Published Article / This study was conducted with 29 Grade 12 learners who were studying calculus. The purpose was to explore how the learners responded to questions based on the derivative and why they did so. Data was collected from the written responses of the learners to two assessments carried out over a six-month period as well as interviews with four of the learners. It was found that learners made extensive use of inappropriate formulae, drawn from other sections of the curriculum The study recommends that teachers should not focus solely on how to carry out procedures, but they should also pay attention to why certain procedures are appropriate or not.

Bakgrund: Sjuksköterskeprofessionen är en kvinnodominerad arena och antalet manliga sjuksköterskor är lågt. Detta är ett resultat av samhällets normer och attityder kring genus. Normer kring genus är inget statiskt utan förändras över tid. Andelen manliga sjuksköterskor ökar men det går trögt. Syfte: Syftet men denna litteraturstudie var att undersöka upplevelsen av att vara man inom sjuksköterskeprofessionen. Metod: Litteraturstudien baserades på tio kvalitativa artiklar. Artiklarna analyserades med induktiv ansats.  Analysen resulterade i två huvudkategorier som mynnade ut i fem subkategorier. Huvudkategorierna var frustration och välbefinnande. Resultat: Resultatet visade på att männen upplevde att deras yrkesval blev ifrågasatt av familj, vänner, patienter och kollegor samt att de kände ett utanförskap på arbetsplatsen. De manliga sjuksköterskorna kände sårbarhet och rädsla inför risken att bli falskt anklagade för sexuellt ofredande samt att vara homosexuella. Risken att bli falskt anklagad för sexuellt ofredande berodde på att männens beröring sexualiserades. Männen upplevde en yrkesstolthet då arbetet kändes meningsfullt. Hos de manliga sjuksköterskorna fanns en vilja att göra gott samt att vårda människor. Slutsats: Det behövs mer forskning om genus utifrån ett manligt perspektiv inom sjuksköterskeprofessionen i Sverige för att bättre förstå problematiken kring varför så få män väljer att bli sjuksköterska. Det behövs även fler studier i genus i förhållande till andra faktorer såsom etnicitet, ålder, klass och sexuell läggning för att få en breddare och djupare bild av manliga sjuksköterskors upplevelse av sin arbetsmiljö.

People in children’s environment can significantly influence the process of inclusion in regular schools,teachers and their perceptions on students with special abilities are recognized asplaying a key role. As such, this study aims at investigating, comparing and analyzing Greek and Swedish primary school teachers’ attitudes on inclusive education for childrenwith mental disabilities, as well as their experiences concerning the impact students’ environment has on their efficient inclusion and development. To this end, interviews with them have been employed for data collection in this cross-cultural qualitative research.

Bakgrund: Hjärnskakning i idrott är vanligt och det finns etablerade riktlinjer för identifiering, hantering och rehabilitering. För tidig återgång till idrott kan medföra risker. Kvalitativ forskning om idrottares upplevelser och erfarenheter av och om idrottsrelaterad hjärnskakning har ej påträffats. Syfte: Att undersöka hjärnskakningsdrabbade idrottares upplevelser och erfarenheter om hjärnskakning inom idrott samt återgång till idrottsaktivitet efter skadehändelsen. Metod: Data insamlades från fem idrottare med hjälp av semistrukturerade intervjuer som analyserades med hjälp av innehållsanalys. Resultat: I studien framkom tre teman; ”Föranledd vårdkontakt”, ”Motiverande och hindrande faktorer för återgång till idrott”, samt ”Resonemang kring hjärnskakning” som innefattade bland annat att idrottarna upplevde undermålig information från vården gällande återgång till idrott efter hjärnskakning och att tränare hade bristande kunskap om omhändertagande vid idrottsskada. Idrottarna uppfattade ett behov av ökad kunskap. Stöttning och förståelse för idrottarens situation från omgivningen påverkade positivt för återgång medan press och rädsla för en ny hjärnskakning hämmade. Konklusion: Föreliggande studie har uppnått syftet att undersöka hjärnskakningsdrabbade idrottares upplevelser och erfarenheter om hjärnskakning samt återgång. Resultaten ökar förståelsen för idrottare som råkar ut för hjärnskakning i idrottssammanhang. Ytterligare forskning behövs för att bilda uppfattning om läget av idrottsrelaterad hjärnskakning i Sverige. / Background: Concussion in sport is common and there are established guidelines for identification, management and rehabilitation. Premature return to play may be dangerous. Qualitative research on athletes' experiences on sport-related concussion has not been found. Objective: To examine concussed athletes' perceptions and experiences about concussion in sports and return to play after their concussion. Method: Data was collected from five athletes using semi-structured interviews and was analyzed through content analysis. Results: Three themes emerged; "Cause for health care", "Motivations and hindrances on return to play", and "Reasoning about concussion”. They included for instance that athletes experienced poor information from health institutions regarding return to play, and coaches had insufficient knowledge of sport-injury management. The athletes perceived a need for increased knowledge. Support and understanding for the athlete's situation had a positive impact on the return to play while pressure and fear of a new concussion inhibited return to play. Conclusion: The objective to examine concussed athletes' perceptions and experiences about concussion in sports and return to play, has been achieved. The results increase our understanding for athletes who sustain concussions in sports. Further research is needed to form an estimation of ​​the extent of sports-related concussions in Sweden.

