Essays about: "TERTIARY EDUCATION"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 81 essays containing the words TERTIARY EDUCATION.

  1. 16. Human capital, Institutional Environment and Social Entrepreneurship - A multilevel analysis of determinants for social entrepreneurship

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Anja Bräu; [2021]
    Keywords : Social Entrepreneurship; Human Capital; Institutional Environment; Europe; Global Entrepreneurship Monitor; Multilevel Modelling; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : European policymakers are increasingly interested in encouraging and supporting social entrepreneurship. Addressing the goal, this thesis analyses the relationship between human capital and an individual’s propensity for social entrepreneurship in European countries. READ MORE

  3. 17. Investigating Chinese Upper Secondary School Students’ Motivation for Learning English from the Aspects of Genders, Age, and Majors

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Wei Lu Larsson; [2021]
    Keywords : English Learning; Motivation; Gender; Upper Secondary School; China.;

    Abstract : English language learning is an indispensable part of Chinese students’ education. As a core subject tested in the high-stakes national college entrance examination, English plays a decisive role in Chinese upper secondary students’ schooling. READ MORE

  4. 18. Allocation of Public Education Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean Explaining Differences in Efficiency

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Noora Kovalainen; [2021]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have lagged behind in educational outcomes despite having on par levels of education spending given their level of development. This suggests that LAC suffers from poor efficiency of education spending which could be due to the high level of public investment in tertiary education. READ MORE

  5. 19. Empty promises of a new dawn : A quantitative study on education and employment in South Africa

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Richard Backman; [2021]
    Keywords : Employment; Education; South Africa; Retruns;

    Abstract : Building on the existing framework of educational returns in South Africa, this quantitative study uses statistical data from the Quarterly Labour Force Surveys for the years 2008-2018 with the aim to research educational returns on employment in South Africa. Findings from the logistic regressions models used indicate that tertiary education is essential for employment, and that returns for each additional school year below grade 12 are moderate. READ MORE

  6. 20. Job Market Signalling in the European labour market : Exploring the relationship between tertiary education access and participation in secondary level schooling.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Erik Lillrank; Fredrik Nilsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Signalling; Human capital; Secondary education; Tertiary education;

    Abstract : This study re-examines a theoretical scenario introduced by Kelly Bedard in which increased university access leads to an increase in high school dropouts due to the decreased wage premium of a high school diploma caused by talent departing to higher education. The goal for this empirical study is to expand upon the theoretical framework introduced by Bedard in order to determine whether job market signalling is present in the European labour market. READ MORE