Search for dissertations about: "childhood education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 204 swedish dissertations containing the words childhood education.

2. 1. On childhood and the good will : thoughts on ethics and early childhood education

   Author : Johan Dahlbeck; Malmö högskola; []
   Keywords : ethics; early childhood education; education for sustainable development; Kant; Deleuze; Nietzsche; affect; immanence; transcendence; paradigmatic examples;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to critically examine how ethical principles are conceptualized and applied in educational contexts, focusing on the intersection of early childhood education and education for sustainable development. Its contribution to educational research in general, and to philosophy of education in particular, is to; first, discuss the presumed relation between ethical principles and individual actions and events, and to illustrate how this connection frames the understanding and application of ethics in educational situations. READ MORE

4. 2. Dissonant Voices : Philosophy, Children's Literature, and Perfectionist Education

   Author : Viktor Johansson; Klas Roth; Nicholas C. Burbules; Martin Gustafsson; Paul Standish; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Dissonance; Philosophy; Education; Perfectionism; Children s Literature; Childhood; Cavell; Wittgenstein; pedagogik med inriktning mot utbildningsvetenskap; Educational Science;

   Abstract : Dissonant Voices has a twofold aspiration. First, it is a philosophical treatment of everyday pedagogical interactions between children and their elders, between teachers and pupils. READ MORE

5. 3. Urbanization and Education : The Effect of Childhood Urban Residency on Educational Attainment

   Author : Raoul van Maarseveen; Niklas Bengtsson; Matz Dahlberg; Daniel Sturm; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Urban Residency; Educational Attainment; Urbanization; Human Capital; Urban Migration; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract :   Essay I: Does rural to urban migration in developing countries improve the opportunities available to children? And does childhood urban exposure increase educational attainment? Using census data for 14 African countries combined with an age-at-move design, I show that childhood exposure to cities significantly raises primary school completion, school attendance, and literacy rates. The increase in educational attainment is robust to the inclusion of household fixed effects, visible in all subgroups and countries, and particularly large for girls. READ MORE

6. 4. When the Kids Are Not Alright : Essays on Childhood Disadvantage and Its Consequences

   Author : Julia Boguslaw; Eskil Wadensjö; Matthew Lindquist; Jo Blanden; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; childhood disadvantage; social networks; education; disruptiveness; income poverty; immigrant children; aspirations; Sweden; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays on childhood disadvantage and its consequences in Sweden.A Longitudinal Look at Child Poverty Using Both Monetary and Non-monetary Approaches. In this paper, we broaden the analysis of child poverty by using both monetary and non-monetary measures of poverty and by comparing these over time. READ MORE

7. 5. Educational pathways and transitions in the early school years : Special educational needs, support provisions and inclusive education

   Author : Johanna Lundqvist; Mara Westling Allodi; Eva Siljehag; Susan Sandall; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bioecological model; children’s views; disability; drawings; first grade; inclusive education; leisure-time centre; longitudinal; mixed method; multiple-case study; preschool; preschool-class; special education; support; transitions; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this research is to describe and analyse the educational pathways from preschool to school of a group of children with and without special educational needs. The aim is also to describe and analyse children’s views and experiences of early years education, and how these can be obtained. READ MORE