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Words without meaning? Examining sustainable development terminology through small states and territories

Kelman, Ilan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

Small states and territories have plenty of examples to offer of sustainable development as well as for analysing the terminology used in sustainable development. This paper uses conceptual discussion supported by specific ...

Work from home and collective creativity: Exploring the experiences of IT professionals

Tønnessen, Øystein; Flåten, Bjørn-Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

Work-related and personal predictors of COVID-19 transmission: Evidence from the UK and USA

Anand, Paul; Allen, Heidi L; Ferrer, Robert L; Gold, Natalie; Gonzales Martinez, Rolando; Kontopantelis, Evangelos; Krause, Melanie; Vergunst, Francis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

Objective To develop evidence of work-related and personal predictors of COVID-19 transmission. Setting and respondents Data are drawn from a population survey of individuals in the USA and UK conducted in June 2020. ...

Written corrective feedback in the lower secondary EFL classroom: exploring questions of what, how and why in observed and self-reported teacher practice

Berg, Elin Maria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

For decades, scholarly debates have been concerned with the effect of corrective feedback (CF), both written and oral, on L2 language development. Much of the research that supports written corrective feedback (WCF) comes ...

Young Learners' Perceptions of Learning about Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment: The Struggle for Recognition in School

Goldschmidt-Gjerløw, Beate (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

Based on participatory research with teachers and young learners’, this article explores students’ perceptions of learning about sexual and gender-based harassment in upper secondary school in Norway. Drawing upon theoretical ...

Youth poverty in the Dominican republic: the dis-empowered next generation

Borho, Linda Natalie (Master thesis, 2012)

This qualitative case study reveals crucial insights on youth poverty in two communities in the Dominican Republic. Young people are caught in a vicious cycle of poverty, dis-empowerment and risky behavior. They are ...

Å bryte et mønster: med Downs syndrom i vanlig jobb : hvilke faktorer har betydning for om mennesker med Downs syndrom kan delta i det ordinære arbeidslivet?

Wasvik, Tora Mathea (Master thesis, 2014)

I denne masteroppgaven har jeg forsøkt å undersøke (a) hva slags faktorer som kan ha betydning for om mennesker med Downs syndrom kan delta i det ordinære arbeidslivet, og (b) hva det betyr å ha en ordinær jobb for denne ...

Å gjøre akademisk karriere : En institusjonell-etnografisk utforskning av professorers karriereveier

Rist-Christensen, Pernille Klock (Master thesis, 2020)

Denne oppgaven er en institusjonell-etnografiskutforskning av akademiske karriereløp. Prosjektet er gjort med utgangspunkt i utforskningsmetodologien institusjonell etnografi, som har som formål å avdekke og synliggjøre ...

Å møte sørgende mennesker med psykisk utviklingshemming : En eksplorativ studie av ansattes erfaringer og refleksjoner over eget arbeid

Kofstadmoen, Marie Eikrem (Master thesis, 2021)

The theme of this master’s thesis focuses on developmentally disabled people experiencing grief, and how employees working in municipal care homes take care of them through this process. To highlight this issue and ...

Å oppleve Stine Sofie Senteret : En kvalitativ studie av hvordan syv ungdommer beskriver oppholdet på Stine Sofie Senteret

Arntzen., Anne Beth Mål (Master thesis, 2020)

The purpose of this study is to learn more about how young people experience their stay at the Stine Sofie Center. Will the young people's descriptions of their stay be characterized by what was important along the way and ...