In Based upon disciplinary foundation... ? A study on teachers? prerequisite for continuing pro- fessional development (CPD) I have examined the prerequisites that teachers in Nacka have for CPD, due to the new school law that states that all teaching must be based upon disciplinary foundation and proven experience. According to a recently published governmental report, as well as international research, not only structural aspects like time and financial compensation are crucial to whether teachers continue their development. Encouragement from the principal and colleagues are also a contributing factor; and not to mention those factors combined.There is a world wide shared consensus among educational researchers claiming that one very important piece in creating a successful school is having a well-educated and updated staff.

The aim of this master thesis is to find out if young people and librarians think that reference groups can support public libraries to meet the needs of young people, and if the reference groups, which the librarians describe, differentiates from the young peoples requirements. I have made a qualitative study with a questionnaire to six librarians who have experience from reference groups and ten interviews with teenagers. The result showed that young people have many interests and needs which can be met from the library. The teenagers were positive to the library and many of them showed interest in having more influence on the library. Many would like to join a reference group, but on the condition that they would be offered real influence.

Theory of mind Àr att kunna tillskriva andra mÀnniskor mentala tillstÄnd som förklarar deras beteenden. Dessa mentala tillstÄnd kan röra sig om uppfattningar, intentioner eller kÀnslor.    Theory of Mind Scale Àr en bedömningsskala utformad av Wellman och Liu (2004), som undersöker olika nivÄer av theory of mind. Theory of Mind Scale Àr uppbyggd i skalsteg med stigande svÄrighetsgrad. Syftet med föreliggande studie var att översÀtta Theory of Mind Scale frÄn engelska till svenska samt validera bedömningsskalan för barn mellan 3 och 4 Är. Studien syftade Àven till att se om det fanns ett samband mellan dessa barns förmÄga till theory of mind, impressiva grammatiska förmÄga och impressiva ordförrÄd.      Valideringen i föreliggande studie visade att skalstegen i den amerikanska originalversionen av Theory of Mind Scale var applicerbara pÄ barnen i föreliggande studie, med undantag för den sista uppgiften.

The Internet has played an important role for libraries giving them a means of fulfilling their democratic mission of giving equal access to everyone, including people with disabilities. In order to achieve this it is of the utmost importance that they ensure that their web sites are accessible. In this masters thesis we have examined to what extent the web sites are accessible. The thesis is based on theories of human-computer interaction, information architecture, pedagogy and a checklist. The checklist is derived from established international guidelines from W3C, which has been adapted to, and is used by Swedish public authorities to achieve the mission of a ?24-hour authority?.

The aim of this study is to examine Swedish public libraries preservation of rare book collections. In this study a rare book is rare when it become over a hundred years. I will investigate if libraries have any written policies or plans when it comes to preservation and also what the librarians? opinion about rare book collections are. This is of interest because public libraries have a lack of responsibility when it comes to preservation.

The point of departure for this thesis was an article written by Christer Hermansson (2008). He thinks that librarians, following the development of Library 2.0 and the change of public libraries, have strayed away from what he believes should be the focus of the library: Literature. The aim of this thesis is to study how librarians in six Swedish libraries perceive their occupational roles. How does the increased user control, which is seen as part of Library 2.0, affect the tasks of libraries and librarians? The material used in this study was acquired using a qualitative interview technique in which six librarians working in public libraries with experience of IT, mediation and purchase of literature partook.

The aim with this Master's thesis is to study the debate that takes place in the local community when a public library branch is threatened by closedown through the local newspapers. Through this it is our aim to understand why the debate takes place, and why so many people gets concerned with it. By relating this debate to contemporary research of library- and information science, and the discussion in three major Swedish library journals, we have found the answers to these questions. By studying the debate, we found six subjects that where essential for this study. These were Politics and economics, Urban and rural districts, Democracy and accessibility, The service of the library, The meeting place and To replace a closed down library.

Syftet med denna intervjustudie har varit att analysera hur förskolechefer ser pÄ sin roll som chef och pedagogisk ledare. Intentionen Àr att belysa vilka konsekvenser upplevda ramar och förutsÀttningar fÄr för deras möjligheter att utföra sitt uppdrag. Studien visar att förskolechefer upplever sitt uppdrag komplext och mÄngfacetterat. De strÀvar efter att hitta en balans och struktur i mÄngfalden av uppgifter för att kunna agera som pedagogisk ledare och chef..

