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Learning to Share by Reflection-On-Action on an Enterprise Social Media Platform
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Enterprise Social Media Platforms are now commonplace in organisations. They are argued to bring benefits, like simplifying work processes, enhance internal communications and reduce internal organisational barriers. Such ... -
Designing an Educational Action Task Force for MOOCs and Online Course Production
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Although the research literature on online courses, such as massive open online courses (MOOCs), has proliferated, surprisingly few studies have explored the organisational approach to a generic institutional strategy for ... -
Comparing free play and partly structured play in 4-5-years-old children in an outdoor playground
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The aim of this study was to compare how the organization of a movement session as partly structured play or free play influenced the physical activity engagement in 4–5 years old pre-schoolers. The partly structured ... -
Level up or game over: The implications of levels of impact in certification schemes for salmon aquaculture
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Certification schemes are becoming increasingly important within aquaculture management, but the indicators that are used by these schemes are subject to considerable debate. Many have questioned their actual impact on ... -
Journalistic culture, editorial mission, and news logic: Explaining the factors behind the use of populism in European media
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)This chapter investigates factors contributing to the levels of populism in media output. The chapter finds that stylistic elements, such as emotionalization, negativity, polarization, and dramatization, increase the ... -
Nonviolent Resistance and the Quality of Democracy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Previous research has shown that successful non-violent resistance (NVR) campaigns promote democracy compared with violent revolutions and top-down liberalization. However, research to date has not examined the character ... -
A Research Literature Study of Enterprise Social Media Platforms in Organizations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Media scholars have examined the effects of social media on society at large. The complex ways the same technology is adopted and implemented into organizational life is rather unclear. This aspect relates to a lack of ... -
Japan’s Grand Strategy toward China in the Post-Cold War Period
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:94, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Japans storstrategi overfor Kina i tida etter den kalde krigen Korleis bør austasiatiske statar svare på Kinas framvekst? Offensive realistar argumenterer for at framveksande makter har motiv for å ekspandere, og at ... -
Pedagogical Strategies for Creating an Online Community
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)MOOCs is synonymous with information-overload and can result in bad learning experiences. This is the case when thousands of learners engage in a discussion forum with many entries and long threads. The forums ... -
MOOC Platforms: A Nordic Approach to Research Informed Education in Higher Education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Due to a growing demand for flexible lifelong learning, many universities will need to transform their educational strategies to meet societal demands to stay in business in a market where global competition with new ... -
Social integration and self-reported health: differences between immigrants and natives in Greece
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Our paper assesses the relationship between social integration, in terms of social contact and social trust, and one’s individual health. While a large body of research already engaged with clarifying this ... -
Non-communicable diseases in Greece: inequality, gender and migration
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: The relationship between gender, migration status and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is rarely examined. In this study, we rely on data from the MIGHEAL Survey on health inequalities in Greece collected in ... -
Quality of life in primary school children: The Health Oriented Pedagogical Project (HOPP)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Aims: The primary aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between parents’ level of education, measurements of physical attributes, and quality of life in a general sample of primary school children. ... -
Gender empowerment, inequalities and the prevalence of adult female obesity: An empirical analysis using new data, 1990–2013
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Aims: Do gender inequality and gender discrimination explain female obesity? Discrimination denies access to choose and constrains agency. Scope: Using the Global Burden of Disease data on overweight and obesity share of ... -
Does Ethnic Diversity Increase Violent Crime? A Global Analysis of Homicide Rates, 1995-2013.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Many scholars argue that diverse preferences and coordination failure stemming from high ethnic diversity results in high social frictions, leading to socio-political failure. Criminological theories suggest that crime is ... -
Uneasy Bedfellows - Comparing the Diversity of German Public Service News on Television and on Facebook
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)News consumption has shifted increasingly to new platforms and gateways such as social network sites (SNS) with Facebook leading the way. Accordingly, journalists must cope with this “uneasy bedfellow” and provide news on ... -
Social-Cultural Ecosystem Services of Sea Trout Recreational Fishing in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This paper explores the ecosystem services provided by anadromous brown trout (often termed sea trout) populations in Norway. Sea trout is an important species in both freshwater and marine ecosystems and provides important ... -
European Asylum Policies and the Stranded Asylum Seekers in Southeastern Europe
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This article focuses on the restrictive European asylum policies and on their humanitarian consequences in Southeastern Europe. We discuss two interrelated topics: (i) the dynamic of the migration of asylum seekers to ... -
Bringing Military Conduct out of the Shadow of Law: Towards a Holistic Understanding of Rules of Engagement
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)In this article, I outline a holistic approach to the military concept of “Rules of Engagement” (ROE), which complements the legal aspects of ROE with considerations of operational and political requirements for the use ... -
Ageing in Norwegian rural and urban communities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This paper, based on data from two recent national surveys of the residents of municipalities in Norway, compares rural and urban elderly people’s degree of satisfaction with locally available services and their reported ...
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