Essays about: "Types of formal education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words Types of formal education.

  1. 1. Unlock those closed doors

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Author : Giulia Gualandri; [2023-10-18]
    Keywords : Heritage Conservation; Communication; Public outreach; Public engagement;

    Abstract : The present work aims to investigate the current situation regarding the conservation profession and the communication to the public through outreach initiatives, especially from the point of view of the conservators. In the latest decades outreach and communication have been taking a preponderant role within the profession of conservation, causing changes in the daily tasks of conservators and new demands in terms of skills which professionals need to acquire. READ MORE

  3. 2. Motivation & Challenges for Student Entrepreneurship in Sweden : What are the motivating factors for students to start their own business in Sweden and what challenges can they face?

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

    Author : Emma Harrysson; Mubin Ahmed; [2022]
    Keywords : Student entrepreneurship in Sweden; Entrepreneurship; Motivations; Challenges; Student entrepreneurship;

    Abstract : Due to different types of benefits and advantages, it is an attractive alternative for graduates to become entrepreneurs, either during their studies or after completing their education. In addition to the benefits and advantages of becoming an entrepreneur, there can be a number of challenges and disadvantages that they face. READ MORE

  4. 3. An Academic Degree - What Is It Good For? Using matching to investigate sheepskin effects in Chile

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Sofia Hänninger; Nils Wägmark; [2021]
    Keywords : sheepskin effects; signaling; educational economics; higher education; labor markets;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to investigate signaling in higher education by looking at if Chilean students who receive their diploma earn more money than non-graduated students who share all other characteristics. We furthermore looked at how these signaling effects, also called sheepskin effects, develop over time. READ MORE

  5. 4. Deconstructing Informality: Evidence from South American Household Surveys

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ana Maria Teresa Morales Curiel; [2021]
    Keywords : labor informality; social security; socio-economic characteristics; household surveys; South America; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The persistence and growth of the informal economy in South America is considered one of the most relevant problems in the region. However, studying informality across countries can be a complicated task due to the lack of homogeneous concepts and measurements. READ MORE

  6. 5. Boundaries of Knowledge : Foreign-Local Knowledge Exchange through Community Cooperation in Rural Guatemala

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Johan Blad; [2019]
    Keywords : foreign-local knowledge exchange; social learning systems; agriculture; community; Guatemala;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the learning process between foreign and local knowledge in a community of organic farmers by the name Atitlán Organics in Tzununa, rural Guatemala. Foreign settlers with formal education and contemporary farming experience work alongside indigenous local Guatemalan farmers in this community, which also takes on international volunteer workers. READ MORE