Search for dissertations about: "Immigrant pupils"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Immigrant pupils.
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1. Study guidance practices in science with Turkish speaking recently arrived pupils : A study focusing on scaffolding and meaning making
Abstract : Recently arrived pupils are part of the school population at schools in Sweden as well as in other European countries. In Sweden these pupils might receive study guidance support in their first language in various school subjects including science. READ MORE
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2. Studies in Human Capital, Ability and Migration
Abstract : This thesis consists of an introductory chapter followed by four separate papers. The papers deal with various aspects of human capital, ability and migration. READ MORE
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3. Family meal experiences : perspectives on practical knowledge, learning and culture
Abstract : This thesis consists of four studies reflecting information and education on food and meals at different levels of society. The educational efforts are directed towards everyday family practices. READ MORE
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4. School Reform, Educational Achievement and Lifetime Income : Essays in Empirical Labor Economics
Abstract : The Impact of School Choice on Pupil Achievement, Segregation and Costs: Swedish Evidence. This paper evaluates school choice at the compulsory school level. We estimate the impact of an increased enrolment in private schools on average achievement using within-municipality variation over time. READ MORE
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5. Inequality in Educational Outcomes : How Aspirations, Performance, and Choice Shape School Careers in Sweden
Abstract : This thesis examines different aspects of educational inequalities, drawing on the notion that inequality in educational attainment depends on two separate mechanisms: that children from advantaged social backgrounds perform better at school (primary effects) and tend more than others to choose to continue in education given performance (secondary effects). Study I shows that the long-term decrease in social class inequality in the transition from compulsory to academic upper secondary education since the middle of the mid-20th century up to the late 1990s, seems to be related to both declining primary and secondary effects. READ MORE