Essays about: "affects education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 299 essays containing the words affects education.

1. 1. Does learning equal happiness? Research-based evidence on the impact of lifelong learning on subjective well-being

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Oleksandra Brashovetska; [2023]
   Keywords : subjective well-being; happiness; lifelong learning; education; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Discussions about changing the focus of assessing development progress from economic output to human well-being have sparked a rise in interest in the social sciences' research on subjective well- being in recent years. Such a transition necessitates investigating subjective well-being, its determinants, and how they interact with one another. READ MORE

3. 2. The Effect of a Universal Primary Education Reform on Gender Attitudes in Uganda

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Emma Bergman Karlsson; Klara Holmer; [2023]
   Keywords : Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design; Two-Stage Least Squares; Gender Attitudes; Universal Primary Education; Uganda;

   Abstract : 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

4. 3. The effect of knowledge on farmers’ intercropping adoption decisions : the perspective of Swedish farmers

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Frida Svensson; [2023]
   Keywords : Adoption; adoption intensity; double-hurdle model; knowledge; intercropping;

   Abstract : Intercropping is sustainable from both an economic and environmental point of view since it can increase yields, decrease input costs, make efficient use of available growth resources, increase crop biodiversity and natural biodiversity, suppress pests and diseases, and reduce land degradation. This makes the uptake of the practice important for future sustainable agricultural. READ MORE

5. 4. Intergenerational socioeconomic mobility in Germany : How does it affect the educational attainment for second generation immigrant daughters?

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

   Author : Emina Peric; [2023]
   Keywords : Intergenerational mobility; socioeconomic mobility; educational mobility; second generation immigrants; women; daughters of immigrants;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study the intergenerational socioeconomic mobility of second generation immigrant daughters in Germany, by measuring how the parents’ educational level affect their children’s education. By adding a gender equality index to the dataset, the aim was to create a more nuanced interpretation of the results, including how cultural views in the parents’ source country can affect the parental investments. READ MORE

6. 5. Utilising computer simulations to teach derivatives with p5.js and Google Colaboratory : A comparative study

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Patrik Johansson; Amin Kokhaei Pak; [2023]
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   Abstract : Education is considered as one of the most crucial services of society, yet in recent years there has been a decline in understanding of mathematics among pupils. Therefore, this thesis explores how Python and Javascript code written using the web-based simulation frameworks of Jupyter/Google Colab and p5. READ MORE