AbstractHärdelin, J. & Lindberg, S. (2011). Återkommande gester hos tre idrotts- och tre religionslärare. Examensarbete avancerad nivå.

Background: In Sweden it is a legal right for patients to have the possibility to participate in their own care. Several studies highlight the importance of a good relationship, good communication and good cooperation in order to increase a sense of security and thus the possibility of participation. One way to increase patients' ability to influence and participate can be to adapt person-centered care. This moves the focus from the patient's illness to the patient and his/her resources. Aim: The aim of this study is to describe patients' experiences of the possibility to actively participate in decisions regarding its care and treatment at surgical wards.

Den kvalitativa studiens syfte var att beskriva och förstå barns kommunikation och interaktion vid användning av iPad. Observationer har skett på tre olika förskolor som aktivt använder iPad i sin verksamhet. Studien har utgått ifrån sociokulturella teorin om att barn lär av varandra i interaktion. I studiens resultat har det framkommit att barn interagerar när de satt flera barn runt gemensam iPad. Det framkom också att en interaktion sker barn- iPad då barn vid flera tillfällen Verbalt kommunicerade med appen. Kommunikationen runt iPaden gick genom det styrande barnet både Verbalt och icke Verbalt.

The aim of this thesis is to study preschool-teachers? experiences from using the computertablet as a tool for learning and teaching, in order to gain knowledge of how the integrationalprocess of information and communications technology (ICT) in preschool has progressedsince its instatement. The background that caused interest to make this study was the rapidprogression of the use of ICT-tools in childrens? everyday lives and the troubles that havesurrounded the process of integrating these tools into preschool-practices. The theoreticalbasis for the analysis of the research lies within the socio-cultural perspective.

Inom prehospital omvårdnad ställs krav på att sjuksköterskan som är patientens första länk i vårdkedjan vet vad som ska göras i respektive situation samt känner till vilka hjälpmedel som kan användas i mötet med personer som har nedsatt förmåga till Verbal kommunikation. Studiens syfte var att beskriva hur ambulanssjuksköterskan inom prehospital vård kan bedöma och lindra smärta hos personer med demens. Metoden var en systematisk litteraturstudie som gjordes i Cinahl, Medline, ELIN och Science direct samt genom manuell litteratursökning. Resultatet visade att smärtlindring av dementa är starkt eftersatt men som vårdare (ambulanssjuksköterska) ska man alltid utgå från att dementa känner samma smärta som icke dementa trots att smärtuttrycket kan se annorlunda ut hos dessa patienter. Till hjälp för att försöka skatta smärtan hos dementa patienter finns ett stort antal smärtskattningsverktyg med varierande användbarhet.

 This bachelor?s thesis purpose is to examine how library staff experiences the meeting with non-Swedish speaking users of public libraries, and how they solve different situations. Today there is not much research on this subject but we find these questions important to study because we think it is good to be aware of the situations that can arise and discuss how to solve any problems. To have a basis for this qualitative study we conducted group interviews with library staff, where they are asked about their experiences with non-Swedish speaking users. In the analysis the results of the interviews are compared to previous research and related to communication theory, which is the theoretical framework for this study.

AbstractTitle: Internal communication at IKEA ? A functional analysis of IKEA Uppsalas internalcommunication (Intern kommunikation på IKEA ? En funktionsanalys av IKEA Uppsalas interna kommunikation)Author: Fredrik JohanssonAim: The purpose of this study is to analyze the internal communication at IKEA Uppsala.Are the channels of communication working efficiently? How is the information received by the employees? Finally I will make a few suggestions on how the internal communication can be improved.Method/Material: The method used in this study is quantitative. The internal communication at IKEA Uppsala is analyzed based on the results of a questionnaire. 75 employees at three different divisions were given questions on how they appreciate the communication channels at IKEA in Uppsala. 50 answers were received.Main results: The results clearly show that even though the internal communication at IKEA seems to work well in general, a few of the channel needs to be improved.

The aim of this study is to investigate into the use of discussions in the classroom to help the pupils develop a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts and operations. The empirical data contain interviews with two teachers and observations from their lessons. The purpose of the interviews was to find out what importance the teachers ascribed to the ability of their pupils to talk about mathematics, and how they organised their classes to encourage mathematical discussions. With the observations, I was able to see the interaction in the classroom and hear discussions between the teacher and the pupils, as well as between the pupils themselves.The interviewed teachers proved to share my own belief in the results of researchers like Malmer (1999) and Löwing (2006) about the importance of Verbal discussion, argumentation and reflection during mathematics classes. But convictions derived from the research of others are one thing, the practical application of the wisdom in the classroom another.

