AbstractThe aim of this thesis is to investigate how the Swedish political parties have been discussing gender politics since 1970 to nowadays, in order to see which problems and solutions that have been suggested by the parties to increase the representation of women and the equality between the sexes. The theoretical framework is constructed by theories of women´s representation, gender politics and women?s interest.To describe how the discussions about gender politics have been between the different parties, the methodological foundation consists of an ideology critical textual analysis of the political programs from the Swedish parties.The analysis confirms that the discussions about gender politics and the political representation of women increase over time. The most important issue of equality is the lack of women´s rights and possibilities in the labor market as a consequence of women´s responsibility of home and childcare. The analysis also shows that parties which discuss women as a category and the underrepresentation of women also point out the importance to increase equality between men and women..

ABSTRACTMusic and differences in knowledge ? a study of music teachers experiences with differences in musical knowledge. The purpose of this paper is to, out of a music teacher?s perspective, see if the differences in music abilities between 7th grade students are at all, or in some ways connected to the previous schools they?ve attended. I will also research in what areas, in the subject of music, students are differing more, as well as less, in their knowledge. The analysis is based on interviews with six 7th grade music teachers working in the Swedish nine-year compulsory school system.

AbstractThis study aims to describe and analyze how the 15 municipalities of Västerbotten County consider regional targets of development in their comprehensive plans. The study also investigate if there´s any need of improvements for the consideration of regional targets in comprehensive planning.This paper is based on studies of comprehensive plans in Västerbotten County and on three interviews with employers of different municipalities in the county. An thematic analysis were used to analyze documents and interviews.The result shows that a new comprehensive plan generally takes more consideration to regional targets of development than older plans. The consideration varies a lot between the municipalities of Västerbotten County and it can be explained by many reasons. The informant?s points out that lack of resources- and competence plus a deficient dialog between municipalities and regional organizations are the mainly causes.Keywords; regional development, comprehensive planning, strategy for regional development, regional development program, land-use planning.

AbstractProblem-based learning (PBL) was from the beginning developed in medical school, but is today used in education in other programmes as well. Investigations about PBL have been conducted in different disciplines and there is also metastudies. In this paper, a metastudy of 8 bachelor degree papers have been conducted. The questions answered were: which methods were used to investigate PBL in primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school,which advantages were found in working according to the PBL method, which disadvantages were found in working according to the PBL method and did teachers and students views about advantages and disadvantages about PBL as a method differ and if they did, how? The results showed that mostly qualitative methods were used to investigate the PBL as a method, mostly abilities of social qualities and independence were trained in working according to PBL, a disadvantage was that working according to the PBL method was considered more resourse consuming than traditional teaching methods and teachers and students views about PBL did not differ considerably.

AbstractArtikeln är en kvalitativ studie som syftar till att undersöka samverkan mellan organisationer sett ur socialsekreterares perspektiv. Den ämnar undersöka deras erfarenheter, åsikter samt attityder till samverkan för att kunna erhålla deras syn på arbetssättet. Samverkan som arbetssätt måste vara närvarande i människobehandlande organisationer för att säkerställa klientens bästa samt för att öka effektiviteten. Multipel problematik hos klienter gör det nödvändigt att organisationer samverkar. Socialsekreterarna i denna studie såg samverkan som nödvändig och de visar en positiv inställning till arbetssättet.

Abstract  Nilsson, J. (2011) Waldorf preschool and municipal preschools - How they look at the preschool curriculum. Degree in the teacher education program. Gävle. University of Gävle.

AbstractIn 1998 the Swedish legislation was sharpened, and active educationalists were legally bound to report any suspicion of child maltreatment. Nevertheless, there are a number of unrecorded cases of maltreated children, and research reveals that less than half of these children are reported to social services (Olsson, 2001). The purpose of the present study was to illustrate the problems with the mandatory reports in schools, as well as to study how educationalists proceed when they suspect that a child is maltreated. The method consisted of semi-structured interviews with five educationalists. The results revealed complex problems regarding educationalists mandatory reports.

Sammanfattning/Abstract Syfte Syftet är att undersöka och resonera om vilka diskurser som möjligtvis skapas eller är ursprung bakom utbildningsminister Jan Björklunds argumentation för och i samband med gymnasiereformen GY2011och vilka effekter det får på bildämnet i gymnasieskolan. Frågeställningar Vilka diskurser som möjligtvis kan vara i konflikt med en bildämnesdiskurs konstrueras i den argumentation om skolvärlden som uttrycks av Jan Björklund? Vilken identitet och status får bildämnet i dessa diskursers synsätt? Metod och material För att besvara frågeställningarna har analys av debattmaterial skrivet av Jan Björklund gjorts, främst boken Skolstart. Materialet har sedan analyserats med diskursanalytisk metod och jämförts med en uppfattning av bildämnet, som det är framställt i undersökningen nationell utvärdering av bildämnet. Resultat Resultatet visar att bildämnet har identitet som står i konflikt med Jan Björklunds diskursordning på många punkter. Nyckelord: diskursanalys, Estetisk verksamhet, GY 2011, Jan Björklund, Kunskapssyn,.

