Sökning: "Equality of opportunity"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 47 avhandlingar innehållade orden Equality of opportunity.

  1. 21. The Emergence of the Post-Socialist Welfare State - The Case of the Baltic States : Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

    Författare :Jolanta Aidukaite; Sven Hort E O; Joakim Palme; Stein Kuhnle; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Post-Socialist Welfare state; Social Policy; Baltic States; Eastern Europe; Sociology; Sociologi; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation takes a step towards providing a better understanding of post-socialist welfare state development from a theoretical as well as an empirical perspective. The overall analytical goal of this thesis has been to critically assess the development of social policies in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania using them as illustrative examples of post-socialist welfare state development in the light of the theories, approaches and typologies that have been developed to study affluent capitalist democracies. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Exploring socioeconomic inequality in educational opportunity and outcomes in Sweden and beyond

    Författare :Victoria Rolfe; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; inequality; socioeconomic status; opportunity to learn; student achievement; teacher characteristics; TIMSS; PISA;

    Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis aims to explore Sweden’s achievement gap in international assessment and how this may have developed in the context of a network of educational inequalities. Theoretically grounded in the Model of Potential Educational Experiences (Schmidt, Raizen, Britton, Bianchi, & Wolfe, 1997), the thesis investigates how the relationship between the intended and attained curriculum is moderated by actions at the classroom level. LÄS MER

  4. 23. The justification and legitimacy of the active welfare state : some philosophical aspects

    Författare :Mikael Dubois; Sven Ove Hansson; Stuart White; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Political philosophy; social justice; justification; legitimacy; welfare state; social insurance; prevention; conditionality; active welfare state; Filosofi; Philosophy;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis has two aims. The first aim is to set out an argument for social insurance in the form of compulsory income insurance in the event of sickness or unemployment, and to explore two lines of arguments for social insurance policies that are commonly associated with an active welfare state that seeks to prevent or reduce reliance on social insurance. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Caring, Sharing, and Childbearing : Essays on Labor Supply, Infant Health, and Family Policies

    Författare :Anna Norén; Erik Grönqvist; Matz Dahlberg; Katarina Steen Carlsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Informal care; Elderly; Labor supply; Alcohol prevention; Brief intervention; AUDIT; Antenatal care; Child health; Childcare; Parental leave; Gender equality; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Essay I: I study the consequences on labor market outcomes and sick leave of having an elderly parent in need of care. Caring for an elderly parent may be associated with opportunity costs such as productivity loss on the labor market if informal caregivers are of working age. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Subjective experiences of dignity within mental health care

    Författare :Frode Skorpen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Dignity;

    Sammanfattning : Background: The importance of respecting people’s inherent dignity was put on the agenda during the last century with the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. From a caring science perspective, the importance of meeting people with respect and taking care of their absolute dignity is also emphasized. LÄS MER