Sökning: "Educational investment"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 34 avhandlingar innehållade orden Educational investment.
1. The Dynamic Development of Cognitive and Socioemotional Traits and Their Effects on School Grades and Risk of Unemployment : A Test of the Investment Theory
Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to examine the dynamic development of cognitive and socioemotional traits and how these traits influence academic achievement and predict risk of unemployment. Data was retrieved from the Evaluation Through Following-up (ETF) database. LÄS MER
2. Språkstudier som utbildningsstrategi hos grundskoleelever och deras familjer
Sammanfattning : This investigation has sought to understand and explain the investments made by compulsory school pupils and their families’ stances towards the study of modern foreign languages (English not included). Which pupils (with regard to gender, social and national background and grade point average) chose to invest in the study of modern foreign languages? What strategies pertaining to the study of modern foreign languages did families from different backgrounds develop and how can these differences be understood?The conceptual tools, capital and strategy, developed by Pierre Bourdieu were used. LÄS MER
3. Transnationella utbildningsstrategier vid svenska lärosäten och bland svenska studenter i Paris och New York
Sammanfattning : Education is a neglected area within globalisation research, and, within educational research, very few studies have been devoted to transnational phenomena. In this study, transnational educational strategies are analysed as ingredients in social groups’ strategies, while the transnational investments of higher education institutions are understood primarily as resources in national educational field struggles. LÄS MER
4. Dimensionality and Predictive validity of school grades : the relative influence of cognitive and social-behavioral aspects
Sammanfattning : The purpose of the thesis is to investigate the relative influence of cognitive and social-behavioral aspects on compulsory school grades and the importance of the different dimensions for the predictive validity of grades. Data is retrieved from the Gothenburg Educational Longitudinal Database (GOLD) and the Evaluation Through Follow-up (ETF) database. LÄS MER
5. ”Det är live liksom” : Elevers perspektiv på villkor och utmaningar i Idrott och Hälsa
Sammanfattning : Based on pupils' perspectives, the purpose of this dissertation is to contribute to increased knowledge and in-depth understanding of PE. Sport, exercise and health are important factors for young people’s wellbeing. Children and young people who exercise sleep better, have more energy, learn to cooperate and perform better at school. LÄS MER