• 15-åringer hvem drikker? 

      Øia, Tormod; Strandbu, Åse (NOVA Rapport 1/10, Report, 2010)
      This report investigates drinking habits among 15 year old young people living in Oslo. The main ambition is to reveal factors that promote and prohibit drinking in this age group. The data material is a survey data ...
    • A Community of Differences 

      Vestel, Viggo Jan (NOVA Rapport 15/04, Research report, 2004)
      Social antrhopologist Viggo Vestels doctoral thesis explores how cultural differences are handled and related to in social relations and life phase among youth in a multicultural suburb in the Grorud Valley, East side Oslo. ...
    • «Aktiv på dagtid» i Oslo 

      Strandbu, Åse; Seippel, Ørnulf (NOVA Rapport 13/11, Report, 2011)
      Aktiv på dagtid (Apd) is a fitness program organized by the Oslo Idrettskrets (Oslo sport association) since 1995. The overarching goal is to enhance physical activity and integration of people in Oslo aged 18 to 65 who ...
    • Andre lands modeller for å fremme sysselsetting blant personer med nedsatt funksjonsevne 

      Hvinden, Bjørn; Halvorsen, Rune (NOVA Rapport 14/11, Report, 2011)
      This report maps and compares contrasting models for labour market inclusion of persons with disabilities in selected European countries (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) and the ...
    • Ansvar i grenseland. 16-åringers forståelse av seksuell utnytting 

      Smette, Ingrid (NOVA Rapport 13/04, Research report, 2004)
      Summary This study explores how adolescents understand concepts relating to sexual exploitation and abuse. Furthermore, it investigates their perceptions of youths’ and adults’ different roles in relationships that the ...
    • Ansvarsfordeling til barns beste? 

      Solberg, Anne; Gundersen, Tonje; Farstad, Gunhild Regland (NOVA Rapport 17/11, Report, 2011)
      This report aims to contribute to the hitherto scarce knowledge of disabled children and young people who are under the auspices of the child protection services. What characterizes their situation? What are their and their ...
    • Arbeidstid i barneverninstitusjonene og behandlingstiltaket MST 

      Olberg, Dag (NOVA Rapport 8/06, Report, 2006)
      This study was commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Children and Equality. It gives an overview of working time arrangements in residential child welfare units and Multisystemic Therapy (MST). Two main research questions ...
    • Avgangsalder og pensjoneringsmønster i staten 

      Blekesaune, Morten (NOVA Rapport 1/09, Report, 2009)
      This report presents the results of a study of retirement behaviour among Norwegian state employees aged 50 to 70 years. The purpose of the study is to document any trends in the average age of retirement of state employees ...
    • Barn og unges håndtering av vanskelige livsvilkår 

      Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth (NOVA Rapport 12/04, Research report, 2004)
      SummaryIn this report, contributions from 36 studies of how children and young people handle economic adversity and poverty are presented. The studies were published between 1989 and 2003. The point of departure is already ...
    • Barn og unges levekår i lavinntektsfamilier 

      Elstad, Jon Ivar; Hansen, Thomas; Nordvik, Viggo; Ugreninov, Elisabeth; Kristofersen, Lars Bjarne; Pedersen, Axel West; Sandbæk, Mona (NOVA Rapport 10/10, Report, 2010)
      Målet med prosjektet «Barns levekår – betydningen av familiens inntekt» har vært å se nærmere på sammenhengen mellom familiens levekår og barns hverdag over tid. Hva innebærer det for barn i Norge å vokse opp i en familie ...
    • Barnehusevalueringen 2012 - Delrapport 2 

      Stefansen, Kari; Gundersen, Tonje; Bakketeig, Elisiv (NOVA Rapport 9/12, Report, 2012)
      This report presents findings from the first evaluation of the Norwegian equivalent to children’s advocacy centers: Statens barnehus. The evaluation was carried out on behalf of the Police Directorate. A second report from ...
    • Barnevern i de nordiske landene 

      Hjort, Jens Lunnan (NOVA Notat 2/10, Notat, 2010)
      Notatet har som siktemål å presentere oppdatert kunnskap om barnevernet i de fem nordiske landene. Områder som blir belyst er lovgrunnlaget for plassering utenfor hjemmet, variasjoner i bruken av ulike typer plasseringer, ...
    • Barnevern og ettervern 

      Kristofersen, Lars Bjarne (NOVA Rapport 10/09, Report, 2009)
      Studien beskriver og analyserer karrierer og utviklingstrekk for ungdom 16-22 år innen barnevernet. Indikatorer for sosial eksklusjon i løpet av ettervernsfasen og tidlig voksen alder blir belyst. Nasjonale barneverndata ...
    • Barnevernsklienter i Norge 1990 - 2005. 

      Clausen, Sten-Erik; Kristofersen, Lars Bjarne (NOVA Rapport 3/08, Notat, 2008)
      This report presents some results from a register data study of Norwegian child welfare clients. We focus mainly on their outcomes as adults concerning education, income, social benefits and employment. We also present ...
    • Barns levekår 

      Clausen, Sten-Erik; Elstad, Jon Ivar; Kristofersen, Lars Bjarne (NOVA Rapport 7/08, Report, 2008)
      I denne rapporten presenterer og drøfter vi resultatene fra andre datainnsamling i prosjektet «Barns levekår - betydningen av familiens inntekt» som ble gjennomført i 2006. Undersøkelsen handler om hvordan barn fra familier ...
    • Bedre enn sitt rykte 

      Øia, Tormod (NOVA Rapport 6/09, Report, 2009)
      The objective of this survey has been to observe and document youth participation and activities in different social situations and arenas in Bamble. More specifically, we have studied young people's relationship to their ...
    • Bedre levekår i Jevnaker 

      Winsvold, Aina; Kristofersen, Lars Bjarne; Sletten, Mira Aaboen (NOVA Notat 3/13, Notat, 2013)
      Denne undersøkelsen har hatt som formål å identifisere levekårsutfordringer for barnefamilier i Jevnaker kommune. NOVA foreslår flere tiltak som kommunen kan vurdere for å bedre levekårene for barn og unge som står i fare ...
    • Betydningen av innvandrerbakgrunn for psykiske vansker blant ungdom 

      Torgersen, Leila (NOVA Rapport 5/05, Research report, 2005)
      Do we find more psychological problems among children and young people of immigrants that are born and raised in Norway than among those with a Norwegian background? Is there a need for specific theories to explain the ...
    • Biologisk mangfold som politikk 

      Seippel, Ørnulf; Strandbu, Åse (NOVA Rapport 12/11, Report, 2011)
      In 2005 the political parties constituting the Norwegian Government declared that they wanted to introduce a nature index providing a picture of developmental trends in Norwegian nature. In September 2010 The Norwegian ...
    • Boendemiljö, bosättning och integration 

      Magnusson Turner, Lena (NOVA Notat 6/12, Notat, 2012)
      This essay is a literature review on the concept of neighbourhood, but also on housing and integration. It starts with an introduction in which the foundations for the review are summarized (Chapter 1), followed by a ...