Sökning: "Education market"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 405 avhandlingar innehållade orden Education market.

  1. 1. Letters & Bytes : Sociotechnical Studies of Distance Education

    Författare :Francis Lee; Ulf Mellström; Boel Berner; Adrian Mackenzie; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; sociology of technology; distance education; education; history of education; correspondence education; Learning Objects; standardization; actor-network theory; associations; translation; dispositif; tekniksociologi; distansutbildning; utbildning; korrespondensundervisning; lärobjekt; standardisering; aktörsnätverks teori; översättning; associering; dispositif; Technology and social change; Teknik och social förändring; Sociology; Sociologi; History of technology; Teknikhistoria; Education; Pedagogik; Informatics and systems science; Informatik och systemvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation studies the social aspects of technology in distance education trough the lens of history – in the form of correspondence education – and a possible future – in the form of a project of technical standardization, Learning Objects. The studied cases form a reflexive tool that allows the present of distance education to be seen in perspective. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Higher Education and the Labor Market : A Study of University Access and Graduate Employment Opportunities in Nigera

    Författare :Ejiaga Romanus; Vinayagum Chinapah; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Higher education; university access; labor market; job opportunity; employment; business administration; admissions; occupation; graduate output; quota system; Nigeria; International education; Internationell pedagogik; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

    Sammanfattning : This study examines problems of access to university education and graduate employment opportunities in Nigeria. Specifically, the study investigates issues of equality of opportunity in university education, quotas in admissions, geographical dispersion of higher educational institutions, student finance, university resources, student characteristics, university output, and the transition of graduates to the labor market. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Non-market outcomes of education : the long-term impact of education on individuals' social participation and health in Sweden

    Författare :Annica Brännlund; Mattias Strandh; Madelene Nordlund; Elaine Unterhalter; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :education; non-market outcomes; agency; voice; health behaviour; psychological distress; longitudinal design; capability approach; Sweden; sociologi; Sociology;

    Sammanfattning : In research, it is typical to analyse and discuss the utility of education in economic terms—specifically the market value of a particular degree or the financial returns associated with additional years in higher education. However, education may also generate outcomes that belong to the non-market sphere, such as open-mindedness, societal cohesion, community involvement, better health, and gender equality; yet these outcomes have received little scholarly attention. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Vad gör kvalitet med utbildning? : Om kvalitetsbegreppets skilda innebörder och dess konsekvenser för utbildning

    Författare :Andreas Bergh; Ninni Wahlström; Bernt Gustavsson; Agneta Linné; Christina Segerholm; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; education; concept of quality; educational policy; municipality; independent school; speech-act; conceptual history; Sweden; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Education; Pedagogik; Pedagogik; Education;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this dissertation is to investigate what linguistic meanings the concept of quality is imbued with in different educational arenas and to discuss the consequences of such meanings for education. From this aim the main research question is: What does the concept of quality do to education and what does education do to the concept of quality? The question indicates an interest in understanding how the concept of quality and education mutually influence each other. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Från likvärdighet till marknad : En studie av offentligt och privat inflytande över skolans styrning i svensk utbildningspolitik 1969-1999

    Författare :Mattias Börjesson; Tomas Englund; Christian Lundahl; Dennis Beach; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; curriculum theory; critical realism; education policy; education ideology; equivalence; Neo-Marxism; public; private; market; Pedagogik; Education;

    Sammanfattning : For most of the 20th century the dominant aim of Swedish educational policy was an integrated public school system under national state control. During the post-war era (1945–1989) this policy led to Sweden having one of the most centralized and integrated school systems in the world. LÄS MER