I detta arbete belyser jag den interaktiva tavlans användningsområde i två svenska skolor, samt beskriver hur den används i andra länder som exempelvis Storbritannien. Syftet var även att undersöka på vilka punkter den skiljde sig från en vanlig whiteboard och även vilka problem som kunde uppstå vid användningen av den interaktiva tavlan i undervisningen. Undersökningen i de svenska skolorna genomfördes i form av en intervju med sex lärare som alla använde den interaktiva tavlan i sin undervisning. Kontakten med lärarna inleddes via brevväxling per e-post och avslutades med en telefonintervju. Resultatet visar att den interaktiva tavlan främst användes till att visa bilder och animationer som ett komplement till skolans traditionella whiteboard eftersom den interaktiva tavlan kändes för onaturlig att skriva på. Alla lärare i undersökningen betonade dock att den interaktiva tavlan fått ett positivt mottagande av eleverna, där interaktiviteten och användningen av bilder och ljud som tillfördes till undervisningen sågs som den största styrkan tillsammans med möjligheten att kunna stå framför klassen och styra datorn. Hälften av lärarna påpekade att de svårigheter som uppstått med den interaktiva tavlan lätt kan härledas till deras bristande teknikkunskaper. De anser därför att en utbildningskurs för att utvidga kunskaperna om tavlans funktioner är nödvändig, samt tillgången till teknisk support ifall utrustningen skulle drabbas av problem. Detta anser jag vara den största begränsningen med den interaktiva tavlan, de problem som eventuellt kan uppstå måste kunna avhjälpas för att tavlan skall kunna användas obehindrat i undervisningen.

Background: Diabetes is a chronic disease affecting more and more people and placing increasing demands on health care. The increasing numbers of adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are in need of self-management strategies. Learning self-management includes mastering the skills required to complete the complex emotional and physical tasks necessary to manage well-being and to prevent future complications. A technological service developed with the participation of stakeholders may be an alternative way to meet rising needs for self-management. The involvement of various stakeholders enables cooperation, facilitates patient empowerment, and takes into consideration how adults with type 2 diabetes manage their everyday activities. Aim: The overall aim of the licentiate thesis is, by participatory research methods identify self-management support of a future ICT service to facilitate adults with type 2-diabetes. Methods: Two studies were conducted using participatory design (PD) with qualitative methods. Data were collected among recently diagnosed adults and those with longer experience of type 2 diabetes. The adults were recruited from a primary healthcare centre and from a diabetes hospital clinic in Sweden. Study I identified perceived challenges related to self-management among recently diagnosed adults and those with longer experience of type 2 diabetes by using multistage focus groups. Study II reported needs and wishes for an ICT self-management service to facilitate their everyday life and to deal with type 2 diabetes by using a future workshop. Results: Three main challenges were identified; understanding; developing skills and abilities; and mobilizing personal strengths. Both recently diagnosed adults and those with longer experience of diabetes described challenges in understanding the causes of fluctuating blood glucose and in developing and mobilizing skills for choosing healthful food and eating regularly. The recently diagnosed group were more challenged by learning to accept the diagnosis and becoming motivated to change habit while the experienced group were mainly challenged by issues about complications and medications. The adults with type 2 diabetes expressed needs and wishes for an ICT service all fell under the broad category of Acceptance of the diagnosis, with the three suggestions; Trust in partnerships, Communication and Individualized information. Acceptance of the diagnosis was a prerequisite for managing diabetes successfully. Acceptance of the diagnosis also made the participants accept information, learn about their condition, and understand how to personally manage their everyday lives. Trust in partnership with caregivers and Communication facilitated that acceptance and understanding of the disease. Main findings: The adults with type 2 diabetes stated different needs for support during different phases of the disease. The expressed needs and wishes for an ICT service all fell under the broad category of Acceptance of the diagnosis, with three other suggestions; Trust in partnerships, Communication, and Individualized information. The participants’ experience of the participatory methodology as a democratic process and their appreciation of mutual learning contributed to these results, which are consistent with the aims of person centred care. Conclusions: Adults with diabetes have different needs for support during different phases of the disease. From a person-centred perspective it would be desirable to meet individual needs for self-management on peoples’ own terms through a technological service that could reach and connect to a large number of people. Healthcare practitioners need to address the knowledge needs of patients with type 2 diabetes and support them in developing self-management skills. Consistent with person-centred care, practitioners should also encourage patients’ abilities to mobilize their own personal strengths to maintain self-management. / <p><strong>Forskningsfinansiärer:</strong></p><p>Kommunerna i Skåne Nordost</p><p>Högskolan Kristianstad</p>

