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The purpose of this study was to examine the school counselors’ role in school, how they perceive their role and how much discretion they have. Who are the school staffs that can affect the counselors work? This is a qualitative study where we interviewed ten low-and high school counselors. The results showed that school counselors continuously have dialogues with students, parents, staff members,

This study aims to explore media representations of political processes in countries that are situated in the geo-political periphery. More specifically, this study examines through a discourse analytical edge articles published by Dagens Nyheter (Sweden), New York Times (US) and Clarín (Argentina), about the political upheavals that threatened the democratic system in Ecuador 2010, Honduras 2009

The issue of water in the Israel-Palestine conflict is a long-debated topic that continues to be one of the main obstacles in peace negotiations today. Extensive research exists on the water crisis on the West Bank and Gaza Strip, but few studies scrutinizing how the situation plays out in East Jerusalem are available. This thesis aims to fill a small part of this scientific gap. By gathering inf

Åldersbedömningar av ensamkommande barn är vanligt förekommande i asylprocessen. Syftet med denna uppsats har varit att undersöka hur åldersbedömningen ska gå till och vilken betydelse utfallet av åldersbedömningen har för frågan om uppehållstillstånd. För att problematisera åldersbedömningen har jag utgått från grundläggande bevisteoretiska och processrättsliga principer, så som bevisbördans placAge assessments of unaccompanied minors are common in asylum procedure. The purpose with this thesis is to examine how such an assessment should be made and how the applicant’s age affects the question of asylum. I am using basic principles in evidence theory and procedural law, such as burden of proof and free evaluation of evidence, to problematize the age assessment. I am also discussing the mo

This paper set out to examines United States growing use of drones in order to counter terrorism. In recent years the amount of drone strikes has increased dramatically primary because of the unique capabilities which allows the state to wage war without the loss of human soldiers. Drones offer a low cost and a low risk solution which has grown very popular within military circles. This paper focu

While various studies have been conducted on the innovative potential suffix of Japanese vowel verbs, commonly known as ranuki kotoba (lit. ra-omission words), few studies exist on the use of the innovative form based on situational context and style of speech. The main purpose of my thesis is to provide an up-to-date quantitative analysis on the situation-based use of ranuki kotoba (referred to a

Digital technologies are changing social work practices in profound ways. Today, digital devices are used by social workers in their everyday work; from assessing social benefit applications digitally, writing pre-formatted investigations and using chatrooms in treatment, to holding digital meetings with colleagues and clients. Digital technology is also utilized as a management instrument. Changi

Getting or paying “interest” on loans is probably the most vehemently and frequently debated subject of Islamic economics. There is no doubt that the Holy Quran forbids riba, but the question is: Does the Holy Quran give a “divine” definition of riba or its scope? Unfortunately, the Holy Book of Islam, which is the primary source of reference for Muslims, offers no “divine” definitions. Definition

Background: The optimal timing of anticoagulation for patients with acute ischaemic stoke with atrial fibrillation is uncertain. We investigated the efficacy and safety of early compared with delayed initiation of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in patients with acute ischaemic stroke associated with atrial fibrillation. Methods: We performed a multicentre, open-label, blinded-endpoint, paralle