This study focuses on the use of animals in social work from the perspective of social workers. The purpose of this study is to examine social workers? experiences of animal assisted social work and how social workers view the integration of animals in various fields of social work. The research is based on a qualitative method and four semi-structured interviews were conducted with social workers. The theories incorporated in the study are Attachment Theory and Sense of Coherence (SOC).The following results are presented: Social workers are considered to have a more comprehensive understanding of clients compared to their associates who do not hold a degree in Social Work.

The purpose of my essay is to see how teachers are working to integrate the two subjects Art and Swedish in their teaching, and to see how this integration is made. What do teachers think about subject-integration? What are the positive effects of it? Are there any difficulties involved? Do the teachers prioritize cooperation with other subjects?To answer my questions I have interviewed eight teachers, four of them in upper secondary school and four in lower secondary school. I have also studied literature about subject-integration and children?s learning, curriculum?s and syllabi in the subjects of Art and Swedish.The results of my study show that the interviewed teachers are positive when it comes to integrating Art and Swedish and other subjects.

Within the political science research it is common to examine the effects on the national parliaments caused by European integration. In this Bachelor Thesis the aim is instead to show what involvement of the national parliaments in the European Union implicates to the European integration process.The object of examination is the introduction of the parliaments as supervisors of draft legislative acts, this is also known as ?the Early Warning Mechanism?, through the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. An analysis of answers from the national parliaments in the tests of three pilot cases, conducted by the COSAC, is made with help of Institutional theory and an Europeanization perspective.The main findings show that the mechanism of early warning probably will not become an obstacle for continued European integration, but it could slow down the process in some areas. Most probably though is that the mechanism forces the national parliaments to adapt and to be better equipped to react at events taking place at the European level.

In contemporary Sweden political participation among foreign-born Swedes is viewed as low and it is well known that foreign-born individuals do not use their voting rights to the same extent as the general population. At the same time there are numerous ethnic associations around the country who work with various activities involving political, democratic and integration issues. This study aims to study how four members of a Somali association regard, relate to and work with politics, democracy and integration. The study is based on these four people, but also on their relationship with authorities and other agencies in the community. The conclusion of this study shows in brief that the desire to participate politically is great, but that democracy and politics is accessible to all, depending on the level of language skills and what political knowledge the individual has.

ABSTRACT This research explores how the Work Integration Center (AIC) supports unemployed immigrants in acquiring jobs and how the practical work helps immigrants in entering the labour market. It employs qualitative research approach through semi-structured interviews staff members at AIC and municipal commissioners of education and labour market in the municipality of Malmö. Its aim is to examine how governmental setup guidelines were represented in the practical work. These guiding principles of the organization are presented at the top of municipality. The findings suggest that even if the staff has no knowledge of the official measures of the integration plans, they have implemented the aims and criteria in their work with the immigrants.

De svenska stÀderna har fÄtt en mer komplex och rikare sammansÀttning av befolkningsgrupper nÀr det kommer till bÄde levnadssÀtt och familjeförhÄllanden. De socioekonomiska klyftorna har blivit allt tydligare och bostadssegregationen har under de senaste decennierna vÀxt fram i de svenska stÀderna. Det finns mÄnga förestÀllningar om hur man planerar den goda staden och vilka komponenter som behövs för att skapa en stad dÀr alla Àr jÀmlika. I detta kandidatarbete undersöks hur den fysiska utformningen pÄverkar stÀders boendemönster och omrÄdet MöllevÄngen i Malmö studeras som fallstudie.

The present study discusses the political integration of immigrants in local government in the muncipality of VÀxjö from 1971 to 1991 in the form of representation. The main data source consists of lists of people holding local commissions of trust in the various boards and committés appointed by the municipality council, as well as in the council itself. These data are then compared to population statistics from Statistics Sweden. Main findings of the study are that immigrants are insufficiently represented in relation to their proportion of the population. It is suggested that this is a result of structural discrimination and possibly insufficient socialisation..

Syftet med denna studie Àr att belysa sprÄkets betydelse vid integrering av nyanlÀnda invandrarelever. Jag har undersök hur vida eleverna uppfattar sitt mottagande i den svenska skolan och hur eller om lÀrare kartlÀgger elevens sprÄk- och kunskapsutveckling. Resultaten Àr baserade pÄ information frÄn personintervjuer och hur denna information korrelerar med min valda teori. Jag anvÀnde ett teoretiskt ramverk av Lev Semjonovitj Vygotskij som Àr en erkÀnd pedagogisk teoretiker. Resultaten av min studie visar att svaren frÄn mina intervjuer stÀmmer vÀl överens med min valda teori: att omgivning och utveckling gÄr hand i hand.

