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.

Historically the library has owned more than silent, book-filled halls; it has been a center for learning and ideas, a source of both freedom and oppression, in other words, a medium for knowledge, truth, and power. Cultures have been divided into powerful and powerless through access to the library's content; those who have - and those who do not have - access to information determine which voices are heard and which are ignored, thus determining the outcome of the future. This thesis investigates how The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence portrays the relationship between knowledge and power using Michel Foucault's discourse theory. More specifically, how this relationship is manifested through the structures and norms of society, and how the library as a place and institution serves as the means by which this relationship plays out. An established classic like Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is placed as a contrasting reference point to help deepen its thematic message of information control and cencurship. Furthermore, the agency of one of the main characters is also examined in the light of Anthony Giddens' stratification model, as an actor with the potential to move beyond the confines of the power structure. The analysis demonstrate how knowledge, truth, and power remain continuously thematically relevant within literature, and how the reality of our time may be better understood through literary contributions.

Allt fler företag har delar av sin verksamhet utomlands vilket medför att personal skickaspå utlandstjänst för att sprida kunskaper och företagskultur. Att skicka medarbetareutomlands är en investering och medarbetaren anses ofta ha hög potential och förberedsför att kunna avancera inom företaget. För att utlandstjänstgöringen ska bli lyckad är detviktigt att företag har en utarbetad process för hanteringen av personal som ärstationerad utomlands.I den här studien undersöks ett företags process för utlandstjänstgöring ur ett HRperspektiv.Vi kommer att fokusera på processen utifrån arbetsgivarens perspektiv ochbegränsar vår undersökning till ett företag som vi kommer att benämna som Företaget ivår uppsats. Studien är baserad på tidigare forskning samt egen empiri och mynnar ut iförslag till förbättringar för Företagets process för utlandstjänstgöringVår undersökning är baserad på Kvales sju steg som består av tematisering,planering, intervjuer, samtycke, utskrift, analys och verifiering. Empirisk data harsamlats in genom åtta semistrukturerade intervjuer med sex expatriater/repatriater, denansvarige för utlandstjänstgöring på Företaget samt Agneta Häll som varit verksam somExpatriate Manager på Volvo Group.

Syftet med den här undersökningen är att undersöka hur personal i förskolan arbetar med relationsskapande och vilken betydelse samspel har i verksamheten. Det är en kvalitativ undersökning där både enkäter och observationer har använts på fem olika förskolor i Sverige för att synliggöra personalens arbetssätt kring relationer och samspel. Resultatet visade att samspel och relationer har en betydande roll för barns utveckling och lärande. Några begrepp som personalen beskrev som värdefulla för att relationer ska byggas och utvecklas var trygghet, lyhördhet, delaktighet och att utgå ifrån varje individ. En slutsats är att relationer är en ständigt pågående process i förskolans verksamhet och att samspel har en betydande inverkan på relationers utveckling..

The area around the stream Orsundaan, which runs trough the valley Harsbacksdalen, is famous for its beautiful landscape. The upper area of Orsundaan and Harsbacksdalen is situated just south of Heby in Uppland, Sweden. Even though the area is protected by different nature conservation acts, it is difficult to find any information about the geodiversity in the area. Geodiversity, or geological and geomorphological diversity, includes the concepts of geoprocesses and geoelements. Very high geodiversity could be seen at an inventory of the geomorphology in the upper area of Orsundaan and Harsbacksdalen.

SammanfattningBakgrund: Sjuksköterskor ställs kontinuerligt inför omvärldsförändringar som inte går attpåverka. Det innebär att ständiga förändringar i arbetsmetoder genomförs och att all personalhela tiden är i behov av utbildning. Allt syftar mot att göra kvalitetsförbättringar för bådepersonal och patienter.Syfte: Att beskriva akutsjuksköterskors upplevelser av implementeringen av ettförbättringsarbete, i detta fall införandet av triage på en akutmottagning.Metod: Studien har en deskriptiv design med kvalitativ metod. Datainsamlingen genomfördesi fokusgruppsintervjuer och materialet har analyserats med en kvalitativ innehållsanalys.Resultat: Ur analysen framkom det övergripande temat enönskan att känna trygghet under enimplementeringoch fyra kategorier; kommunikation, planering och målsättning,förändringsbenägenhetoch kompetensutveckling som beskriver akutsjuksköterskorsupplevelser av implementeringen av ett förbättringsarbete.Slutsats: Under en implementering behöver ledningen ha kunskap om ovanstående resultat.Sjuksköterskorna beskriver åtgärder för att skapa möjligheter och undanröja hinder för attkunna uppnå trygghet under implementeringen. Det kan vara att t.ex.

