Essays about: "Segregation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 413 essays containing the word Segregation.
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1. Teacher characteristics and choicesand their effects on reading achievement: A comparision between Sweden and Quebec
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogikAbstract : Purpose. The purpose of this study is to compare teacher and classroom factors that are believed to affect students’ reading achievement scores at the fourth grade level by using PIRLS 2011 dataset. READ MORE
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2. Cultivating connections: exploring the impact of community garden on social cohesion : in a socio-economic disadvantaged neighbourhood in Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : The study delves into the interplay between the social dynamics of the community garden space and broader socio-political forces, exploring how these factors mold practices and interactions within the community garden, thereby influencing social cohesion. Despite the apparent segregation, Tensta Garden serves as a catalyst, inspiring residents to construct relationships, actively participate, and cultivate connections and shared experiences. READ MORE
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3. A spatially explicit model of segregation dynamics : Comparing the Schelling and the Sakoda model
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutet för analytisk sociologi, IASAbstract : The scientific consensus has for long been that residential segregation is best conceived of as a multidimensional phenomenon that can exist on several geographical scales (Massey & Denton, 1988; Lee et al., 2008; Reardon & O’Sullivan, 2004; Reardon et al., 2008). READ MORE
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4. Dead Spaces, Vibrant Places : Planning ideology, practice, and the built environment in Umeå
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografiAbstract : A vibrant place is abundant in energy and life. This vibrant energy comes from the presence of a great diversity of people performing a great diversity of activities. Vibrancy is an atmosphere we can intuitively feel in certain public spaces, and likewise we intuitively feel when a place is dead. READ MORE
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5. urStory : A Tool to Connect Generations Through Voice-Recorded Memories and Experiences
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : Over the last decades, there has been a decline in the recognition and prevalence of communication and interaction between people of different age groups. This change can be perceived as a loss of value in societies on several different levels while this societal segregation continues to create larger divisions within societies. READ MORE