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Monitoring the Achievement of Deaf Pupils in Sweden and Scotland: Approaches and Outcomes
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Hendar, Ola; O'Neill, Rachel – Deafness & Education International, 2016
Over the past two decades there have been major developments in deaf education in many countries. Medical and technical advances have made it possible for more deaf children to hear and speak successfully. Most deaf pupils learn in ordinary classes in mainstream schools. In this article we explore patterns of achievements of deaf pupils to see if…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Academic Achievement, Deafness
Physical Activity and School Performance: A Survey among Students Not Qualified for Upper Secondary School
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Ericsson, Ingegerd; Cederberg, Margareta – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2015
Background: Many students leave compulsory school without being qualified to apply for national upper secondary school programmes. Despite efforts, the number of unqualified students in Sweden has increased. Grades from compulsory school have direct implications for students' educational futures and the requirement to qualify for an upper…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Academic Achievement, Sport Psychology, Underachievement
Student Flows and Employment Opportunities before and after Implementation of a Third Year in Vocational Programmes at Upper Secondary School
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Murray, Asa; Sundin, Sven – European Journal of Vocational Training, 2008
The present study describes students flows before and after the latest reform of upper secondary school in which a third year as well as a new grading system and new entrance requirements were introduced in vocational programmes. Published and unpublished data on student flows through upper secondary school before and after implementation of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Employment Opportunities, Participant Characteristics, Educational Change
The Way Through University. A Review of Research and an Empirical Analysis of Some Lines of Study within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the University of Umea, 1968-1975. R & D for Higher Education, 1977:10.
Elgqvist-Saltzman, Inga – 1977
Three different projects, undertaken during 1968-1975 and focusing on problems connected with reforms in Swedish higher education and particularly in the Faculties of Arts and Sciences, are reported. The first project was part of the research program initiated by the University Admittance Requirements Committee to serve as a basis for suggestions…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Organization, Cohort Analysis, College Admission