Essays about: "Universal Primary Education"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words Universal Primary Education.
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1. The Effect of a Universal Primary Education Reform on Gender Attitudes in Uganda
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : This thesis examines whether greater access to primary school education for girls and a decreased gender gap in primary school education affects gender attitudes, by studying a Universal Primary Education reform in Uganda that eliminated primary school fees. We conduct a Two-Stage Least Squares regression where we use exogenous variation in exposure to the reform as an instrumental variable to estimate the effect of educational attainment on gender attitudes. READ MORE
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2. Association between maternal level of education and female genital cutting in 1-14 years girls in Egypt. A secondary analysis of the 2014 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsaAbstract : Background Female genital cutting (FGC) is a persistent issue of global concern that carries various healthrisks on women and girls. FGC is almost universal in Egypt and despite continuous efforts, the decline of the practice is unsatisfactory. READ MORE
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3. Determining linguistic predictor for the classification of subjective cognitive impairment and mild cognitive impairment using machine learning
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteoriAbstract : Introduction Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a neurological condition characterized by cognitive decline greater than expected for an individual's age and education level. Subjective Cognitive Impairment (SCI) is a selfreported decline in cognitive abilities but not clinically identified as MCI. READ MORE
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4. Can education bring democracy to Cambodia? A case study of the potential of Sweden’s and the European Union’s development assistance to Cambodia’s education sector
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis utilises congruence analysis to investigate if education can be expected to contribute to democratisation in Cambodia, and if Sweden’s and the EU’s development assistance to Cambodia’s education sector can be considered to contribute to democratisation. The study identifies six causal mechanisms in current literature that links education to democratisation. READ MORE
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5. The Political Economy of Universal Primary Education
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The idea of Universal Primary Education has always been an essential part of the core concept of development. Whether gained through formal or informal channels has played relatively a little role, as long as the end-result has been an individual, who has obtained the basic level of schooling. READ MORE
