Search for dissertations about: "gender performance teachers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words gender performance teachers.

2. 1. Teachers, Family and Friends : Essays in Economics of Education

   Author : Krister Sund; Anders Björklund; Hans Bonesrønning; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Family background and school performance during a turbulent era of school reforms In the 1990s, Swedish education policy took several steps towards more decentralization and more room for parental school choice. We study the relationship between school performance and family background during this period of time. READ MORE

4. 2. Hybrid E-learning for Rural Secondary Schools in Uganda : Co-evolution in Triple Helix Processes

   Author : Peter Okidi Lating; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Secondary Schools; Hybrid E-Learning; Multilevel Analysis; Rural; Gender; Triple Helix; Physics and Mathematics; Mode 2; CD-ROMs; ICT Research Centre; Information Society; Uganda;

   Abstract : For the last two decades, a number of policies aimed at increasing participation of female students in higher education have been implemented by Uganda Government. However, the participation of female students in the engineering courses in Makerere University, Uganda’s biggest University, has remained between 17% to 20% only. READ MORE

5. 3. Essays on schooling, gender, and parental leave

   Author : Elly-Ann Johansson; Peter Fredriksson; Per Johansson; Nabanita Datta Gupta; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; schooling; gender; parental leave; mixed-age classes; child care; preschools; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays.   Essay 1: Mixed-aged classes (MA-classes) are a common phenomenon around the world. In Sweden, these types of classes increased rapidly during the 1980:s and 1990:s, despite the fact that existing empirical support for MA-classes is weak. READ MORE

6. 4. English teaching in China : EFL teacher motivation and demotivation at the university level

   Author : Fei Liu; Andrea C. Schalley; Solveig Granath; Maria Kuteeva; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; EFL teachers; higher education; career motivation; motivation; demotivation; level of motivation; lexical richness; syntactic complexity; English writing proficiency; English; Engelska;

   Abstract : Teacher motivation has been shown to be a major factor that affects students’ motivation to learn a second language; however, English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers’ motivation has not been given enough attention, particularly in the Chinese context where English plays a key role. Thus, this study investigates the motivation of English teachers at the university level in China in order to prepare the ground for the development of recommendations on how to enhance teacher motivation and thereby improve teaching quality and student performance. READ MORE

7. 5. Wages and Their Impact on Individuals, Households and Firms

   Author : Anna Thoresson; Lena Hensvik; Oskar Nordström Skans; Ana Rute Cardoso; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Wages; wage inequality; firms; competition; immigrant-native earnings gaps; career opportunities; teacher labor markets; household behavior; gender gaps; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Essay I: This paper studies how wages respond to employer concentration. It exploits a reform that deregulated the Swedish pharmacy market, which until 2009 was a monopoly. The reform involved a substantial increase in the number of employers on the pharmacy labor market. READ MORE