Redan på 1960-talet började Sverige delta i internationella skolstudier med syfte att mäta elevers kunskaper i olika ämnen. En av dessa är den internationella studien TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) som har särskild inriktning på kunskapsutvecklingen inom naturvetenskap och matematik. Genom studierna vill man belysa kunskapsutveckling över tid och exempelvis jämföra deltagande länders skolprestationer (Skolverket 2016b, s.12).Svenska elever i årskurs 4 har deltagit i TIMSS-studierna vid tre tillfällen (år 2007, 2011 och 2015), och det är dessa elevsvar som granskats i denna studie. Granskningen skedde med syfte att åskådliggöra eventuella förändringar i attityd till de naturvetenskapliga ämnena över tid, och resultaten diskuteras utifrån både ett genus- och ett socioekonomiskt perspektiv. Förhoppningen var att skapa förståelse för den komplexa bild som ligger bakom elevers attityder till NO (naturorienterande ämnen). Rådata hämtades från IEA:s hemsida (IEA u.å.) och överfördes till statistikprogrammet SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) för att besvara studiens frågeställningar.Med hjälp av SPSSanalyserades eventuella skillnader mellan åren samt skillnader mellan könen. För att med större säkerhet kunna dra slutsatser valdes två frågor ut angående attityd till NO, vilka var: “NO är tråkigt” samt “Jag tycker om NO”. För att resultaten ska kunna vara representativt för Sveriges alla 10–11 åringar viktades resultaten innan de bearbetades och sammanställdes i tabeller och därefter i diagram för att eventuella skillnader skulle tydliggöras. Resultaten visar att pojkarnas attityd till NO sjönk mellan år 2007 och 2011, men steg åter år 2015. Flickornas resultat visade sig, trots många satsningar, vara lägre än pojkarnas. Utifrån ett socioekonomiskt perspektiv där fokus legat på hur många böcker eleven har hemma samt om eleven har tillgång till ett skrivbord/bord fanns inget tydligt samband med elevernas attityd gentemot naturvetenskap.

The following text concerns itself with the comprehensive research and design of costumes for The Beggar's Opera by Václav Havel. The author of this thesis presents her historical and theoretical research, the development of her creative concept and final designs. The play was written in the 1970s, when Havel was reacting critically to the current situation in his home country. To make this social criticism up to date, the author imagined doing a production of this play at a cafe in a small town, and sourcing inspiration for the designs of the individual character types from observing modern small town mentality. The text is divided into a theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part concerns itself with the history of the play, studies past productions, and examines Havel's approach to theatre. In the practical part we can follow the development of the design concept, including analyses of the individual characters and the sources of inspiration used. Descriptions of the final designs are supported by images.

The main goal of the Diploma Thesis is to inform a reader about the work of an American film director Sidney Lumet, and to describe his directing style which is based strictly on a film's theme. The thesis also searches for director's typical themes and patterns visible in all of his films.

This diploma thesis deals with geovisualization of changes in demographic indicators in Brno agglomeration in 2001 - 2011. The opening part is focused on theoretical aspects of geovisualization of regional data. Data of chosen demographic indicators of the Brno metropolitan area were provided by Brno Municipality. It was evaluated and then cartographically visualized by tools of spatial statistics while considering the visualization of demographic change in indicators between the years 2001, 2011. The data were interpreted with a focus on determination of compliance of the demographic development in relation to solving this issue at the level of strategic documents and measures done by the public sector by using the cluster analysis.

Master thesis, The personality of Milada Šubrtová, focuses on the artistic and family life of the Czech opera singer. Firstly, it looks at her beginnings and her background. Then it describes Milada Šubrtová’s adolescence and her education. Professors who influenced Lady Šubrtová greatly. The thesis focuses on the beginning of her career, the first role in which she played. On the first engagement she ever received. On her successes and failures. The thesis describes how much she loved her husband and the two closest friends - Professor J. Mrázek and Professor Christina Kluge-Mrázková. You will have the opportunity to read about her engagement and the hosting in Czech theaters. In this thesis you can also read about her achievements, many great roles in her repertoire and about her personality. The thesis includes two interviews. The first one is an interview with PhDr. Christina Kluge-Mrázková who knew Mrs. Milada Šubrtová personally and who was her close friend. The second one is an interview with Ing. Petrlík, the mayor of a village Chříč. Thanks to his initiative, there was established a museum of Milada Šubrtová in this village after her death. At the conclusion of my thesis I have made an analysis of the questionnaire regarding "Personality of Milada Šubrtová" which I created in order to know how many respondents know this great opera singer.

