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Shafiq, M. Najeeb; Myers, John P. – American Journal of Education, 2014
This study examines the Swedish national educational voucher scheme and changes in social cohesion. We conduct a statistical analysis using data from the 1999 and 2009 rounds of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement's civic education study of 14-year-old students and their attitudes toward the rights of ethnic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Vouchers, Student Attitudes, Social Attitudes
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Linton, Ann-Charlotte; Germundsson, Per; Heimann, Mikael; Danermark, Berth – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2013
While progress has been made for including students with disability into mainstream schools, trends point to problems for students with Asperger syndrome (AS) diagnosis who have a propensity to dropping out of school. Teachers' perceptions and understanding of AS will affect expectations and the attainment of educational targets. Thus, to avoid…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Teacher Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Social Attitudes
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Elmeroth, Elisabeth – Intercultural Education, 2009
The aim of the research reported in this paper was to study and analyse student attitudes towards ethnic diversity and their expectations regarding the school in creating positive attitudes. The results show that the majority of the students embrace a positive attitude towards multicultural society. However, this attitude varies when the variables…
Descriptors: Role Models, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Cultural Pluralism