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When it comes to reading, there are rather large differences between boys and girls in skill and frequency, and these differences have persisted for decades. For the last few years I have sensed an increasingly negative image of boys and men in the ”public conversation”. What to read is a matter of personal choice, yet this personal choice is, in this conversation, connected to war, men’s violence

In the aftermath of 9/11, a heightened development of security provisions within the United States of America (US) has been observed. This thesis seeks to study how these security provisions have influenced the process of a securitization of migration and the conceptualization of migrants within the US. This research paper applies Foucault’s notion of biopower to study this issue by examining risk

There is a growing interest in and demand for supervision to support professional development in human service organizations. This study focused on clinical group supervision provided by social workers in health care to employees at a university hospital in southern Sweden. The aim of the study was to examine the relation between the significance of supervision to the employees, when it comes to d

Many actors in the construction sector as well as in the research community emphasize the importance of experience feedback and knowledge building in order to streamline and improve the working methods. Taking advantage of positive experiences, sharing them with colleagues and documenting them within the organisation can be useful for future projects. On the other hand, negative experiences should

Dagens universitet står inför en allt högre konkurrens om studenter både nationellt och inter-nationellt. Behovet av varumärkning av högre utbildning har således blivit allt större. Univer-siteten måste därför arbeta med att särskilja sig från mängden för att kunna locka studenter och medarbetare till sig. Inom den traditionella varumärkesforskningen har fokus förflyttats från ett produktorientera

The aim of this study was to use case study approach to show educators that identities of immigrant students are complex, and a response to the dominant culture. The cases were four immigrant students in grades 8 to 10 in Iceland. Through interviews, and observations, data was gathered on how the students construct their identities in the school con-text, with a focus on teachers’ expectations. Th

Problemområde: Tryckskador efter operation är ett stort problem både för den enskilda patienten och för sjukvården. Syfte: Undersöka hur operationsteamet uppfattar sitt arbete kring tryckskadeprevention samt vilka hinder och möjligheter som finns för att följa befintliga riktlinjer. Metod: Kvalitativ intervjustudie där 15 intervjuer med olika medlemmar av operationsteamet genomförde och analyserad

The aim of this master’s thesis, as suggested by the title, is to study the usage of film in cultural history exhibitions. The subject arouse from queries such as: why are films so often included in cultural history exhibitions? And what do the films provide the visitors with? The thesis sees a distinct difference between the use of film in cultural history museums and the use of film in art museu

Datering med accelerator? Måhända låter det otympligt, men när det handlar om att datera med hjälp av sällsynta slag av grundämnen kan varje atom räknas. Då handlar det om att kunna räkna enskilda atomer, vilket är möjligt med acceleratorbaserad masspektrometri, AMS. Lunds Universitet har en accelerator anpassad just för den här sortens mätningar, vilken främst nyttjas av institutionerna för fysiFor decades, accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) has been used for radiocarbon dating. The background of this technique is outlined along with an in-depth look at the graphitization process used to prepare samples for AMS analysis. The technology necessary to achieve the vacuum quality needed in graphitization and accelerator mass spectrometry is discussed as well. The graphitization system belong

Bloggen som fenomen har de senaste åren blivit en allt mer populär kanal för in-divider att uttrycka sina åsikter genom. Den används även i allt större utsträckning som huvudsaklig kommunikationskanal för personliga varumärken. Vår undersökning syftar till att identifiera vilka likheter respektive skill-nader det finns i arbetsstrategierna mellan ett corporate brand och ett personligt varumärke Blogs as channel for expression has become more popular the recent years. What also is becoming more commonly occurring is the usage of blogs as communication channel for personal brands. In this paper we have studied how strategies for strong corporate brands are ap-plicable on personal brands with the blog as a main channel. We have been doing a qualitative research by interweaving five differ

Syfte: Syftet med vår studie är genom en kvantitativ kundattitydsundersökning, öka kunskapen om vad konsumenter har för attityd till självservice teknik och tekniska funktioner i hotell- och restaurangbranschen. Samt öka kunskapen om teknikens betydelse för kundens värdeskapande. Metod: Studien grundar sig i en kvantitativ metod med en undersökning via en strukturerad enkät. Enkäten distribuerade

As authorities, the universities are subject to the principle of access to official documents. Records generated during the research process are thus to be regarded as official documents, even though there are disputes over exactly when they are to be considered as such. Scientists are, to various degrees, dependent of access to earlier research data, which may have been collected during research

The goal of this report is to explain the effects of hosting a mega sporting event, in this case the Olympics or the FIFA World Cup. Two different kinds of effects is examined; economical or cyclical which is represented by the unemployment rate and psychological effects which is represented by the number of suicides. A difference-in-difference method is applied comparing effects in host countries

Titel Krisarbetets förändrade villkor: En fallstudie av E.ONs kundrelaterade kriskommunikation i ett digitalt medielandskap. Författare Joel Callegari och Lovisa Fey Handledare Asta Cepaite Nilsson Nyckelord E.ON, kriskommunikation, sociala medier, digitala medier, senmodern krishantering, kundkommunikation, nätverkslandskapet, webb 2.0, risksamhället. Problem Nätverkslandskapet skapar förän

The starting point of our master’s thesis was the recent debate regarding the school library arising from the implementation of the new version of the Swedish Education Act (Skollagen SFS 2010:800). Many have criticized the new Education Act, claiming that it puts a too large focus on the library as place. Some even claim that the school library as place is out-dated and not relevant in today’s so

Syftet med denna studie är att utforska huruvida före detta patienter upplever att DBT-behandling inom barn- och ungdomspsykiatrin har bidragit i skapandet av ett liv värt att leva. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med åtta kvinnor i åldern 17-22 år som genomgått DBT-behandling för mellan ett till tre och ett halvt år sedan. Intervjumaterialet analyserades med hjälp av Interpretative PhenoThe study aims to investigate whether former patients experience that DBT-treatment in a child and adolescent psychiatric clinic has helped them in building a life worth living. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight women aged 17-22 years who had undergone DBT treatment one to three and a half years ago. The data were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), wh

Our aim is to study if and how LGBTIQ has been made invisible in the public library context, and how this can be countered. In order to do this, we have studied the public library of Hallonbergen, located in Sundbyberg, Sweden. Hallonbergen is the first library in Sweden certificated by RFSL (The Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights). The certificate shows that they

Vårt syfte är att undersöka L&D-specialisters upplevelser av sin yrkesroll. Vi söker företrädesvis empiriska kopplingar mellan yrkesrollen och följande delar: - utbildning och arbetslivserfarenhet - personliga egenskaper och kompetenser - egen utveckling och yrkets utveckling Vi ämnar att se såväl på delarna var för sig som på den helhet de utgör. Kvalitativ data är insamlad via personliga in

In the wake of the globalization, international tax planning structures has become vital for US investors in order to meet economic challenges and to survive on the competitive market. This research indicates that countries in Europe, such as Sweden and Switzerland, provide a favourable environment for US multinational corporations to set up holding companies as a way to enjoy benefits of legal ta

The aim of this Master´s thesis is to study how the Swedish bill, "Education for children who are staying in the country without authorization", constructs a relationship between legal versus illegal status, and how this relationship affects undocumented children’s integrity in relation to the principle of public access to official records (“Offentlighetsprincipen”). The main hypothesis