All since Thomas Kuhn?s strongly influential The Structure of Scientific Revolutions the Philosophy of Science and ?even more so ?the Social Sciences have contained a greater amount of theories that could be described as more or less relativistic, meaning that the standards of justification or truth thereafter more often were said to be relative to language, culture, or biological makeup. One of the more elaborate ways of developing Thomas Kuhn?s theories in a more relativistic direction ismade by the philosopher Richard Rorty. Rorty, mainly a supporter of Thomas Kuhn, is also a philosopher who has been seen as a main exponent of a so called Postmodern philosophy.My intention in this thesis is to evaluate whether Kuhn's and Rorty's theories of science and knowledge could be regarded as relativism, in respects of their view of incommensurability, rational argumentation, and of their position vis-á-vis the more conventional picture of scientific knowledge and truth.

Companies constantly strive for the perfect order which enables them to satisfy and retain their customers. This is a difficult process that can be facilitated by using different picking technologies. In this study, a research of the picking technologies Pick-to-Light and Pick-to-Voice have been made to investigate when each technology is suited.In order to collect relevant information and data to be able to answer the question formulation, a qualitative study with interviews have been made. The purpose of this essay was to investigate Pick-to-Light and Pick-to-Voice to see when each technology is best suited and to see what the differences between the technologies are. With our essay we wanted to help manufacturing companies to make the right decisions when implementing a picking technology.The results showed that those picking technologies give companies a higher picking quality and an increased work efficiency since the order picking is faster to perform, and that picking errors are reduced.

Septic tenosynovitis involving the digital sheath is a relatively common problem in the horse and the prognosis has been considered as poor. However, there are only few studies confirming this. The purpose of this study is to increase the knowledge about the prognosis for septic tenosynovitis in the digital sheath. The literature indicates that half or a bit more than half of the treated horses will return to previous use. The recommended treatment is debridement of the wound, lavage and sometimes application of drains and broadspectrum antibiotics. The prognosis is considered as worse when the infection is established.

Competition is keen in the fashion industry of today. Homogenous products and prices aredriving competition and most firms are struggling hard to attract customers. Brands havebecome one of the most important assets for success and are often critical for the choices of theconsumers. A strong brand is often considered as a substantial value in the eyes of the consumerand gives the individual firm a competitive advantage in the marketplace. To build a strongbrand it takes that the brand identity not is in conflict with the brand image of a firm or a product.Sometimes one of these conflicts exit and sometimes the firms are not even aware of it.In this thesis we study how two firms, Lindex and Prada, perceive their own image and then wecompare how the images of the firms are perceived by the customers.

The purpose of this thesis is to carry out a qualitative study of the perceptions of language teachers as to their role in the teaching of values and morals to pupils. Five language teachers have been interviewed about their perceptions of how values are taught and their role therein. The interviews serve to investigate the reality of teaching values to pupils in a Swedish secondary school and the work involved in this on-going process, this being with a view to having a better understanding of just how important a role the teaching of values plays in the daily working life of a teacher. Terms such as fundamental values and morals can be difficult to define as they are highly personal and can differ from person to person depending on one?s background, experiences and family circumstances, for example.

I följande studie studeras kunskapsöverföring med fokus på hur två offentliga verksamheter valt att tillvarata den tysta kunskapen genom kompetensutvecklingsinsatser i form av chefsprogram. Vidare undersöker studien hur programdeltagarna motiveras att delta i programmet samt den process som kunskapsöverföringen innebär. Syftet med studien var att tolka och förstå hur den tysta kunskapen kan tillvaratas och överföras inom två offentliga verksamheter genom att studera verksamheternas kompetensutvecklingsinsatser för chefer på direkt nivå. En chef på direkt nivå har inte någon underställd chef utan enbart underställda medarbetare. Detta utförs genom att finna likheter och skillnader mellan hur verksamheterna utformat sina chefsprogram.

During 40 years of industrial production, from the end of the 1890?s until the end of 1930?s, coal and wood distillation products were manufactured in AB Carbo?s tar factory along the River Gimån in Grötingen, in the county of Jämtland, Sweden. In accordance with the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency?s Methods for Inventories of contaminated sites, MIFO, the site in Grötingen has been identified as a potentially contaminated site. In order to determine whether toxic substances pose a threat to human health and ecological systems in the area, there was a need to investigate the presence of contaminants, their levels and potential for migration.

