Search for dissertations about: "peer-support"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the word peer-support.

2. 1. Implementing a program for parents with intellectual disability: Peer support as an interactive support system

   Author : Elaine Mc Hugh; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; evidence-informed programs; intellectual disability; training; implementation support; parenting; Parenting Young Children; peer support;

   Abstract : There is growing focus on equal rights and inclusion for individuals with intellectual disability (ID), including the right to have children (Article 23 of the UNCRPD). Implementation of appropriate, research-based practices is therefore integral to supporting these parents. READ MORE

4. 2. Learner support for distance learners : A study of six cases of ICT-based distance education institutions in China

   Author : Shuting Gao; Vinayagum Chinapah; Shangwu Zhao; Chang Zhu; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Learner support; student support; support services; peer support; learner center; collaborative learning; interaction; motivation; critical thinking; creative thinking; deep learning; higher order learning; group learning; small group work; Community of Inquiry CoI ; ICT-based distance learning; Radio and TV University; distance education; Web-based learning; e-Learning; adult education; higher education; International and Comparative Education; internationell och jämförande pedagogik;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on learner support in Chinese distance education. It draws a picture of Chinese modern distance education, covering the major issues in the field of learner support, and small group work as peer support. READ MORE

5. 3. Elusive Relations : A Phenomenology of Interpersonal Understanding in Social Work

   Author : Karl Eriksson; Professioner och organisering; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; interpersonal understanding; phenomenology; empathy; self-stigma; peer-support; interpersonell förståelse; fenomenologi; empati; själv-stigma; kamratstöd;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to explore how phenomenological philosophy may contribute to the conception of interpersonal understanding in the context of social work practice. The thesis consists of an extended introduction and four original papers, investigating modalities of interpersonal understanding in relation to three different subjects, namely empathy, stigmatization, and peer-support. READ MORE

6. 4. Contextualising a South African social innovation for maternal and child health to mothers with experiences of migration in Sweden

   Author : Per Kåks; Mats Målqvist; Sibylle Herzig van Wees; Anna Bergström; Jenny McLeish; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Social innovation; peer support; migration; parenting; parents; children; health promotion; trust; mistrust; implementation; empowerment;

   Abstract : Despite a universally accessible and high-quality welfare system, disparities in health and wellbeing persist between families who have migrated to Sweden and the native population. The South African Mentor Mother programme, a social innovation for maternal and child health among socially disadvantaged communities, was transferred and adapted to benefit mothers and pregnant women with experiences of migrating to Sweden. READ MORE

7. 5. Ethics of User Involvement in Sensitive Design Situations

   Author : Susanne Lindberg; Magnus Bergquist; Maria Åkesson; Maja van der Velden; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; ethics; participatory design; user involvement; design research; children; schizophrenia; cancer; sensitive; vulnerable; design; participation; principles; digital peer support;

   Abstract : While this era of digital technology brings great possibilities for improving the lives of many people with digital healthcare services, the design of these services in turn present challenges that are ethical in nature. Participatory Design (PD) values user involvement in design from a democratic, empowerment and ethical perspective. READ MORE