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1. Landskapsarkitekten och verktygen : fem fältstudier testar verktygens villkor, konsekvenser och möjligheter för att uppfatta och representera landskap
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : En av landskapsarkitekturens utmaningar är att kontinuerligt utveckla och modellera de verktyg som arkitekten använder på sätt som löser de problem som definierar relationen mellan människa och miljö idag (Corner 2014; Balmori 2014; Wingren 2009; Oles et. al 2014). READ MORE
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2. The Artistic Leader : A philosophical reflection
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)Abstract : Philosophy, art and leadership have been considered in previous studies, nevertheless rarely have all three been blended in one. The aim of this thesis resided in the attempt to build an unfixed conceptual net, having the ambition to shed light on the innermost parts of the leader; by collecting insights from philosophical notions, the figure of an artistic leader arises. READ MORE
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3. Seven Seasons : Escape to the workspace of landscape
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : This thesis project started out with an ambition to inspire more people to discover the mesmerizing landscape of the inner parts of northern Sweden by making it more accessible and attractive to persons usually not looking for outdoor adventures or the solitude and silence of wilderness. By that initial aspiration I was led into an investigation of how constant connectedness affect us in everyday life, what performing “work” require and how the presence of nature and a challenging climate could be used as resources; offering more than nice views or weather to be sheltered from. READ MORE
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4. Gender Equality in the EFL Classroom : A Qualitative Study of Swedish EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of Gender Equality in Language and its Implementation in the Classroom
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : The Swedish Curriculum for the upper secondary school states that teachers should “ensure that teaching in terms of content and its organisation is typified by a gender perspective” (Skolverket 2011, p. 9). READ MORE
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5. Embodied self-expression through textile design
University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Motivated by studies of dress and the importance that it has on identity formation and expression of self, this research tries to answer the question of how can an interactive tool create greater means for self-expression of the dressed body through the design of textiles? The goal of pursuing the question is to ultimately promote a more sustainable fashion culture that relies on the creation of long-lasting products. Employing Research through Design as the main methodology, this research went through a series of sequential design experiments – namely workshops and prototypes – with the ambition of generating knowledge in the context of the design space, and in order to inform the design of the interactive tool proposed by the research question. READ MORE