Blar i SVA - Norwegian Social Research (NOVA) på emneord "Education"
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Can Education Reduce Violent Crime? Evidence from Mexico before and after the Drug War Onset
(Journal of Development Studies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-22)Existing theories relate higher education to lower crime rates, yet we have limited evidence on the crime-reducing effect of education in developing countries. We contribute to this literature by examining the effect of ... -
Deconstructing doing well; what can we learn from care experienced young people in England, Denmark and Norway?
(Children and Youth Services Review;Volume 118, November 2020, 105333, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-08)This paper addresses the conceptualization of ‘outcomes’ for care experienced people through an in-depth longitudinal study of 75 young adults in Denmark, England and Norway. ‘Outcome’ studies have played a crucial role ... -
Educating the Roma: The Struggle for Cultural Autonomy in a Semi-Nomadic Group in Oslo.
(Social Inclusion;3(5), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-29)This paper will discuss the rationale of a group of Norwegian Roma who have resisted the government’s attempts to educate them since the early 1960s. Behind the scenes these Roma claim that a school education is irrelevant ... -
Forms of Capital and Modes of Closure in Upper Class Reproduction
(Sociology;Volume 51, Issue 6, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12)We investigate the recruitment into the upper class, analysing the impact of different forms of capital and modes of closure. Unlike many Bourdieu-influenced approaches to class, we systematically investigate divisions by ... -
Home-schooling for children with disabilities during the pandemic : a study of digital-, musical- and socio-economic conversion factors
(Education In The North;Volume 28 (3): Nordic values and schooling during COVID-19: how to balance comprehensive education and sustainable pandemic regulations, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This article investigates how increased focus on home-schooling influenced children with disabilities´ everyday education during the pandemic. Specifically, I focus on how children with disabilities were able to engage in ... -
One Order Fits All? Birth Order and Education in Immigrant Families
(European Sociological Review;Volume 36, Issue 1, February 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-01)Birth order causes social inequality between siblings. In Western countries, earlier-born perform better than later-born. In non-Western countries, however, earlier-born generally perform worse than later-born. We use ...