Essays about: "Educational reform"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 42 essays containing the words Educational reform.

1. 16. Investing in Future Generations: Global Cocoa Price shocks and their impact upon School Attendance and Child Employment Rates in Ghana, 1987-1991

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Raoul Herbert; [2019]
   Keywords : Ghana; Cocoa; Economic History; Commodity Shocks; Child Outcomes; Child Labour; Schooling; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper looks into the responses of cocoa farming households to a negative shock in the global cocoa price with regards to how they invest into the future of their children. The specific child outcomes of focus are child employment rates, school attendance, and household expenditure on schooling and related activities. READ MORE

3. 17. The Impact of Abortion Reforms on Female Labour Force Participation and Education in Mexico

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Linda Nihlwing; [2019]
   Keywords : Labour Force Participation; Education; Abortion Laws; Reproductive Health; Difference-in-Differences; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study examines the effects of progressive and regressive abortion reforms on women’s educational and labour market outcomes in Mexico. First trimester abortions became legal in Mexico City in 2007. Following the progressive legislative reform, 18 other Mexican states implemented more restrictive legislation on abortions. READ MORE

4. 18. EDUCATIONAL ACTION RESEARCH Discovering its applicability in Cambodian pre-tertiary education

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Phearom TY; [2018-08-25]
   Keywords : Action research; educational action research; teaching professional development; theory of practice architectures;

   Abstract : Aim: In the case of Cambodia, whose educational system is in the critical stage of reconstruction and reform after emergence from its almost three decades of civil war, action research should be integrated into teaching profession to empower teachers in this educational reforming process. Therefore, this study is essentially aimed at discovering action research in Cambodian education in the three levels of schooling, primary, secondary and high schools to explore its applicability in the recent educational system. READ MORE

5. 19. Education for Sustainable Development in the Kosovo: The Voice of Youth

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Lander Islami; [2018]
   Keywords : Education for Sustainable Development; Kosovo; Education; System; Policy; Practice; Students;

   Abstract : The aim of this project is to explore the state of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Kosovo, from a student's perspective. The education system in Kosovo has for some years undergone reform. The principles of Education for Sustainable Development have been incorporated in ministerial policy and the curriculum. READ MORE

6. 20. Business versus sustainability? A qualitative study focused on Swedish business students’ perceptions of business sustainability and its relation to action competence as part of UN’s Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Emma Brandstedt; [2017-10-12]
   Keywords : Education for Sustainable Development ESD ; business education; business sustainability; power knowledge; Junior Achievement JA ; Ung Företagsamhet UF ; gymnasium; Sweden;

   Abstract : Across the world it is recognized that business have to become more sustainable. Different sustainability initiatives have started to emerge in educational settings, but still few educators are able to graduate business students with skills allowing them to manage the complexity of sustainability within businesses. READ MORE