Essays about: "democracy and education"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 95 essays containing the words democracy and education.

  1. 26. ELITE SURVIVAL FIRST, THEN MERITOCRATIZATION Implications of Elite Survival on the Meritocratization of Bureaucracies: A Panel Data Study from 1820 to 2010

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ramin Shirali; [2019-02-12]
    Keywords : Bureaucracy; Public administration; Meritocracy; Impartiality; Tertiary education; Political elite; Political regime; Democracy; Autocracy;

    Abstract : Previous research has shown that meritocratic recruitment increases bureaucratic governance and decreases corruption (Evans and Rauch, 1999, 2000). However, less emphasis has been made on why meritocratic practices take root. This paper aims to explore this scientific gap by testing two main hypotheses. READ MORE

  3. 27. Wandering away from apartheid : A study on interracial bridging social capital in South African small-town society

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Agnes-Cecilia Haglund; [2019]
    Keywords : Bridging; Social capital; Interracial interaction; Interracial integration; Desegregation; Civil society; Equality; Equal value; Trust; Cooperation; South Africa; Post-apartheid; Racism; Culture; Anthropology; Political Science; Liberal democracy; Prosperity;

    Abstract : Trust, cooperation and equal value. The purpose of the current study has been to present evidence of interracial bridging social capital between groups and individuals in South African small-town society. READ MORE

  4. 28. To vote, or not to vote? Understanding voter turnout patterns : Constructing, interpreting and comparing logistic regression models measuring voter turnout in German federal elections

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Elliott Syrén; Filip Hellberg; [2019]
    Keywords : Voter turnout; Logistic regression; Confusion matrix; Receiver operating characteristic ROC ; World value survey WVS ; R applications;

    Abstract : The core of any democracy is constituted on the very principle of entrusting citizens to elect their leaders. Yet, no country has ever achieved total voter turnout. This paper aims to better understand the differences between people who vote and those who choose not to. READ MORE

  5. 29. Reconsidering documentation systems : Examining Polish preschool educators’ reflections upon Polish preschool documentation system, preschool democracy and Reggio Emilia-inspired pedagogical documentation from Sweden.

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Praktiknära utbildningsforskning (PUF)

    Author : Dorota Waloszczyk; [2019]
    Keywords : Sweden; Poland; preschool documentation; pedagogical documentation; Reggio Emilia; democracy in preschool;

    Abstract : Sweden and Poland see preschool documentation as a very important practice in Early Childhood Education and Care. Each country, however, conceives of this documentation differently. Reggio Emilia-inspired pedagogical documentation is one of the documentation practices used in Swedish preschools. READ MORE

  6. 30. Discourses and Understandings of Employability in Vocational Education : A Comparison of Swedish and Catalan Policies and Student Perspectives

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Alex Cuadrado; [2019]
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    Abstract : The concept of ‘employability’ is an important aspect of the link between education and the labour market. This thesis describes, in the Swedish and Catalan contexts, the conceptualization of employability in the discourses of vocational educational policy trough the analytical categories of representations of the world, social order, and social identity. READ MORE