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Barnets beste i tilbakeføringssaker. Hvordan forstås dette begrepet og hvilke vurderinger inngår i fylkesnemndsvedtak om spørsmål om tilbakeføring av barn i henhold til barnevernloven § 4-21?
(Master thesis, 2011-05-20)Formålet med studien var å undersøke hvordan fylkesnemndene forstår begrepet barnets beste og hvilke vurderinger som inngår i denne vurderingen når de skal vurdere om barnet skal tilbakeføres til sine biologiske foreldre. ... -
Barnevernets erfaringer med det forebyggende arbeidet i SLT
(Master thesis, 2013-05-21)Samordning av Lokale rus- og kriminalitetsforebyggende Tiltak (SLT) er en samordningsmodell som tar sikte på å koordinere innsatsen for det forebyggende arbeidet i nærmiljøet. Barnevernet har en sentral plass i det ... -
Barnevernets håndtering av bosettingsarbeidet ved økt tilstrømning av enslige mindreårige flyktninger i 2015. Synspunkter og erfaringer fra barnevernsansatte
(Master thesis, 2018-05-30)The aim of this study was to provide knowledge about how the Norwegian child welfare services handled the work of settling during the increased inflow in 2015. This including a focus in challenges the caseworkers experienced, ... -
Barnevernsansattes erfaringer med å oppnå tilbakeføring etter fosterhjemsplassering
(Master thesis, 2022-05-19)Den europeiske menneskerettsdomstolens kritikk av norsk barnevern har lagt press på at barnevernet i større grad skal ha søkelys på målet om tilbakeføring ved fosterhjemsplasseringer. Formålet med forskningsprosjektet var ... -
Barneverntjenestens deltakelse i oppfølging av fosterbarns skolegang: Hva er god praksis?
(Master thesis, 2010-11-22)Bakgrunn og problemstilling: Den viktigste målsettingen i denne masteroppgaven var å få mer kunnskap om hvordan barneverntjenesten involverer seg i fosterbarns faglige og sosiale fungering i skolen. Utgangspunktet for ... -
Barns medvirkning ved bruk av metodetypologien "fotostemme" - slik det fortoner seg fra barns perspektiv
(Master thesis, 2018-06-14)Background: This thesis originates from the project "Participation for a childhood environment free of bullying" which is a part of one of the participating municipalities in the project "Mapping and development work in ... -
Barriers to social participation for the deaf and hard of hearing in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2009)The deaf and hard of hearing are part of marginalised individuals in Ghana who are often relegated to the background and therefore face barriers to participation in society. This lack of participation often leads to the ... -
Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Leisure Activities and Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12)Participation in leisure activities is an important arena for the positive psychological development of adolescents. The present study set out to examine the relationship between adolescents’ satisfaction of the psychological ... -
Being in the same boat: An empowerment intervention in breast cancer self-help groups
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-09-23)Background: Health is not merely the absence of disease – health also encompasses mental and social wellbeing, illustrating the term positive health. Empowerment, including promotion of sense of control and mastery in life, ... -
The Bergen Social Relationships Scale (BSRS): A short questionnaire for the measurement of psychosocial stress in epidemiological studies
(Research report, 2016-06-24)This document describes the background, development, use, and publications as of June 2016, of the Bergen Social Relationships Scale. An annotated reference list is included. -
Bestiller-utførerorganisering og brukermedvirkning. En evalueringsstudie av Bodø kommunes organisering av kommunale hjemmetjenester
(Master thesis, 2005)This thesis is an evaluation of the citizen participation in municipal home based care services for older adults. The implementation of the Principal-Agent model1 wins popularity among the decision makers in the municipally. ... -
Betydningen av organiserte fritidsaktiviteter for akademisk mestringsforventning
(Master thesis, 2018-06-05)Participation in organized leisure activities is associated with better self concept, health, focus on school work and academic goals in adolescents. It is also associated with positive communication between adolescents ... -
Beyond parity: Understanding the construction of gender identity and gender relations in two secondary schools in Dhading district, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2014-05-26)A majority of academic and non-academic studies and debates on gender and education at international and national level centers around gender parity in education. Thus this study is an attempt to move beyond this vantage ... -
Beyond the glass ceiling: an exploration of the experiences of female corporate organizational leaders in Ghana
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Although an increase in the inclusion of women in the global labor market has been reported in recent times, existing literature show that women are still heavily underrepresented in organizational leadership positions. ... -
Black Lives Matter in health promotion: moving from unspoken to outspoken
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Racism is a public health crisis. Black communities (including Africans, the African diaspora and people of African descent) experience worse health outcomes as demonstrated by almost any measure of health and wellbeing—e.g. ... -
Body-related concerns and participation in physical education among adolescent students: the mediating role of motivation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: There is a need to understand better factors influencing participation in physical education (PE) and the mechanisms involved. The adolescent years are characterised by increasing levels of body-related concerns. ... -
Born og unge vaksne som har vakse opp med foreldre med rusproblem – kva erfaringar beskrive dei og korleis reflekterer dei over desse erfaringane?
(Master thesis, 2020-06-23)Det er omlag 31 millionar i verda som har eit rusproblem så stort at det påverkar omgjevnadane rundt på ein negativ måte. Det er store mørketal omkring kor mange born og unge som veks opp i ein heim med alkohol- og rusproblem. ... -
Breast-, complementary and bottle-feeding practices in Kenya: stagnant trends were experienced from 1998 to 2009
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-02)The pattern of infant and young child feeding that provides the most benefit includes being put to the breast within an hour of birth, exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, continued breastfeeding along with complementary ... -
Brukermedvirkning i barnevernets beslutningsprosesser. Familiers opplevelse av brukermedvirkning i undersøkelsesfasen i en barnevernsak
(Master thesis, 2007)Målsetningen er å studere fenomenet brukermedvirkning i barneverntjenesten, med særlig fokus på beslutningsprosesser, for å se hvilke kriterier som bør ligge til grunn for at brukerne selv skal kunne oppleve medvirkning. ... -
Building adherence-competent communities: Factors promoting children's adherence to anti-retroviral HIV/AIDS treatment in rural Zimbabwe
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-03)Given relatively high levels of adherence to HIV treatment in Africa, we explore factors facilitating children's adherence, despite poverty, social disruption and limited health infrastructure. Using interviews with 25 ...