Blar i Institutt for pedagogikk og livslang læring på forfatter "Tingstad, Vebjørg"
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Alarming ambiguities : an analysis of Norwegian public documents concerning child obesity
Røsand, Trine (Master thesis, 2016)In the public domain, overweight and obesity are usually presented as an alarming health problem in need of fixing. There has been an increase in average body weight in many counties across the world in the last 30 years. ... -
Being together online: a qualitative study of teenagers' information sharing on Facebook
Kvæstad, Eli Marie Hoftun (Master thesis, 2013)Social networking sites have become immensely popular, especially among Norwegian teenagers. An integral part of these sites is information sharing. Most previous research, however, has investigated teenagers' information ... -
"Bend the fish while it is still fresh": Minority parents’ experiences with the Norwegian nature and outdoors discourses in barnehager
Marion, Anne Sine van (Master thesis, 2013)This study aims at providing an analysis of the experiences of non-Scandinavian minority parents with children in Norwegian barnehager (early childhoood settings) where spending time in nature and the outdoors represents ... -
Beyond Borders: Palestinian Children's Perspectives on their Everyday Life and Future. Ein el Helwe Refugee Camp, Southern Lebanon.
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Coping Daily with Parental Migration: Perspectives of Children Left Behind in the Berekum Municipality of Ghana.
Owusu, Boabang (Master thesis, 2011)Migration has profound impact on the developmental process of any country. However, knowledge about and analysis of children‟s everyday life experiences and coping with parental migration when they are left behind have ... -
Dominating Perspectives on Special Needs Education In Media - A document analysis of newspaper articles contributing to the public debates on Special Needs Education in Norway from 2014 to 2017
Bustad, Helene Dyrland (Master thesis, 2019)Children and young people in Norway spend a considerable amount of time in the educational system, and some students receive special needs education both in and out of the class. The compulsory inclusive school in Norway ... -
Fra «å være feit» til «å lide av fedme»: en etnografisk studie av barn i langvarig rehabilitering av fedme
Ersfjord, Ellen Margrete Iveland (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU;2018:282, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Sammendrag Denne avhandlingen er et bidrag til kritisk refleksjon over hvordan barn med fedme blir forstått og behandlet innen pediatrisk fedmerehabilitering. Min studie befinner seg innenfor rammeverket til den sosiale ... -
Generation of Hope - Perspectives on life, identity, and vulnerability in a Palestinian home for boys
Mustafa, Neda (Master thesis, 2018)In a political conflict and ongoing occupation such as the one that exists in Palestine and Israel, one may make the argument that all aspects of life are affected. As childhood is thought of as a social construct, the ... -
'German culture' in Australia : a case study of a German-English bilingual school
Garke, Anna Maria (Master thesis, 2016)This study aimed to investigate how ‘German culture’ is performed and experienced at a German-English bilingual school in Australia. Thereby, it was essential to find out what teachers and children understand as and ... -
Hvordan forstår vi barn og barndom? : posisjoner og kontroverser i barne- og barndomsforskning
Tingstad, Vebjørg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Denne artikkelen undersøker ontologiske og epistemologiske posisjoner som har hatt en ikke ubetydelig innflytelse på teoretisk perspektivering og metodiske overveielser i barne- og barndomsforskning, spesielt de siste ... -
Interactions and friendships among peers in a Latino community
Pietri, Michelle (Master thesis, 2018)The United States has a large Latino population that has slowly been increasing in the last decade. Many parts of the United States are seeing influxes where there had previously been no immigration from Latinos. As these ... -
Is the choir in Tune? A thesis on interdisciplinary collaboration between children, teachers and child welfare workers from the experiences and perspectives of children
Andersen, Rebekka (Master thesis, 2019)This thesis is conducted in Norway. After the ratification and embedding of the UNCRC in Norwegian law it is recognised that efforts are being made to ensure children’s rights. However, because there has been an increase ... -
Marketing on the Internet: A New Educational Challenge
Skaar, Håvard; Buckingham, David Dennis; Tingstad, Vebjørg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011) -
Migrant children experiences of school: A case study of Iranian children in Trondheim, Norway
Mirsadeghi, Rozita (Master thesis, 2013)Children’s experiences of migration are largely shaped by their experiences of schools in the host society. The present study aims to explore experiences of 15 Iranian immigrant children between the ages of 8-18 living in ... -
Paradoxes of Conversion: Everyday Lives of Tibetan Buddhist Child Monks in Ladakh
Biswas, Tanushree (Master thesis, 2013)Converting to modernity does not only imply changing what one does and how, rather it involves changes in one's relationship with existence as a whole. Every culture is founded upon metaphysical presuppositions which ... -
Preparing for life: Young people's experiences of responsibilities and protection in an orphanage in Cape Town, South Africa
Schenzle, Steffi (Master thesis, 2019)The black and coloured population of South Africa are facing severe obstacles and disadvantages in terms of unemployment, education and health. More than half of the black children are living below the poverty line. Due ... -
Profiled kindergartens, a blessing or a curse? Exploring profiled childcare institutions in modern Norwegian society
Rosenberg, Anette Ringen (Master thesis, 2018)As kindergartens once were a privilege and now have become a part of a “normal” Norwegian childhood, functioning as a multifunctional contribution to Norway´s welfare society. The phenomenon of profiled institutions need ... -
So What?: Young Housemaids' Perspectives on Their Work and Future Life in Jakarta, Indonesia
Christensen, Sendy Elviera (Master thesis, 2012)This study is based on fieldwork at PKBM Kelapa Gading North Jakarta in Indonesia in 2010. The aim of this study is to provide an analytical concept of the everyday life and future expectations of young girls who are working ... -
Social support of child migrants in Accra, Ghana - The Experiences of Young Female Head porters (Kayayei)
Owusu-Ofori, Nadia (Master thesis, 2018)This study aims to explore the experiences of young female head porters on their social support and how that helps them survive in the city of Accra. It aims to discuss how the social networks of the head porters functioned ... -
Ten years living in crisis: Children's experience and perceptions under austerity in Greece
Pardali, Eirini (Master thesis, 2019)Greece hit by the world financial crisis in 2009, has been in the centre of global attention for being one of the most affected countries mainly to its own fiscal deficiencies that lead the country to a chronical recession. ...