Search for dissertations about: "student variables"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 39 swedish dissertations containing the words student variables.

2. 21. Perceived health in Swedish school students : a longitudinal prevalence study

   Author : Gunilla Brun Sundblad; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Abdominal pain; child-parent agreement; headache; leisure activities; musculoskeletal pain; organized sports; perceived health; physical education class; school children; sports injury; stress;

   Abstract : This thesis, with a national sample of Swedish school students, is part of a collaborate project between Karolinska Institutet, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences and Stockholm Institute of Education carried out in 2001 and with a follow-up study in 2004. The overall aim of the collaboration was to investigate the conditions and circumstances surrounding school children's physical activities, their physical capacity, and general health status, with special attention paid to changes over time and with increase in age. READ MORE

4. 22. Efficiency in Education - A Multilevel Analysis

   Author : Staffan Waldo; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; economic theory; econometrics; Data Envelopment Analysis; Economics; Education; Efficiency;

   Abstract : Sweden spends altogether about 4.5% of GDP on primary, secondary and upper secondary school. Considering the magnitude of this investment it is important that these resources are used efficiently. In this thesis efficiency in public education is analysed on three different levels: The municipal level, the school level, and the individual level. READ MORE

5. 23. Simulation in university chemistry education : cognitive and affective aspects

   Author : Mikael Winberg; Leif Hedman; Michael Sjöström; Helge Strömdahl; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Simulation; knowledge accessibility; discourse quality; cognitive load; task design; affective experiences; learning; attitudes; Subject didactics; Ämnesdidaktik;

   Abstract : This thesis undertakes two main tasks; to explore, within the authentic educational context, variables that influence the quality and outcomes of the knowledge-constructing activity during the simulation exercise; and to find appropriate instruments and methods to measure these variables, processes and outcomes. Closed-ended tasks that provided a high degree of structure, i. READ MORE

6. 24. Implementation and evaluation of problem-based learning in general practice

   Author : Mats Foldevi; Charles Engel; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : The Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping, Sweden, started the reformedmedical curriculum in 1986. Problem-based Learning as an educational method was introduced into the entire curriculum. It was a response to requests for community-orientation by increasing the involvement of general practice. READ MORE

7. 25. Educational Choice and Labor Market Outcomes : Essays in Empirical Labor Economics

   Author : Marie Gartell; Mårten Palme; Anders Forslund; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education; Linked employer-employee data; job and worker flows; Higher education; State dependence; College choice; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The Importance of Education for the Reallocation of Labor: Evidence from Swedish Linked Employer-Employee Data 1986-2002 Using employer-employee data covering the whole Swedish economy over a uniquely long time period from 1986 to 2002, we examine how job flows and worker flows have been distributed both on an aggregate level and across educa­tional levels. We find that job and worker flows vary by educational level, not only with respect to magnitude and variation, but with respect to direction as well. READ MORE