Browsing SAM - Master in International Social Welfare and Health Policy by Title
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Literature review on user participation in the introduction programme: Barriers and drivers
(Master thesis, 2021)My thesis is a part of a larger project which is titled as “CHAPAR” project. The primary objective of the project is to develop knowledge that will contribute towards active user participation in the Introduction program ... -
Lithuanian circular migrants’ experiences in wandering between Lithuanian and Norwegian welfare states
(Master thesis, 2018)Background. Economic demands, new technologies and flexibility of national and international legislation led to the development of various migration and employment patterns. One of the highly promoted but little researched ... -
Masculinity through the Lens of the Introduction Program among Ethiopian Immigrant Men in Oslo: Work Inclusion
(Master thesis, 2019)Norwegian Introduction Program has been studied and understood fairly from the perspective of the female migrant. However, it is less understood how experience and perception of masculinity in an intersection with class ... -
The meaning of vaccination. How do parents in India justify a choice no to vaccinate their children?
(Master thesis, 2019)Even though the government emphasize on the importance of immunization in India, the vaccine preventable diseases are still prevailing in the country. The perception of parents regarding vaccines vary according to different ... -
Micro-Finance: The Implementation Experiences. A case study of Village Bank program implementation in Chongwe District Zambia.
(Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of this study was to explore experiences of village bank program implementation by the government of the Republic of Zambia. The study established that participants benefited from the program through increased ... -
Migrants’ (ill)health : migrant health policies in the European Union
(Master thesis, 2013)As the migration trends seem to go towards an increased proportion of migrants in the EU countries, there is an increased interest in research concerning migrant health care and migrant health policies. Often, specific ... -
Mobilization against Domestic Violence Amongst Women's Organizations in Norway
(Master thesis, 2022)The following thesis explores the different mobilization and self-advocacy strategies used by minority women involved in domestic violence advocacy in Norway. Using resource mobilization theory, the theory of political ... -
Municipal-Level Variations in Violent Behavior among Norwegian Adolescents and its Association to Health-Risk Behaviors, Familial Predictors, and Municipal Characteristics: A Cross-Sectional Multilevel Study using Ungdata Survey 2014-2016
(Master thesis, 2020)Violence perpetration among adolescents is a global public health and social problem. The prevalence of adolescent violence perpetration in Norway is lower than most countries in Europe. However, the occurrence persisted ... -
Narratives of Motherhood: Polish Mothers Living in Norway
(Master thesis, 2020)In brief, the purpose of this research project is to shed light on the experiences of Polish women living in Norway and to highlight the positions and themes most significant to them, utilizing their own narratives relating ... -
Narratives of Well-being: Exploring the Impact of Stories on Human Happiness
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis explores the intricate relationship between narratives, well-being, and policy development, with a specific focus on higher-order needs within Maslow's hierarchy of needs. It delves into how the shifting ... -
Neighborhood Nature: A Quantitative study on the links between Neighborhood Greenspace and Mental Health in the Adolescents of Oslo
(Master thesis, 2018)The aim of this master thesis was to examine the relationship between neighborhood greenspace and mental health in the senior high school (videregående) students of Oslo. This inquiry was prompted by reports showing an ... -
Non-western First-generation Immigrant Women’s Musculoskeletal Pain and/or Depression Disorders, and the Impact of this on their Integration Process into Norwegian Society
(Master thesis, 2020)Objective: The study examined the health problems among non-Western first-generation immigrant women and its effect on their integration into Norwegian society. It was framed by Ager and Strang’s conceptual framework of ... -
ntegration Challenges: Immigrant women's experiences (The challenges immigrants women face during the integration process via Adult Education Center)
(Master thesis, 2020)Integration is a key process for both institutions and immigrants. Immigrants who already have a miserable past make efforts for a stable and calm life, and the institution’s objective is to empower them to integrate into ... -
Nudge fudge or crystal clear? Investigating nudges and how they work
(Master thesis, 2016)Recently there has been growing interest in the use of “nudges” as a policy tool and their potential to solve some of society’s biggest problems, such as obesity or climate change. Thaler and Sunstein in their influential ... -
Nurses’ occupational turnover in the Nordics: a mixed method, systematized review
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis aims to explore the reasons behind nurses’ occupational turnover in the Nordics to construct an overview of what is known on the subject, identify possible gaps in the knowledge on nurses’ occupational turnover ... -
Nursing and caring: Effective fall detection among senior citizens living at home
(Master thesis, 2021)Falls are common in older people and can cause significant health problems. The Western European area, which includes Norway, has one of the highest fall-related injury and mortality rates among older adults in the world. ... -
Nursing shortages in Norway and England: Status quo, implications and policy interventions
(Master thesis, 2014)Nursing shortage or the shortage of nurse workforce is a global public health crisis affecting both the developed and developing countries alike. Because nurses are the frontline in most health systems, the lack of them ... -
Nutrition policy in developing countries : large-scale implementation constraints and the case of Mozambique
(Master thesis, 2012)Increased knowledge of causes and consequences of malnutrition, and of the inherent potential of investing in improved nutrition, has contributed to renewed attention to nutrition in policy and on the development agenda. ... -
Off the Beaten Track: Lifestyle Migration in Rural Isaan
(Master thesis, 2019)The thesis aims to give an insight into the ‘lifestyle migrations’ of Western men migrating to Isaan, the rural north-eastern region of Thailand. Perceptions of men migrating to Thailand are often negative, often assumed ... -
Older Volunteering: A Combination of Objective and Subjective Approaches
(Master thesis, 2020)Formal volunteering has become the forefront of discussion on productive aging activity. A growing interest in studying the determinants of volunteering often distinguished between two approaches: (1) objective approaches, ...