Browsing Fakultet for samfunns- og utdanningsvitenskap (SU) by Title
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What is passion? An investigation of the relationships between passion, personality and humour in athletes
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)Rollen til menneskelig atferd er alltid interessert forskere. Viktige aspekter ved å forstå atferd er lidenskap, personlighetstrekk og humor. Forskere har lenge brukt disse temaene for å prøve å forklare deler av atferd. ... -
What is the meaning of sharing: informing, being informed or information overload? An explorative study of implementing an Enterprise Social Media Platform in a public organization
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)In recent years, several Norwegian public organizations have introduced Enterprise Social Media Platforms. The rationale for their implementation pertains to a goal of improving internal communications and work processes ... -
What is the role of “degree of worry” and “coping appraisal” in intentions for protective behaviour? Testing components of the protective motivation theory.
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Protection motivation theory (PMT) has become a leading theory to explain the cognitive processes for risk management. The PMT suggest that cognitive likelihood evaluations predict protective behaviour. Consequently, several ... -
What Is the Value of a Global Health Research School for PhD Students?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The aim of the study was to investigate previous PhD students’ views on the Norwegian Research School of Global Health and its activities. Of the research schools for PhD students, few focus on global health and even fewer ... -
What is trained develops! Perspective on skill learning.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Knowledge about developmental theories is important for experts or specialists working with children following normal development and children who have various kinds of dysfunction, in order to better understand what happens ... -
What kind of citizens? Constructing ‘Young Europeans’ through loud borrowing in curriculum policy-making in Kosovo
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Kosovo introduced two major curriculum reforms over the past 20 years – in 2001 and 2011 – each aiming to bring education closer to international trends. Simultaneously, Kosovo underwent major political, social, and cultural ... -
What kind of populism? Tone and targets in the Twitter discourse of French and American presidential candidates
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Insurgent candidates from across the political spectrum are increasingly turning to social media to directly engage the public. Social media offer a platform that favours affect and personality, both key components of ... -
What lies beneath trait-anxiety? Testing the Self-regulatory Executive Function Model of Vulnerability
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Vulnerability to psychological disorder can be assessed with constructs such as trait anxiety and neuroticism which among others are transdiagnostic risk factors. However, trait-anxiety and related concepts have been ... -
What makes a good gift in kind? - A case study of second hand donations sent between a Norwegian and Tanzanian NGO
(Master thesis, 2017)Recent years have seen a change in philanthropic giving away from check writing and towards gifts given in kind (GIKs). Nonmonetary assets like goods, services and voluntary work are donated by corporations, institutions, ... -
What makes the difference? Social Media Platforms and Party Characteristics as Contextual Factors for Parties’ Use of Populist Political Communication
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Social media has contributed to the spread of populist political communication, but we still lack a systematic knowledge of the contextual factors affecting its use. In this study, we investigated how and to what degree ... -
'What matters is what you are inside, what you think and feel'' - Children presenting an alternative understanding of who we are: Hybrid Cultures and Hybrid Identities in the Netherlands
(Master thesis, 2018)External effects of globalisation have caused discussions in European societies whereby people express feelings of a loss of culture and a loss of identity. Striking in these debates is the negative expression towards ... -
What Psychological Factors Make Individuals Believe They Are Infected by Coronavirus 2019?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: We previously showed, by means of an online-based survey, that the belief of being infected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) acted as a nocebo and predicted higher perception of symptoms similar to COVID-19 ... -
What relational aspects are important for organizational capacity for change in a higher education merger
(Master thesis, 2018)Background: Organizational change in today’s society is becoming commonplace. For many organizations, this means that they either change the way they do business and create value or perish. This trend and necessity for ... -
“What should I do when I get home?” treatment plan discussion at discharge between specialist physicians and older in-patients: mixed method study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background During discharge from hospital, older patients and physicians discuss the plan for managing patients’ health at home. If not followed at home, it can result in poor medication management, readmissions, or ... -
What the Net Can't Do. The Everyday Practice of Internet, Globalization and Mobility
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What were we thinking? A scoping review of crisis management pandemic literature (1984–2019)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Pandemics are now the focus of research attention in the fields of preparedness and crisis management. As pandemics are some of the largest crises to occur, an important question becomes ‘what were the field of crisis ... -
"What's for Tea?": A Study of how Aspects of Culture are presented in Textbook Texts for English as a Second Language in Lower Secondary School
(Master thesis, 2011)In this thesis I have looked at how the cultural aspects are presented in a textbook series for English as a Second Language (ESL). The textbook series studied is New Flight; made to be used in Lower Secondary School. Since ... -
What's so good in my life? Children's Perspectives and Understanding of Well-being in an Urban Slum: A Case study in Islamabad, Pakistan
(Master thesis, 2013)This study aimed to explore the perspectives of children about their well-being through participatory research in the context of an urban slum area in Islamabad, the capital city of Islamabad. Eighteen children: ten girls ... -
The What, Why and How of Child Participation—A Review of the Conceptualization of “Child Participation” in Child Welfare
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This review explores the conceptualization of “child participation” in a child welfare context. The analyses are based on the theories, models and concepts researchers apply when framing their studies. Central to the ... -
Wheels of fortune: A study of psychological factors determining riding an e-scooter while intoxicated
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)A quantitative analysis of intention to ride a shared electric scooter under the influence of alcohol in a representative sample of people in Trondheim, Norway. The data collection primarily happened at two shopping centres, ...