My thesis is based on a reflection of Czech absurd theatre and my personal Turkish interpretation for the scenography of this genre. Specifically, this thesis deals with the play Leaving by Vaclav Havel I’m explaining and looking closely at selected elements of absurdist drama which inspired Havel and this play in particular, and has also determined my way of thinking. My goal is to find the inspiration and the processes that have influenced my studies at DAMU and culminated in my final diploma work. The aim is to understand the dramaturgic composition of the vısual elements that need to be present on stage through the proposed scenography and costume design.

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ix, 99 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / This study examines how the news media and U.S. officials within the Bush administration utilized rhetoric and specific words over others to frame the violence and civil unrest in Iraq following the U.S. invasion. This study incorporates a mixed methods approach to framing analysis. It seeks to advance framing research into the role of the media in presenting dominant frames set forth by powerful political elites. By examining Department of Defense news briefings, this study critiques the officials' framing of the violence and unrest in Iraq. Likewise, through a content analysis of two newspapers' coverage of the Iraq War, it examines the frequency of certain key terms as it attempts to locate the emergence of dominant rhetorical frames, particularly "insurgency." Results reveal that officials framed Iraq's insurgency as part of the war on terror and the insurgency frame emerged in print during the periods of study. / Committee in charge: Prof. John Russial, Chair; Prof. Patricia A Curtin; Prof. Carl Bybee

