Search for dissertations about: "child leisure activity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words child leisure activity.

2. 1. Neighborhood Design and Travel : a Study of Residential Quality, Child Leisure Activity and Trips to School

   Author : Pia Westford; Dick Urban Vestbro; Anders Hagson; KTH; []
   Keywords : urban design; neighborhood; car use; child leisure activity; school trips; lifestyle; perceived environment;

   Abstract : Sustainable urban mobility calls for well-informed design of neighborhoods. Although many studies have been conducted in the field, there is little evidence about the relationships between design elements, urban quality and behavior. Little is also known about residents’ valuation of design and urban quality in this context. READ MORE

4. 2. Transformation through Integration : An Activity Theoretical Analysis of School Development as Integration of Child Care Institutions and the Elementary School

   Author : Monica Nilsson; Institutionen för ekonomi och samhällsvetenskap Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Integration; pre-school teacher; recreation pedagogue; schoolteacher; contradiction; expansive learning; mediation; and tool;

   Abstract : This study analyzes an attempt at integration of a pre-school class, a leisure-time center and an elementary school in Sweden. The integration was organized in the form of Vertical Track which implies a successive development of groups comprising children between six and twelve years old, pre-school teachers, recreation pedagogues, and schoolteachers. READ MORE

5. 3. Participation in leisure activities of children and youths with and without disabilities

   Author : Anna Ullenhag; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska institutet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : The World Health Organization (WHO) defines participation as a person’s involvement in a life situation, and to participate in leisure activities is one of the most important aspects of health and well-being. When a child is involved and engaged in a leisure activity, it gives the child a sense of belonging, opportunities to make friendships, and possibilities to develop physical and social competences and skills. READ MORE

6. 4. Mental Health in Children Undergoing Reconstructive Surgery : Studies on Self-Esteem and Social Interaction

   Author : Birgitta Johansson Niemelä; Viveka Sundelin Wahlström; Tor-Göran Henriksson; Bruno Hägglöf; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Child and adolescent psychiatry; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

   Abstract : While the functional and anatomical aspects of reconstructive surgery in children with leg length inequality (LLI), prominent ears (PE) and cleft lip and palate (CLP) have been studied in detail, the psychological aspects of surgery have been less explored. The benefit of a changed appearance and function on self-esteem and ability to social interaction are other areas where information is lacking. READ MORE

7. 5. Perceived health in Swedish school students : a longitudinal prevalence study

   Author : Gunilla Brun Sundblad; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Abdominal pain; child-parent agreement; headache; leisure activities; musculoskeletal pain; organized sports; perceived health; physical education class; school children; sports injury; stress;

   Abstract : This thesis, with a national sample of Swedish school students, is part of a collaborate project between Karolinska Institutet, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences and Stockholm Institute of Education carried out in 2001 and with a follow-up study in 2004. The overall aim of the collaboration was to investigate the conditions and circumstances surrounding school children's physical activities, their physical capacity, and general health status, with special attention paid to changes over time and with increase in age. READ MORE