This study is about information needs and library habits among newly retired people. The purpose of this master thesis is to examine the affective and cognitive needs that come with retirement. In what way do the information needs of this group change due to retirement? In order to answer this question we make use of two theoretical models; Role theory and Wilson?s model of information needs. When it comes to library habits, we use Andersson and Skot-Hansens model to examine how newly retired people use the library now and how they could use it on basis of their needs in their new role.

In this Masters thesis the image of the public library in the local press and in the eyes of the public is examined. The questions posed to examine this are: - What activities of the public library are described in the local press? - What activities does the public associate with the public library? - What functions and roles of the public library can be found in the articles and interviews and how are they expressed? - What opinions of the public library and hereto related activities can be found in the articles and interviews? This study is based on an analysis of 127 articles, published in Borås Tidning during a period of six months, and of interviews with 35 people from Sjuhäradsbygden. To analyse the articles and the interviews Marianne Andersson and Dorte Skot-Hansen´s model of roles for the library has been used. The model includes four roles for the library: the library as a cultural centre, a knowledge centre, an information centre and a social centre.

Title: The significance of small talk on leadershipDate of seminar: 13 October 2010Course: Bachelor paper in Business, in Organization, 15 ECTSInstitution: Swedish Business School at Orebro UniversityAuthors: Linda Andersson & Ebba HallbergAdvisor: Gabriella WennblomPurpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify and describe how leadership is affected by the small talk, with these three managers. This with the manager?s perspective as a starting point, within the three services we examined.Research methodology: This paper is based on a qualitative method. Targeted open interviews were carried out with three respondents. Literature in the organizational field has been searched through to give a base for the study.Theoretical framework: This paper uses the theory of communication, the theory of leadership and the theory of small talk.Conclusion: The conclusion we make is that the small talk makes it easier for the modern leadership, this is because the small talk, among other things, allows the manager to spread information and to avoid misinterpretation, and that the manager become more involved in the company.Keywords: Communication, small talk, leadership.

Problem: TV4 har idag inte full kännedom om hur deras kunder ser på relationen mellan sig och kanalens säljare. Det bidrar till att TV4 får det svårare att utveckla relationen ytterligare, vilken de vill förbättra.Syfte: Att undersöka vilka ?mötesaktiviteter? som påverkar och förbättrar förhållandet mellan säljare och befintliga reklamtidsköpande kunder på TV4.Metod: De mötesaktiviteter som har valts att studera närmare är följande; större event, enskilda aktiviteter, säljmötet samt kringliggande aktiviteter runt säljmötet. Nio av TV4:s kunder har intervjuats. Dessa är belägna i Mälardalen och Stockholms-området.Teori: Modellen ?Effekterna av värdeskapande strategier i en lång relation? av A.

Andersson Tannergård, Marie & Löfkvist, Birgitta (2011). Dyslexi och matematiksvårigheter - En kvalitativ studie om hur elever med dyslexi upplever skolarbetet. [Dyslexia and difficulties in mathematics - A qualitative study how students with dyslexia are experiencing schoolwork]. Skolutveckling och ledarskap, Specialpedagogik, Lärarutbildningen, Malmö Högskola. Syftet är att undersöka hur en grupp elever med dyslexi upplever skolan.

This essay investigates, on the basis of the medieval letters, diplomas, how the medieval monasticism contributed to the maintenance of the Danish society's gender structures. The theoretical starting points for the study are gender and class structures and Marcel Mauss presented gift - giving theory. Finally, a continuous comparison is made with Catharina Andersson's results in her dissertation, in which she examines the social structure in the Swedish medieval society. The primary material in the study is the Danish diplomas. 41 diplomas were found relevant for this study.

Föreliggande kvalitativa studie undersöker hur kriminalvårdens elever kan uppleva maktrelationer och huruvida maktrelaterade effekter påverkar deras studieresultat. Genom öppna och semistrukturerade intervjuer med åtta kriminalvårdselever på en kriminalvårdsanstalt samlades data in genom bandade intervjuer. Maktens operationalisering och maktrelaterade effekter beskrivs utifrån Michel Foucaults och Erving Goffmans tidigare forskning, lärandets situerade natur utifrån Bengt Säljös lärandeteorier och inlärningsstilar utifrån Lena Boströms forskning. Kriminalvårdseleverna upplevde en mängd olika maktrelationer. Maktrelationens karaktär och de disciplinära metoder som användes var av avgörande betydelse för de intagnas upplevelser.

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate reading habits among parents of preschool children who do not use the public library. Another aim has been to investigate why these parents don?t use the library and if there is anything the library can do to change this. Little research had earlier been done on this subject. The theoretical framework consists of two different models.

Få institutioner är i lika hög grad som skolan föremål för forskning och åsikter. Alla har rätt att säga sitt när det gäller skola och utbildning, vilket medför att forskning emellanåt anammas utan vare sig reflektion eller vidare granskning. Nytt för skolan för tillfället är ett vidgat textbegreppstänkande. Nytt är också att individuella utvecklingsplaner ska upprättas för varje elev. ?Individualitet? är ett begrepp som bland annat den amerikanske pedagogen John Dewey (1859-1952) hade teorier om.

