Essays about: "CIVIC EDUCATION"

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  1. 21. Finding The Women's Voice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Sandra Komuhiimbo; [2016]
    Keywords : Gender; Feminism; Media; Radio; Women s Radio; Voice; Women s Voice; Civic Engagement; Women s Movement; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : “There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women,” Kofi Annan (UN News Center, 2005). The empowerment of women takes different forms such as pursuit of education, participation in political activities and representation in leadership, equal employment opportunities and wages, access to health care and ability to make decisions on personal reproductive health, economic bargaining and decision making power and access to all public social services among others. READ MORE

  3. 22. Hizmet educational philosophy in the example of a Hizmet-inspired school; Hayskolen : Could Hizmet educational philosophy be an alternative solution to criminality and radicalism among immigrant-origin youths?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : KAYA IBRAHIM; [2016]
    Keywords : Hizmet educational philosophy; Hizmet movement; Hizmet-inspired schools; Hayskolen; Fethullah Gulen; Gulen-inspired schools; education against radicalism and criminality;

    Abstract : Turkey-origin families in Denmark have long been suffering for their children’s future due to the challenges of criminal gangs and violent religious extremist organizations. Hizmet (The Service) movement which is a non-governmental civic movement offers a solution to the afore-mentioned problems of youths through education. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Dynamics of Weibo Charities : A case study of “The Free Lunch Program”

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Yuyun Li; [2015]
    Keywords : Slacktivism; Online Activism; Civic engagement; Korla; Beijing; Weibo Charity; Internet and Social Media; The Free Lunch Program; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Since 2010, Weibo is not only a tool for transmitting information, but also for conducting all kinds of charity activities to attract more public attention and give people more power to influence public welfare. The purpose of this thesis is to explore Chinese citizens’ knowledge of Weibo charities and their motivation for participating in Weibo charities by carrying out a case study of the Free Lunch Program. READ MORE

  5. 24. The potential of the Erasmus Programme : Assessing European Identity in Greek Erasmus Students

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

    Author : Angeliki Psychogyiou; [2015]
    Keywords : European identity; Erasmus Programme; Euroscepticism; social constructivism; orientalism;

    Abstract : Since the establishment of the Erasmus exchange programme in 1987, its potential in various aspects has been evident. Many researches have been conducted regarding the Erasmus programme and its possible effects on European identity in higher education students, providing varying outcomes. READ MORE

  6. 25. Between green consumerism and civic action – A case study of the solutions to environmental problems brought up in Swedish upper secondary education

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Andrea Söderblom Tay; [2014]
    Keywords : education for sustainable development; environmental education; ESD; green consumerism; sustainable consumption; citizenship; privatisation of responsibility; eco-anxiety; anger; hope; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Education is considered to be one of the most important tools for enabling the transition to a sustainable society, and it is commonly agreed that education for sustainable development (ESD) should be pluralistic, democratic and promote critical thinking. However, there are indications that education might be dominated by green consumerist approaches to solving environmental problems. READ MORE