Search results for "Applied science"
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A methodological approach to exploring the rhythm of classroom discourse in a cumulative frame in science teaching
2014
The purpose of this study was to characterise the nature and purpose of different types of classroom discourse and to explore how the rhythm of classroom discourse provides a cumulative frame for the teaching of science. The overall data consisted of a teaching sequence of eight lessons on the moment of force as taught to physiotherapy students at a Finnish University of Applied Sciences. Our in-depth multiple timescale analysis of two episodes illustrated in this study shows examples how cumulation was instantiated by the different types of classroom discourse. The methodology and findings of this study have implications both for teacher education and further research. peerReviewed
Toward connectivity : internships of Finnish universities of applied sciences
2014
The story models of physiotherapy students’ professional development. Narrative research
2014
The aim of this article is to investigate students’ narratives about their professional development process. This research brings new kind of knowledge to continuing learning, developing education and planning the curriculum in physiotherapy education. The European Qualification Framework (EQF) defines learning competences in education; qualitative research has a narrative approach. The material consists of eight voluntarily participating physiotherapy students’ portfolios written during their whole study time. The longitudinal data describes them as learners and their development process. The major findings are four main episodes in professional development: the previous studies, a new way…
'We have a solution': Delivering on the promise to take national responsibility for nuclear waste management
2022
We examine the realization of the umbrella promise to assume national responsibility for the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel. Three case studies are used to illustrate how Finland delivers on the promise to take care of its own nuclear waste - a promise that has greatly contributed to the legitimacy of nuclear power in Finland. The article shows how this promise is being challenged by new competitors, business visionaries, and the public. The case studies illustrate the tensions between those who made the promise and the actors who interpret and mobilize the promise for varying purposes and under changing circumstances. We investigate techno-scientific promises by looking at debates ab…
Higher education teachers’ descriptions of their own learning: a quantitative perspective
2017
In this large-scale study, higher education teachers’ (n = 1028) descriptions of their own learning are examined with quantitative analyses. The study follows up an earlier qualitative study that, using a phenomenographic approach, identified four different ways in which teachers at Finnish universities of applied sciences described their own learning. The purpose of the present study was to find out how teachers’ descriptions were divided into the categories formed in the previous study and to examine whether teachers’ descriptions of their learning differ according to their position, gender and age. The results show that most teachers described their learning as an individual activity. Di…
Mittaus- ja laskentamenetelmä dokumentinhallinnan työvälineenä opettajan työssä
2016
Opettajan työ on viestimistä osana sitä organisaatiota, missä hän työskentelee. Organisaatioiden viestintä muodostuu niiden sisällä sovittujen periaatteiden mukaan. Ulkopuolelta tulevat vaikutteet muokkaavat myös viestintää, mutta jo-kainen organisaatio rakentaa oman kielensä, jolla se viestii sisäisesti ja toisten or-ganisaatioiden kanssa. Tämän viestinnän yhteydessä syntyy tunnistettavia vies-tintäkategorioita, joita kutsutaan genreiksi eli lajityypeiksi. Liittämällä lajityyp-peihin niihin kuuluva sosiaalinen konteksti sitoutuvat lajityypit organisaation toimintaa. Analysoimalla organisaation viestintään kuuluvia lajityyppejä voi-daan tutkia organisaation prosesseja, näissä prosesseissa l…