Background: Diabetes is a chronic disease affecting more and more people and placing increasing demands on health care. The increasing numbers of adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are in need of self-management strategies. Learning self-management includes mastering the skills required to complete the complex emotional and physical tasks necessary to manage well-being and to prevent future complications. A technological service developed with the participation of stakeholders may be an alternative way to meet rising needs for self-management. The involvement of various stakeholders enables cooperation, facilitates patient empowerment, and takes into consideration how adults with type 2 diabetes manage their everyday activities. Aim: The overall aim of the licentiate thesis is, by participatory research methods identify self-management support of a future ICT service to facilitate adults with type 2-diabetes. Methods: Two studies were conducted using participatory design (PD) with qualitative methods. Data were collected among recently diagnosed adults and those with longer experience of type 2 diabetes. The adults were recruited from a primary healthcare centre and from a diabetes hospital clinic in Sweden. Study I identified perceived challenges related to self-management among recently diagnosed adults and those with longer experience of type 2 diabetes by using multistage focus groups. Study II reported needs and wishes for an ICT self-management service to facilitate their everyday life and to deal with type 2 diabetes by using a future workshop. Results: Three main challenges were identified; understanding; developing skills and abilities; and mobilizing personal strengths. Both recently diagnosed adults and those with longer experience of diabetes described challenges in understanding the causes of fluctuating blood glucose and in developing and mobilizing skills for choosing healthful food and eating regularly. The recently diagnosed group were more challenged by learning to accept the diagnosis and becoming motivated to change habit while the experienced group were mainly challenged by issues about complications and medications. The adults with type 2 diabetes expressed needs and wishes for an ICT service all fell under the broad category of Acceptance of the diagnosis, with the three suggestions; Trust in partnerships, Communication and Individualized information. Acceptance of the diagnosis was a prerequisite for managing diabetes successfully. Acceptance of the diagnosis also made the participants accept information, learn about their condition, and understand how to personally manage their everyday lives. Trust in partnership with caregivers and Communication facilitated that acceptance and understanding of the disease. Main findings: The adults with type 2 diabetes stated different needs for support during different phases of the disease. The expressed needs and wishes for an ICT service all fell under the broad category of Acceptance of the diagnosis, with three other suggestions; Trust in partnerships, Communication, and Individualized information. The participants’ experience of the participatory methodology as a democratic process and their appreciation of mutual learning contributed to these results, which are consistent with the aims of person centred care. Conclusions: Adults with diabetes have different needs for support during different phases of the disease. From a person-centred perspective it would be desirable to meet individual needs for self-management on peoples’ own terms through a technological service that could reach and connect to a large number of people. Healthcare practitioners need to address the knowledge needs of patients with type 2 diabetes and support them in developing self-management skills. Consistent with person-centred care, practitioners should also encourage patients’ abilities to mobilize their own personal strengths to maintain self-management. / <p><strong>Forskningsfinansiärer: </strong>Kommunerna i Skåne Nordost, Högskolan Kristianstad och Region Skåne</p>

Denna kvalitativa studie syftar till att undersöka hur socialarbetare inom psykiatrisk vårdframställs i forskning avseende status, anspråk och kompetens. Elva vetenskapliga artiklar harinsamlats med hjälp av systematisk litteratursökning. Dessa har sedan analyserats med hjälpav diskursanalys med fokus på konstruerandet av fenomen och sanningsanspråk. Dessutomkommer maktaspekter avseende vilka som har status och den legitima kunskapen att användaspråk, likaså att vara en analytisk utgångspunkt. Studiens slutsatser är att det råder en likartaddiskurs i forskning kring fenomenet med att socialarbetare inom psykiatriska vården inteanses ha status eller få erkännande för sin kompetens. Vidare kan vi konstatera att forskareinom socialt arbete som disciplin för denna likartade diskurs på grund av både tidigare ochaktuella socialpolitiska kontexter. Forskare står högt upp i en hierarkisk statusordning samthar legitim kunskap vilket ger dem möjligheten att konstruera sanningar i texter. Studien visardärmed vikten av att analysera forskning inom socialt arbete genom diskursanalys för attsocialt arbete som akademisk disciplin ska kunna utvecklas.

