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How can communication literacy reinforce holistic design practices?
(E&PDE;DS 104: Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2020), VIA Design, VIA University in Herning, Denmark. 10th -11th September 2020, Conference object, 2020)The article explores how the knowledge of communication theory can help design practitioners to achieve a more critical understanding of the contexts they encounter during their professional careers and lifelong learning ... -
How can ecological sanitation become a feasible answer to improving sustainable waste management in Norway?
(Master thesis, 2023)This research study investigates "How ecological sanitation can become a feasible answer to improve sustainable waste management in Norway?". Through a holistic systemic analysis, the entire sanitation system in Norway has ... -
How can exposure to practice in a foreign context enhance the professional development of teacher students? Case study from South Africa
(Journal of the European Teacher Education Network (JETEN);10, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)This research paper presents a case study aimed to explore and analyse Norwegian teacher students’ professional development through exposure to the concept of Teacher Well-Being in a South African context. We have chosen ... -
How can I improve my practice as a facilitator in technical and vocational education? Focusing on facilitating participants' participation and learning groups
(Master thesis, 2010)This dissertation documents a self-study of my own practice as a facilitator in technical vocational education which is committed to practice improvement. I have adapted action research living theory methodology whereby I ... -
How can I improve my practice as a teacher and facilitator while working together with instructors/teachers in order to discuss with them and facilitate them in increasing the learning outcome of their students?
(Master thesis, 2010)This dissertation is a self-study research approach into my practice as a teacher and facilitator at Wau Vocational Training Center (WVTC). I examined my experiences as a teacher for 7 years, enquire the forms of my knowing ... -
How can light art manipulate the visual perception of space?
(E&PDE;DS 104: Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2020), VIA Design, VIA University in Herning, Denmark. 10th -11th September 2020, Conference object, 2020)Transitioning from a field of engineering to a medium for more artistic expressions, lighting has changed from strictly functional lightboxes to elaborate light-based designs and installations. Both artists and architects ... -
How can social interaction and relaxation be achieved through publicly installed sound producing objects
(MAPD;2012, Master thesis, 2012)Human interaction is one of the most intimate and important aspects of being human and it is very vital on a daily basis. To enhance this interaction will bring about new and indispensable ways of understanding or effectively ... -
How Can We Learn from Evaluations? A Qualitative Study on Learning from Evaluations in Norwegian Development Cooperation
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis seeks a fundamental understanding of the connection between evaluations and learning in Norwegian development cooperation through four objectives shaped by a literature review. The objectives are to identify ... -
How care holds humanity: the myth of Cura and theories of care
(Medical Humanities;Volume 48, Issue 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-14)Modern medicine has often struggled to grasp the cultural aspects of interpersonal care. The medical humanities, on the other hand, have struggled to grasp the embodied, intimate character of care. In a recent appeal to ... -
How children and young people understand and experience individual participation in social services for children and young people: a synthesis of qualitative studies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Although there is a growing knowledge base on children and young people’s (CYP) participation in child welfare and social work, it is necessary to systematically describe and summarise the knowledge from their subjective ... -
How children find their way: access, adaptability and aesthetics in the organisation and design of a new children's library.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article; Journal article, 2016)The organization and presentation of books and media is a central part of accessibility in libraries, and a central part of the libraries’ presentation of itself. Traditionally, this is based ... -
How congruent is person-centred practice with labour activation policy? Person-centred approach to vocational interventions on immigrant jobseekers in Norway
(European Journal of Social Work;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-16)Increased migration to OECD countries has made unemployed foreignborn immigrants a new target population for ‘activation’ policies to reintroduce people into the labour market. As populations receiving employment activation ... -
How credible is lay health information on the World Wide Web? - A study of information about the effects of interventions
(Master thesis, 2009)Background: The World Wide Web is a source to a wealth of health information that was previously unavailable to lay people. Formal studies have raised concerns about the credibility of online materials on the Web; most of ... -
How demographic patterns and social policies shape interdependence among lives in the family realm
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Our starting point is that a social psychological approach dominates the literature on interdependent or “linked” lives (Elder, 1994). We argue that interdependence is not only social-psychological, but is ... -
How Designers Learn
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)Designers rely on their skills of problem-reframing and concept exploration to solve complex problems. However, more than before they need to learn rapidly in order to understand the complexity of the problems they work ... -
How Did Children With Disabilities Experience Education and Social Welfare During Covid-19?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Research suggests that children with disabilities have been systemically marginalised during the Covid‐19 pandemic as con‐ tamination measures complicated some social policies. School closure, quarantine, and the increased ... -
How Do Droughts Impact Household Food Consumption and Nutritional Intake? A Study of Rural India
(World Development;Volume 122, October 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-06)This paper investigates the impacts of droughts on food expenditure and macronutrient consumption among rural Indian households. To isolate causal effects, I exploit random year-to-year variation in a dry shock, defined ... -
How do immigrant parents of children with complex health needs manage to cope in their daily lives?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Daily life with children who have complex health needs can be stressful for parents. Immigrant parents are vulnerable to stress because they may lack language skills and knowledge about the health care system and have ... -
How do international medical graduates and colleagues perceive and deal with difficulties in everyday collaboration? A qualitative study
(Scandinavian Journal of Public Health;Volume 45, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-01)Aim: Many medical doctors work outside their countries of origin. Consequently, language barriers and cultural differences may result in miscommunication and tension in the workplace, leading to poor performance and quality ...