Essays about: "importance of value education"

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1. 1. 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

3. 2. Peer and self-assessment in the upper-secondary school classroom in Sweden: enhancing EFL students’ language learning

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Lärande och samhälle

   Author : Manal Dahdouli; Carolina Balboa Álvarez; [2019]
   Keywords : Peer assessment; Self-assessment; EFL; Vygotsky; Language development; Sociocultural theory;

   Abstract : This study examines the ways in which peer and self-assessment can work as a tool for developing EFL students’ language skills in the context of secondary education in Sweden. After giving a brief overview of the relevant research and terminology about those assessment methods, the authors analyse the possible benefits of peer and self-assessment in the English classrooms in Sweden. READ MORE

4. 3. Education as an Empowerment Tool for Afghan Women

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Maliha Shir Mohammad; [2018]
   Keywords : gender equality; women’s agency; women’s rights to education; women’s empowerment; cultural value; Afghanistan; feminism and family; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explored how highly educated women in Afghanistan relate to the multiple challenges affronting women’s education, and what they see as possible pathways forward. It raised questions about the women's lived experiences, their motivations and positionings, as well as their readings of the situation and perspectives on the cause. READ MORE

5. 4. Chinese Students at Uppsala University: “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” : A sociological analysis of ten students’ trajectories

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

   Author : Jinjin Li; [2018]
   Keywords : Chinese students; Bourdieusian tradition; Trajectories; Species of capital; Habitus;

   Abstract : The idea of knowledge economy initiated by the World Bank, the increasing importance of English proficiency in the global labour market, and the expansion of Chinese higher education, all leads to the phenomenon of Chinese student migration to western countries for getting advantageous educational experiences and credentials. Through a qualitative, interview-based method and Bourdieusian sociological perspective focusing on species of capital (cultural, economic, social and symbolic capital), habitus and mode of reproduction, this study focuses on the analysis of the relation between social background of Chinese students and their adoption of a western education system and perception of future career through the trajectories of ten Chinese students at Uppsala University, one of the most renowned universities in Sweden. READ MORE

6. 5. Cash Equals Education? A Case Study of How a Scholarship to Highland Students in Ratanakiri, Cambodia Promotes Educational Participation

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

   Author : Maria Svensson; [2018]
   Keywords : scholarship; CCT; education; educational participation; upper secondary school; social protection; Cambodia; Ratanakiri; Highlanders; ethnic minority; UNICEF; qualitative research; case study; thematic analysis; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis was to explore how a scholarship distributed to upper secondary school students of ethnic minority in Ratanakiri, Cambodia has promoted educational participation. To do this, this thesis analysed students’ understanding of the value of education, obstacles to participation and how the scholarship has addressed these obstacles. READ MORE