Bakgrund: En upplevelse är subjektiv vilken värderas och tolkas utifrån individens förförståelse och dessa upplevelser behöver sjuksköterskan tillvarata för att kunna bedriva professionell omvårdnad. Omvårdnadsprocessen används av sjuksköterskor för att bedriva omvårdnad på ett optimalt sätt och en del av denna process är mötet mellan människor. Ett gott möte leder till ett bättre informationsutbyte vilket i sin tur är en central del i omvårdnadsarbetet. Emotionellt instabilt personlighetssyndrom, även förkortat EIPS, är en psykisk funktionsnedsättning där de allmänna kriterierna för personlighetssyndrom samt fem av nio EIPS-specifika kriterier ska vara uppfyllda för att ställa diagnos. Syfte: Syftet var att belysa sjuksköterskors upplevelse av att vårda personer med emotionellt instabilt personlighetssyndrom. Metod: Kvalitativ litteraturstudie grundad på nio empiriska studier. Artikelgranskningen genomfördes enligt Högskolan i Kristianstads granskningsmall för kvalitativa studier. Analysen utgick från Fribergs (2012a) fem-stegs metod. Resultat: Resultatet sammanställdes i fyra huvudteman; Upplevda känslor, Upplevelse av kunskap, Upplevelse av arbetssätt samt Upplevelse av beteenden hos personer med EIPS. Sjuksköterskors upplevelser av att vårda personer med EIPS varierade. Känslor som obehag, frustration och optimism uppstod i samband med vårdandet. När sjuksköterskor upplevde att de hade lämplig kunskap skapades självförtroende i vårdandet. Brist på kunskap bidrog till osäkerhet kring hur personalen ska förhålla sig till personer med EIPS. Diskussion: Studiens styrkor och svagheter diskuteras i relation till Shentons (2004) trovärdighetsbegrepp. I resultatdiskussionen diskuteras fynden Hoppfull optimism, Kunskap underlättar vårdandet samt Frustration i relation till omvårdnadsteorier, samhällsperspektiv samt etisk teori.

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In modern society the mere reading of a text is not enough, instead human strive for literacy, a deeper understanding of the text and a capacity to think individually. This ability is studied through reading habits and is said to be developed through working with literature. Since not all youths enjoy reading as a fun hobby, this essay will focus on an alternative which could function as a method to develop literacy. This essay will examine the literacy potential of role-playing games.      Role-playing games have been around for many years and there are several different methods of using them for education. The question is if role-plays that are not specifically educational could be useful too. Through a text analysis based on scientifically published texts studying different kinds of role-play and games this essay is meant to look into the scientific view of role-playing and what potential they hold to develop literacy.      The empirical material will be analysed through two different theories. The first one is Erving Goffman’s theatrical metaphor, which allows one to scrutinize human’s need to play various roles. This will be used principally to analyse the scientists’ roles when they write about role-play. The second one is Judith Langer’s theories about envisioning literature and the four stances in the process of building an envisionment.      Through this analysis it can be seen that scientists do work with this kind of role-play. There are various ways in which role-play can be used to develop literacy, but the subject is still in need of more research to establish the potential for literacy from role-playing games other than videogames.

