Browsing SAM - Master Theses by Title
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Children as economic investment : an analysis of Malawi’s Growth and Development Strategy Paper II and the hegemonic development discourse in Malawi
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis analyses the development discourse in Malawi through interviews with relevant stakeholders, and an indebt review of the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy II (MGDS2). The MGDS2’s participatory and ... -
Children of immigrants’ and mental health How children of Eritrean immigrants' experience to be influenced by their parents' culture regarding mental health A qualitative study
(Master thesis, 2022)Eritrea’s 30 yearlong liberation war affected a whole generation that is now a generation of parents. The adult children of these parents, signify a group in the Norwegian population, with currently little empirical data. ... -
Circle of Security - Parenting Hvordan erfarer foreldre som har deltatt på COS-P foreldreveiledningsprogram, nytten og relevansen av veiledningsprogrammet? En kvalitativ studie
(Master thesis, 2018)Tema og problemstilling: Tema for denne oppgaven er Circle of Security - Parenting foreldreveiledningsprogram (COS-P). Veiledningsprogrammet har som formål å fremme trygg tilknytning mellom barn og nære omsorgspersoner ... -
Circle of Security Parenting — et amerikansk program i en norsk kontekst
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne evalueringsstudien utforsker effekten av Circle of Security (COS–P), men opererer med en ikke-lineær kvalitativ forståelse av dets effekter. Dette innebærer at studien retter sin oppmerksomhet både mot de forventede ... -
Cloud Gaming Platforms: Their impact on the future of the video game industry
(Master thesis, 2020)How will cloud gaming platforms affect the future progression of the video game industry? In this thesis, I analyze how the implementation and further progression of cloud gaming platforms will affect the video game industry ... -
Collaborative virtual reference services in Norway : a case study
(Master thesis, 2012)With the increasing availability of electronic information services, and the emergence of digital libraries, Virtual Reference Services have occurred as natural extensions of library works and, the Virtual Reference Services ... -
Commercial Real Estate in Norway: Determinants of Rental Prices
(Master thesis, 2023)In this master's thesis, we present a study with logistic regression. We want to find out which macroeconomic variables that affect the rental price growth on commercial real estate in Norway. Through a literature review ... -
A comparative study of Somali immigrants in Minnesota and Norway, a critical response to the book “The Immigrants’ Superpower” by Gerhard Helskog
(Master thesis, 2010)This thesis is a literature review, comparing research concerning Somali immigrants in Minnesota and Norway. The starting point for the comparison is the critique of Norwegian integration policies and welfare policies in ... -
A comparison of primary prevention and reduction methods of the leading causes of cardiovascular diseases in Norway and Georgia
(Master thesis, 2023)This master's thesis examines and compares primary prevention strategies for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in Norway and Georgia, focusing on key risk factors such as smoking, overweight/obesity, unhealthy diet, physical ... -
Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) and Poverty Alleviation: A comparative study between Jamaica and Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2014)Due to the increased family poverty, Jamaica and Tanzania, among other strategies, decided to introduce the Conditional Cash Transfers programs (CCTs) in reducing the magnitude of poverty for marginalized groups. Jamaica ... -
Conditional cash transfers as a risk management and poverty reduction strategy: a literature review and an assessment of barriers that hinder the full implementation of livelihood empowerment against poverty (LEAP) in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2019)Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) is the largest social intervention policy in Ghana directed mainly to the poor and vulnerable. Since its first implementation in 2008, the aim of the LEAP programme is the ... -
Conflicts between nurses and next of kin with an ethnic minority background: a qualitative study
(Master thesis, 2019)Background: Through the years, the Norwegian society has gone from being a homogeneous society to being a multicultural society. This means that nurses and other healthcare personnel in Norway are having to deal with ... -
Contextual factors influencing Thai immigrant women`s mental health, and their strategies to cope with mental health problems - A qualitative study of Thai immigrant women in Norway
(Master thesis, 2016)With a growing immigrant population, Norwegian society faces new challenges in provision of health care. Multicultural challenges are particularly visible in mental health care and immigrant women seem to be underrepresented ... -
The conundrum of unsafe abortion among the youth in Ghana: A case of Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly.
(Master thesis, 2022)The United Nations sustainable development goal 5 focused on Achieving Gender Equality and Empowering Women and Girls. This empowerment requires that women have channels through which the sexual, reproductive, economic and ... -
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT LAWS IN MINORS: A CASE STUDY OF IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES IN HOMES AND FAMILIES WITHIN THE ASOKWA MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY, GHANA.
(Master thesis, 2023)The study examines corporal punishment laws in minors. A case study of implementation challenges in homes and families within the Asokwa Municipal Assembly. The study is guided by the following research objectives: examining ... -
Covered Interest Rate Parity
(Master thesis, 2014)The idea of covered interest rate parity (CIP) states that simultaneous purchase and sale of two currencies should not result in profit. This parity condition is examined using error correction model (ECM), descriptive ... -
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in eastern Oslo: Addressing sociodemographic determinants and main reasons for vaccine hesitancy. A cross-sectional study.
(Master thesis, 2022)Background: Vaccines are an essential public health strategy to curb viral infection spreading and hinge on vaccine uptake which may be threatened by vaccine hesitant individuals. This study therefore aims to address ... -
Cross sectional study comparing the Quality of Life, Academic stress, Ethnic identification and Alcohol use of Norwegian and international students and examining the relationship between these variables
(Master thesis, 2018)Background: An important part of the Norwegian higher educational system is international students who provide benefits through cultural exchange but who also face many challenges. To continue to attract international ... -
Crowding out or crowding in informal safety nets? : the role of formal social protection targeted at addressing child poverty in South Africa
(Master thesis, 2012)Formal social protection in the form of cash transfers has been adopted as one of the strategies for addressing child poverty in South Africa. The Child Support Grant (CSG) established in 1998, is the largest social ... -
Crowdsourcing for image metadata : a comparison between game-generated tags and professional descriptors
(Master thesis, 2012)One way to address the challenge of creating metadata for digitized image collections is to rely on user-created index terms, typically by harvesting tags from the collaborative information services known as folksonomies ...