Essays about: "Father’s education"
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1. Intergenerational socioeconomic mobility in Germany : How does it affect the educational attainment for second generation immigrant daughters?
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study the intergenerational socioeconomic mobility of second generation immigrant daughters in Germany, by measuring how the parents’ educational level affect their children’s education. By adding a gender equality index to the dataset, the aim was to create a more nuanced interpretation of the results, including how cultural views in the parents’ source country can affect the parental investments. READ MORE
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2. Children’s education and parents’ mortality – Do parents with highly educated children live longer?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : While there exists a large literature on mortality inequalities by an individual’s level of education and other socioeconomic characteristics this thesis looks at the relationship between the children’s level of education and parents’ mortality, which has been relatively less studied. I use longitudinal data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) for the years 2004-2017 and conduct Cox proportional hazard regressions to assess how children’s level of education affects parents’ mortality risks. READ MORE
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3. It depends on herself/himself. : Parental Involvement in Education regarding Children Education in a Chinese Township High School
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudierAbstract : This thesis is the first qualitative study of parental involvement in education regarding students in one key township high school in an undeveloped small town in southern China. This thesis aims to examine parental expectations and strategies in the voices of parents. READ MORE
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4. Challenges in women's access to higher education in Pakistan
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogikAbstract : Aim: Women in Pakistan face many obstacles, challenges, and gender stereotypes in their educational journey. Therefore, the goal of this research is threefold: to examine the factors that female HE students identify as obstacles and hurdles they have had to overcome to establish themselves in HE; to examine what enables some women to overcome them and successfully establish themselves as HE students; and last to address what gender stereotypes female students in HE have encountered in their educational journey and how they have dealt with them. READ MORE
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5. The role of Vocational Skills Training in promoting women’s empowerment and gender equality to reduce poverty for sustainable development in Ghana
University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaperAbstract : The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of vocational skills in promoting women‟s empowerment and gender equality to reduce poverty in Ghana. The purposive and snowball sampling techniques were used to select 15 interviewees for the study. Semi-structured interview was employed to elicit responses for the study. READ MORE
