Search for dissertations about: "the impact of education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 551 swedish dissertations containing the words the impact of education.

2. 1. Greening education : Prospects and conditions in Tanzania

   Author : Valdy Lindhe; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education; Environmental education; education for sustainability; frame factors; Education for Self-Reliance; teachers thinking; developing countries; Tanzania; Pedagogik; Education; Pedagogik; pedagogik; Education;

   Abstract : Environmental education in Tanzania after independence takes the Education for Self-Reliance policy as its starting point. This policy dominated the curriculum from 1967 to the 1980s. READ MORE

4. 2. The Taller the Ladder, the Tougher the Climb? : Essays on the Impact of Income Inequality on Intergenerational Mobility

   Author : Erik Liss; Karl Wennberg; Martin Korpi; Ali Ahmed; Jo Blanden; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Inequality; Intergenerational Income Mobility; Social Mobility; Economics of Education;

   Abstract : The study of income inequality has a rich history within economics and various social sciences. More recently, a growing body of literature has examined intergenerational income mobility to understand not only equality of opportunities but also whether the labor market allocation successfully utilizes the potential abilities from all social strata. READ MORE

5. 3. The Absent Entrepreneur : Exploring the Role of the Entrepreneur in Economics

   Author : Arvid Malm; Pontus Braunerhjelm; Bo Carlsson; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; entrepreneurship; education; income distribution; philanthropy; economics; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Economics as an academic discipline has often found it difficult to formally model the Entrepreneur. As Baumol (1968) noted, “The theoretical firm is entrepreneurless—the prince of Denmark has been expunged from the discussion of Hamlet. READ MORE

6. 4. Non-market outcomes of education : the long-term impact of education on individuals' social participation and health in Sweden

   Author : Annica Brännlund; Mattias Strandh; Madelene Nordlund; Elaine Unterhalter; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : education; non-market outcomes; agency; voice; health behaviour; psychological distress; longitudinal design; capability approach; Sweden; sociologi; Sociology;

   Abstract : In research, it is typical to analyse and discuss the utility of education in economic terms—specifically the market value of a particular degree or the financial returns associated with additional years in higher education. However, education may also generate outcomes that belong to the non-market sphere, such as open-mindedness, societal cohesion, community involvement, better health, and gender equality; yet these outcomes have received little scholarly attention. READ MORE

7. 5. In the mind of the property appraiser : Studies of commercial property valuation

   Author : Lina Bellman; Peter Öhman; Hans Lind; Neil Crosby; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Behavioural property research; education; information; profession; property appraisers; standards and methods; the repertory grid technique; valuation process; Fastighetsbeteendeforskning; fastighetsvärderare; gridteknik; information; profession; standarder och metoder; utbildning; värderingsprocessen;

   Abstract : A transparent market provides participants with as much information as possible. In Sweden, where the environment of commercial properties is highly transparent various actors still need to minimise some continuing information asymmetry, and one possibility is to hire property appraisers. READ MORE