Essays about: "education in netherlands"

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  1. 1. Children’s education and parents’ mortality – Do parents with highly educated children live longer?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Pauline Bode; [2023]
    Keywords : Mortality inequalities; socioeconomic gradient in health; children’s education; socioeconomic status; SES; demography; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : While there exists a large literature on mortality inequalities by an individual’s level of education and other socioeconomic characteristics this thesis looks at the relationship between the children’s level of education and parents’ mortality, which has been relatively less studied. I use longitudinal data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) for the years 2004-2017 and conduct Cox proportional hazard regressions to assess how children’s level of education affects parents’ mortality risks. READ MORE

  3. 2. The state of the state of education : An analysis of the development of Dutch educational discourse and its reflection of the formulation, reinforcement, and reproduction of meritocratic ideology

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Steijn van de Peppel; [2023]
    Keywords : Meritocracy; Education; Discourse; The Netherlands; Inequality;

    Abstract : This study uses critical discourse analysis to assess how the annual report of the Dutch education system, de staat van het onderwijs, formulates, reinforces, and reproduces meritocratic ideology. A comparison of the 2010/2011 and 2020/2021 editions highlights the development of the discourse and provides a strong foundation for critical analysis. READ MORE

  4. 3. Elite Education for the People? : Nuances of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in Polish High Schools

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Paulina Kucharska; [2023]
    Keywords : Public Education; International Baccalaureate; IB; Internationalization of Education; Educational Trajectories; Educational Strategies; Symbolic Capital;

    Abstract : The International Baccalaureate (IB), a private curriculum associated largely with exclusive education for transnationally mobile upper classes, has recently began to quietly enter public, national education systems, offering its alternative, elite schooling in tuition-free state institutions. This paper explores the nuanced case of Poland, where IB diploma program is offered as one of the tracks within state schools, existing side-by-side and competing with the national curriculum. READ MORE

  5. 4. Taking Flight Towards a Greener Future: Steps Airlines Can Take to Reduce Emissions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Trafikflyghögskolan

    Author : Rabin Kronold; Mikael Nyström; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Aviation; Management; Emissions; Carbon footprint; Ground and aircraft operation; Fuel consumption; Contrails; Aircraft-Induced Clouds; Greenhouse gas emissions; Sustainable Aviation Fuel; FLYL01; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Background: For decades, aviation has been an important part of society and with its growth comes the increased environmental impact and the challenge to reduce this adversary effect and move towards sustainability. Objective: Find out how airlines can reduce their emissions and become more sustainable. READ MORE

  6. 5. From Degrees to Seats : Exploring the Influence of Candidate Selection on Educational Representation in Dutch Parliament

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Leonie Glaser; [2023]
    Keywords : Candidate Selection; Education; Representation; Dutch Parliament; Diploma Democracy;

    Abstract : Contemporary liberal democracies highlight representation as a fundamental aspect of their functioning. However, the representation of different education levels in the Netherlands, as in other Western democracies, is lacking. READ MORE