The starting point of this work has been to get knowledge about teachers working in a mathematical workshop with the students. I also wanted to investigate what students think about math, both within the workshop and in traditional teaching.To achieve this I chose to interview a teacher in charge within the framework of a mathematical workshop, and six students in the 5th grade. I also did a lesson observation with the purpose to see how well the teacher?s tutoring agrees with the results of the interview.In this study I have discovered that the lessons in the mathematical workshop are planned after what the students are working with in the textbook. The teacher opens the lessons with the whole class and then splits it up in groups.

This bachelor thesis in European studies examines the perceived effects ofEuropeanization among officers, soldiers and seamen in the Swedish Armed Forces(SAF) through the use of semi-structured Respondent interviews. The study focuses onchange in rules, values, identity and organizational changes.The study shows the most important parts of what is believed to be the biggestfactors behind the major change in the SAF during the last 20 years. The biggestfactors are shown to be the fall of the Warsaw pact and the increasing influence ofNATO in Europe. Interviews show that staff within the SAF has difficultiesseparating change coming from the EU and the above-mentioned factors, partially dueto the fact that most members of the European union are also part of NATO. Although in some areas, such as the completion of the Nordic Battlegroup, EU has played an important role and presents itself as a major factor in the ongoing change of the SAF..

The purpose of this essay is mainly to study the reason behind students' visits to restaurants, and also their restaurant habits. The study also intends to find a possible difference in students dining habits among the different social classes; working class and middle class.  This study contains qualitative methods. The qualitative research method is in the shape of deep interviews with ten students from different social classes who?s registered at Södertörns  högskola. The results of this investigation show that the consumer society along with the Respondent?s habitus and access to capital, has influenced and created their opinions and habits around eating out. This has also created the similarities and differences between them. Keywords:Habtitus, consumption, restaurant, social class, consumer society.

AbstractThe aim of my study has been to investigate which expectations students at The Hotel and Restaurant Programme have for their futue working life and labour market. I want to investigate if these expectations are important factors that female dominance is large within the meal service sector. I have chosen to do qualitative interviews to discover these expectations.Some explanations that the Respondent give for the gender differences within the restaurant and meal service sectors are the old tradition of male and female work. Furthermore the possibility of becoming well known within the market and the possibility for personal development in this market are described as important factors.The answers to my questions show that all Respondents are positive to future work markets; also they all want to work within the restaurant sector and not in the meal service sector. The reasons for their choice cannot give a complete explanation to why female dominance is so big within the meal service sector.Keywords: Gender, status and celebrity-hood..

Syfte: Studiens syfte är att undersöka i vilken utsträckning studerande kvinnor 20-25 år vid Högskolan i Halmstad baserar sin klädkonsumtion utifrån de modetrender som dagligen visas i media. Metod: Enkätundersökning som genomförts med ett slumpmässigt urval av studiens målgrupp, studerande kvinnor 20-25 år, kvalitativ djupintervju som genomförts med en Respondent från målgruppen. Samt två kvalitativa telefonintervjuer som genomförts med två chefredaktörer inom mediebranschen.Resultat: Samtliga av studiens kvalitativa intervjuer visar att en tydlig samverkan mellan skribenter för modebloggar, medie- och modeföretag samt konsumenter existerar. Detta samtidigt som studiens målgrupp inte finner sig påtagligt påverkbara vad gäller deras val och konsumtion av kläder från medias dagliga rapporteringar kring mode. .

Syftet med detta arbete är att undersöka vilka uppfattningar lärare har av kommunikationsförmågans innebörd och betydelse i matematik på lågstadienivå i relation till hur undervisningen utformas. Tidigare forskning kring lärares uppfattningar av elevernas kommunikationsförmåga tycks saknas. Utifrån en kvalitativ metod med en fenomenografisk ansats har fem intervjuer genomförts med matematiklärare som undervisar i årskurs 3. Resultatet av analysen är tre beskrivningskategorier om lärarnas uppfattningar av elevers kommunikationsförmåga. Kategorierna är följande: Kommunikation är att diskutera tillsammans, kommunikation är att förklara sin tankegång och kommunikation är att resonera fram en lösning.

Arbetsplatsvåld är ett vanligt fenomen i Sverige idag, ändå finns det en stor kunskapslucka i hur förebyggande säkerhetsåtgärder och strategierhar avsedd verkan då det handlar om att utbilda anställda i att motverka och hantera situationer som innefattar hot och våld på arbetsplatsen. I denna studie har det genomförts en utvärdering av en utbildningsinsats vid ett av Sveriges universitet. Målet med utbildningen var att öka de medverkandes säkerhet och upplevda trygghet vid arbetsplatsen. Syftet med utvärderingen var att undersöka om utbildningsmålet uppnåddes,och förstå vad resultatet berodde på. För att samla in data till studien, har det genomförts kvalitativa intervjuer med fem Respondenter.