This essay is about how the library can make a difference inintegrating the minority Roma people into the Swedish society.Roma people have been subjected to persecution anddiscrimination for a long time. In this essay, I examine theactivities, functions and capabilities of libraries that can have apositive effect for the integration of the Roma people. Myquestions are: How can libraries reach out to the Roma people andwhat function do the library have for the integration of the Romapeople? I have used Marianne Anderssons and Dorte Skot-Hansens theory the four functions of the library ? the culutralcenter, the knowledge center, the information center and the socialcenter. Based on this theory, I have interpreted and analyzed thematerial that I have gathered through interviews and literaturestudies such as thesis, dissertations, repors and parliamentdocuments.

Women, etnicity and illict drug useA litterature reviewAuthors: Cecilia Eriksson & Hanna Rapp AnderssonSupervisor: Odd LindbergABSTRACTThis study aims to examine how womens illict drug use appears in different ethnic groups. The chosen perspectiv is social constructivism. The study is based on 20 scientific studies: 17 from Northern America, two from Great Britain and one from Sweden. Central themes from the studies have been created from different subject viewpoints. The results of this study shows that women have different needs when treatment is required.

AbstractTitle: Effective internal communication ?A case study on communication between a manager and the employees in a sportsclub.Number of pages: 40, without enclosuresAuthor: Susan AnderssonTutor: Peder Hård af SegerstadCourse: Media and Communication Studies CPeriod: Second term 2005University: Division of Media and Communication, Department of Information Science, Uppsala UniversityPurpose/Aim: I aim to do a case study of a work situation, where there is no natural or direct form of feedback between the manager and the employees, and compare the purpose of the information efforts with how it is perceived by the employees.Material/Method: Qualitative research method, including an assembling method in the form of interviews, and a processing method of those interviews.Main results: All the used channels combined together (except one channel) seem to have created the right condition so that the content of the information can be perceived and used as the way it was supposed to, even though there?s no direct feedback of the information. The manager gets feedback indirectly and can therefore adapt the messages, or the information efforts, to the receivers.Keywords: Organizational communication, Internal communication, Information, Feedback..

ABSTRAKTLinnéuniversitetet, VäxjöInstitutionen för pedagogikPedagogiskt ledarskap med fokus på mjuka färdigheter, Examensarbete 15hp Titel                                    Pedagogiskt ledarskap med fokus på mjuka färdigheterFörfattare                          Lena Hansson och Ann-Sophie HelgessonHandledare                        Stefan SellbjerDatum                                Juni 2015Antal sidor                        30 Nyckelord: Mjuka och hårda färdigheter, social kompetens, framgångsfaktor, påverkan, erfarenhet, pedagogiskt ledarskap Syftet med studien är att undersöka sex stycken ledares förståelse av mjuka färdigheter i det pedagogiska ledarskapet. Studien är baserad på en kvalitativ studie med halvstrukturerade frågor och standardisering, analysformen är dataanalys med deduktiv ansats och hermeneutiskt synsätt. Frågeställningar är: Hur beskriver ledare de mjuka färdigheterna i sitt pedagogiska ledarskap?Upplever ledarna att deras mjuka färdigheter har varit framgångsfaktorer i deras ledarskap? Resultatet presenteras utifrån sex valda teman (kommunikation, bemötande, social kompetens, integritet, flexibilitet, personlig erfarenhet) och analyserades med hjälp av tidigare forskning och teorier. Resultatet är att det har betydelse vilka mjuka färdigheter man har som ledare, som är avgörande för hur man ska lyckas med sitt pedagogiska ledarskap.

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Sahlgrenska Academyat University of GothenburgDepartment of Internal Medicin and Clinical NutritionAbstractTitle: Does supplementation of omega-3 during pregnancy affectprevalence of allergy in infants and children?Author: Peter Eliasson, Anna RahmSupervisor: Lena HulthénExaminer: Anna WinkvistProgramme: Dietician study programme, 180/240 ECTSType of paper: Examination paper, 15 ECTSDate: 2012-04-12BackgroundEpidemiologic research has shown an association between a high intake of fish and allergy.The underlying theory is that allergy develops already at a prenatal stage and food intakeduring pregnancy has been shown to be significant. Conducting research on allergy isproblematic since it has genetic, as well as enviromental, determinants.ObjectiveThis thesis attempts to conclude and evaluate research on a connection betweensupplementation of omega-3 during pregnancy and allergic outcomes in infants and children.Search strategyThe literature search was conducted in the databases PubMed and Scopus. Among thekeywords chosen were omega 3, supplement, pregnancy and allergy.Selection criteriaHuman RCT, that measured allergy, where the intervention consisted of supplementation withomega-3 for at least ten weeks during pregnancy and ceased at birth.Data collection and analysisThree articles were chosen for this thesis. The articles were examined using templates fromSBU and the quality of evidence was evaluated according to GRADE.Main resultsNone of the articles showed a protective effect on allergic outcome but in one of the studiesthere was significant reduction in eggallergy and another showed significant lower occurrenceof severe eczema.ConclusionsSupplementation with omega-3 during pregnancy does not occur to have an protective effecton allergic outcome in infants and childen but the evidence for this is considered to bemoderate.