The focus of Broken Conventions is experimental cinema, that big body of film existing outside the limiting boundaries of the mainstream cinema industries. The goal is to provide a broad view of this abstract and hard-to-define area of film studies, by searching for an answer to the question; what is experimental cinema and can it be viewed as a genre of its own? In doing so, I will explore the theoretical discourse surrounding the topic, as well as provide case studies of several experimental films. I will also suggest a genre theory, as a way of determining whether or not experimental cinema can be seen as a genre, but more importantly to use it as a way of further examining the individual films and to deepen the understanding of this type of film. The topic at hand is however extremely subjective and there is no generally accepted definition, or term for that matter, concerning what experimental cinema really is.

Abstract Ett examensarbete om verksamma pedagogers syn på pedagogisk handledning i förskolan. Syftet med arbetet är att ge en inblick i pedagogers uppfattningar om pedagogisk handledning samt få en indikation på om och i så fall hur förskollärarens uppfattningar liknar eller skiljer sig från specialpedagogens uppfattningar i frågan om fenomenet pedagogisk handledning. Studien består av halvstrukturerade intervjuer som sedan analyserats med fenomenografisk ansats. Intervjuerna har handlat om fenomenet pedagogisk handledning. Resultatet visar på fyra aspekter av förståelsen för fenomenet pedagogisk handledning: ? syftet med pedagogisk handledningen ? förutsättningarna för pedagogisk handledning ? svårigheter vid pedagogisk handledning ? förutfattade meningar om pedagogisk handledning I jämförelsen av förskollärarens och specialpedagogens uppfattningar så är tankarna mer individuella och inte professions bundna under syftet med och förutsättningarna för pedagogisk handledning.

AbstractThe aim of this essay is to analyse what roll repression has had in the making of my unpublished collection of poems entitled Hopp som i hare. I examine how the autobiographical subject abortion has influenced the writing process and the outcome of the poems. By presenting literature that?s been important in the making of the collection I show some thoughts and ideas about Post Abortion Stress Disorder, a diagnosis without scientific grounds. In a discussion I go through the whole writing process from subject and genre choice through the revisions till the final version that were sent to be commented by the class in creative writing at Växjö University 2008.

Abstract The use of electronic media plays an important part in the life of youth and especially Internet and mobile phones are important in the social and cultural networks of youth. The first step of this thesis is to examine the ICT-based activities of upper secondary school students through an online survey. The second step is to examine what didactic implications can be derived from the ICT-based activities in the subject of Swedish. Results from this survey and national and international research show that young people spend the majority of their leisure time on the Internet. The result also shows that media activities displace other school related activities such as traditional reading and writing.

Abstract : Under våren 2008 gjordes en utvärdering av en kvinnojour i en medelstor svensk stad. En uppföljning har nu genomförts för att ta reda på om de goda resultat som uppvisades håller i sig på lite längre sikt.Baserat på framförallt en feministisk förståelse av våldet i kombination med teorier om brottsoffer, empowerment och emotionssociologi undersöktes kvinnornas uppfattning av sin situation idag med hjälp av enkäter, fokusgrupper och enskilda intervjuer. Även dagboksanteckningar har studerats. I likhet med den inledande undersökningen visar uppföljningen att stödet från kvinnojouren är uppskattat och en ovärderlig hjälp för förståelsen av vad man varit med om och hur man kan gå vidare. Våldet har i stort sett upphört, och förbättringen gällande psykisk hälsa, självförtroende och rädsla håller i sig, även om en lätt tillbakagång antyds i vissa fall vid den andra uppföljningen.

Abstrakt/AbstractFör tio år sedan genomfördes en studiepå Astrid Lindgrens barnsjukhus i Stockholmdå 32 tonåringar med typ-1 diabetes fick genomgå en empowerment-baserad gruppundervisning i diabetes. Målet var att gruppmedlemmarna skulle bli medvetna om vad de behövdeförändrai sin egenvård, lägga upp en handlindsplan, och ta kontroll över sin sjukdom.Denna utbildning ledde dock inte till någon förbättring av Hba1c men en förbättring avungdomarnas förändringsbenägenhet.Som ett vårdutvecklingsprojekt av barndiabetesmottagningens verksamhet blev syftet med föreliggande studie att retrospektivt undersöka vad deltagarna upplevt som betydelsefullt efter att som tonåringar ha deltagit i denna grupputbildning.Efter att intervjuat 6 av deltagarna gjordes en kvalitativ innehållsanalys vilket resulterade i följande teman:Att uppleva kompetent stöd från diabetesmottagningen, att gemenskapi gruppen gav mod att konfrontera sjukdomen ochatt grupputbildningengav känslan att det var lättare att leva med diabetes.Resultatet skulle kunna utgöraendelav ett underlag för utformningen av framtida gruppundervisningar för tonåringar med diabetes..

AbstractBackground: Relation means the relationship between two parts. By creating a good relation between nurse and patient you can conduce a better caring. Aim: The aim of the study was to illustrate the relation within palliative care from nurse- patient perspective. Method: The study is a literature review where ten articles were analysed with qualitative content analysis. Results: The findings showed that knowledge, communication, continuity, silence and availability were the most important thing for the nurse in the relationship.