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Gender Perspectives in Hinduism: Contemporary Practices in the Community School of Miklajung Rural Municipality, Nepal
(OsloMet - StorbyuniversitetetOsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, 2020)Gender discrimination issue is one of the major topics of discussion in the Hindu community of Nepal. The old culture of Hinduism regarding gender discrimination among schoolgirls has gained attention for researchers over ... -
Men: a missing factor in SDG 5? A study on gender equality in Kerala with a focus on men`s attitudes towards women
(OsloMet - StorbyuniversitetetOsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, 2020)Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) seeks to empower all women and girls by 2030; however, the goal only indirectly mentions men. Is it possible to achieve a goal followed by 156 countries if there is no specific focus ... -
A Fine Balance: Steadying the Heyerdahl’s Heritage and Indigenous Knowledge at the Kon-Tiki Museum
(OsloMet - StorbyuniversitetetOsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, 2020)Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002), the Norwegian explorer, in 1947 did his first major expedition over the Pacific Ocean, which brought him world-wide fame. He believed that people from South America could have settled Polynesia ... -
Fighting denationalization: Rise and fall of the educational dream in Russia Abroad. A study of educational activities aimed at language and cultural maintenance among Russian immigrants in Christiania/ Oslo, 1920-1945.
(Oslo University College, 2010)This thesis primarily aims to contribute to the contemporary educational science as a historical case study in language and cultural maintenance of the Russian Diaspora in Norway, providing the informative background for ... -
Children with Deafblindness and Inclusive Education, Leaving no-/someone behind
(OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, 2019)This qualitative study investigates the situation for children with deafblindness in Malawi and Zambia. The study shows that the education systems in the two countries are heavily influenced by the global architecture ... -
“Power to the Pupil?” En studie av demokratiutdanning og elevmedvirkning i ungdomsskolen
(OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet, 2018)Denne masteroppgaven handler om utdanning gjennom demokrati og tilrettelegging for elevers medvirkning i ungdomsskolen. Hvilke forståelser av demokratiutdanning og elevmedvirkning har lærere og skoleledere og hvilke ... -
Samarbeid for inkludering i skole og lokalsamfunn – En kvalitativ studie av distriktskolers skole-hjem-samarbeid med nyankomne foreldre
(OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet, 2018)Skole-hjem-samarbeid og det overordnede målet om å inkludere foreldrene i barnas skolegang og læringsarbeid står sterkt som prinsipper i den norske utdanningsmodellen. Forskere som Thomas Nordahl skriver om viktigheten av ... -
Challenges, resources and balance: Educations’ impact on South Sudanese youth girls’ well-being in Rhino Camp refugee settlement, Uganda
(OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitian University, 2018)Since the outbreak of the civil war in South Sudan in 2013, nearly 1.1 million refugees have fled to Uganda. Because of ongoing conflict and violence, many refugees either chose to, or are forced to flee the country. The ... -
Ikke om “de andre” men oss alle - En kvalitativ studie av hvordan syv lærere i ungdomsskolen arbeider med læringsmiljø i klasser med et stort elevmangfold
(Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus, 2017)Denne masteroppgaven handler om læreres erfaringer med å legge til rette for et inkluderende læringsmiljø i ungdomsskoleklasser med et stort elevmangfold. Oppgaven baserer seg på kvalitative intervjuer med syv lærere som ... -
Community based research - A case study of ontological dynamics in developmental collaboration with rural women in Karamoja
(Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, 2017)In this dissertation, I discuss the collaboration between a Development Intervention and rural communities in Karamoja. I have explored how rural Karamajong women experience this intervention´s existence in their everyday ... -
Religionenes fortellinger i klasserommet. En kvalitativ studie av KRLE-lærernes praksiser og perspektiver knyttet til religionenes fortellinger i religions- og livssynsmangfoldig klasserom.
(Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus, 2017)Min oppgave handler om hvordan religionenes fortellinger presenteres og brukes i undervisningen. Målet med oppgaven er å gi en religionsdidaktisk refleksjon omkring bruken av fortellinger i KRLE-undervisningen, samt å ... -
Crossing worldviews in the Life Sciences classroom: A case of indigenous teachers and learners in South Africa
(Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, 2017)This thesis explores the extent to which a difference in worldviews between the Life Sciences curriculum, and indigenous Xhosa and Sotho teachers and learners, cause problems in teaching and learning. The thesis is guided ... -
Teacher Education and Indigenous Epistemological Discourse in Integrated Science: The case of a College of Education in Zambia.
(Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, 2017)The purpose of this research is to investigate to what extent the Primary Teacher Education Integrated Science course addresses indigenous / local knowledges in both content and actual teaching practices at a college of ... -
Implementation of Local Knowledges in the Cuban Primary Educational System
(Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, 2017)This study explores the implementation of local knowledges in the Cuban Primary Educational System under the paradigm of qualitative research. Hence, we attempt to comprehend how the Cuban socialist government tried to ... -
Family language policy and Bilingual Russian-Norwegian children’s Language acquisition in Norway
(Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, 2017)This study investigated the phenomenon of transmission languages to the four children in four full families with Russian immigrant background, both intermarried and nonintermarried families. The present study also aims ... -
Et inkluderende fellesskap? - En kvantitativ studie av minoritetsjenter i videregående opplæring i Oslo og deltakelse i idrett
(Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus, 2016)Denne masteroppgaven handler om minoritetsjenter i videregående opplæring i Oslo og deltakelse i idrettslag. Utgangspunktet er skole og frivillig sektor som inkluderingsarenaer. Deltakelse i idrettslag er valgt som eksempel, ... -
Hijab og identitet i skole og samfunn – En studie basert på unge muslimske kvinners erfaringer
(Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus, 2015)Denne masteroppgaven handler om unge muslimske kvinners erfaringer med å bruke hijab i skolen og i samfunnet forøvrig. Hvilke betydninger har disse erfaringene for deres identitetskonstruksjon, og hva betyr hijaben for ... -
The Cuban educational system in transition: Is it still an alternative for the Global South?
(Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, 2016)This thesis explores some of the recent changes in the Cuban educational system in the postFidel period, in particular those related to the teacher profession. Among the countries of Latin America, Cuba shows the best ... -
Patterns of Children’s Work during Schooling and its Association with School Attendance in Coffee and Non-Coffee Picking Seasons in Intense Coffee Growing Regions in Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Mixed-methods Study
(Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, 2016)This study examined patterns of children’s work combined with schooling and its association with school attendance in coffee and non-coffee picking seasons among primary school students (grade5 to 8) in Sidama Coffee ... -
Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) in post conflict South Sudan: A study of challenges facing reintegration of ex-combatants (XCs) in selected areas of South Sudan. Master
(Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, 2011)This study critically examines the strategy and the challenges of the reintegration of excombatantsin South Sudan. This study was conducted in Juba and Unity State. Data for the study were collected and analyzed using ...