Essays about: "Swedish independent schools."

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  1. 1. Independent Schools and Academic Achievement: A Synthetic Control Approach on Swedish Municipalities

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Folke Schröder Frykhammar; Anna Sandros Hansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Education quality; School privatization; Vouchers; Education reform; Synthetic Control;

    Abstract : 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

  3. 2. Students’ and teachers’ experiences of distance teaching of mathematics in Swedish upper secondary schools

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : JOHANNES MEJREH; SUHEIB SALEH; [2022]
    Keywords : distance teaching; mathematics; upper secondary school; student learning.; Distansundervisning; matematik; gymnasieskolan; lärande;

    Abstract : As technological advancements and improvements are made, the concepts of school digitalization and distance teaching become increasingly interesting and relevant. While distance teaching has existed for over a decade, it was not commonly practiced until the global pandemic 2020 where schools all around the world decided that teaching would be conducted remotely reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. READ MORE

  4. 3. Perceived parental alcohol problems and psychosomatic complaints : A cross-sectional study of adolescents in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

    Author : Numan Raza Syed; [2022]
    Keywords : Adolescent; Alcohol; parental drinking problems; CAST-6; psychosomatic complaints; CAN survey; Sweden.;

    Abstract : This study examined the association between Swedish adolescents’ self-reported psychosomatic health complaints and parental alcohol drinking problems controlling for sociodemographic characteristics. Data was obtained from a nationally representative sample from 2021, the national survey of the Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAN) survey. READ MORE

  5. 4. Socio-Geographical Mobilities : A Study of Compulsory School Students’ Mobilities within Metropolitan Stockholm’s Deregulated School Market

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Rina Wahls; [2022]
    Keywords : school market; big data; mobility; k-nearest neighbour;

    Abstract : The Swedish educational reforms of the 1990s introduced a choice- and voucher-based system, which allowed students to choose schools regardless of their proximity to them. As a consequence, new opportunities for geographical disparities in educational provisions as well as in home-to- school mobilities have emerged. READ MORE

  6. 5. School Choice, Charter Schools, Standardized Testing Measures, and Neoliberal Market-Based Education Reforms and Systems in the United States of America and Sweden: A Comparative Study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Iran Walton Jr; [2022]
    Keywords : neoliberalism; segregation; education; market-based education reforms; charter school s ; Swedish independent schools.;

    Abstract : This thesis is a comparative analysis of the neoliberal market-based reforms and outcomes implemented in both the United States and Sweden during the latter portion of the twentieth century. This thesis highlights the impact associated with the implementation of the reforms then does a comparative analysis of the outcomes. READ MORE