Essays about: "effect of culture on education"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 27 essays containing the words effect of culture on education.

  1. 11. The Effect of a Major Catastrophe on Unrelated Charity Donations

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Tobias Lindé; [2017-07-28]
    Keywords : Charity donations; natural experiment; disaster relief; 9 11; Smithsonian JEL classification: D10; D64;

    Abstract : The 9/11 attacks claimed many lives and caused severe damages, but people responded with great support to the victims, among other things through financial contributions. This paper investigates whether donations to charities supporting the victims came at the expense of donations to other charities, a concern raised but not previously empirically studied. READ MORE

  3. 12. ILSA-the subordination of Education to Economic Theory (ILSA-Wirtschaftstheorie statt Bildung)

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Anders Lindqvist; [2017-01-20]
    Keywords : ILSA; comparative education; EB; human capital; concepts; quality; standard; assessment;

    Abstract : Narrative: In the beginning of the 21st century a trend became apparent; the increasing production of education monitoring data. It was the outcome of international large scale assessments (ILSA) breakthrough; quantitative comparative education (QCE) studies said to be able to give important information on the state of education systems. READ MORE

  4. 13. Patient Safety Improvement with Crew Resource Management : transformation from a blame culture to a learning culture

    University essay from Sophiahemmet Högskola

    Author : Rolf Bive; Bo Enbom; [2017]
    Keywords : Crew Resource Management; Incident Reporting; Learning Culture; Patient Safety; Professionalism;

    Abstract : Background Being able to learn from mistakes is a vital aspect of nurse’s professionalism and increasing patient safety. With Crew Resource Management methodologies, aviation and other High Risk Organisations have succeeded in enabling learning cultures that should be applicable also to healthcare. READ MORE

  5. 14. Drivers of Municipal Citizen Satisfaction in Sweden : Perceptions of One’s Municipality as a Place to Live in

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Kulturgeografi

    Author : Ruben Noren Selberg; [2016]
    Keywords : UN-HABITAT; regression analysis; drivers of municipal citizen satisfaction; mixed use structures; public space; social and environmental sustainability; diversity;

    Abstract : This study is a deductive quantitative analysis of perceptions of sustainable functions within a cross section of Swedish municipalities. It builds upon the United Nations Human Settlement Program (UN-HABITAT 2013) and their argument that the narrow focus upon economic growth have been given too much attention compared to the social and environmental pillars in the planning and creation and development of sustainable settlements. READ MORE

  6. 15. International Experiences – is there an effect on intercultural sensitivity? : An explorative study conducted at Stockholm University

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för internationell och jämförande pedagogik

    Author : Elisabeth Mucke; [2016]
    Keywords : Intercultural sensitivity; Culture; International Experiences; Study-Abroad; Intercultural Competences; Higher Education; Stockholm University;

    Abstract : The presented research is an explorative study, aimed to identify differences in intercultural sensitivity of Swedish students with international experience, Swedish students with no international experiences and international students studying at Stockholm University. The research is placed within the field of higher education. READ MORE