Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Subject "Quality"
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Aid and higher education in Ethiopia: Foreign donor‘s influence in the higher education system with emphasis on quality
(Master thesis, 2011)This research examines the relationship between the Ethiopian Government and the foreign donors in connection with the higher education system in Ethiopia. The quality factor is singled out and analysed. As an area lacking ... -
Behovsmedisinering i sykehjem: Forskrivning, bruk og dokumentasjon av effekt.
(Sykepleien forskning;8(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Bakgrunn: For å sikre sykehjemspasienter effektiv og forsvarlig legemiddelbehandling, kreves hensiktsmessige rutiner for forskrivning, håndtering og effektdokumentasjon både av legemidler gitt fast og ved behov. Vår ... -
Characteristics of staff–child interaction in 1–3-year-olds’ risky play in early childhood education and care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Despite increased interest in children’s risk-taking in play, little is known of this aspect considering children under three years. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the concept of scaffolding to potentially ... -
Clothes and consumer behaviour: changing consumers purchase through raising awareness for durability
(MAPD;2019, Master thesis, 2019)This master’s thesis has been about how we, as consumers, can be better equipped to make purchases for long-lasting clothes, to do so, we must change our behavior. The first priority is to reduce the growing consumption ... -
Education for All in Norway: Unpacking Quality and Equity
(Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences;116, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-02-21)The discourses of equity and quality in education have permeated the international debates about education whether they occur in the context of research, policy, curriculum or teaching and learning. Rather than being ... -
Flid, nytte og kvalitet - danningsideal ved Den Kvinnelege Industriskole frå 1875 til 1960
(FORMakademisk;6(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)This article focuses on the educational institution Department of Art, Design and Drama at Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences’ first phase from 1875 to about 1960. Written sources about the history ... -
Forensic interviews with preschool children: An analysis of extended interviews in Norway (2015-2017)
(Applied Cognitive Psychology;Volume 34, Issue 3, May/June 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-26)This study examined the quality of forensic interviews conducted by specially trained police officers in the Norwegian Barnahus between 2015 and 2017, using the sequential interview (SI) model, a Norwegian version of the ... -
High-quality fish oil has a more favourable effect than oxidised fish oil on intermediate-density lipoprotein and LDL subclasses: a randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Fish oil (FO) supplementation reduces the risk of CVD. However, it is not known if FO of different qualities have different effects on lipoprotein subclasses in humans. We aimed at investigating the effects of oxidised FO ... -
Librarians Perception and Use of a Library Portal : A Case Study of the Bazar Library Portal (Oslo Public Library)
(Master thesis, 2010)Libraries are adopting and implementing portals to promote their visibility and meet the demands of their users. The Deichmanske Public library has adopted a portal focused on immigrants’ population referred as Bazar ... -
Lærerutdanning i kroppsøving og idrettsfag på masternivå - muligheter og utfordringer
(Nordisk tidsskrift for utdanning og praksis;Vol. 14, No. 3, 2020, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01-22)I denne artikkelen undersøker vi fremtidige muligheter og utfordringer i femårige lærerutdanninger i kroppsøving og idrettsfag på masternivået, i lys av kvalitet og relevans for fagfeltet. I undersøkelsen ble det benyttet ... -
Orchestrating Resource Allocation for Interactivevs. Batch Services using a Hybrid Controller
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)Cloud service providers are trying to reduce their operating costs while offering their services with a higher quality via resorting to the concept of elasticity. However, the vast majority of related work focuses solely ... -
Promoting Diversity but Striving for Excellence: Opening the ‘Black Box’ of Academic Hiring
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-24)Scholars have described how neutral routines and ‘objective’ criteria in recruitment may result in an institutional preference for certain types of candidates. This article advances the literature on recruitment by conducting ... -
Quality of clinical education A three-year follow-up among undergraduate nursing students in Finland and Sweden
(Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education;15(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)The purpose of this study was to compare the experiences of a group of Swedish and two Finnish groups of student nurses (n=86) on the quality of clinical education over time. The data was collected using an instrument ... -
A study of image quality, authenticity, and metadata characteristics of photogrammetric three-dimensional data in cultural heritage domain
(Master thesis, 2010)This study aims to provide a deeper understanding of digital image quality, authenticity, and metadata issues of photogrammetry as a three-dimensional (3D) digitization technique in the cultural heritage domain. ... -
The Volatility of Quality and Quality Persistence
(Master thesis, 2015)I have reconstructed the quality indicator as defined by Asness, Frazzini, and Pedersen (2013), for a panel of 265 listed US firms and analyzed its persistence. The results show that conditioning on volatility of quality ...