Essays about: "sociological theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 98 essays containing the words sociological theory.

  1. 1. A risk of conflict – Perception or Reality? : A media study of securitization and strategic narratives in the Suwałki Gap.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier

    Author : Fieke Margaretha van Dijk; [2024]
    Keywords : Securitization; strategic narratives; Suwałki Gap; qualitative content analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis studies news media published by Lithuanian, Polish and Russian news outlets on the Suwałki Gap and the Kaliningrad Oblast. It analyses whether and how these online news articles portray a risk for conflict in this geopolitical area for English-speaking audiences. READ MORE

  3. 2. Confident in my class: A secondary data study of maths motivation and students’ sociodemographic factors in grade three and four in Sweden.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Karin Johansson; [2023-10-31]
    Keywords : gender; ethnicity; SES; Mathematics Achievement; Maths Motivation;

    Abstract : Aim: This thesis aims to point to how motivation as well as achievement in maths and students’ sociodemographic factors can correlate for grade three and four in Swedish schools. Theory: The two theories used in the thesis are Expectancy-value Theory by Eccles and Cultural Capital by Bourdieu. READ MORE

  4. 3. The State of the Guatemalan Education System through an Analysis of Teachers’ Education Programs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Megan Cristina Rothwell Guerra; [2023]
    Keywords : Guatemala; Education; Middle-range theory; professions; teachers; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Improvement of the Guatemalan national education system is a center for development. Many attempts have been made over the years to improve the system; one, in particular, is the creation of the National System for Teacher Training. READ MORE

  5. 4. Why This Country? : An Empirical Investigation of International Students' Mobility to Sweden

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle (REMESO)

    Author : Dennis Darkwa; [2023]
    Keywords : International Students; Miigration; Mobility; Tidö Agreement;

    Abstract : This study offers an in-depth examination of the motives and reflections impacting international students' choice to study in Sweden. Three central themes emerge, namely: motivations for choosing Sweden, cost-benefit evaluations, reflections on immigration prospects, and the impact of Sweden's immigration policy. READ MORE

  6. 5. “Friends, Partners, Allies” at a Crossroad : A comparative analysis of Canada, the United States, and Islamic State-affiliated citizen repatriation from Northeast Syria

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Kaileigh Wenstrup; [2023]
    Keywords : foreign fighter repatriation; northeastern Syria; U.S.-Canada relations; Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis; sociological securitization;

    Abstract : Since the 2019 territorial defeat of the Islamic State (IS) in northeastern Syria, thousands of foreign nationals affiliated with the Islamic militant group have been detained in refugee camps and prisons in the region - the humanitarian conditions of which have come under increased scrutiny. As a result, the repatriation of these individuals has become a contentious migration-related policy issue and has led to diverse state responses. READ MORE