Essays about: "non-formal education"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 essays containing the words non-formal education.

  1. 11. Left out and let down: A study on empowerment and access to education for young mothers in post-Ebola Sierra Leone

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alexandra Pärnebjörk; [2017]
    Keywords : Adolescent pregnancy; Development; Education; Empowerment; Gender; Non-formal education; Reproductive health; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Sierra Leone has struggled with high rates of adolescent pregnancy for some time and reports have shown an increase in these figures during and following the unprecedented Ebola Virus Disease outbreak from 2014 through 15. As young girls are impregnated, it has long been customary for girls to drop out of school. READ MORE

  3. 12. Lighting a fire of change? : characterizing the learning process in a German non-formal education for sustainability network and examining the outcomes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Christiane Andrea Mössner; [2016]
    Keywords : education for sustainability; non-formal; sustainability science; learning process; agent of change; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (BNE) wird als vielversprechender Ansatz zur Lösung von Nachhaltigkeitsfragen angesehen. Resultate sind nicht zufriedenstellend aufgrund des Fokus der Wissensvermittlung im formalen Bildungssektor. Gründe hierfür sind der Einfluss wirtschaftlicher und politischer Interessen auf den formalen Sektor. READ MORE

  4. 13. Teachers of Greek Model Experimental High : Schools and Lifelong Learning: a mixed methods approach

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Anastasia Rigaki; [2015]
    Keywords : Lifelong Learning; Greek Model Experimental High Schools; Greek Model Experimental High School teachers; mixed method research; professional development; vocational vitality; the Work Adjustment theory;

    Abstract : Lifelong Learning is a key concept in modern ‘knowledge-based’ society and it is viewed as a commodity, a personal drive or a social necessity. This thesis aims to unravel its many dimensions and the values that are ascribed to it by the teachers of Greek Model Experimental High Schools. READ MORE

  5. 14. It's not just about tents and campfires

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Emelie Göransson; [2014]
    Keywords : Community Involvement; Citizenship; Empowerment; Young People; Youth; the Scout Method; the Scout Movement; Scouts; Scouting; Social Change; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The concept of empowerment is deeply rooted in power relations. Young people have often been seen as incompetent, however, if given the right tools they can achieve positive change today. They are not merely the adults of the future; they are the youth of today. READ MORE

  6. 15. Impacts on teachers' lives of a capacity building course: A case study in rural Rajasthan, India.

    University essay from Institutionen för pedagogik, psykologi och idrottsvetenskap, PPI

    Author : Malin Andersson; Daniel Svensson; [2011]
    Keywords : India; Rajasthan; NFE; NGO; teachers work; teachers lives; capacity building; development; capacity; competence; rural; teacher; Indien; NFE; lärares arbete; lärares liv; Rajasthan; fortbildning; lärare; kompetensutveckling; biståndsorganisation;

    Abstract : This case study is conducted on teachers working in Non-Formal Education centers (NFE's), for the Non-Governmental Organization Seva Mandir, in the Udaipur district in Rajasthan, India. The setting for the study is remote rural villages around the small city Udaipur, with one million inhabitants. READ MORE