Search for dissertations about: "student background"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 93 swedish dissertations containing the words student background.

  2. 1. Internet use and digital participation in everyday life : Adolescents and young adults with intellectual disabilities

    Author : Kristin Alfredsson Ågren; Helena Hemmingsson; Anette Kjellberg; Darren Chadwick; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Background: Internet use is an integral part of everyday life in contemporary society, especially among young people. It is used to perform activities in everyday life by an increasing proportion of the population. READ MORE

  4. 2. Grades and grade assignment: effects of student and school characteristics

    Author : Alli Klapp Lekholm; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; compulsory school; grades; grade assignment; national tests; student background;

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  5. 3. Understanding Intergenerational Mobility : Inequality, Student Aid and Nature-Nurture Interactions

    Author : Gunnar Brandén; Mikael Lindahl; Björn Öckert; Erik Lindqvist; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Intergenerational mobility; inequality; student aid; adult education; difference-in-differences; propensity scores; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Essay I: A body of evidence has emerged in the literature on intergenerational mobility documenting that unequal countries experience less social mobility: a relationship known as the Great Gatsby Curve. In this paper I estimate the Great Gatsby Curve within Sweden across 125 commuting zones and 20 cohorts, exploiting both cross-sectional and longitudinal variation. READ MORE

  6. 4. Elitism and Equality in Chinese Higher Education : Studies of Student Socio-economic Background, Investment in Education, and Career Aspirations

    Author : Lihong Huang; Albert C. Tuijnman; Idesbald Nicaise; W. John Morgan; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : Southwest China; higher education students; socio-economic background; study costs; study finance; career aspirations; social pattern; inequality; social stratification; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to present an empirical pattern of social equity in Chinese higher education by investigating university students. Student socio-economic background influences access to, and socio-economic conditions in, higher education, and this, in turn, influences student career aspirations. READ MORE

  7. 5. Language learning and technology. Student activities in web-based environments

    Author : Linda Bradley; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; language learning; web-based technology; learning activites; student integration; peer reviewing; cultural exchange; language learning;

    Abstract : The impact of the web as a communicative arena, based on the use of social software, has changed conditions for communication on all levels of society; privately, at work and in education. This has opened up for multicultural communication, frequently with English as the lingua franca. READ MORE