Educational anthropology involves analyzing cultural conditions and social processes within educational contexts (or from an educational perspective). Through ethnographic studies, it analyzes people's perspectives, actions, and relationships as they are formed and expressed in everyday life and outside institutions.
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AE Arbejderbevægelsens Erhvervsråd
particular focus areas are the labor market, the education system, inequality, public finances, social prosperity and economic opportunities in the green transition.
The Workers' Business Council was founded in 1936 by the then LO and Det Cooperative Fællesforbund as the workers' movement's main organization in the field of economic and business policy.
CORDIS
The Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS) is the European Commission's primary source of results from the projects funded by the EU's framework programmes for research and innovation, from FP1 to Horizon Europe.
Dansk Clearinghouse for Uddannelsesforskning
Collects, analyzes and distributes results on research in the pedagogical and educational field.
EPPI
The database of references in the field of education is being developed by the EPPI-Centre and Review Groups as a result of searching and coding research for systematic reviews.
Eurostat
The EU's statistics organisation, which controls the member states' statistics.
EVA
Denmark's evaluation institute is an independent state institute under the Ministry of Education. EVA works with evaluation and quality development – from day care for children to higher education.
Infomedia
Newspaper database with Danish newspapers and magazines.
OECD
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
PISA
Program for International Student Assessment.
Rådet for børns læring
The council monitors, assesses and advises the Minister for Children and Education on the professional level, the pedagogical development and the pupils' benefit from the teaching.
Skolporten
Information monitoring about up-to-date Swedish school news, the latest school research and conferences.
Skolverket
The central administrative authority for the Swedish public school system for children, young people and adults, as well as for pre-school activities and child care for school children. Government and Parliament specify goals and guidelines for preschool and school through the Education Act, curricula etc. The task of the Agency is to work actively for the achievement of these goals. The Agency steers, supports, follows up and evaluates the work of municipalities and schools with the purpose of improving quality and the result of activities to ensure that all pupils have access to equal education.
Socialstyrelsen
The National Board of Social Affairs and Health is part of the Ministry for Children, Equality, Integration and Social Relations, which has the task of contributing actively to a knowledge-based social policy.
produces knowledge, debate and networks about early interventions for 0-6 year olds, youth education and higher education as well as research and innovation. Dea is a non-profit and politically independent think tank.
VIVE – Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd
VIVE is an independent government institution under the Ministry of the Economy and the Interior, which deals with analyzes and research within: the social and health sector, children and family, the elderly, employment, education as well as finance and administration. According to the law, the center must contribute to solving the welfare society's challenges and strengthen quality development, efficiency and management in the public sector.
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Combined electronic access to Ordbogen.com and Gyldendal's dictionaries, etc. Here are dictionaries in many subjects, languages and subject areas. The overview of all relevant dictionaries appears when searching for a word.
AU Studypedia is an academic study tool you can use in connection with writing assignments, literature searches and other study-related work forms.
Portal to theses for the various subject areas under DPU.