The aim of this Master's thesis was to examine how the Canadian evidence-based programme Cognitive Skills was adopted and implemented in the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. The questions asked in this study aimed first at clarifying the programme's theoretical and ideological background based on a description of "What Works". Secondly, the implementation process was present

Our purpose was to examine what point of view social workers, active in schools, have of cross-cultural competence. To accomplish this we interviewed six counsellors in different senior-level compulsory schools in Malmö and Lund. The framing questions were: · What does cross-cultural competence mean? · What are the advantages and disadvantages with such competence? · Is it something that differs i

American studies have shown that sexual abuse allegations within the family during divorce cases occur in the USA. No previous studies regarding this matter has been undertaken in Sweden. I therefore decided to investigate the occurrence of sexual abuse allegations in Sweden and more specifically in Helsingborg. My purpose was to find out the frequency of sexual abuse allegations within families r

The purpose of this Thesis was to let a group of six Maori single mothers, depending on Social Welfare, tell the story about their lives, their dreams and thoughts about the future. The queries at issue dealt with topics such as the interview persons (IPs) economy, living standard and family constellations. Other questions dealt with reasons for getting and staying on Social Welfare, interactions

The objective of this essay was to shed light on the problems concerning social policy and employment issues involved in the Czech Republic's accession process into the European Union. Central questions asked was; What does the social policy of the EU, the same policy the Czech Republic is adjusting to, look like? What kind of problems is the Czech Republic experiencing with the adjustment? Ar

Pojkar var klart överrepresenterade bland unga lagöverträdare som ställdes inför domstol. Av 45 domar stod pojkarna åtalade i 36 fall och flickorna i 9 fall. Antalet domar där det förekom återfall i brott var totalt 15. Närmare hälften av de flickor som stod åtalade fanns med i belastningsregistret. De flesta pojkar och flickor som stod åtalade var i 16 och 17års åldern. Unga lagöverträdare mellan

This paper is a report from a Minor Field Study conducted in Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras. I conducted semi-structured interviews with women subjected to domestic violence with the objective of finding out and highlighting their view on the problem of domestic violence, the Law against Domestic Violence and the institutions connected to it. I further conducted interviews with different profession

In this thesis, the idea of Knowledge Management (KM) and the planning of the introduction of what is called a “KM approach” in the European Parliament (EP) is studied. The first purpose is to analyze how existing KM thoughts can be supplemented by insights from a subset of democratic theory (e-democracy), by placing focus on the elected representative and his or her information needs. Five “democ

Through a survey and interviews, the author examines what reactions and thoughts some Swedish morning newspaper readers and journalists have about climate change and how it is presented in the newspapers. Their expectations and views on the role of the newspapers on the matter are compared. How the way in which climate change is presented in morning newspapers affects the citizens? possibilities t

In recent years extensive medical progress has been made regarding HIV- research and with the assistance of antiretroviral drugs people who are infected with HIV are now able to live for a much longer time. Despite these advancements HIV is still an incurable and deadly disease and in 2007 541 new cases were reported in Sweden. HIV-infection is not common among young Swedish people. However, the i

Ikat kallas med en sammanfattande term alla tekniker där man åstadkommer mönstring hos en textilvara genom reserverade ombindningar på garnet före dess färgning i en eller flera fger. Ikatmönstringen är intimt förknippad med själva vävtekniken. ekorerade textiler är den mest utbredda formen av visuellt konstnärligt uttryck i Indonesien. Över hela den indonesiska övärlden är tyg producerat för att

Sedan Berlin murens fall 1989 och kommunistregimerna i öst- Europa, så har det bildats många nya nationer. Fast många av dem får man kalla ny ? gamla eftersom dessa hade en gång i historien allaredan varit självständiga.I Indonesien, där det finns ett otaliga, väldigt olika etniska grupper och språk,är det kanske mer befogat att ett område ? provins vill ha sin självständighet. I denna uppsats ko

Price and output stabilities determine the success of monetary policy in either economy. This paper briefly examines the monetary policy strategies of three developed countries (USA, UK, Sweden) and three developing countries (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan). It is found that the developed countries follow some rule-based monetary policy whereas the developing countries with ill-organised monetary sy

Syfte: Valfrihetsmodeller är en allt mer förekommande företeelse i Sverige. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka förutsättningar för konkurrensneutralitet på de marknader som skapas när sådana modeller införs. Metod: I denna uppsats använder vi genomgående en abduktiv ansats med kvalitativt inriktad analys. Ett kvalitativt förhållningssätt är mest lämpligt eftersom vi ämnar tolka och förstå j

For Those About to Rock... - En undersökning om uppfattningar av ensemblerepertoaren på det estetiska programmet. I min uppsats redovisar jag resultatet från en undersökning gjord på gymnasieskolans estetiska program. Undersökningen omfattar nio olika ensembler på tre olika skolor i Skåne. Som bakgrund till min undersökning har jag använt mig av egna erfarenheter från min VFU (Verksamhetsförlagd uFor Those About to Rock... – A study of views of the ensemble repertoire in the aesthetic programme in Swedish high schools In my paper I will present the result of an inquiry made in the aesthetic program in Swedish high schools. The survey covers nine different groups in three different schools in Skåne. As background to my study I have used experiences I have had during my practical workplace t