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Academic exchange is one of the cornerstones of public diplomacy. Receiving foreign academics is one way of influencing foreign elites in an attempt to build goodwill and stable international networks. The result is that academic mobility and the internationalization of higher education and research have always been directly affected by foreign policy decisions and diplomatic considerationsand still are.<br/><br/>In <em>Public Diplomacy and Academic Mobility in Sweden</em>, Andreas Åkerlund analyses Swedens scholarship programs for foreign academics in a long-term perspective. Here a quantitative analysis of scholarship holders is related to Swedish exchange policy and grant practices by looking at the Swedish Institute in particular. The result is an account of how public diplomacy, foreign policy, development assistance, and the ideas of a knowledge-based economy and international competition affected academic exchanges with Sweden in the twentieth century.

<p>In <i>Didactic classroom studies</i> a group of researchers from the University of Gothenburg who are working in the Scandinavian didactics tradition show how pupil perspectives, teacher priorities, content and context interrelate, and have different didactical consequences for teaching and learning.</p><p>Using practical examples the authors examine the nature of classroom work at various levels of education and in the full range of subject areas, including mathematics, science, languages, social science, and home economics. The editors then single out the importance of classroom studies as a potential research direction in didactic studies. Finally, the essays are placed in an international and historical context by Professor Kirsti Klette, University of Oslo.</p><p>The authors of this volume all active at the Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional Studies set out to show the strong contribution made by classroom studies to didactic research. At the same time, their empirical studies contribute concretely to the further development of didactic classroom studies as a research area.</p><p></p><p><b>Editors</b><br/>Christina Osbeck, University of Gothenburg<br/>Åke Ingerman, University of Gothenburg<br/>Silwa Claesson University of Gothenburg   </p><p><b>Contributors</b><br/>Shirley Booth University of Gothenburg<br/>Sylvana Sofkova Hashemi University of Gothenburg<br/>Anna Maria Hipkiss University of Gothenburg<br/>Britt Holmberg University of Gothenburg<br/>Cecilia Kilhamn University of Gothenburg &amp; Uppsala University<br/>Kirsti Klette Oslo University<br/>Angelika Kullberg University of Gothenburg<br/>Annika Lilja University of Gothenburg<br/>Rimma Nyman University of Gothenburg<br/>Miranda Rocksén University of Gothenburg<br/>Elisabeth Rystedt University of Gothenburg &amp; Stockholm University<br/>Christina Skodras University of Gothenburg</p><p></p><p><b>Svensk informationstext:</b></p><p><b></b>Genom konkreta studier som sätter klassrumsarbetet i fokus visar en grupp didaktikforskare vid Göteborgs universitet hur klassrummets händelser och möjligheter ramas in av givna förutsättningar och på så sätt får olika didaktiska konsekvenser för undervisning och lärande i olika ämnen. </p><p>I sina texter undersöker skribenterna klassrummens karaktär på olika utbildningsnivåer och i skiftande ämnen såsom matematik, svenska, samhälls- och naturvetenskap samt hem- och konsumentkunskap. Redaktörerna diskuterar och analyserar betydelsen av klassrumsstudier i ett övergripande och framåtsyftande kapitel där de skissar denna orientering som en möjlig forskningsinriktning. Bokens innehåll sätts även i ett internationellt och historiskt sammanhang. </p><p>Författarna i <i>Didactic classroom studies</i> har ambitionen att på ett praktiknära sätt visa på styrkan i klassrumsstudiernas bidrag till didaktisk forskning. Samtidigt vill de med utgångspunkt i sitt empiriska material bidra till en vidare utveckling av just didaktiska klassrumsstudier som forskningsinriktning.</p><p></p>

Stockholm School Of Economics - The First 100 Years [Bok / Inbunden]

<p>When Peter and Lotta spend their first Christmas with Aunt Green, Aunt Brown, Aunt Lavender and Uncle Blue, they are amazed by all the surprises. Before Christmas comes around again the children are determined to discover where the presents really come from, and give their aunts and uncle special gifts. Then on Christmas Eve, Peter and Lotta's kindness and generosity is rewarded with something unexpected!</p><p>This is a delightful story for young children from the world-renowned Swedish author--illustrator Elsa Beskow which celebrates Swedish Christmas traditions and being a good neighbour. Elsa Beskow's Peter and Lotta stories, about two children living with their aunts and uncle, are full of gentle humour and charm. This wonderful new edition faithfully reproduces Beskow's classic illustrations in a collectable picture book featuring a unique hand-crafted design, premium-quality paper, gold foil signature and a luxurious cloth spine.</p>

Effective teaching and therefore effective learning for sustainable development: what have we learnt about it? This innocuous question has unfolded into several others: * What is needed to create effective curricula or programs for different audiences? * What does it take to deliver the programs successfully? * How do we need to think about enabling the programs to disseminate rapidly? * How can we understand the transformative essence and power of sustainable development? * And, not least, how can we plant within the programs the seeds of their own transformation? This book explores the questions to the best of our present understanding. Hopefully it too contains the seeds of its own transformation. This book is mainly for educators and researchers interested in the particular pedagogical requirements of teaching and learning for sustainable development, whether in or outside the formal education sector. Please view it as a work in progress, an exploration of the above questions. We, the authors, are two people who have approached ESD from different perspectives: Olena Pometun as a member of the educational establishment in a post-Soviet world, Marilyn Mehlmann as an informal teacher and trainer of adults in Western Europe. We found common ground in the seminal question: How is it possible to educate 'everyone' FOR sustainable development? What pedagogical methods, approaches, tools, skills are required to bring about the transformation implied in the phrase 'education for sustainable development'?

<b>Hearty and healthy recipes straight from an authentic Japanese kitchen!</b><br/><br/>Soup is an integral part of the traditional Japanese meal-whether a delicate miso soup in a lacquered bowl to be sipped as you eat your rice, or a rich and flavorful broth poured over a noodle dish. In this book, Japanese culinary expert Keiko Iwasaki shares the homemade soup recipes that she makes regularly for her family and friends at home-ranging from filling one-pot meals to light and tasty accompaniments.<br/><br/><b>Recipes include:</b><ul><li>Japanese-Style Oyster Chowder</li><li>Egg Soup with Shrimp and Napa Cabbage</li><li>Pork Belly Soup with Vegetables</li><li>Sesame Miso Soup with Beef and Watercress</li><li>Summer Vegetable Soup</li><li>Curried Tomato Soup with Pork Meatballs</li><li>And many more-66 in all!</li></ul><br/>All the soups in this book are made from homemade stocks that use healthy ingredients such as konbu seaweed or shiitake mushrooms, so that they are natural and additive free. The soup recipes themselves are based largely on vegetables, which are combined with seafood and meat to maximize the nutritional balance. They are also low calorie, and naturally gluten free.<br/><br/>One of the main differences between Japanese and Western soups is that Japanese soups are cooked lightly rather than simmered for a long time. By following the recipes in this book, you can quickly and easily rustle up a warm bowl of soup to soothe your soul after a busy day.

A long-awaited survey on Charlotte Perriand, pioneer of European modernism and one of the most influential designers and architects of the twentieth century