Essays about: "yesterday and today education"

Found 3 essays containing the words yesterday and today education.

  1. 1. 'That was yesterday, this is today' : Challenging the heteronormative dominant discourse by incorporating Jeanette Winterson's novel 'Written on the Body' in the EFL classroom

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Sara Modén; [2018]
    Keywords : Queer studies; Written on the Body; heteronormativity; fundamental values; societal norms; literature; Upper Secondary School; EFL classroom; English 6;

    Abstract : Winterson’s Written on the Body is an experimental and provocative novel that challenges the reader’s mindset as well as society’s heteronormativity by implicitly questioning societal norms and fundamental values. With an unusual protagonist as a point of departure, upper secondary school students in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom can discuss important political and social issues and giving them the chance to become more open-minded and inclusive towards all people regardless of one’s sex, gender, and, or sexuality. READ MORE

  2. 2. Chinese Students at Uppsala University: “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” : A sociological analysis of ten students’ trajectories

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Jinjin Li; [2018]
    Keywords : Chinese students; Bourdieusian tradition; Trajectories; Species of capital; Habitus;

    Abstract : The idea of knowledge economy initiated by the World Bank, the increasing importance of English proficiency in the global labour market, and the expansion of Chinese higher education, all leads to the phenomenon of Chinese student migration to western countries for getting advantageous educational experiences and credentials. Through a qualitative, interview-based method and Bourdieusian sociological perspective focusing on species of capital (cultural, economic, social and symbolic capital), habitus and mode of reproduction, this study focuses on the analysis of the relation between social background of Chinese students and their adoption of a western education system and perception of future career through the trajectories of ten Chinese students at Uppsala University, one of the most renowned universities in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 3. Miljötänk i skötseln av golfbanor : igår och idag

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Johannes Andersson; [2013]
    Keywords : HGU; GUB; VUB; IPM; GEO; Head greenkeeper; Course Manager; Greenkeeper; fungicider; svampsjukdomar; bekämpningsmedel; NPK; SGF; GK; IPM;

    Abstract : Miljöutvecklingen på de svenska golfbanorna går ständigt framåt, mycket beroende på strängare direktiv i form av mer miljötillsyn och begränsade möjligheter att använda bekämpningsmedel. Golfbanor är viktigt för det svenska näringslivet, som ger jobb, ökad biologisk mångfald och friskvård bland annat. READ MORE