This paper investigates the usability of the intelligence test Wechsler Nonverbal Scale of Ability (WNV). Twenty four children in two different age-groups were tested with WNV, 10 children between ages 5 - 6, and 14 children between ages 9 - 10. The WNV turned out to be a useful test when some verbal communication was used in the test situation. This was especially apparent among the younger child

Denna studie är gjord för att undersöka ungdomars tankar kring musik och text, och då med utgångspunkt från forskningsfrågan: Vad är det som gör en låt "bra" och vilken roll spelar budskap och text i musik för tonåringar idag? Studien grundar sig i ett intresse för budskap i musik och funderingar kring huruvida detta budskap når fram till dagens tonåring. All musik förmedlar något men hu

Denna studie undersöker lärare-elevrelationen utifrån elevens upplevelser. Syftet med studien var att få fördjupad kunskap om vad det är gymnasieelever upplever när de känner sig positivt respektive negativt bemötta av lärare, i skolsituationen och att pröva hypotesen att lärarens förmåga till, eller brist på, empati är ett nyckelelement i informanternas minnesbilder. Inledningsvis belyses relatio

Denna komparativa studie behandlar regionaliseringen i Skåne och Västra Götaland. Med fokusering på befolkningen's egen uppfattning undersök's de förhållanden som definierar och formar dessa regioner. Uppsatsen grundar sig till stor del på de undersökningar som gjort's av SOM-institutet. Genom att tillämpa ett centrum - periferi försök's sedan delar av utvecklingen inom regione

In a post-conflict context, reconciliation takes place between the opposite forces, and when an ethnic conflict has occurred; reconciliation takes place between the opposed ethnic groups. Thus reconciliation is part of a process of decreasing ethnic tensions, but not the only important aspect. Rwanda is a least-likely case for declined ethnic tensions, due to the brutal genocide in 1994. Two aspe

This essay is essentially an analytical comparison of economic and democratic values. The purpose of this is to understand whether or not a conflict of values is in effect, given that democratic values have been expressed as highly desirable and in need of reinforcement while simultaneously economic values in the shape of New Public Management enjoy widespread acceptance and implementation. Den

Increasing cross-border interaction in the border regions combined with the largely state-centric legislative processes of the nation states, have unfolded a demand for border regional actors to attempt to influence the state level to change legislation, as barriers are identified for individuals and companies. Adapting a border regional perspective, the actors and organisational methods to remove

I denna beskrivande studie undersöks vilka möjligheter de politiska sekreterarna i Region Skåne har att utöva politiskt inflytande. För att undersöka detta har vi utgått från tre maktforum. Information och bakgrundsmaterial har främst inhämtas genom samtalsintervjuer och en enkätundersökning. De politiska sekreterarna som intervjuats kommer från Folkpartiet, Miljöpartiet, Socialdemokraterna och V

This paper deals with Will Kymlicka's and Charles Taylor's theories of multiculturalism, and the criticism of these theories by Jürgen Habermas and Seyla Benhabib. It also gives a brief background to the Swedish integration and minority policies and places them in relations to the academic discussion. Taylor advocates cultural survival to be a legitimate policy objective and Kymlicka argue

Abstract For this exam paper, I have chosen to delve into the life of Lucius Licinius Lucullus, the famous Roman general and statesman of the 1st century BC. Widely regarded as a glutton and degenerate, I will try to examine if these claims are true or completely exaggerated. My research will be based on the works of Plutarch, the great Greek scholar and biographer, who's our main source of k

The base for the study is laid during an internship at a regional office in Brussels. The study initially concentrates on the function and activities of different regional offices located in Brussels, in order to answer the core question. The main focus is to reveal an eventual change of cooperation patterns between different regional offices, and in particular the eventual redirection away from

The analysis of regional development and the formation of regional policy have experienced an increasing importance in Europe and in Sweden during the last decades. There is a widespread assumption that the increasing significance of regions is due to the diminishing role of the nationstate in the era of globalization. This essay suggests that there is a hegemonic discourse, heavily relying on the

It is the aim of this paper to examine, and analyze at a discursive level, the Swedish Democrats' interpretation of the term 'human rights', as this is presented in the material available on the party's official website. The goal is then to investigate in what manner the party portrays its political ambitions in relation to 'human rights'. The theoretical foundation for thi

Shopping for groceries often means that, as consumers, we travel to the grocery store ourselves, by ear, bike or on foot. At the store we pick out the groceries that we want, go the register and pay for them. During the last couple of years consumers in Sweden have been given the opportunity to let someone else select and transport the groceries to their home instead, so called home shopping. As t

The purpose of this article is to describe the discourse in which public-private partnership (PPP) resides, within the Swedish parliament, in the field of infrastructure. I have chosen to look at the latest three years deliberation where PPP appears in parliament bills. This case study is based upon discourse as a qualitative method. Five indicator signs which is history, comparison, geographic l

The thesis main objective is to establish the determinants for granting executive stock options and to examine their impact on performance for firms listed on OMXS30. The analysis is based on accounting data gathered from annual reports and Thomson Datastream. The empirical results display that firms grant stock options to mitigate the principal-agent problem. Furthermore, risk proves to be positi

Many consulting firms offer tailor-made solutions within complexity management, but these are not general frameworks built upon theories. Carlsberg are dealing with a large complexity within their one-way glass bottles, as they are growing by acquisitions, and are not attained enough economies of scale. This thesis balances the packaging complexity, with platform theory as a foundation. Twelve pla

Syfte: Syftet är att beskriva och analysera en traditionell, resultatansvarsindelad ekonomistyrning, samt att sätta den i relation till en modernt orienterad styrning. Metod: Vår uppsats är en enskild fallstudie med en kvalitativ ansats av enheten Energiprodukter inom Lunds Energi AB. Vi har genomfört ett antal intervjuer i fallföretaget. Empirin är analyserad med hjälp av relevant teori, främst L

Budgeten har i Sveriges kommuner en ledande roll som ekonomiskt styrinstrument. Budgeten uppfyller en rad olika syften inom områden som planering, kommunikation och kontroll. Ett mycket viktigt syfte med den kommunala budgeten är också resursfördelning. I kommuner får prioritering och fördelning av resurser ske med hjälp av budgetering. Budgetprocessens innehåll och tidsplan är av stor vikt för hu

Redovisning av humankapital är idag föremål för en livlig debatt inom akademiska kretsar och inom normgivande institutioner. I denna uppsats har vi gjort en undersökning innefattande åtta publika företags årsredovisningar och den frivilliga redovisningen av humankapitalet som de lämnar där utifrån dess jämförbarhet, relevans och tillförlitlighet. Dessa företag är FöreningsSparbanken, Nordea, ReadS