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- Lundquist, Robert
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Quality Systems and ISO 9000 in Higher Education
- 1997
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Ingår i: Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0260-2938 .- 1469-297X. ; 22:2, s. 159-172
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In the contemporary discussion about quality in higher education, so called 'quality systems' have received widespread attention. In this paper, quality systems in general, and ISO 9000 in particular, will be described, together with the results from a survey of institutions in higher education worldwide. The intention was to find out where, why and how quality systems had been implemented. The institutions involved have experiences of the implementation of quality systems according to some part of the ISO 9000 series of standards, and in most cases they have also gained certification to some standard. As well as the results from the study, some comments concerning quality systems and their implementation thereof in higher education are given.
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- Lundquist, Robert
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Using a quality award for self-assessments in higher education
- 1996
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Ingår i: Quality in Higher Education. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1353-8322 .- 1470-1081. ; 2:2, s. 105-116
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Swedish Quality Award (SQA) is one of a number of similar instruments to be used in self-assessments. It is similar to, inter alia, the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award used in the USA, and to the European Quality Award. The intention is that it will provide support in working with continuous quality improvements. To investigate the possibilities of using this instrument in higher education, a study was performed during 1994. The study comprised two parts: assessments of different institutions and studies of expreiences from similar organisations where the SQA has been used.The results indicate that usage of this instrument could provide an effective way to reach a general picture of some important aspects in an institution, and that this picture can be a basis for further quality improvements. The study also suggets both suitable ways to conduct assessments and some possible pitfalls.
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- Brändström, Sture, et al.
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Två musikpedagogiska fält : en studie om kommunal musikskola och musiklärarutbildning
- 1995
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The thesis consists of two parts. One is directed towards municipal music schools, and one deals with music teacher education at university level. The purpose was to investigate the recruitment to these two educations, and to describe and explain how different student groups perceived and used their education. Five empirical studies have been accomplished, and central questions were: which deliberate and non-deliberate choices of musical activities are made by children and music students, and how are these choices affected by socio-economical, geographical and gender prerequisites.Theoretically, the first part of the thesis was based on the educational sociology of Pierre Bourdieu and on previous empirical studies in music pedagogy. The first empirical study was directed towards the recruitment of pupils to the municipal music school in Piteå (n=1085). The study showed that two out of three pupils are girls. Furthermore, it was twice as common among children of higher employees and university graduates to study at the music school than among children with working class backgrounds. The second empirical study was an interview with children, 12-13 years of age (n=369). The results indicated that boys and girls understand and use music and music education in significantly different ways. Furthermore, differences related to socioeconomic background, musical background and residential area were also shown.The second part of the thesis begins with a summary of the origin and scientific basis of Swedish music pedagogy, followed by an investigation regarding recruitment to the music teacher education at the School of Music in Piteå (n=177). The investigation indicated that recruitment is socially biased, similar to that of the municipal music school. One third of the music teacher students were recruited from families where one of the parents worked as a teacher. One out of three students came from homes where religion was an important part of family life. In an interview-study with 60 music teacher students, differences related to gender and educational orientation arose in how students looked upon and used their education. The study showed two attitudes to music and music education, which were linked to the following concepts: musician code and teacher code. In connection with these concepts, three action strategies could be identified: navigation, revolt, and adjustment. These strategies were interpreted as an expression of the tension between the demands of the education and the individuals' wish to have his or her interests and needs met. The dissertation concludes with a project called "Self-formulated goals and self-evaluation in music education" and a short forward-looking discussion pertaining to questions that have been generated throughout the entire research process.
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- Eriksson, Darek M., 1969-, et al.
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Postmodernity and systems science : An evaluation of J.-L. Le Moigne's contribution to the management of the present civilization
- 1997
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Ingår i: Systemic Practice and Action Research. - London : Springer. - 1094-429X .- 1573-9295. ; 10:4, s. 395-408
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this text, a French school of systems thought is evaluated with reference to its contribution to postmodernity. The main conclusion is that this system provides some pertinent contribution but that there are also some domains where it does not provide much help. Both these domains are identified and discussed. The text starts with a discussion of the postmodern challenge. This is followed by a presentation and critical evaluation of the theory under consideration. The latter gives rise to the Discussion and Conclusion.
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- Lundqvist, Robert
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Critical thinking and the art of making good mistakes
- 1999
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Ingår i: Teaching in Higher Education. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1356-2517 .- 1470-1294. ; 4:4, s. 523-531
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Critical thinking, desirable as it may seem, can imply an emphasis on the ability to deconstruct. This ability is clearly important, but reasonably only part of what is required for learning which must comprise integration and the finding of patterns. Reflection is also fundamental and a critical attitude might provide a detriment to such reflection since critique often seems to rely on a focus on results, rather than on reflection upon mistakes. The arguments will be supported by a description of the experiences from a statistics course comprising peer review and attempts to stimulate the making of good mistakes.
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- Lundqvist, Robert
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Quality improvements of teaching and learning in higher education : a comparison with developments in industrial settings
- 1998
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Ingår i: Teaching in Higher Education. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1356-2517 .- 1470-1294. ; 3:1, s. 51-62
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- As in the case in many areas of society, quality issues have come into focus also in higher education. One expression is that there are a number of institutions in higher education where a Total Quality Management (TQM) perspective has been adopted. However, most of these examples are found in non-academic activities. This article discusses the possibility to achieve improvements in teaching and learning from the adoption of a TQM perspective. The discussion will be based upon an analogy with one particular development common in trade and industry, namely the transition towards process orientated structures, and towards less reliance on screening, rework and scrapping of non-conformance. The basic argument is that a similar change in higher education accompanied by the adoption of a TQM perspective comprising elements as focus on customer needs, process orientation and continuous improvements could result in improvements in teaching and learning.
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- Mellström, Ulf, 1959-
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Engineering lives : Technology, time and space in a male-centred world
- 1995
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This thesis deals with engineers. It is an ethnographic study of the life organisation for seventeen engineers with Master's degrees working at two different workplaces, Automobile Inc. and Microchips Inc. The study is based on participant observation and life-history interviews. It is a study of work, careers and life-paths among thirteen men and four women. Underlying question of this study are what makes sense to these people and how meaning is constructed in their lives as engineers.The thesis consists of two parts. In the first part, situated activities and social practices of the two engineering workplaces are focused on. It examines how meaning is produced, reproduced, and socially organised in two engineering microcultures - in short, how technical work is socially constructed under various conditions.In the second part, the lives of the seventeen engineers are presented. Their life-paths are examined through a series of questions such as; Are there any common formative life expedences in the lives of these seventeen engineers? What is their relation to technology and education in the early years of life? How do one relate to family background and "significant others"? How do these engineers present and understand themselves through the reconstruction of their lives in relation to career and gender? What meaning is given to the occupational career in the organisation of life? How are occupational careers in engineering performed?The basic theoretical position in this study is an interactionist one. The most important concepts of the study's first part are microculture, time, space and different forms of everyday interaction. In the study's second part the concepts of perspectives, horizon, socialisation, and career are used to point out individual experiences of culture.
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- Svensson, Tommy, 1950-, et al.
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Nya kulturer i psykiatrin
- 1998
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Samlingsverk (redaktörskap) (populärvet., debatt m.m.)
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