Browsing Department of Health Promotion and Development by Title
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The nature of subjective health complaints in adolescence: Dimensionality, stability, and psychosocial predictors
(Doctoral thesis, 2006-09-12)Despite the fact that adolescence is regarded as a period in life with good health and where severe illness is uncommon, many adolescents struggle with different kinds of health complaints in their daily lives. From a ... -
Negotiating deficiency: Exploring ethnic minority parents' narratives about encountering child welfare services in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05)Evaluating the participatory opportunities for service users within social welfare institutions is a pressing issue. In this article, we explore a group of ethnic minority parents' experiences with child welfare services ... -
Negotiating parenting culture, identity, and belonging : The experiences of Southern European parents raising their children in Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-06-18)Background and aim: In the current environment of globalization, notions of parenting and childhood travel across borders and interact with local understandings pertaining to childrearing. Likewise, families are increasingly ... -
Nei til ”Homo!” og ”Hore!” i ungdomsskulen: Lærarrettleiing om førebygging og handtering av kjønnsrelatert mobbing, homofobisk erting og seksuell trakassering
(HEMIL-rapport, Research report, 2009)Dette er ei lærarrettleiing for lærarar i ungdomsskulen om førebygging og handtering kjønnsrelatert mobbing, homofobisk erting, og seksuell trakassering. Prosjektet er finansiert og utforma på oppdrag frå Utdanningsdirektoratet. ... -
A new life in Norway: the adaptation experiences of unaccompanied refugee minor girls
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction In recent times, record numbers of unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) have settled in Norway. Many researchers have investigated the myriad challenges URMs face when settling in the countries of refuge, but ... -
The Nicaraguan Women's Movement after the comeback of the Revolutionary Heroes: Preventing and Responding to Violence against Women
(Master thesis, 2011-05-31)This thesis analyses the increasingly difficult situation for the Nicaraguan women‟s movement after the comeback of the heroes of the Revolution. I comparatively explore two women‟s organizations‟ goals, strategies and ... -
North-South Partnerships for Health: Key Factors for Partnership Success from the Perspective of KIWAKKUKI
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-06-06)Background: North-South Partnership (NSP) is a main strategy for health promotion work in Africa. Northern partners contribute funding and expertise and Southern partners contribute crucial knowledge of context and capacity ... -
The Norwegian Healthy Life Study: protocol for a pragmatic RCT with longitudinal follow-up on physical activity and diet for adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01-05)Background: The Norwegian Directorate of Health recommends that Healthy Life Centres (HLCs) be established in primary health care to support behaviour change and reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases. The aim of the ... -
Norwegian policies to reduce social inequities in health: Developments and challenges. A qualitative case study
(Master thesis, 2012-05-09)Although health inequities have increasingly been acknowledged as an urgent public health challenge in all European countries, the health gap still widens, while there remains a lack of knowledge about how to effectively ... -
Nærvær i arbeidslivet - en survey undersøkelse av forpleiningsansatte i Nordsjøen. Er der sammenhenger mellom langtidsnærvær på jobben og mestring, jobbengasjement, organisatorisk rettferdighet, krav, kontroll og sosial støtte?
(Master thesis, 2008)Both at the workplace and within the legislation in Norway there have been a focus change in recent years where emphasis on the functioning and presenteeism of the employees have gained more attention rather than the ... -
Nødvendige surrogater; Fra oppdragelsesanstalt til skolehjem: En forståelse av to bestyrere sine perspektiv å utviklingen og behandlingen av «slemme gutter» på Ulvsnesøy - belyst med årsberetninger, samt elevprotokoller fra 1891 og 1911.
(Master thesis, 2018-06-15)Dette prosjektet er et kvalitativt studie på bestyrernes perspektiv og syn på guttene som ble plassert på Ulvsnesøy på slutten av 1800- tallet og inn i det 20. århundre. Betraktningsmåtene eller synsvinklene til de to ... -
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. ... -
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. ...