Idag finns det ett samband mellan ekonomi och hälsa, kopplat till utrikesfödda i Sverige. Det är ofta utrikesfödda som drabbas av ojämlikhet på arbetsmarknaden, som därefter påverkar ekonomin. Ett interventionsprogram (Grönkvistprogrammet) har utvecklats och implementerats i syfte att minska den ekonomiska stressen och främja hälsan på kort- och långsiktig väg av Landstinget Västmanland och Samhällsmedicinska enheten. Studien undersökte deltagarnas upplevelser av programmet. Teorierna KASAM samt Socialt stöd har kopplats samman med resultatet. Metoden i studien hade en kvalitativ ansats och tio deltagare har intervjuats i enskilda intervjuer. Resultatet påvisade att den ekonomiska betydelsen för deltagarna var av stor vikt och hade en viktig roll i det dagliga livet. Programmet hade även påverkat deltagarna genom, förändrade levnadsvanor, mer insikt om ekonomin och relaterade områden samt att de har mer självmakt efter programmet. Deltagarnas positiva upplevelser var att handledarna var kunniga och att materialet förekom på olika språk. Deltagarna hade även fått mer kunskap om Sverige generellt och deltagarna upplevde att spridning av den nya kunskapen var möjlig efter programmet. Utvecklingsmöjligheterna som framkom i resultatet var att programtiden kunde ha varit längre, fler moment i programmet som berör ekonomin, mer extern reklam för programmet samt fortsatt spridning av programmet till andra målgrupper. / Today there is a connection between the economy and health, linked to foreign-born personsin Sweden. There are foreign born who suffer from inequality in the labor market which subsequently affects the economy. An intervention program (Grönkvist program) has been developed and implemented in order to reduce the financial stress and promote health in the short and long-term way of Västmanland County Council and Community Medicine Unit. The study examined the participants' perceptions of the program. The theories SOC and Social support has been linked with the outcome. The method of study was a qualitative approach and ten participants were interviewed in individual interviews. The results demonstrate that the economic importance of the participants were of great importance and had an important role in daily life. The program also had affected the participants through,changing lifestyles, more insight about the economy and related areas and that they havemore empowerment after the program. The participant’s positive experiences was that the supervisors were knowledgeable and that material occurred in different languages. The participants also had gained more knowledge about Sweden and the participants generally felt that dissemination of the new knowledge was possible after the program. The development opportunities that emerged in the result was that the program time could have been longer, more program elements that affect the economy, more external advertising forthe program and the continued spread of the program to other target groups.

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Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Family Studies and Human Services / Joyce A. Baptist / Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a prevalent, pervasive chronic illness. It is a hereditary condition that affects those of African, Mediterranean, Indian, Middle Eastern, and Hispanic/Latino descent. It causes extreme pain for patients and a myriad of other symptoms and complications. The medical issues associated with and the very nature of SCD has the potential to cause psychological distress and related problems for patients. Parents, caregivers, significant others, and family members are similarly affected by a family member with SCD. Applying the Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation Model, this qualitative study used heterogeneous sampling and explored the experience of three families with SCD. Three main themes emerged from the data, analyzed using thematic analysis: Stress and Challenges, Adapting to and Coping with the Demands of SCD, and Individual and Family Strengths. The pervasiveness and unpredictability of SCD as well as the strengthening effects of having experienced SCD were shared across families, despite their heterogeneity. Clinical implications for families with SCD are discussed.