The European Union's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) aims toenhance and standardize sustainability reporting to support the green transition. While the public sector is expected to lead in sustainability, the application of CSRD within Swedish municipalities is fragmented. Many municipally owned companies fall below reporting thresholds individually, creating a transparency gap despite the municipal group often exceeding these thresholds collectively. This discrepancy raises moral and strategic questions regarding public accountability and the effective utilization of the framework. This thesis investigates the rationale for the proactive adoption of CSRD principles bySwedish municipalities, irrespective of formal legal requirements.

Equality between men and women has as an ideal won an increasing impact on the contemporary Swedish society and has established as a factor influencing all areas of society from politics to business and private life. The focus of this essay is to explore the impact of equality on hegemonic masculinity and relations of masculinities. The aim of the essay has moreover been to investigate the consequences of an increased focus on men and critique of masculinity due to a growing influence of feminism and women?s movement in Sweden. The study is based on interviews with four members of staff working in a men?s clinic for sexual and reproductive health in Stockholm, Järva Mansmottagning.

Vi har i vår forskning belyst hur elever upplever arbetet med öppna respektive slutna frågor. Vi har framförallt tittat på hur arbetet med öppna och slutna frågor haft för inverkan på elevers möjligheter till perspektivbyte i tid och rum. Öppna frågor har i vår forskning varit lika med hög frihetsgrad medan slutna frågor är lika med låg eller ingen frihetsgrad. Vi har i vår forskning jämfört resultatet av en essäuppgift från två grupper med elever från årskurs 6. Dessa två grupper har innan uppgiften vägletts i temat ?En resa till Kina? i var sin experimentlektion.

Abstract Titel: Reciprok undervisning ? några elevers erfarenheter. En kvalitativ studie kring ett långsiktigt arbete med läsförståelsestrategier. Författare: Susanne kristensen Typ av uppsats: Examensuppsats (15 hp) Handledare: Anna-Karin Svensson, Examinator: Lotta Anderson Program: Specialpedagogprogrammet 90 hp Datum: 2015-05-20 __________________________________________________________________________ Syfte: Det primära syftet med denna studie är att bidra med kunskapsutveckling om Reciprok undervisning genom att analysera, tolka och förstå några elevers erfarenheter av ett långsiktigt och metodiskt arbete med Reciprok undervisning. Det sekundära syftet är att undersöka hur några pedagoger som undervisar eleverna idag resonerar kring elevernas läsförståelse. Preciserad frågeställning: Hur ser eleverna på läsförståelse och på arbetet med Reciprok undervisning? Hur läser eleverna nya mer avancerade texter idag? Hur värderar och tänker eleverna kring sin egen läsförståelse idag? Hur upplever några undervisande pedagoger elevernas förmågor inom läsförståelse idag? Teoretisk ram: Denna studie vilar på Vygotskijs (2010) sociokulturella teorier som utgår ifrån det lilla barnets lust att lära som grundar sig på imitation och att människan lär och når sin proximala utvecklingszon i samspel med varandra.

Erika Sigeback (2015), Mot samma mål - en fallbeskrivning av hur en skola styrs i en kommun (Towards the Same Goal - a Case Study of how a School is guided in a Municipality), Specialpedagogprogrammet, Skolutveckling och ledarskap, Lärande och Samhälle, Malmö Högskola Bakgrund: Lärarnas kompetens, engagemang, förväntningar och ledarskap har betydelse för elevernas resultat. På samma sätt spelar rektorn en viktig roll för hur framgångsrikt lärarna kan utföra sitt uppdrag (Skolinspektionen, 2010). Alltså den som leder spelar en viktig roll för hur väl en verksamhet lyckas. Specialpedagogen ska enligt examensordningen visa insikt om betydelsen av lagarbete och samverkan med andra yrkesgrupper. Vidare visa förmåga att kritiskt och självständigt identifiera, analysera och medverka i förebyggande arbete samt i arbetet med att undanröja hinder och svårigheter i olika lärmiljöer. Specialpedagogen ska visa förmåga att analysera svårigheter på organisations-, grupp- och individnivå (SFS 2007:638). Tidigare forskning visar bland annat att det brister i förtroendet mellan leden i styrningen av skolan (Nihlfors och Johansson, 2013) samt att det finns en bristfällig kunskap om kommunal målstyrning bland lärare (Henningsson-Yousif, 2003), varpå det finns ett allmänintresse att belysa hur styrningen av en skola kan gå till. Syfte och frågeställningar: Syftet med denna fallbeskrivning är att undersöka hur en mindre kommun i södra Sverige valt att organisera styrningen av skolan.