The purpose of this Master?s thesis is to investigate the information use in teacher education students? degree projects. The first study is a reference analysis used to categorize the cited sources in 33 degree projects from the teacher education program at one Swedish university. The aim was to find out what types of sources were used, in particular the amount of citations to scholarly publications. The results of the reference analysis showed that the majority of sources used were text books.

This thesis is based on an assignment from a unit within an international group manufacturing industrial products. The purpose of the thesis is to analyze and suggest ways to improve the cost accounting system in use at the unit. The main source of empirical data has been interviews with employees. The theoretical framework is based on a comparison between traditional/standard costing and activity-based costing (ABC). The cost accounting system in use is described in detail and classified as a traditional/standard cost accounting system.

Banks and their products are traditionally characterized as high involvement, informational purchases and as such there is a need to shape the market communication to be logical and catering to the need for information that customers are bound to have. With the advent of social media and web 2.0 a company can no longer opt out of the online discourse regarding their company. As social medias are characterized by being an active media, tailored to personal exchanges and opinions, the match with the high involvement approach that banks usually have to employ is not always ideal. We have examined what happens when banks use different degrees of personal message content and sender profiles on Twitter. Our findings suggest that while some strategies generate higher WOM intentions, others may provide a greater level of sender credibility..

Ledningen för SSAB i Luleå när en övertygelse om en välmående personal, som en förutsättning för en välmående organisation. I sin strävan att uppnå förutsättningen ingår flera verktyg varav ett är delaktighet, vilket efterfrågas inom ramarna för ett nytt produktionssystem, SSAB One. Syftet med föreliggande examensarbete är dels att undersöka hur ett led med tre chefer samt en coach på SSAB i Luleå arbetar med att skapa förutsättningar för den delaktighet de efterlyser. Vidare att finna svar på hur medarbetarna upplever sina möjligheter att vara delaktiga och hur förutsättningarna kan bli bättre. Metoden karaktäriseras av ett abduktivt tillvägagångssätt.

The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the places importance for young people with disabilities. The study?s central questions are what type of places they visit and what characterizes them. It is also about answering the questions why the places are visited and what meaning this has for participation and identity. The study´s central concept is room/place, participation and identity.

New forms of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have become more influential in development contexts. The concept of ?The Digital Divide? points at a large division between rich and poor countries regarding access to ICTs. Critics say that the debate concerning this topic for far too long has focused mainly on the technology itself rather than social factors which impact social inclusion and development. Scholars agree that ICTs holds a tremendous potential, but how is this implemented in development contexts and how can it be used with more sensitivity towards local preconditions and social aspects?This paper aims to examine how ICTs are being used in the context of development within an India based organisation for women called SEWA (Self Employed Women?s Association).

The following essay describes a study made in Sweden in the autumn of 2010 at Södertörn University. The main purpose with this study is to find out and describe how people´s own understanding of being multilingual has influenced them. The objective behind this is to create a wider understanding for the phenomena. Therefore, the phenomenological perspective is used to describe the subjective reflection of a phenomena, in this case multilingualism. A qualitative method is being used for data gathering, implying conversational interviews with six multilingual people born in the 1970s and 1980s.The results show that the people interviewed mostly use their mother tongue in conversations with their parents and relatives today.

The development for Skanska Commercial Development (SCD) during the last years has been positive on all markets and Skanska therefore plans on expanding their activity. Central and Eastern Europe has had a considerable economic development, what is assessed to continue during the next following years. Bucharest is one possible alternative in the CEE for a new establishment by SCD. However, the investigation before an entry is a process with many factors that need to be taken into consideration. There are today no models on how and what a developer as SCD should evaluate in terms of opportunities and risks on a possible new market.

Background: Delirium is a common condition among elderly patients who are being treated in a hospital environment. However, a large number of patients are wrongly diagnosed. The highest risk categories to develop delirium are elderly people and postoperative patients. By understanding the patients´ experiences the nurse can formulate the care to make it easier for the patient. Aim: The aim of the literature review was to illuminate elderly patients´ experiences of delirium in connection with a hospital visit.