Essays about: "what Agency theory"
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1. Dark Ecology: Obscurities Illuminated
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study investigates “dark ecology” – an ecological theory formulated by Timothy Morton, based on an object-oriented ontology and claimed to offer a new perspective on how humans can and should coexist with other “objects” in the world in a better, less hostile way. Dark ecology is a critique of both an anthropocentric and a biocentric worldview, aiming to erase the dichotomy between human/nature and subject/object. READ MORE
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2. Exploring foreign language teachers’ professional agency in Romanian Public Secondary schools.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogikAbstract : 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
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3. The right to a planned parenthood: A qualitative study of NGOs’ work to empower women’s reproductive choice in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : Brazil is a country where the average births per woman has dropped considerably in the last 60 years- from 6.3 to 1.7. However, there are large inequalities among the people in Brazil and many still lack access to education and resources for family planning. READ MORE
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4. Principals’ and teachers’ experience and strategies in handling student violence in secondary schools: Examples from Sweden.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogikAbstract : This study examines principals’ and teachers’ experiences in dealing with school violence in Sweden. Threats and violence in Swedish schools increased fivefold between 2013 and 2017, according to Sveriges Television. Statistics from the Work Environment Agency also revealed that school violence and threats have increased. READ MORE
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5. Domestic & International Development Funding: A comparison of the Appalachian Regional Commission and USAID’s budget justifications
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This Bachelor’s thesis attempts to provide a better understanding of how US government-funded development agencies justify their funding, how that process is conducted, and in what ways it relates to the actual practice of development. Namely, the study looks at the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the United States Agency for International Development. READ MORE
