Essays about: "issues in urban education"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 54 essays containing the words issues in urban education.

1. 21. Cuamba Municipality, the capital of water? : A case study of the inclusion of female interests in water governance in Cuamba municipality, Mozambique.

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Therese Abrahamsson; Elisa Gyllin; [2016]
   Keywords : Water governance; water source; women’s empowerment; female interests; four dimensions of water governance; Cuamba municipality; Mozambique.;

   Abstract : Abstract The purpose of this research is to examine if female interests have been included in different levels of water governance in Cuamba municipality, Mozambique in order to understand if gender equality and women empowerment is being addressed at the grassroots level. In Sub-Saharan Africa women generally have the responsibility of fetching water and are therefore directly affected by the quality and accessibility of water and sanitation services. READ MORE

3. 22. Water and wastewater in Bangladesh, current status and a design of a decentralized solution

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

   Author : Ayesha Sharmin; [2016]
   Keywords : sanitation; developing countries; wastewater; decentralization; water engineering; environmental engineering; avloppsteknik; vattenförsörjningsteknik; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Wastewater treatment in developing countries is a major concern and solution has become challenging for various unfavorable conditions. Inadequate education and low economic perspective are causing difficulties in implementing advanced treatment methods. READ MORE

4. 23. Short-Term Volunteer Teaching in Contemporary Rural China : A Case Study on College Students' Volunteer Teaching Program of a University in Henan Province

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Yang Liu; [2015]
   Keywords : Rural education; Short-term volunteer teaching; College students; ;

   Abstract : Currently, facing the fierce competition in the global marketplace, China has made remarkable economic achievements and become an important role in the international economy. However, economic discrepancy between rural and urban China is widening and it also leads to educational inequality. READ MORE

5. 24. "Key to Life" - A study of how students perceive secondary education in the slums of Kibera

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Fredrik Sundqvist; [2015]
   Keywords : Individual perception; Education; Kibera; Urban slum; Human Capital; Human Rights; Community Building.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This is a study of high school students’ individual perception of education in the slum area of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya. A fieldwork in Kibera was carried out between February and March of 2015 consisting of individual interviews and focus groups conducted with high school students. READ MORE

6. 25. Education for Migrant Children in Beijing

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Yueyi Qiu; [2015]
   Keywords : migrant children; education; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine how education policies directed towards migrant students are carried out in practice, using a school in Beijing as a case study. Equal education for all is a concept that has come late to China despite the progressive attitudes towards education put forth by Confucius over 3000 years ago. READ MORE