Essays about: "traditional authority"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 69 essays containing the words traditional authority.
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1. Using a GIS to enable an economic, land use and energy output comparison between small wind powered turbines and large-scale wind farms: the case of Oslo, Norway.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Responding to an identified knowledge gap, the study aims to determine if smaller wind turbines located on top of existing urban buildings are more resource efficient (land utilization and economically) than large scale wind farms. To answer this question, using a GIS, the resource efficiency of the Roan wind farm in Northern Norway was compared to a theoretical modeled installation of small-scale wind turbines on top of buildings within a 2km radius study zone in central Oslo. READ MORE
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2. Exploring the Swedish Credit Market Ecosystem : A study of loan intermediaries’ contribution to a more efficient consumer credit market
University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella systemAbstract : A long period of low interest rates, economic growth and a booming housing market hasresulted in an increase in the debt level of Swedish households. New digital ways of providingfinancial services are changing the traditional banking world and are often praised for beingefficient and inclusive. READ MORE
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3. Life of one's own: negotiating homosexuality with the family and party-state in China
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : The current study explores the process of how tongzhi, namely the homosexual men in China, who works for the party-state negotiates homosexuality with the family and the party-state in China. Under the background of the individualization of Chinese society, tongzhi has been pursuing to liberate homosexuality while encountering oppression from the family and the party-state. READ MORE
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4. Balancing Authority and Freedom: Rousseau's Path to Resolving Educational Dilemmas in Malawian Primary Schools
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för barndom, utbildning och samhälle (BUS)Abstract : The Malawi primary education system is bifurcated into public primary schools, free primary schools sponsored by the government of Malawi, and private primary schools, primary schools run by private entities as a business. The two primary education branches subscribe to the polar opposite schools of thought on authority: traditional and progressive teaching methods respectively. READ MORE
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5. THE WORK AND LIVES OF SOUTH KOREAN TEACHERS Lower-Secondary School Teachers’ Perceptions of the Teacher Profession
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogikAbstract : Aim: Historically, the teaching profession in eastern Asian countries is often considered as a prestigious and desirable occupation with great respect in social and cultural contexts. Even though South Korean secondary school teachers have been part of and influenced by a devaluation of their authority compared to the past, there is not enough research about Korean teachers’ work and lives in international research. READ MORE
