Search for dissertations about: "International and Comparative Education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 75 swedish dissertations containing the words International and Comparative Education.

2. 1. Inscription on Stone : Islam, State and Education in Iran and Turkey

   Author : Reza Arjmand; Holger Daun; Jan Härpe; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Religious education; Islam; Islamic Education; Iran; Turkey; Hegemony; International education; Internationell pedagogik; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

   Abstract : This study explores the role of education as means of creation and maintenance of religious hegemony in Iran and Turkey. In the context of this study, state-sponsored systems of mass education aim to socialize generations of children into accepting the ideology and values of the dominant groups as the normal state of affairs. READ MORE

4. 2. Higher Education and the Labor Market : A Study of University Access and Graduate Employment Opportunities in Nigera

   Author : Ejiaga Romanus; Vinayagum Chinapah; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Higher education; university access; labor market; job opportunity; employment; business administration; admissions; occupation; graduate output; quota system; Nigeria; International education; Internationell pedagogik; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

   Abstract : This study examines problems of access to university education and graduate employment opportunities in Nigeria. Specifically, the study investigates issues of equality of opportunity in university education, quotas in admissions, geographical dispersion of higher educational institutions, student finance, university resources, student characteristics, university output, and the transition of graduates to the labor market. READ MORE

5. 3. Determinants and Consequences of Language-in-Education Policies : Essays in Economics of Education

   Author : Christelle Garrouste; Holger Daun; Henry M. Levin; François Grin; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Language-in-education policies; decision-making analysis; non-cooperative game; language skills; HLM; human capital theory; rate of return analysis; post-colonial Africa; IALS; SACMEQ; International education; Internationell pedagogik; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three empirical studies. The first study, Rationales to Language-in-Education Policies in Postcolonial Africa: Towards a Holistic Approach, considers two issues. First, it explores the factors affecting the choice of an LiE policy in 35 African countries. READ MORE

6. 4. An Afghan Dilemma: Education, Gender and Globalisation in an Islamic Context

   Author : Pia Karlsson; Amir Mansory; Holger Daun; David Stephens; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Islamic education; Western type of education; girls’ education; farz; maktab; madrasa; adab; akhlaq; Islam; globalisation; gender; folk theory; International education; Internationell pedagogik; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

   Abstract : Afghanistan has a long history of Islamic education while Western type of education (maktab) is of more recent date. The latter type of education has expanded rapidly recently. However, girls’ enrolment remains low, around 35 per cent.The present study examines children’s, particularly girls’, participation in the two educational systems. READ MORE

7. 5. Policies for minority education : a comparative study of Britain and Sweden

   Author : Ann-Margret Fris; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bilingual Education; Comparative Education; Educational Policy; Language Planning; Immigrants; Resource Allocations; Minority Groups; Multilingualism;

   Abstract : The aim of the study is to examine how policies for minority education in Britain and Sweden have developed over the last twenty-five years. Policy has been used in a broad sense, including not only central but also regional and local decisions, not only written documents but also administration, interpretation and application of policies. READ MORE