Den postoperativa perioden börjar direkt efter operationen. Sjuksköterskan har ett ansvar att tillgodose patientens fysiologiska och psykologiska behov och sjuksköterskan behöver också ha kunskap om att obehandlad smärta kan ge negativa följder för patientens tillfrisknande. syftet med studien var att belysa hur sjuksköterskan kan bedöma postoperativ smärta samt vad dessa bedömningar kan baseras på. Metoden som användes var litteraturstudie med kvalitativ design. Artiklarna analyserades med hjälp av Graneheim och Lundmans (2004) beskrivning av innehållsanalys för att finna essensen i artiklarnas resultatdelar.

This study investigates Verbal and visuospatial memory strategies used by individuals with perceptual or cognitive disabilities. The groups concentrated on in this study are deaf individuals who are native sign language users and individuals with dyslexia. The study comprises an experiment and an in-depth study in which a pre-test and a questionnaire were used. Nine deaf signers, two persons with dyslexia and 12 persons without any perceptual or cognitive constraints participated. Of these 23 persons, seven were selected to take part in the in-depth study.

Syftet med detta arbete har varit att undersöka vad god kommunikation kan innebära för positivt lärande samt beröringens betydelse för kommunikationen sett ur ett lärarperspektiv. Vi har arbetat utifrån frågorna: - Vad är god kommunikation? - Vad innebär god kommunikation för elevers lärande? - Arbetar lärare medvetet med fysisk kontakt för att förbättra kommunikationen med elever? Metoden har bestått av en triangulering, där den teoretiska bakgrunden har varit ett stöd vid utförandet av observationer och intervjuer. Observationerna har genomförts i klasser där vi har observerat lärares sätt att kommunicera med elever. I anslutning till observationerna har vi intervjuat läraren om hennes syn på kommunikation, närhet och beröring.

Bakgrund: Samtal om övergången från en botande behandling till palliativ vård kan vara svårt. Sjuksköterskan har en central roll i omvårdnaden och att kommunicera med patienter är betydelsefullt för omvårdnaden av döende patienter. Livets slut är ett känsligt ämne att samtala om och lätt att undvika. Detta kan bero på bristande erfarenhet, utbildning, tidsbrist och rädsla inför ämnet.Syftet med studien var att beskriva sjuksköterskans upplevelse av samtal med vuxna patienter i livets slutskede.Metoden var en allmän litteraturstudie, som byggde på tretton artiklar.Resultatet visade upplevelser som påverkade sjuksköterskan i kommunikationen med patienter i livets slutskede. Till exempel rädslan att ta ifrån patienten hoppet, brist på utbildning, erfarenhet och tid.

Title: How do you get a pupil from Year 7-9 in secondary school to communicate in German?  Five high school teachers views on how to develop pupils oral communicative skill within the German language The aim of this essay is to explore Swedish secondary school teachers, from Year 7-9 in the German language, opinions regarding which work models and Verbal strategies that are used and taught in order to foster the pupils oral communicative skill in the classroom. To achieve this aim, semi-structured interviews with five teachers are used.The results show that the teachers find that they encourage the pupils to speak German through creating possibilities for them to practise their oral language skills. The teachers also emphasize that they believe that alternating assignments in groups or pairs, where the students get the chance to be creative, activates the pupils to speak German the most. They also express an awareness for the fact that open or information questions encourage the pupils to use their creativity and speak more German.

Facial expressions are a part of our body language that helps us to clarify the Verbal communication between humans. We use our facial expressions every day, both consciously and unconsciously, to express emotions and attitudes depending on the situation. The hypothesis of the study is: Given a facial expression, how well can Microsoft Kinect, as an input method, determine a person?s feelings with the two algorithms Naive Bayes and Sequential Minimal Optimization? The feelings are limited to happy, sad, surprised and disgusted. With the help of Kinect, a person?s facial data, both coordinates of the face and parameterized data, were saved and used for machine learning.

Swedish school children's results have deteriorated in recent years and formative assessment is, in accordance with previous research, a way to develop students' learning and performance. A part of formative assessment is based on feedback that students should receive before, during and after a new assignment. In this study, we want to find out how students and teachers apprehend students' development in relation to feedback and what general attitudes towards feedback can be seen in both parties. The literature and theory discussed is linked to formative assessment, both at international and national level where many important aspects of formative assessment are essential in relation to pupils' further development. The theories are based heavily on human interaction and socio-cultural perspective as a concept.