Essays about: "school segregation"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 45 essays containing the words school segregation.

1. 21. Do the Presence of Anchor Institutions Increase Opportunities in Life? : Exploring the Effects of Higher Education Institutions on Pupils’ School Achievements in different neighbourhood types

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Author : Maéva Hachem; [2019]
   Keywords : Anchor institution; university; residential segregation; school achievements; opportunities in life; neighbourhood effects;

   Abstract : The number of universities in Sweden has increased since the 1960s and universities have been discussed to have economic and social advantages to the community they are established in. At the same time, residential segregation is an increasing problem which affects the opportunities in life of the most vulnerable. READ MORE

3. 22. Segregation and Territorial Stigmatisation in Western European Cities under an identity perspective

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Suzanne Chibli; [2018]
   Keywords : urban segregation; territorial stigmatisation; identity; identity strategies theory; suburbs; Rosengård; Vaulx-en-Velin; Zlatan Ibrahimovic; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to explore and compare the segregation and the stigmatisation of inhabitants living in so-called ‘disadvantaged neighbourhoods’ through an identity perspective in the two cities Malmö (Sweden) and Lyon (France). I demonstrate that in addition to income factor, identity participates in territorial stigmatisation and reinforces urban segregation, that is the progressive clustering of certain populations in specific neighbourhoods. READ MORE

4. 23. Perceived teacher support and student psychosomatic health complaints : Exploring the role of schools' student composition and gender

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

   Author : Isabelle Holmin von Saenger; [2018]
   Keywords : Psychosomatic health complaints; perceived teacher support; adolescent health; school context; social disorganisation theory; pedagogic segregation; gender;

   Abstract : Mental health problems have increased among adolescents in Sweden and research suggests that contextual matters could be of importance over and beyond individual socio-demographic characteristics. One such social context is school, where both the student composition of the school and its support can influence student health. READ MORE

5. 24. School Choice and Private Schooling : A comparative case-study between Greece and Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Alexandra Farazouli; [2018]
   Keywords : School choice; private education; quality education; Greece; Sweden; Human Capital theory; Human Rights theory; Capability approach;

   Abstract : Over the past three decades, privatization and school choice have been introduced and embodied in the vocabulary of several national education policies. Although free education has been constituted, private schooling has been steadily growing its presence over the last years in Greece and Sweden. READ MORE

6. 25. Turn and face the strange: : the role of communication, encouragement and feedback during technological changes in an educational setting

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Bóas Hallgrímsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Tablets; Education; Technology; Informal Learning; Communication; Empowerment;

   Abstract : In 2008 a new educational initiative termed “School without segregation” was implemented in Iceland. Its goal was to ensure that all children would be provided with education suited to individual variations in social and educational needs. READ MORE