This essay focuses on a träffpunkts-activity within LSS's disability care, which started a year ago. The study has an evaluating perspective.The purpose of this essay is to describe the activity, study its intentions and to describe how far it has come reaching its intentions/goals. The questions we have focused on are: What were Träffpunkten's goals and how far has it evolved during the past year. Further more we have examined what kind of social interaction developing between guests and LSS-activity users and how much the activity's intentions show in it today.We used a qualitative method in this essay. To get answers to our questions, we have interviewed persons involved in Träffpunkten and others at Vård och Omsorgsförvaltningen.

The term maneuver warfare is frequently used in western defense doctrines and theoreticaltextbooks. The ambition of the Swedish armed forces is to attempt maneuver warfare in allappropriate situations. Theories and doctrines indicate the importance of decentralized command and control systems. Mission command (Auftragstaktik) is one such system and should be applied to all situations of the Swedish Armed Forces. There are theoretical and doctrinal bases for warfare and command, but in practice, what are the preconditions for this? Previous research addresses many theoretical questions but there are flaws in existing studies investigating practical realities.The purpose of this study has been to reach a deeper understanding of armed forces ability to maneuver warfare by analyzing conformity of command and leadership perspectives in practice.This is an interview-based qualitative case study in which Respondent´s statements were analyzed and interpreted in relation to a theoretical framework.

The aim of this study was to examine young adult cannabis users? attitudes towards cannabis and their perception of the normalization of cannabis. The purpose was also to explore how their views of cannabis correspond with norms regarding cannabis. This study is based on interviews with five young adult cannabis users. The theoretical framework is based on Parker?s normalization thesis, Goffman?s notion of stigma, Becker?s definition of outsiders and the definition of social identity developed by Stone.

Denna uppsats undersöker konsumentbeteende vid köp av en sällanköpsvara, i detta fall en bil. Syftet är att undersöka om ett urval av bilföretaget X's konsumenter agerar enligt Schmidt och Spreng's teori om informationsinhämtning. Denna teoretiska modell redogör för olika variabler som påverkar i vilken utsträckning konsumenter söker efter extern information. Undersökningen var av kvantitativ art med kvalitativa inslag, för att urskönja dels hur mycket information kunderna sökt, dvs. i hur många olika källor och dels vad deras personliga uppfattning var om de olika källorna.

A great importance for the future of municipalize is the ability to attract and retain the younger part of the population.  For the Tärnaby area (a famous tourist resort for alpine skiing), a part of the Storuman municipality, this is a problem, and with a possible mining establishment job opportunities will be provided. In this study I have examined how young adults related to the Tärnaby area have reasoning about stay or move from the area and what may get them to move back.What is the area´s place identity and is it attractive for the Respondents? Can a mining establishment change the negative population trend? The results showed that the Respondent have a strong connection to the area and the identity of the place. A large proportion of the Respondents indicated that they wanted to move back to the area of Tärnaby, if it was possible, due to work-related causes and social relations at existing place of residence. The Respondents approach for a potential mining establishment is both of positive and negative sense.  However, a mining establishment is considered by the Respondents to be of great importance for the future of the Tärnaby area..

Introduction: 1 November 2010  came the amendment about the audit requirement into force. The amendment concerned only micro-enterprises. The most common form offinancing for micro-enterprises are bank loans, therefore the banks play a major role in the business and wellness of micro-enterprises.Purpose: Purpose of this paper is to examine if the credit assessment has been affected by the removal of the audit requirement for micro-enterprises.Method: This study will be conducted by a qualitative study in the form of interviews. Five interviews were conducted, with four Respondents from the large banks and    one Respondent from Almi Företagspartner.Conclusion: All Respondents agreed that the audit is seen as a mark of quality, some lenders will continue to request it from the micro-enterprise while other lenders look at other factors such as ownership, relationship or business concept..

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) är det arbete som företag åtar sig utöver den lagliga skyldigheten och innefattar bland annat arbete med miljö och samhälle. Fenomenet har framförallt undersökts i större företag i och med deras stora inverkan på omgivningen. I små och medelstora företag (vidare kallat SMEs) är CSR-arbetet inte lika väl utforskat. Syftet med detta arbete är att utforska hur och varför SMEs i Sverige, med fokus på enmans- och mikroföretag i Uppsala, arbetar internt med CSR-relaterade aktiviteter. Genom intervjuer undersöker studien huruvida femton enmans- och mikroföretag i detaljhandeln arbetar med CSR inom kategorierna välgörenhet, samhället, miljön samt leverantörer.

During the last decades the questions about environment and social ethics, so called Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), have increased in importance. It is in the business world highly important for the corporations to show the public that the company care about these questions. A common approach nowadays is to outsource productions to other countries resulting in that suppliers have a great part of the work with CSR. CSR as a trend is a rather new phenomenon, and therefore interesting to see how the corporations handle these questions and how the approach looks like. The purpose with this study is to show how corporations which are recommended by CSR organizations for their handling regarding these questions approach CSR and how the work look like in the supply chain.