Search for dissertations about: "Residency"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 swedish dissertations containing the word Residency.

  2. 1. Urbanization and Education : The Effect of Childhood Urban Residency on Educational Attainment

    Author : Raoul van Maarseveen; Niklas Bengtsson; Matz Dahlberg; Daniel Sturm; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Urban Residency; Educational Attainment; Urbanization; Human Capital; Urban Migration; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract :   Essay I: Does rural to urban migration in developing countries improve the opportunities available to children? And does childhood urban exposure increase educational attainment? Using census data for 14 African countries combined with an age-at-move design, I show that childhood exposure to cities significantly raises primary school completion, school attendance, and literacy rates. The increase in educational attainment is robust to the inclusion of household fixed effects, visible in all subgroups and countries, and particularly large for girls. READ MORE

  4. 2. Constructing communities : The establishment and demographic development of sawmill communities in the Sundsvall district, 1850-1890

    Author : Maria Bergman; Sören Edvinsson; Anna Lundberg; Ann-Sofie Högman; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Sawmill; sawmill worker; Sundsvall; 19th century; community; population development; migration; internal parish migration; barriers; residency; demographic structure; fammily; kinship networks; History; Historia; historia; History;

    Abstract : This dissertation studies the establishment and demographic development of the sawmill communities that emerged in the Sundsvall district during the latter half of the 19th century.  The intention is to highlight the importance of the sawmill communities and their resident populations by discussing community construction from a demographic perspective as well as socially and symbolically. READ MORE

  5. 3. Surgical Education Assessment of simulators for training and selection of trainees

    Author : Kristine Hagelsteen; Lund Kirurgi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Surgery; Laparoscopy; Simulation; 3D; Haptic feedback; Personnel Selection; Surgical training; interview methods; Professionalism; Professional competence; Remediation; Residency; Human factors; warning signs;

    Abstract : BackgroundApproximately 15 % of surgical patients in hospital are affected of an adverse event, which is a medical error caused by the health care system. Laparoscopy is the preferred surgical technique in common procedures. READ MORE

  6. 4. Governing Migration : On the Emergence and Effects of Policies Related to the Settlement and Inclusion of Refugees

    Author : Kristoffer Jutvik; Per Adman; Gunnar Myrberg; Pieter Bevelander; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sweden; Refugees; Asylum policy; Residency status; Municipal refugee reception policy; Mainstream parties; Labour market inclusion; Syria;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of the following papers: In Paper I, I investigate the causal relationship between seat majorities for mainstream parties and refugee reception policy in Swedish municipalities. In conclusion, I find that the link between political seat majorities and refugee reception is of an associative rather than a causal nature. READ MORE

  7. 5. Social stressors and their association with psychosomatic problems among adolescents : Implications for school social work

    Author : Victoria Lönnfjord; Curt Hagquist; Daniel Bergh; Mona Sundh; Patrik Karlsson; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social stressors; adolescents; psychosomatic problems; school social work; parental unemployment; family residency; schoolwork pressure; academic achievement expectation; bullying; bullying victimization; bullying intervention; self-efficacy; disability; long-term illness; Sociala påfrestningar; ungdomar; psykosomatiska besvär; skolsocialt arbete; föräldrars arbetslöshet; boendesituation; press i skolan; krav på skolprestationer; mobbning; utsatthet för mobbning; interventioner mot mobbning; tilltro till sin egen förmåga; funktionsnedsättning; långvarig sjukdom; Socialt arbete; Social Work;

    Abstract : The overall aim was to investigate associations between family-, school- and individual-related social stressors and adolescents’ psychosomatic problems, and which factors might moderate these associations. A cross-sectional study design was employed to collect data and 3764 Swedish adolescents (girls 51. READ MORE