Essays about: "Gambia"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 64 essays containing the word Gambia.

  1. 11. The impact of ICT diffusion on primary schooling in The Gambia: a synthetic control approach

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Ida Lennström; Spencer Robild; [2022]
    Keywords : Internet penetration; Synthetic Control Method; sub-Saharan Africa; primary school completion; ICT diffusion;

    Abstract : Using national-level data from countries within sub-Saharan Africa, this paper investigates the impact of ICT diffusion, measured through Internet penetration, on primary school completion. Digital inequalities, as well as an overrepresentation of children out of school, particularly affect poor- and rural population groups in sub-Saharan Africa. READ MORE

  3. 12. Parental Perceptions, Experiences, and Expectations on the Teaching of Sexuality Education in and Out of Gambian Schools

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Fatou Kah; [2021-08-16]
    Keywords : sexuality; parent-child communication; perceptions; norms; culture; religion;

    Abstract : Aim: This study seeks to contribute to the literature inadequacy in the field of sexuality education in the Gambia by highlighting the controversies surrounding sexuality education for young people by exploring the perceptions, experiences, and expectations of parents on the teaching of sexuality education in and out of Gambian schools. Theory: The theoretical framework that guided the methodology and data analysis of the study was the post-modern feminist theory which utilizes the constructivist perspective and the psychoanalytic approaches to sexuality by also making use of the Freudian frameworks. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Community-Centered Solution to a Pandemic : Risk Communication and Community Engagement for Co-Production of Knowledge in Health Emergencies and Infodemic Context

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Antonio Palazuelos Prieto; [2021]
    Keywords : Risk Communication; Community Engagement; Co-production of knowledge; Public health emergencies; Infodemic; Outbreak response; Disinformation; Misinformation; Rumor management; Covid-19; Development Communication;

    Abstract : This research explores how community-centered solutions facilitate the success and ownership of the response actions to deal with a public health emergency, such as the Covid-19 pandemic. When an outbreak or a hazard impacts a group of people, there is a strong need for communication in order to be able to access to the right information that takes people to make the correct decision and thus to take a protective action to be safe. READ MORE

  5. 14. Determinants of Female Labor Supply and Female Wage Form

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Rohey Jammeh; [2021]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study investigates the factors that influence female's labour supply and their wage forms. Human capital, demographic, social, and cultural factors were used to explore their impact on female labour supply and female wage form using a multinomial logistic model. READ MORE

  6. 15. "We just want a constitution": Gambian Civil Society in Democratic Consolidation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ida Kronberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Gambia; civil society; constitution-building; democratization; democratic consolidation; TANGO;

    Abstract : In recent years, Gambia is one of the few countries having experienced development in a more democratic direction. As part of democratic consolidation, the process of reviewing the constitution was started in 2017 with an aim to be participatory and inclusive. READ MORE