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  1. 1. The effect of ethnic segregation on teacher mobility

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Jacob Ganten; [2022]
    Keywords : Ethnic segregation; tipping point; qualification;

    Abstract : We examine the applicability of segregation and tipping points on the labor market of teachers to reconcile if higher levels of ethnic segregation in schools are responded to with labor movement. The main results derived from the research is that overall, there is no statistical significance that affects the sorting of teachers across schools. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Role of Urban Planning in Counteracting Segregation: The Case of Pinelands, South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Emmy Tarras-Wahlberg; Emmy Larsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Segregation; integration; socio-economic status; spatial planning; urban planning; affordable housing; social housing; inclusionary housing; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Segregation is a common phenomenon arising worldwide. Residential segregation has been shown to have several negative consequences for people living in less wealthy neighbourhoods, such as health-related setbacks and being less likely to cope with school. READ MORE

  4. 3. Teacher Professionalism and New Public Management: a Study of Teachers Sense of Professionalism in Swedish Ethnic Segregated Schools

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Adiam Tsehaye; [2014]
    Keywords : New public management; Professionalism; De-professionalization; re-professionalization; ethnic school segregation; teachers; ;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine the impact of new public management (NPM) reforms on teacher professionalism in Swedish ethnic segregated schools. As a result of the various NPM reforms implemented in the education sector, the work of teachers has changed considerably in the last twenty years. READ MORE

  5. 4. Not a Destiny: Ethnic Diversity and Redistribution Reexamined

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Hoang-Anh Ho; [2013-07-01]
    Keywords : Ethnic; Redistribution; Identity;

    Abstract : Existing cross-country studies have increasingly confirmed the negative relationship between ethnic diversity and redistribution. These studies, however, have mainly focused on the measurement of ethnic diversity and have neglected an important perspective in their empirical analyses: before proving ethnic diversity harms redistribution, one has to show that people do identify with their ethnic groups in political decisions regarding redistribution instead of other potentially salient identities. READ MORE

  6. 5. GENDER INEQUALITY IN THE GLOBAL LABOR MARKET: A CASE STUDY ON BANGLADESHI FEMALE IMMIGRANTS IN LONDON

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Shafiqul Islam; [2012]
    Keywords : Gender Inequality; Labor Market; Globalization; Feminization of Employment; Neoliberal Economy; United Kingdom; Bangladesh; Migration; Bangladeshi Female Immigrant; Sex Segregation of Labor; Patriarchy; Masculinity; Public and Private Sphere.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The thesis aims to explore and understand gender inequality that exists in the global labour market in general and for the Bangladeshi female immigrants in particular. It emphasises feminization of employment in relation to state-market-family relations. READ MORE