Essays about: "the aim of education"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 1492 essays containing the words the aim of education.
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21. Flying under the radar? Education for sustainable development in private pilot training
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk professionAbstract : Aim: Private pilot (PPL(A)) training has hardly received any scholarly attention from educational and sustainability science perspectives. Through an Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) perspective, the study aimed at 1) answering how sustainability and sustainable development (SD) are taught in pertinent PPL(A) theory learning material, theory lessons and practical training, 2) identifying gaps pertaining to sustainability and SD in those three components, and lastly 3) explore if and how certificated flight instructors, theory instructors and student pilots experience transformative learning during PPL(A) training, as well as what possibilities these stakeholders see in supporting transformative learning in PPL(A) training. READ MORE
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22. Using poverty simulations to teach about poverty - an action research study
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk professionAbstract : Aim: The purpose of this research study was to investigate the effect of a poverty simulation activity on 9th-grade students’ understanding of poverty. Theory: This study´s theoretical framework was built on Dewey´s theory of Experiential Education, Kolb´s Experiential Learning Cycle, and various critical approaches toward Experiential Learning and Education. READ MORE
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23. Adoption and use of instructional technology in Nigerian Universities. Exploring Faculty Members’ and Students’ Perspectives
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogikAbstract : Aim: This study aims to explore faculty members' and students' perspectives on the adoption and use of instructional technology in Nigerian universities. Considering that, instructional technology can assist educators to deliver engaging, personalized, and interactive learning experiences in higher education. READ MORE
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24. Fostering critical thinking since preschool stage in an alternative educational enironment based on children’s autonomy. An exploratory case study on a free-learning association in Spain
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogikAbstract : Aim: The research aim of this study is focused on exploring a specific alternative educational environment that is supposed to enhance students’ autonomy since preschool stage and how is it possible that their diverse pedagogical aspects can foster preschool students critical thinking development. Theory: Paulo Freire’s pedagogical perspective serves as the theoretical framework of this study. READ MORE
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25. Rainbow Galaxy Adventure A gamified socio-emotional learning experience
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogikAbstract : Aim: The aim of the thesis is to describe and analyze how a gamified socio-emotional learning intervention influenced the perceptions of socio-emotional concepts and competencies for the participants. Framework: The research adopts a conceptual framework of collaborative learning. READ MORE
