Essays about: "independent schools"
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11. School Choice, Charter Schools, Standardized Testing Measures, and Neoliberal Market-Based Education Reforms and Systems in the United States of America and Sweden: A Comparative Study
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis is a comparative analysis of the neoliberal market-based reforms and outcomes implemented in both the United States and Sweden during the latter portion of the twentieth century. This thesis highlights the impact associated with the implementation of the reforms then does a comparative analysis of the outcomes. READ MORE
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12. How do independent school admission rules affect school segregation? : An agent-based model in a Swedish context
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutet för analytisk sociologi, IASAbstract : School segregation has previously been found to be a product of residential segregation, student/parental preferences and school allocation methods. In Sweden, rules regarding school allocation methods prevent both public and independent schools from sorting students by socioeconomic background, ability or ethnicity. READ MORE
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13. AVA : Augmented Auscultation Simulation
University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitetAbstract : This thesis was a collaboration with Laerdal medical, exploring how the learning experience for auscultation training in medical, nursing and paramedic schools can be improved. The motivation to do so results from the assumption that there were great opportunities from a user experience perspective and my own wish to explore virtual simulation techniques with digital media, which seemed to be a good match. READ MORE
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14. Grade Leniency and Competition : A study of Swedish Compulsory Level Municipality Schools
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : In Sweden, there has been an increased discrepancy between increasing merit ratings and decreasing results in international surveys such as PISA. At the same time, since the 1990s, Sweden has had several reforms that resulted in increased competition, decentralization and trust-based evaluations. READ MORE
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15. Location Decisions of Independent Schools in Sweden- Does ideology matter?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The Swedish school voucher reform in 1992 gave rise to independent schools and free choice of school for students. Since 1997, local governments have the opportunity to utter their opinion regarding the establishment of an independent school. READ MORE