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  1. 21. Parental Involvement in Education : Parental involvement in Education amongst Nigerians parents in Sweden

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Pedagogik

    Author : Linda Chukwu; [2018]
    Keywords : parental involvement in education; Parental involvement in Education amongst Nigerians parents in Sweden;

    Abstract : Parental involvement is the foundation of every child‟s progress in school. Those whose parents are fully involved in their education tend to do better academically than those whose parents are not. This qualitative study explores the parent‟s perception of their involvement in education of their children. READ MORE

  3. 22. Navigating Sweden’s Parental Choice Education System : A Study of Asylum-Seeking Parents

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Brendan Munhall; [2017]
    Keywords : Asylum-seekers; migration; school choice; plural education; Sweden; grounded theory;

    Abstract : As high levels of forced migration continue to challenge Europe, countries like Sweden are attempting to incorporate asylum-seekers into its education system. Over the past 50 years Sweden’s education system has undergone a unique shift from a centralized to a decentralized parental-choice model of schools. READ MORE

  4. 23. Strengthening the Egg Value-Chain in Bhutan under the Philosophy of Gross National Happiness

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Nivit Tanglertpaibul; [2017]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Egg production; Animal welfare; Gross National Happiness; Bhutan;

    Abstract : Being a small landlocked country located in Eastern Himalaya ranges, makes it difficult for Bhutan to secure and sustain its national food security. Thus, Bhutan highly depends on the import of food from neighboring countries. READ MORE

  5. 24. Intergenerational transmission of education in Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden : How much of the parents´ education does the children inherit?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Caisa Lagerlöf; [2017]
    Keywords : Intergenerational transmission; education; Norway; Portugal; Spain; Sweden.;

    Abstract : This essay studies the intergenerational transmission of education in four European countries, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. Ordinal variables are used to distinguish between low, middle and high education for both the respondent and the respondent´s parents. READ MORE

  6. 25. Legal consciousness and legal empowerment in low-income Latina parents of children with disabilities attending the ‘TIGER’ parent advocacy program

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Vilhelmina Poppius; [2017]
    Keywords : legal consciousness; empowerment; legal empowerment; parent empowerment; power; economic capital; cultural capital; social capital; symbolic capital; parent advocacy; minority low-income parents; children with disabilities; legal non-profits; special education law in California; IDEA; hegemony of the law; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : It is important to examine parent advocacy programs to understand how they function in a society where there are many structural obstacles to those with little power. These programs can provide an impactful way to level out power imbalances. READ MORE