Cette recherche vise à analyser les figurations de l'altérité, en tenant compte du processus de reconstruction de l'identité des personnages et de leur relation avec la mémoire culturelle, à partir de la lecture de quatre romans O centauro no jardim (1980); Na noite do ventre, o diamante (2005); Os Deuses de Raquel (1975) et A estranha nação de Rafael Mendes (1983). Les relations entre la littérature, l'identité et l'altérité sont au coeur du débat contemporain. Pierre Ouellet affirme que l'altérité est sans aucun doute l'un des phénomènes les plus étudiés et l'un des concepts les plus utilisés par les sciences humaines, les lettres et la philosophie au cours des trente dernières années. Mais c'est aussi une idée des plus polémiques et controversées, même dans les usages plus ou moins idéologiques que l´on peut faire aujourd'hui. Elle conduit donc à ré-interroger les bases épistémologiques, le contexte sociohistorique et la portée éthique et esthétique de ce phénomène, ou cette notion à la lumière de ces différentes significations et leurs différents emplois. Dans la littérature brésilienne contemporaine, les auteurs de différentes ethnies travaillent systématiquement avec les questions de l'immigration, de l'altérité et de la mémoire culturelle. Car, bien que la contribution des immigrants à la formation de notre société ait été d'une importance primordiale, tels éléments ont été représentés de manière timide, voire, homogénéisée, à la fois dans la littérature et dans l'histoire du Brésil. Moacyr Scliar est un auteur d'origine juive qui travailla beaucoup les questions liées à l'identité, à la diversité et aux minorités. Pour cette raison, Scliar lui-même affirme qu'il est nécessaire de "donner la parole à ceux qui ne l'ont pas, en faisant de leurs histoires l'Histoire que la version officielle détourne et pasteurise.". Ainsi, l'auteur, par le biais de l'approche thématique de la vie sociale, ouvre un espace pour la réflexion sur l'altérité. Ainsi, l'étude des "figurations de l'altérité", présentes dans les romans examinés dans cette étude, est nécessaire puisque, dans ces oeuvres, les personnages sont toujours vus, comme dirait Linda Hutcheon, "ex-centriques", "marginalisés", "figures périphériques de l´histoire fictive", c'est-à- dire, ils sont toujours "l'autre", le différent. Les textes choisis interrogent les relations et les conflits culturels à travers la figure de l´ immigrant, un personnage qui est dans une situation limite, "entre deux mondes" et qui a souvent du mal à s´intégrer, n´étant ainsi plus "l'autre". / A presente pesquisa visa a analisar as figurações da alteridade, levando em consideração o processo de (re)construção identitária dos personagens e sua relação com a memória cultural, a partir da leitura de quatro romances de Moacyr Scliar: Os Deuses de Raquel (1975); O centauro no jardim (1980); A estranha nação de Rafael Mendes (1983) e Na noite do ventre, o diamante (2005). As relações entre literatura, identidade e alteridade estão no centro do debate da contemporaneidade. Pierre Ouellet afirma que a alteridade é, sem nenhuma dúvida, um dos fenômenos mais estudados e um dos conceitos mais utilizados pelas ciências humanas, as letras e a filosofia no curso dos últimos trinta anos. Mas é também uma noção das mais polissêmicas e das mais controversas, até em usos mais ou menos ideológicos que se podem fazer hoje. Ela conduz, pois, a reinterrogar as bases epistemológicas, o contexto sóciohistórico e o alcance ético e estético desse fenômeno, ou dessa noção à luz dessas diversas acepções ou de seus diferentes empregos. Na literatura brasileira contemporânea, autores oriundos de diversas etnias trabalham de maneira sistemática com as questões da imigração, da alteridade e da memória cultural. Pois, embora a contribuição do imigrante para a formação da nossa sociedade tenha sido de suma importância, tais elementos vinham sendo representados de modo tímido, ou até mesmo, homogeneizados, tanto na literatura quanto na história brasileiras. Moacyr Scliar é um autor de origem judaica que trabalha exaustivamente as questões ligadas à identidade, diversidade e às minorias. Scliar, ele mesmo, afirma que é necessário “dar voz àqueles que não a têm, fazendo de suas histórias a História que a versão oficial deturpa ou pasteuriza”. Desta maneira, o autor, através da abordagem da temática social, abre espaço para a reflexão acerca da alteridade. Sendo assim, o estudo das “figurações da alteridade”, presentes nos romances analisados nesta pesquisa, faz-se necessário posto que, em tais obras, as personagens estão sempre em uma posição, como diria Linda Hutcheon, de “ex-cêntricos”, “marginalizados”, “figuras periféricas da história ficcional”, ou seja, são sempre o “outro”, o diferente. Os textos escolhidos interrogam as interrelações e os conflitos culturais através da figura do “imigrante”, personagem que se encontra numa situação limítrofe, “entre dois mundos” e que, frequentemente, luta para integrar-se, deixando, desta forma, de ser “o outro”. / This research aims to analyze the figurations of alterity, taking into account the process of identitarian (re)construction of the characters and their relation to cultural memory, based on the reading of four Moacyr Scliar’s novels: Os Deuses de Raquel (1975); O centauro no jardim (1980); A estranha nação de Rafael Mendes (1983); e, Na noite do ventre, o diamante (2005). The relations between literature, identity and alterity are central to the contemporary debate. Pierre Ouellet says that alterity is, without a doubt, one of the most studied phenomena and concepts used by Human Sciences, Letters and Philosophy for the last thirty years; but it is also a sense of the polysemous and most controversial uses that can be made today, even in more or less ideological contexts. It directs because the epistemological basis of (re)questioning the sociohistorical context and the ethical and aesthetic scope of this phenomenon, or that notion in light of these different meanings or their various jobs. In contemporary Brazilian literature, authors from different ethnicities work systematically with the issues of immigration, of alterity and cultural memory. For, although the contribution of immigrants to the formation of our society has been extremely important, these elements were being represented in a shy mode, or even, homogenized, both in Brazilian literature and history. Moacyr Scliar is an author of Jewish origin who works extensively with issues related to identity, diversity and minorities. Scliar, himself, says that it "gives voice to those who do not have it, making their stories to the official version of history that misrepresents them or is pasteurized". This way, the author, through social thematic approach, opens space for reflection on alterity. Thus, the study of “figuration of alterity”, present in the romances analyzed in this research, becomes necessary since in these works the characters are always in a position, as Linda Hutcheon would say, of “ex-centric”, “marginalized”, "peripheral figures of fictional history," this is, they are always “the other”, “the different”. Those chosen texts question the interrelations and cultural conflicts through the figure of the "immigrant" character who is on the borderline "between two worlds" and that often struggles to integrate itself, ceasing, thus, to be "the other. "

Master thesis titled " Josef Suk - houslista., Journey of artist" is focused on mapping personality and life of this unique czech violinist.