Essays about: "BOYS ADVANTAGE"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words BOYS ADVANTAGE.
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1. Girls in Youth Gangs in Central America
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Romanska och klassiska institutionenAbstract : Youth gangs, so-called Maras, in Central America have for a long time been one of the major factors contributing to the great amount of organized crime and violence in the Central American countries. The citizens in this region are exposed to violence and other crimes from the gangs on a daily basis. READ MORE
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2. Relative Age Effects among Physically Active Adolescents
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskapAbstract : Background: Studies have shown that children and adolescents who are relatively older than their younger peers have advantages in sports, partly because they are more biologically mature, a relative age effect (RAE). However the occurrence of RAE in physical performance is still somewhat unclear and more knowledge is needed. READ MORE
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3. Navigating the labyrinth : The path to progression for senior female managers working in a foreign country
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomiAbstract : Many articles have been written about women and what kind of barriers they face – whether it being a glass ceiling or a labyrinth - as they are progressing in their careers; gender stereotyping, double-binds, lack of role models, “old boys club”, different leadership styles, and so forth. And many others have talked about how to navigate or mitigate any obstacles that might face women due to their gender. READ MORE
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4. Gender-based differences in learner English : A syntax study of Swedish high school students’ written production
University essay from Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudierAbstract : Female students have long had a perceived advantage over male students in second language ac-quisition. In Swedish schools, the girls have outperformed the boys in the subject of English since the end of the Second World War, but the female students’ edge over the male students has diminished considerably over time. READ MORE
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5. The Writing Process : Are there any differences between boys' and girls' writing in English?
University essay from Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudierAbstract : This essay studies the written performance of 43 Swedish junior high school students. Relative clauses, prepositional usage and subject-verb agreement are studied and analysed in order to see what and how many errors the students make and then finally to see if there is any difference in the performance of boys and girls. READ MORE