Search for dissertations about: "school setting"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 201 swedish dissertations containing the words school setting.

  2. 1. Adolescent self-reported health in the Umeå region : Associations with behavioral, parental and school factors

    Author : Karina Nygren; Lennart Nygren; Urban Janlert; Curt Hagquist; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; adolescence; school survey; self-reported health; somatic complaints; stress; norm compliance; parent-adolescent relations; compulsory school; school managers; research utilization; ungdomar; skolenkät; självrapporterad hälsa; somatiska besvär; stress; normföljsamhet; föräldrarelationer; skola; skolområdeschefer; forskningsanvändning;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of a quantitative and a qualitative study. The quantitative study (articles I-III) aimed to examine how self-reported health in adolescence is associated with behavioral, parental, and school factors. Through a survey directed at all adolescents in grades 7-9, data were collected in 2005 in a region in northern Sweden (n=5060). READ MORE

  4. 2. Prevention of Human Papillomavirus in a school-based setting

    Author : Maria Grandahl; Tanja Tydén; Ragnar Westerling; Tryggve Nevéus; Marie Oscarsson; Ann Josefsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Human papillomavirus; HPV; vaccination; cervical cancer; school nurse; school health; immigrants; parents; adolescents; belief; attitude; decision; prevention; public health; randomised controlled trial; intervention; focus group interviews; vaccine hesitancy; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science; Caring Sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to examine beliefs about human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention, especially vaccination, among parents, immigrant women, adolescents and school nurses, and to promote primary prevention among adolescents.The methods used in the thesis were focus group interviews, individual interviews, a web-based questionnaire, and finally, a randomised controlled intervention study. READ MORE

  5. 3. Entrepreneurship in a School Setting : Introducing a Business Concept in a Public Context

    Author : Karin Axelsson; Yvonne Eriksson; Maria Mårtensson; Karin Berglund; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Innovation and Design; innovation och design;

    Abstract : Entrepreneurship has during the last decades gained an immense interest in academia, politics and practice. It is argued from politics that more entrepreneurs are necessary for the economic development. In addition, nowadays entrepreneurship is also perceived as a solution to social and societal challenges. READ MORE

  6. 4. Computer Science Project Courses : Contrasting Students’ Experiences with Teachers’ Expectations

    Author : Mattias Wiggberg; Mats Daniels; Lecia J. Barker; Tony Clear; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; computer science education; computer science student projects; computer science projects; computer science education research; phenomenography; learning; higher education; communities of practice; capstone projects; constructivism; Computer science; Datavetenskap; Datavetenskap med inriktning mot datavetenskapens didaktik; Computer Science with specialization in Computer Science Education Research;

    Abstract : Including small or large project courses is widely recognized as important in preparing computer science students for a professional career. Typical examples are the capstone courses, which often are seen as the jewel in the crown since this is where students will bring their previous knowledge and skills together to show mastery of their craft. READ MORE

  7. 5. The Everyday Practice of School Bullying : Children's participation in peer group activities and school-based anti-bullying initiatives

    Author : Johanna Svahn; Ann-Carita Evaldsson; Marie Karlsson; Susan Danby; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; School bullying; children?s participation; peer group interaction; classroom interaction; interactional practices; morality-in-interaction; ethnography; ethnomethodology;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the everyday practice of school bullying by examining children's participation in peer group activities as well as in school-based anti-bullying activities within an educational setting. The empirical material is drawn from a long-term (1 year) ethnographic study conducted among preadolescent children in a 5th grade class in a Swedish elementary school. READ MORE