Essays about: "narrative analysis"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 991 essays containing the words narrative analysis.

  1. 16. Exploring foreign language teachers’ professional agency in Romanian Public Secondary schools.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Camelia Dragomir; [2023-10-31]
    Keywords : teacher agency; ecological theory; foreign language teaching; accountability; professional development;

    Abstract : Aim: This research aims to explore how seven foreign language teachers in a few urban public secondary schools in Romania understand and enact their professional agency and how contextual factors support or constrain its achievement. The purpose is to understand the ways in which the participants’ teaching philosophies and experiences inform their awareness and achievement of agency, what they perceive as the available contextual resources within contextual constraints, and how that reflects in their beliefs and professional aspirations. READ MORE

  2. 17. Constructing a civilized wilderness. An intersectional discourse analysis of the Sierra Club 1893-1910

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    Author : Eleonor Ivdal; [2023-10-05]
    Keywords : the Sierra Club; intersectional theory; discourse analysis; civilization; American wilderness; national park movement; gender; class; race; ethnicity;

    Abstract : This study investigates if and how the Sierra Club adapted complex and contradictory rationalizations to legitimize their authority in wilderness and civilization. The study aims thereby to enhance our understanding of the origin narrative of the American preservation and conservation movement at the turn of the twentieth century which depicted white male heroes as discoverers and protectors of a pristine wilderness. READ MORE

  3. 18. TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE? Narrative policy analyses of the EU’s Circular Economy policy framework

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Beatrice Engman; [2023-09-13]
    Keywords : European Union; environmental policy; circular economy; sustainability; sustainable development; efficiency; dependency; competitiveness; economic growth;

    Abstract : The thesis uses narrative policy analysis to explore how the EU’s circular economy action plan and its related strategies incorporate and use the concepts of sustainable development and sustainability. This exploration enables consideration if the EU’s circular economy policy framework is made fit for the sustainable future the EU is projecting. READ MORE

  4. 19. Secondary level EFL teachers’ perceptions, practices, and challenges of implementing CAS in public schools in Nepal. A Narrative Inquiry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Dil Kumar Sijali Magar; [2023-09-11]
    Keywords : Continuous Assessment System; CAS; perceptions; experiences; practices; challenges; implementation;

    Abstract : Aim: The objective of my study was to explore the EFL teachers’ perceptions and experiences of using CAS in Nepalese public schools. It was further aimed to explore their current practice of CAS and the potential challenges they have faced in implementing CAS in language teaching. READ MORE

  5. 20. Employees Feeling Their Way Through Acquisitions: How Emotions Influence Three Dimensions of Sensemaking

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Alice Wernersson; Sophia Thorsell; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Acquisition; Integration Process; Sensemaking; Sensegiving; Emotions; Communication; Storytelling; Narrative;

    Abstract : Despite previous research efforts, acquisition outcomes remain disappointing, emphasising the need for a better understanding of human aspects in integration processes. This article provides insights into the under-researched area of emotions in acquisition integration processes, where scholars have repeatedly advocated for integrating emotions into sensemaking models. READ MORE