Blar i Department of Health Promotion and Development på tittel
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Om gode arbeidsrelasjoner i det flerkulturelle barnevernet. Etniske minoritetsforeldre og saksbehandleres erfaringer
(Master thesis, 2011-05-20)Kulturelt mangfold preger i økende grad den vestlige verden. En vesentlig utfordring for barnevernfeltet er hvordan yte kvalitativt likeverdige tjenester for klienter med etnisk minoritetsbakgrunn. Undersøkelser tyder på ... -
Omsorgssvikt - Barnehagen som forebyggende og avdekkende arena. En kvalitativ innholdsanalyse av pensumlitteratur på barnehagelærerutdanningen
(Master thesis, 2019-06-20)Kindergarten is an institution most children attend to and spend lot of time in during their first years of childhood. Those who work in kindergarten have an unique opportunity to identify children who are victim of neglect. ... -
Opplevelse av omsorg i mottak for enslige mindreårige asylsøkere
(Master thesis, 2018-06-14)Formålet med denne oppgaven er å belyse temaet: omsorg i asylmottak for enslige mindreårige asylsøkere. Masteroppgaven baserer seg på opplevelsen av omsorg, og hvilken livssituasjon barna opplever å befinne seg i. Oppgavens ... -
Organisert idrett, kroppsøving og opplevd kompetanse. En longitudinell studie om fysisk aktivitet fra ungdom til voksen
(Master thesis, 2013-05-20)Background: Physical activity is considered important in health promotion, as only a small percentage of the population meets the recommendations for daily physical activity. Establishing healthy habits in childhood and ... -
Organizing for Empowerment: Exploring the Impact of Unionization on Domestic Workers in India
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article seeks to illuminate the impact of unionization on a group of domestic workers in the Indian metropolis of Mumbai. We argue that, as a result of being unionized, these domestic workers have been able to initiate ... -
Orientation to health promotion for public health professionals
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Overføring fra beredskapshjem til fosterhjem. Beredskapsmødres erfaringer og vurderinger.
(Master thesis, 2013-11-14)Mange barn som blir akuttplassert fra hjemmet, blir midlertidig plassert i beredskapshjem før de flytter videre til fosterhjem. Bruk av midlertidige plasseringer i beredskapshjem er omdiskutert, med tanke på den belastning ... -
Paralegal Services and the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence and Other Gendered Injustices in Tanzania, The Case of Women's Legal Aid Centre (WLAC)
(Master thesis, 2013-05-30)Gender-based violence (GBV) is a key dimension which has brought attention across gender stakeholders in Tanzania regarding its prevalence. It is a phenomenon which we face every day from household levels to national levels. ... -
Parenting interventions for families with refugee backgrounds: a randomized factorial, mixed-methods design study protocol
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Raising children in new social and cultural contexts can be challenging for parents. In order to help parents address these challenges, the Norwegian government has instituted a policy of mandatory parent ... -
Participation and Empowerment? Health Promotion for Youth at the Community Level
(Master thesis, 2003)During the past few decades there has been a renewed awareness of the need for health promotion internationally. The World Health Organisations’ strategies for health promotion have also influenced the Norwegian policy. ... -
‘Passed and cleared’ – Former tobacco smokers’ experience in quitting smoking
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06)The literature contains many reports on cigarette smokers and smoking cessation, but there are fewer qualitative studies on smokers’ and ex-smokers’ experiences with smoking cessation and health care professionals. The aim ... -
The past, present and future of the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
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Pay for Performance in Maternal Health in Tanzania: Perceptions, Expectations and Experiences in Mvomero district
(Master thesis, 2011-05-30)In 2008, Tanzania was one of the 11 countries responsible for 65% of all maternal deaths in the world. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Tanzania in 2008 acknowledged lack of commendable progress in reducing ... -
Peer Acceptance Protects Global Self-esteem from Negative Effects of Low Closeness to Parents During Adolescence and Early Adulthood
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Having a distant relationship with parents seems to increase the risk of developing a more negative global self-esteem. This article describes a longitudinal study of 1,090 Norwegian adolescents from the age of 13–23 (54 ... -
Perceived consequences and worries among youth in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aims: To examine perceived consequences for everyday life, learning outcomes, family relations, sleep problems and worries for infection, for friends and their future, among youth aged 12–19 years during weeks 7 to 9 of ... -
Perceptions of Gender and Sexual Minorities in Rural Thailand
(Master thesis, 2013-05-30)This research examines perceptions of gender and sexual minorities in a community in rural Thailand and considers to what degree society's perceptions of gender and sexual minorities are influential in their self-identification ... -
Perceptions of the Youth towards Homosexuality in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2015-05-30)The main purpose of this study was to explore perceptions of the youth towards homosexuality in Accra, Ghana. Data from the study was obtained from male and female student and non-student youth as well as through interviews ... -
Physical activity and life satisfaction in adolescence: The mediating role of initiative
(Master thesis, 2008-05-28)Background: The ability to take initiative is considered an important developmental task in adolescence. Organised leisure time activities have been suggested as especially conducive contexts for initiative development. ... -
Physical environmental characteristics and individual interests as correlates of physical activity in Norwegian secondary schools: the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-09-29)Background: The school has been identified as a key arena for physical activity promotion for young people. Effective change of physical activity behaviour requires identification of consistent and modifiable correlates. ... -
Positive deviance. A literature review about the relevance for health promotion
(Student paper, others, 2015-01)The purpose of this paper is to explore if positive deviance can be a relevant concept for health promotion. Health promotion focusses on enabling individuals and communities to increase control over and to improve their ...