Search for dissertations about: "Social Mobility and education"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 83 swedish dissertations containing the words Social Mobility and education.
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1. Social inequity in health : Explanation from a life course and gender perspective
Abstract : Background: A boy child born in a Gothenburg suburb has a life expectancy that is nine years shorter than that of another child just 23 km away, and among girls the difference is five years. There is no necessary biological reason to this observed difference. READ MORE
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2. Geographical mobility of the tertiary educated - Perspectives from education and social space
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3. Spaces, mobilities and youth biographies in the New Sweden : Studies on education governance and social inclusion and exclusion
Abstract : The main theme of this thesis is the relation between education governance and social inclusion and exclusion. Overall the thesis is based on a life history approach were biographical interviews with young people are complemented with other contextual data such as survey data, longitudinal statistics, interviews with local politicians and school actors and local reports. READ MORE
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4. Social Mobilities : Multidimensionality, Operationalization, and Subgroup Heterogeneity
Abstract : Social mobility is a key concern for societies, as it reflects levels of inequality, life chances, and fairness. A higher mobility rate implies that individuals are less constrained by their family origins. READ MORE
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5. Stimulating the diffusion of environmental technologies through export
Abstract : Contemporary environmental problems represent complex societal challenges, and as these problems become increasingly global, the international diffusion of environmental technologies is essential. One way to diffuse technologies internationally is through export. READ MORE