Sökning: "children s participation in education"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 15 avhandlingar innehållade orden children s participation in education.
1. We are all the same, but... : Kenyan and Swedish school children's views on children's rights
Sammanfattning : This thesis presents a study on how school children in Kenya and Sweden express their views on children’s rights, in particular rights related to participation, non-discrimination, and education. The overall purpose was to explore the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, its claim to be universal and its relevance for children in various school and life contexts. LÄS MER
2. The Everyday Practice of School Bullying : Children's participation in peer group activities and school-based anti-bullying initiatives
Sammanfattning : This thesis explores the everyday practice of school bullying by examining children's participation in peer group activities as well as in school-based anti-bullying activities within an educational setting. The empirical material is drawn from a long-term (1 year) ethnographic study conducted among preadolescent children in a 5th grade class in a Swedish elementary school. LÄS MER
3. All Parents in Focus : Governing parents and children in universal parenting training
Sammanfattning : The thesis deals with power and control in public health interventions in Sweden using structured parental support programs. The aim is to visualize how parents and children's relationships are described and discussed in manuals and courses intended for all parents with children between the ages of 0 and 17 and how the children themselves describe in their family. LÄS MER
4. Essays in Empirical Labour Economics : Family Background, Gender and Earnings
Sammanfattning : All three essays in this thesis are concerned with the interrelation of family, gender and labour market outcomes. The first paper investigates family earnings mobility between parents and sons, and parents and daughters, highlighting the role of assortative mating. The results suggest that daughters are more mobile than sons. LÄS MER
5. Förberedande läsning och skrivning i förskolan
Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study has been to investigate if pre-school children are able to profit from a program in early reading and writing skills and investigate if there are possibilities to give children this stimulation in pre-school. Are teachers, in dialogue with children, able to give them a preparedness for reading and writing? Are parents interested in supporting their children at home with reading and writing activities?The theoretical grounding of the study proceeds from a Vygotskijan perspective. LÄS MER