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1. THE IMPACT OF ORGANIZED CRIME ON DECENT JOBS FOR YOUTH. Evidence from Italy
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Young people face enormous difficulties in finding decent jobs both in developed and developing countries. The estimates indicate that 68 million young people globally are looking for a job; 123 million are working but living in poverty; and 270 million are not in employment, education, or training (NEET). READ MORE
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2. The Class of Us: A Study Across Several Schools in Sweden Comparing the EFL Comprehension of Playing the Video Game The Last of Us Versus Viewing the Television Adaptation
University essay from Lunds universitet/EngelskaAbstract : Contemporary English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms in upper secondary schools in Sweden make frequent use of receptive media such as movies and television to facilitate language learning. The more interactive medium of video games is seldom used for the same purpose, despite previous research indicating that the added layer of interactivity can bring benefits such as improvements to vocabulary, written production and reading comprehension. READ MORE
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3. Can an intervention increase access to higher education for disadvantaged students? : Quasi-experimental evidence from Peru
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/NationalekonomiAbstract : Heterogeneity in the school education quality plays an important role for those who want to pursue a bachelor's degree in Peru since access to higher education is highly correlated with socioeconomic status. In that sense, an intervention for disadvantaged students took place for the first time in 2022 and was constrained to the assessment of a scholarship called “Beca 18”, the biggest scholarship that the public institution called PRONABEC addresses every year since 2012. READ MORE
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4. Independent Schools and Academic Achievement: A Synthetic Control Approach on Swedish Municipalities
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : During the early 1990's, the Swedish school system underwent a period of groundbreaking reforms, including the contentious independent school reform. The reforms coincided with a decline of Swedish results in international educational assessments, leading to a debate on whether independent schools positively or negatively contribute to students learning. READ MORE
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5. Improving the Design of Holographic ICT tools in e-Learning : A User-Centered Approach
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)Abstract : Information and Communication Technology (ICT) nowadays is constantly evolving and drastically impacting different fields of human activity, such as higher education. University education, due to ICT, was able to move from the traditional teaching and learning practices to e-Learning. READ MORE