Search for dissertations about: "School attainment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 swedish dissertations containing the words School attainment.

2. 1. Childhood Self-Regulation, Academic Achievement, and Occupational Attainment

   Author : Håkan Andersson; Lars R. Bergman; Petra Lindfors; Frederick Morrison; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Academic achievement; self-regulation; executive functions; school readiness; occupational attainment; educational attainment; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to extend knowledge of the interplay between self-regulation (SR) skills during childhood in relation to academic achievement and later adult educational and occupational attainment. Previous research has shown that cool SR (i.e., cognitive) is more closely linked to academic achievement than hot SR (i. READ MORE

4. 2. Trustful Relationships and School Development

   Author : Ulf Jederlund; Rune Hausstätter; Tatjana von Rosen; Pär Larsson; Roald A. Øien; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; trust; school development; collective learning; relational competence; relational pedagogy; teacher-student relationship quality; student self-efficacy; school trust; tillit; skolutveckling; kollektivt lärande; relationskompetens; relationell pedagogik; lärar-elevrelationer; elevers självtillit i skolan; skoltillit; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

   Abstract : Methods other than averages from national tests, grades and levels of eligibility for higher education to evaluate the quality of education and school development are called for. In this dissertation is examined how a conscious effort to develop trustful relationships and mutual interaction among all actors in schools may contribute to increased well-being, community and strengthened learning processes for both students and teachers. READ MORE

5. 3. Inequality in Educational Outcomes : How Aspirations, Performance, and Choice Shape School Careers in Sweden

   Author : Frida Rudolphi; Jan O. Jonsson; Michael Gähler; Anthony Heath; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; achievement; aspirations; attainment; educational choice; ethnic inequality; performance; social origin; Sociology; sociologi;

   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

6. 4. 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

7. 5. Studies in Human Capital, Ability and Migration

   Author : Martin Nordin; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; economic theory; ethnic segregation; school effect; Economics; econometrics; ethnic discrimination; productive skills; cognitive ability; test score; immigrant; second generation immigrant; educational attainment; wages; return to schooling; incomes; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonometri; ekonomisk politik;

   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