Search for dissertations about: "consumer education"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 27 swedish dissertations containing the words consumer education.

  2. 11. Information to the patient : an attempt to satisfy the patient's need for information

    Author : Birgitta Engström; Jan Ekstedt; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Patient education; consumer satisfaction; patient compliance; patient care planning; communication;

    Abstract : Dissatisfaction with medical information is a common problem among patients. There is also evidence that patients lack information that physicians believe they have given to the patient. READ MORE

  4. 12. Utilizing Consumer Preferences to Promote Values Awareness in Information Systems Development

    Author : Eric Oluf Svee; Jelena Zdravkovic; Paul Johannesson; Andreas Opdahl; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; consumer preferences; requirements engineering; enterprise architecture; business strategy; goal modeling; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Abstract : The challenges of developing the information systems (IS) that support modern enterprises are becoming less about engineering and more about people. Many of the technical issues of the past, such as hardware size and power, connectivity, and robust software, are engineering problems that have largely been solved. READ MORE

  5. 13. Contested Food : The Construction of Home and Consumer Studies as a Cultural Space

    Author : Karin Höijer; Christina Fjellström; Karin Hjälmeskog; Pia Christensen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Home and Consumer Studies; food; social constructionism; school; teachers; pupils; classroom; Kostvetenskap; Food; Nutrition and Dietetics;

    Abstract : Education about and for the home has been part of the Swedish education system for over one hundred years, and Home and Consumer Studies (HCS) has been compulsory for all pupils since the common nine-year school system was introduced in 1962. For all this time food has been a central theme, however we know very little of what food means in this context. READ MORE

  6. 14. Academic Performance in Swedish Ninth Grade Students Treated for Brain Tumours

    Author : Malin Lönnerblad; Eva Berglund; Klas Blomgren; Ingrid van’t Hooft; Lisa Thorell; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; School performance; academic performance; brain tumour; academic grades; national tests; delayed graduation; theoretical subjects; practical and aesthetic subjects; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate how children in Sweden treated for brain tumours performed in their ninth year at school compared with matched controls. The studies investigated grades and results from national tests in the theoretical subjects of Swedish, English, and mathematics; grades in the practical and aesthetic subjects of art, crafts, music, home and consumer studies, physical education and health; and the frequency of delayed graduation and qualification for school years 10-12 (corresponding to upper-secondary school or high school). READ MORE

  7. 15. Essays on mortgage rate choice in Sweden

    Author : Maria Hullgren; Hans Lind; Bo Söderberg; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mortgage choice; Swedish mortgage market; consumer characteristics; borrower perceptions; financial advice; housing co-operatives;

    Abstract : Buying a home is for many households the financially most important purchase they will make. The choice of mortgage instrument is also of importance in that it will determine a household’s financial exposure. READ MORE