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Projektet har utvecklats i interdisciplinärt samarbete mellan Jenny Wiklund och KTH, Akademiska Sjukhuset i Uppsala, Uppsala Universitet, Karolinska Institutet, Kungl. Konsthögskolan, Aarhus Arkitektskole, och curator Jan Åman. Projektet har utvecklats skulpturalt vid Kungl. Konsthögskolan. Förstudier har genomförts vid Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset. I finalstudien kombineras studier vid Uppsala Akademiska Sjukhuset, Bild- och Funktionsmedicinskt centrum/Röntgen i tredimensionell visualisering av medicinsk bild med studier i klinisk anatomi vid Uppsala Universitet, för att förenas i skulptural gestaltning och iscensättning. R1 Reaktorhallen iscensätts som ett platsspecifikt monumentalverk. Den fysiska installationen i rummet bildar en temporal kappa om utställningskapitlen i avhandlingsutställningen som handlar om kropp och hjärna. Utställningen berättar om en specifik tidpunkt, utan minne och proprioception. Här finns ingen historia och ingen framtid. Genom utställningen skapas en förståelse för sambanden mellan teoretiskt tänkande och visuell gestaltning. Det är forskning genom konstnärlig och arkitektonisk precision med referenser till konst, arkitektur, medicin och medicinsk teknik. Referenserna är från verkliga objekt i verkliga rum, specifika verk från specifika konstnärer och genom auskultering vid flertalet expertpresentationer, där människor genom närvaro förmedlat sin kunskap. Arkitektur är spatial konstruktion av identitet, här i utställningsform som temporal visuell spatial-estetisk poetik. Formen på framläggningen av avhandlingen är vald efter det huvudsakliga ämnet som utreds, minnet, och dess temporala omskapande av rummet vid varje specifik tidpunkt det framkallas. Det visuella intrycket kommer före alla andra beskrivningar, i logik med den händelse som föregick doktorandprojektets ämne, en minnesförlust, där upplevelsen av rummet kom före språket, kroppen före hjärnan, intränade minnen i form av siffror före en självbiografi. / The project was developed in co-operation between Jenny Wiklund and KTH, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala University, Karolinska Institute, Royal Institute of Art, Aarhus School of Architecture, and curator Jan Åman. The project was developed sculpturally at the Royal Institute of Art. Preliminary studies of medicine were made at Karolinska University Hospital. The final study combines studies at Uppsala University Hospital of three-dimensional visualization of medical imaging with studies of clinical anatomy at Uppsala University, to be amalgamated to a sculptural interpretation and production. R1, the Reactor Hall, is staged as a site-specific monumental artistic work. The installation provides a temporary coat around the chapters of the dissertation exhibition, dealing with body and brain. The exhibition tells us about a specific moment, there is no memory, nor proprioception. There is no history, nor future. Through the exhibition an understanding of the connection between theoretical thinking and visual interpretation emerges. It is research by artistic and architectonic precision with references to art, architecture, medicine and medical technique. References come from concrete objects in concrete rooms, from specific artistic work of individual artists and from auscultating a number of expert presentations, where people by presence conveyed their knowledge. Architecture is a spatial construction of identity, here in the form of an exhibition as temporary visual spatial-aesthetic poetic theory. The form of the dissertation was chosen due to the main subject investigated, memory, and its temporary reshaping of the room at each specific point of time it is aroused. The visual impression come before all other descriptions, logical to the event that preceded the subject of the project, a loss of memory, when the experience of the room came before the language, the body before the brain, trained memories in the form of figures before an autobiography. / <p>Avhandlingen består av utställning med tillhörande text. Textdelen publiceras i DiVA samtidigt som utställningen är öppen.</p><p>QC 20170907</p>

Denna masteruppsats har formen av en vetenskaplig essä. Dess syfte är att försöka synliggöra vad en bildkonstnärlig process är, undersöka hur den kan beskrivas och på vilket sätt den bygger på kunskap. Uppsatsens första del tar sin utgångspunkt i en berättelse där en konstnärlig process beskrivs och den andra delen i intervjuer med tre verksamma bildkonstnärer. Berättelsen och intervjuerna utgör undersökningens empiriska material och utifrån detta reflekteras och diskuteras olika teman. Ett teoretiskt perspektiv är här filosofen John Deweys begreppsvärld där erfarenhet, handling och görande blir viktiga aspekter. Uppsatsen försöker bryta med förväntningar kring vad en konstnärlig process är såsom exempelvis enbart ett uttryck för personlighet eller som ett direkt uttryck av känslor. Istället lyfts det konstnärliga görandet fram som något som i allra högsta grad bygger på skicklighet och tillägnad kunskap. Den konstnärliga processen beskrivs ha en svårfångad karaktär, därför ägnas sista delen av uppsatsen åt att även diskutera syftets relevans. Här lyfts andra konstnärliga utövares och forskares formuleringar kring konstnärliga processer fram. Frågor ställs kring vad som händer när kunskapsbegrepp används för att beskriva en konstnärlig process och den konstnärliga praktikens relation till det textuella berörs. / This master's thesis has the form of a scientific essay. Its purpose is to try to make visible what a visually artistic process is, investigate how it may be described and in what way it is based on knowledge. The first part of the essay is based on a story in which an artistic process is described and the second part on interviews with three active artists. The story and the interviews together make up the empirical material of the investigation and based on this, different themes are reflected and discussed. A theoretical perspective here is the conceptual world of philosopher John Dewey, in which experience, action and doing are important aspects. The paper tries to break down expectations regarding what an artistic process is, such as a mere expression of personality or a direct expression of emotions. Instead, the artistic performance is brought forward as something which to a great extent is based on skill and acquired knowledge. The artistic process is described as having an elusive character and therefore the last part of the essay is also dedicated to discussing the relevance of the purpose. Here are presented phrasings by other artistic practitioners and researchers’ in regards to artistic processes. Questions are asked regarding what happens when knowledge concepts are used to describe an artistic process, and the relationship between the artistic practice and the textual is touched upon.