Den hÀr uppsatsen handlar om att ta bilder/fotografera i kontexterna Instagram och Fotografisk bild i gymnasieskolan och bygger pÄ en fallstudie med nÄgra gymnasieungdomar. Syftet med undersökningen Àr att fÄ större förstÄelse för hur ungdomar tÀnker nÀr de publicerar bilder pÄ Instagram och nÀr de löser uppgifter i skolan. Skiljer sig förhÄllningssÀtt Ät och hur resonerar ungdomarna kring det? I skolan finns mÄl och betygskriterier, hur förhÄller ungdomarna sig till dem och vad gör dessa med hur de löser uppgifter? PÄ Instagram finns inte skrivna regler sÄ som i skolan, men finns det oskrivna regler som kan identifieras som riktlinjer för vad som anses vara rimligt handlande? Hur förhÄller sig ungdomarna till dem nÀr de publicerar bilder pÄ Instagram? Ett syfte med undersökningen Àr ocksÄ att synliggöra lÀrande utanför skolan och att ta till vara pÄ kunskaper som ungdomar skapar i interaktion med andra.Den gestaltande delen i mitt examensarbete Àr inspirerad av ungdomarnas reflektioner kring seende i olika kontexter och deras beskrivning av hur vissa skriver ?hashtags? sÄ att det blir lite som en melodi. PÄ vÄrutstÀllningen bad jag besökare anvÀnda hashtagen #perspektivpÄkonstfack och hjÀlpa mig fylla en vÀgg med bilder.

Den hÀr uppsatsen handlar om att ta bilder/fotografera i kontexterna Instagram och Fotografisk bild i gymnasieskolan och bygger pÄ en fallstudie med nÄgra gymnasieungdomar. Syftet med undersökningen Àr att fÄ större förstÄelse för hur ungdomar tÀnker nÀr de publicerar bilder pÄ Instagram och nÀr de löser uppgifter i skolan. Skiljer sig förhÄllningssÀtt Ät och hur resonerar ungdomarna kring det? I skolan finns mÄl och betygskriterier, hur förhÄller ungdomarna sig till dem och vad gör dessa med hur de löser uppgifter? PÄ Instagram finns inte skrivna regler sÄ som i skolan, men finns det oskrivna regler som kan identifieras som riktlinjer för vad som anses vara rimligt handlande? Hur förhÄller sig ungdomarna till dem nÀr de publicerar bilder pÄ Instagram? Ett syfte med undersökningen Àr ocksÄ att synliggöra lÀrande utanför skolan och att ta till vara pÄ kunskaper som ungdomar skapar i interaktion med andra.Den gestaltande delen i mitt examensarbete Àr inspirerad av ungdomarnas reflektioner kring seende i olika kontexter och deras beskrivning av hur vissa skriver ?hashtags? sÄ att det blir lite som en melodi. PÄ vÄrutstÀllningen bad jag besökare anvÀnda hashtagen #perspektivpÄkonstfack och hjÀlpa mig fylla en vÀgg med bilder.

MÄnga webbgrÀnssnitt idag misslyckas med att möta anvÀndarnas behov och blir dÀrför bristfÀlliga gÀllande anvÀndarvÀnligheten. Detta leder till att anvÀndarna begÄr stora misstag och anstrÀnger sig vid anvÀndningen av webbaserade system. Visuell design och struktur i ett grÀnssnitt spelar en stor roll i hur anvÀndarna förstÄr sig pÄ och tolkar ett grÀnssnitt dÄ de avser hur olika beteenden och information kommuniceras till anvÀndarna. I denna studie undersöks hur visuell design, struktur och anvÀndbarhet i ett grÀnssnitt underlÀttar anvÀndarnas kognitiva bearbetning av information vid utförande av komplexa uppgifter. Studien har utförts genom ett uppdrag för Ahltorpmedia AB, som skapar lösningar för bl.a.

The purpose of this Master?s thesis is to examine the accessibility and barriers of public libraries to intellectual and mentally disabled children and young people. This we will do by examining whether the library staff acts according to policies of the libraries. Our method has been qualitative interviews with library staff and we have also observed the environment, media and marketing of these libraries. As a theoretical starting point of the analysis we use Michael Buckland?s different aspects of access to information.

The aim of this thesis is to study the conditions three public libraries have to be a resource for university students. The libraries are all situated at a distance from universities that allow the students to commute between the university and their homes. These students often make the same demands on the public library as they do on the university library. In order to conduct this study the frame factor theory has been used. This theory was developed by pedagogic scholars during the 1960s and focuses on how the framework surrounding the school affects the learning results.

The purpose of my essay is to study the current debate on public library as a meeting place in the Swedish daily press. I have examined how the meeting function is used and how it is perceived and what it might mean to the public library. Through a selection process, I chose 18 relevant newspaper articles from the year 2006 to 2012. By implementing a content analysis, three themes were distinguished; ?the meeting place as a place to reside on?, ?the meeting place as an inclusion? and ?the meeting place as a culture and activity house? I have used Andersson, Scot-Hansen and Rabers theoretical models of the library's roles for my analysis.

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the relationship between librarians and library support staff in public libraries regarding status, distribution of work and working climate. We were interested to know if there is a conflict between the two occupational groups and how it can be explained. We also wanted to learn what the future holds for the library in terms of professional categories and tasks according to library staff of today. This study is based on twelve qualitative interviews with four heads of libraries, four librarians and four library assistants. Three theoretical approaches were used in the analysis of the interview material: professionalization strategies, conflict theories and theories from group psychology.