Essays about: "child development"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 439 essays containing the words child development.

  1. 6. Unconditional cash transfers to single mothers effective for child education? – Using a historical policy experiment

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Linnea Karlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Unconditional cash transfers; needs-based cash grants; welfare targeting; human capital development accumulation; skill formation technology; regression kink design;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I examine whether unconditional cash transfers to poor femaleheaded households have an effect on children’s educational attainment. Using a historical Swedish child allowance policy that targeted unconditional cash transfers to widow mothers with an income below a poverty threshold, I lay out a credible identification strategy, to test the hypothesis with a regression kink design. READ MORE

  3. 7. Rum för barn : ett gestaltningsförslag för Vaksalaskolans skolgård samt omgivande gaturum som ger plats för barn och unga

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Klara Allenmark; Linnea Modalen Sjökvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Skolgård; samnyttjande; barnkonventionen; gaturum; lekvärden; lekgata; miljöerbjudande; rörelsefrihet;

    Abstract : 88% av Sveriges befolkning bor i tätorter, vilket endast utgör 1,3 % av Sveriges totala yta. Urbaniseringstrenden förväntas fortsätta och barns miljöer är de som försvinner först då konkurrensen om ytan är stor. Då barn spenderar majoriteten av sin vakna tid på skolan, får skolgården en allt viktigare roll i barns uppväxtmiljö. READ MORE

  4. 8. Addressing Water Scarcity in La Guajira: A Comparative Analysis of Four Water Systems

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI)

    Author : Johan Hedstrand Welander; [2023]
    Keywords : Drought; wells; desalination; La Guajira; Colombia; windmills; solar panels; MFS; Minor Field Study; development;

    Abstract : During the recent prolonged drought in La Guajira, Colombia, the child mortality rate surged to 23.4 per 1000. With the focal point in rural Alta Guajira, a lack of rainfall and wind resulted in an acute potable water scarcity. READ MORE

  5. 9. Barnens spårvagnshållplats : en fallstudie om barns perspektiv vid spårvagnshållplatsen Lund C

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Emmy Ahlfridh; Emma Skogman; [2023]
    Keywords : spårvagnshållplats; barns perspektiv; hållbar transportplanering; universell utformning; pathways to participation; jämlikhet; Lund C; Clemenstorget;

    Abstract : The concept of sustainable development has been widely spread and practiced within traffic planning. However, the subject area has long been technically oriented, but now social sustainability aspects are getting more attention and importance within the field of transport planning. READ MORE

  6. 10. Resilience-building interventions in A refugee camp : A qualitative study  on the circumstances and interventions that promotes children's mental well-being in the context of a refugee camp

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Ahmadullah Hakimy; [2023]
    Keywords : Refugee Children; refugee Camp; Al Zaatari refugee camp; Resilience-building interventions; Jordan;

    Abstract : Abstract      Refugee children living in refugee camps are a vulnerable population at a high risk of developing mental health problems, behavioural issues, and being exposed to violence or trauma. However, not all children that experience these stressors of displacement develop negative outcomes. READ MORE