Search for dissertations about: "Compulsory Schooling"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words Compulsory Schooling.

  2. 21. Education and the Family : Essays in Empirical Labour Economics

    Author : Helena Holmlund; Anders Björklund; Sandra Black; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economics of education; family economics; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Estimating Long-Term Consequences of Teenage Childbearing: An Examination of the Siblings Approach In the study of the consequences of teenage motherhood, the siblings approach has been proposed as a strategy to control for unobserved family background. Revisiting this literature, my contribution in adopting the siblings approach lies in controlling for heterogeneity within the family by using pre-motherhood school performance, a characteristic that differs across sisters. READ MORE

  4. 22. Everything has its processes, one could say : a longitudinal study following students' ideas about transformations of matter from age 7 to 16

    Author : Lena Löfgren; Gustav Helldén; Margareta Ekborg; John Leach; Högskolan Kristianstad; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; longitudinal study; primary education; secondary education; science learning; transformations of matter; the particulate nature of matter; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Education; Pedagogik;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns students’ learning and meaning-making in science. The theoretical framework builds upon Human Constructivism. This perspective underlines the unique interplay that occurs between thinking, feeling, and acting in human meaning-making and also stresses the important role of language in learning processes. READ MORE

  5. 23. Everything has its processes, one could say - A longitudinal study following students’ ideas about transformations of matter from age 7 to 16

    Author : Lena Löfgren; Margareta Ekborg; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; longitudinal study; primary education; secondary education; science learning; transformations of matter; the particulate nature of matter; longitudinell studie; grundskola; lärande i naturvetenskap; materietransformationer; materiens partikelnatur; transformations of matter; science learning; secondary education; primary education; longitudinal study; the particulate nature of matter;

    Abstract : Denna avhandling handlar om elevers lärande och meningsskapande i naturvetenskap. Det teoretiska ramverket bygger på Human Constructivism. Detta perspektiv framhåller det unika samspel som äger rum mellan tankar, känslor och handlingar då människor skapar mening. Perspektivet betonar också språkets viktiga roll i lärandeprocesser. READ MORE

  6. 24. Benefits or Work? Social Programs and Labor Supply

    Author : Ulrika Vikman; Matz Dahlberg; Eva Mörk; Michael Svarer; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Labor Economics; Policy Evaluation; Maternal labor supply; Unemployment; Activation;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays.Essay I: This essay evaluates how access to paid parental leave affects labor market entrance for immigrating mothers with small children. READ MORE

  7. 25. Social Class in Science Class

    Author : Anna Jobér; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : social class; science classroom; students; teacher; laboratory work; group work; dialogues; Bourdieu; Bernstein; hidden negotiations; colliding codes; social discourse; processes; social klass; naturvetenskapliga klassrummet; elever; lärare; laborationer; grupparbete; kommunikation; Bourdieu; Bernstein; dolda förhandlingar; kolliderande koder; social diskurser och social processer;

    Abstract : One of the most important aims of schooling is to give all children an equal education. Despite this, social differences continue to be reproduced in school. READ MORE