Search for dissertations about: "Focus group study"

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2. 1. Assessment and Study Strategies : A study among Rwandan Students in Higher Education

   Author : Innocent Sebasaza Mugisha; Sven Andersson; Elisabeth Ahlstrand; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Higher Education; students’ conceptions of assessment; cue-seeking; studying the teacher; individual and group study strategies; alternative modes of assessment; Högre utbildning; studenters uppfattningar av bedömning; ‘cue-seeking’; individ- och gruppstrategier; alternativa bedömningsformer; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to gain understanding of students’ experiences of assessment and the study strategies they adopt in the context of Higher Education in Rwanda. The study is governed by questions on how students conceive their experiences with assessment in their courses, how they determine study strategies, and how they reflect on alternative ways of assessment. READ MORE

4. 2. Groupthink : An inquiry into the vicissitudes of regressive group processes

   Author : Michael Rosander; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; groupthink; group dynamics; group cohesiveness; group processes; decision-making;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to examine and further develop an expanded groupthink model (Granstrom & Stiwne, 1998), and also to develop methods to capture the phenomenon in ordinary, authentic working groups. The groupthink model was first proposed by Janis (1972, 1982) and incorporates an omnipotent stance as something highly cohesive groups use handle difficult situations. READ MORE

5. 3. The Swedish Infant High-grade Reflux Trial - and a Focus group study of parents’ experiences

   Author : Josefin Nordenström; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; infant; high-grade vesicoureteral reflux; randomised; endoscopic treatment; antibiotic prophylaxis; renal damage; urinary tract infection; bladder function; parents experiences; focus group;

   Abstract : Background: Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a pathological back-flow of urine from the bladder to the ureter and renal pelvis. VUR is associated with an increased risk of urinary tract infections (UTI) and renal damages. READ MORE

6. 4. Organic Heavy Group 14 Element Compounds : A Study of Their Chemical Bonding Properties Directed Towards Applications as Molecular Wires and in Synthesis

   Author : Julius Tibbelin; Henrik Ottosson; Christoph Marschner; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Silicon; Group 14 Elements; Silenes; Conjugation; Chemical Bonding; Electronic Structure; Protecting Group Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry; Fysikalisk organisk kemi; Chemistry with specialization in Organic Chemistry; Kemi med inriktning mot organisk kemi;

   Abstract : The research described herein includes synthesis, spectroscopy, and quantum chemical calculations with focus on the characteristic properties of compounds with bonds between carbon and the heavier Group 14 elements.The chapters based on the first four papers concern σ- and σ/π-conjugated compounds, although the focus of the first paper is on ring strain of bicyclo[1. READ MORE

7. 5. Borderline patients in group psychotherapy : studies in process and outcome

   Author : Dan Stiwne; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; group psychotherapy; borderline patients; therapy drop-out; group psychotherapy outcome; therapist interventions;

   Abstract : Group psychotherapy with borderline patients is an activity that is fraught with ominous apprehension and it is perhaps for this reason that little research has been done in the field. The aim of the present studies was to map out the area and to test some basic hypotheses about patient and therapist behaviour during the therapy process. READ MORE