This study explores the phenomenon of personalization within the political sphere. More specifically, it aims at exploring the strategical personalization of Swedish party leaders during the national election campaign of 2018. A further aim is to generate theoretical contributions to the area of personalization. As empirical material, the social media updates of three party leaders are analyzed under the period of 13 weeks before the election day, using a mixed methodological approach for an in-depth qualitative study. Regarding methodologies, grounded theory and coding is employed along with a rhetorical analysis that enable a systematic analysis of visual messages. The result indicates that the studied party leaders portrayed themselves as an integrated part of society, mediating a sense of presence and acknowledgement of the voters. In addition to this, the party leaders presented themselves as ordinary people and unified with the voters. The result also points to the practice of mediating a sense of social and cultural status, involving influencers in the communication and stepping into roles outside of the explicitly political arena. In terms of theoretical contributions, the generated theory contributes in the sense that it offers additional dimensions to the notion of "self-presentation", which is recognized as a common theme among prior theories. According to prior theories, individual politicians presents themselves as professional politicians and ordinary human beings. While the generated theory supports this perspective, it also highlights the aspect of intentionally integrating the voters into the self-presentations of individual politicians. Moreover, the generated theory emphasizes the perspective of social and cultural significance when regarding self-presentations of representatives.

AbstractThe subject of gamification is a relatively new and novel concept when it comes to stimulating behavior. Gamification is the use of game elements in a non-game context. Gamification is a tool that can motivate people to engage with activities related to health, education and personal productivity. Gamification can be used in a plethora of areas, and business and organizational contexts are no exception.This study investigates how gamification and the use of game elements in an organizational context influence internal marketing activities. Internal marketing is a management philosophy that explores how to treat employees as internal customers to increase the quality of service. This study investigates how gamification and game elements can help accomplishing this goal through influencing internal marketing activities. The study answers the following research question:The purpose of the study is to investigate how gamification and game elements of an app influence internal marketing activities. The app we are investigating was developed by Volvo Group for their employee ambassador program, called #WeAreVolvoGroup. The app is the context which is being investigated as it contains elements of gamification. A conceptual framework has been developed containing game elements as an influence on seven internal marketing activities, which are job product development, employee recruitment, training and education, motivation and reward, internal market research, internal communication, and retention of staff.A qualitative study was conducted by interviewing managers and users of the app, #WeAreVolvoGroup. By using the thematic analysis, the results were presented and combined into themes that were further analyzed and connected to the conceptual framework. The conceptual framework was revised by retracting internal marketing activities that the app did not contribute to, which were job product development, employee recruitment, training and education, and retention of staff, and adding additional factors that the app contributes to. The findings of this study demonstrate that gamification influences the internal marketing activities that were present in the app listed as motivation and reward, internal communication, and internal market research, as well as additional factors which was company culture and personal branding. Our findings showed that the gamification and game elements of the app influenced these activities

Bakgrund: Merparten av patienter med en palliativ diagnos vill vårdas i hemmet, vilket är möjligt med hjälp av bland andra distriktssköterska, hemtjänst samt anhöriga. Patienter som vårdas i hemmet upplever ofta bättre livskvalitet än dem som vårdas på sjukhus. Distriktssköterskan ansvarar för att vården fungerar och är den bästa möjliga för patienten. Vad patienten värdesätter i bemötandet för att det ska kännas genuint och trovärdigt är viktigt för att denne ska känna sig sedd och vara involverad i sin egen vård. Syfte:Syftet med studien var att beskriva patienters upplevelser av bemötandet från distriktssköterskan i palliativ hemsjukvård. Metod: En kvalitativ ansats med beskrivande design har använts i studien och data har samlats in med semistrukturerade intervjuer med totalt åtta patienter. Resultat: De tre kategorierna som framkom under studien var: att få tid, bli sedd och få respekt, att känna kontinuitet och trygghet, att bli tagen på allvar och känna delaktighet i vården. Slutsats:För att patienterna ska uppleva ett bra bemötande krävs kontinuitet, korrekt information och delaktighet i vården och få tid med distriktssköterskan och känna sig sedd som medmänniska. / Background: Most of the patients with a palliative diagnose want to be taken care of in their own homes. This is possible with help from a team consisting of among others; district nurses, assistant nurses and significant others. Patients living at home often experience better quality of life, compared to them taken care of at the hospital. The district nurse is responsible that the care is well functioning and is the best care for the patient. How the patient experience the treatment from the district nurse is very interesting. What the patient value in the treatment to make it feel genuine and credible. The encounter in the care relationship is important for the patient to feel seen and be involved in their own care. Aim: The aim of the study was to describe patients with a palliative diagnosis how they experienced the encounter from the district nurse in home care. Method: A qualitative approach has been used and eight patients has been interviewed. Results: The results became three categories: To have time, be seen and have respect. To feel safe and continuity, and to be takenseriously and involved in their own care. Conclusion: For the patients to experience a good encounter it takes continuity, correct information and a possibility to take part in their own care. To have time with the district nurse and to feel seen by the district nurse is important.