regarding what extent they are implementing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) projects with gender sensitivity. UNICEF and Plan International are under scrutiny due to their influence in humanitarianism and their stated dedication to eradicating gender disparities within WASH; are they accountable towards their objectives? This topic is of great importance due to the role water, sanitation and hygiene play in girls' development, safety, health, and equality. READ MORE