Search for dissertations about: "International and Comparative Education"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 75 swedish dissertations containing the words International and Comparative Education.

  2. 16. Schooling, work experience and earnings : a study of determinants of earnings in a Third World corporate setting

    Author : Roland Duberg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Comparative education; Causal analysis; Determinants of earnings; Developing nations; Earnings functions; LAMCO; Liberia; Macroeconomic theories; Path analysis; Salary wage differentials;

    Abstract : The aim of the study is: (1) to investigate determinants of earnings in a Third World corporate setting; (2) to estimate the relative importance of these determinants; (3) to compare the determinants between different sectors; and (4) to provide some evidence concerning the validity of a number of economic theories. A Third World country (Liberia) and a corporate setting (LAMCO) are described. READ MORE

  4. 17. Lifelong learning, intergenerational learning, and social capital : from theory to practice

    Author : Ann-Kristin Boström; Tom Schuller; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Lifelong learning; intergenerational learning; social capital; granddad intervention; transmission of skills; attitudes; values and norms; Stockholm; International education; Internationell pedagogik; pedagogik; Education;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between lifelong learning, intergenerational learning and social capital by reporting on an analysis of the concepts and an investigation of one instance of intergenerational interaction, namely “the granddad programme” – an intervention project run by a limited number of schools in the Stockholm area. The theoretical background concerns both the lifelong perspectiveand the lifewide perspective of learning across the lifespan. READ MORE

  5. 18. The State, Ethnic Identity and Education : A Study of Primary Schooling for Minorities in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia in China

    Author : Liu Bing; Jürgen Henze; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

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  6. 19. Bilingual education cognitive development and school achievement : a study of the bilingual programs for Tibetan children

    Author : Yu Qiang; Katrin Goldstein Kyaga; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bilingualism; bilingual education; cognitive development; threshold hypothesis; study variable; covariates the third variables ; path analysis; direct effects; total effects.; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

    Abstract : This study examines the effects of two models of school bilingual programs on Tibetan children's cognitive development and school achievement.Based on the findings of empirical studies, Cummins' threshold theory was critically evaluated. READ MORE

  7. 20. A Journey, a Struggle, a Ritual : Higher Education and the Entrance Examinations in a Greek Province Town

    Author : Lusiana Benincasa; Christoph Wulf; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International education; Internationell pedagogik; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

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