The official Swedish interpretation of the concept of citizenship is based on the social-liberal concept of citizenship. According to feminist critique, this interpretation of the concept contains male norms that lead to the exclusion of several groups from full citizenship. There is also a corresponding feminist critique which holds that in the womensÂŽ movement and gender research there are strong norms as well, especially in the form of ethnocentrism. Also, the image of immigrant women in public debate is being questioned and the critics here raise the question of the responsibility of the society for integration. Swedish research on citizenship has focused very little on the situation of immigrant women, and this essay aims at helping to fill this empirical gap.

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka socialarbetares förstÄelse av ensamkommande barns integration i det svenska samhÀllet och de tillvÀgagÄngssÀtt olika aktörer, dÀribland socialarbetare, har nÀr de arbetar med detta. Metoden som vi valde att anvÀnda var kvalitativ intervju och för att analysera resultaten anvÀnde vi oss av systemteori och empowerment. Resultaten visar att sprÄk, skola och en meningsfull fritid var viktiga delar för barnens integration i samhÀllet. Socialarbetarna i vÄr studie uppgav att de inte arbetar praktiskt med barnens integration, att det Àr boendepersonalen/familjehemmet och de gode mÀnnen som ansvarar för detta. Viktiga slutsatser i studien var att intresset för de ensamkommande barnen var svagt frÄn samhÀllets sida och att socialarbetarna ansÄg att de dokument som anvÀnds inte alltid var anpassade för de ensamkommande barnen.

Experter hÀvdar att smartphones blir allt vanligare i högre utbildning (högskole- och universitetsnivÄ) vilket gör undervisningen mer flexibel och tillgÀnglig för studenter. En smartphone fungerar som en handdator och du kan anvÀnda den för att lÀsa e-post, surfa pÄ Internet, logga in pÄ sociala nÀtverk som Facebook och Twitter, lÀsa nyheter, spela spel, lösa korsord, foto- grafera och spela in videor och mycket mer.Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka skillnader i attityder mellan studenter och lÀ- rare samt mÀn och kvinnor om anvÀndningen av smartphones i högre utbildning. Detta gjor- des med ett kvantitativt angreppsÀtt dÀr datainsamlingen gjordes med hjÀlp av en webbaserad enkÀtundersökning. NÀr det gÀller studenter och lÀrare, har vi utgÄtt frÄn Prensky?s (2001) teori om digitala infödingar och digitala immigranter.

This study focuses on the use of animals in social work from the perspective of social workers. The purpose of this study is to examine social workers? experiences of animal assisted social work and how social workers view the integration of animals in various fields of social work. The research is based on a qualitative method and four semi-structured interviews were conducted with social workers. The theories incorporated in the study are Attachment Theory and Sense of Coherence (SOC).The following results are presented: Social workers are considered to have a more comprehensive understanding of clients compared to their associates who do not hold a degree in Social Work.

This study focuses on the use of animals in social work from the perspective of social workers. The purpose of this study is to examine social workers? experiences of animal assisted social work and how social workers view the integration of animals in various fields of social work. The research is based on a qualitative method and four semi-structured interviews were conducted with social workers. The theories incorporated in the study are Attachment Theory and Sense of Coherence (SOC).The following results are presented: Social workers are considered to have a more comprehensive understanding of clients compared to their associates who do not hold a degree in Social Work.

Örebro UniversityThe Department Behavioural, Social, and Legal SciencesEducation of social workC-essay 41-60 pAbstractTitle: Work for everyone? An interview study of how three professions within the introduction programme in the local-government in Falköping looks at structural obstacles and discrimination in immigrants? access to the Swedish labour market.Authors: Emma Gustavsson and Sandra TjĂ€rnbergTutor: RĂșna Baianstovu Deniz and Urban KarlssonToday many immigrants stand outside the labour market. To get established on the labour market and to get self-sufficient are important factors to a rapid integration process. The main purpose of this study is to investigate how three professions within the integration work in the local-government of Falköping looks at structural obstacles and possibilities with immigrants? access to the Swedish labour market.

This study aims to explore how employment of people with intellectual disabilities has grown from only a few participants in the 1960 to be a statutory right. The aim is further to describe the progress and how theories about disability, normalization and social integration relate to the activity. Particular attention is given to the conditions of the labour market and how it influences the activity. Does the ambition to get activity closer the labour market changes and if there are changing, in what way? Is it important that employment resemble or can lead to a common work? The method is to study and analysis periodicals and newspapers articles and make interviews.