ABSTRAKT  The aim of this study has been to highlight teachers’ experiences of an implemented One-to-one project in a town in the southern parts of Sweden. Using a mixed method, with surveys and interviews, the result has been analyzed through the frame-factor theory and the SAMR model. The results of the study show that a majority of the teachers were dissatisfied with how the project had been implemented. A lack of time, pedagogical vision, and competence development were some of the complaints that the teachers had. This affected the teachers’ attitude to the project and the use of the computers.  Most of the teachers did still agree that the project have had a positive effect on their work. This effect could mainly be seen in their communication with their students and to some extent their teaching.

Many theories describe failed states as potential threats to international security due to the breeding ground they constitute for transnational terrorism. Ken Menkhaus believes however that transnational terrorists are dependent on a state for their own protection in order to be able to operate. This essay seeks out the relevance in Ken Menkhaus’ theory which states that transnational terrorists rather exploit corrupted states than operate in countries where there is a state collapse. His theory will be applied on a case study on post-Libya after Gadhafi’s fall. The study, which is a mixed method study, will separate and compare the three regions of Libya; Cyrenaica, Tripolitania and Fezzan where different types of states have emerged since Gadhafi’s fall. The number of transnational terrorist attacks reported in documents and their cause-and-effect relationship will be analyzed. The results of the study indicate that the Menkhaus-theory is relevant when it comes to counting the attacks since terrorists operate where there is state presence. But when looking at the cause-and-effect relationship the results show that terrorist don’t need the protection of the state to operate, they work overtly to take over.

The aim of this study is to compare teachers’ views of homework, their work withreading homework, and what the interaction is like in connection with this. Acombination of methods in the form of observations and semi-structured interviews wasused to follow two teachers working in the early years of compulsory school. The studyfound that the teachers work solely with reading homework, although in different ways,as regards both the design and the implementation, suggesting that the teachers’ practiceis grounded in research on homework. According to the teachers, homework in the earlyyears of compulsory school can be beneficial in that it prepares the pupils for later yearsin school and that it can be an instrument in the work of consolidating knowledge. Onthe other hand, homework steals part of the pupils’ leisure time and can cause stress intheir everyday life. To avoid unclarity and stress in the home, the teacher should giveclear and thorough instructions communicating the purpose, expectations, and meaning.

Syftet med studien är att undersöka lärares intentioner med att använda konkret material i undervisningen och att undersöka hur dessa intentioner realiseras i klassrummet. Studien ämnar även att belysa vilka fördelar respektive nackdelar lärare anser användandet av konkret material kan bidra till. Genom att observera och intervjua fem lärare framkom ett resultat som visar att konkret material används men att många lärare är styrda utav läroboken och endast plockar in materialet vid genomgångar av nya områden inom matematiken. De flesta lärare anser att nackdelar inte finns i användandet av konkret material men menar att läraren behöver synliggöra matematiken under arbetet. Slutsatsen blir därmed att lärarna tycker det är viktigt att använda konkret material i sin undervisning men för att kunna göra detta bör läraren ha goda kunskaper kring materialet och dess användningsområde för att kunna tillämpa det i sin undervisning tillsammans med eleverna.

Sammanfattning En fallstudie gjordes bland medarbetare inom Hemtjänsten i Eskilstuna kommun. Syftet med studien är att erhålla förklaring och förståelse för medarbetares användning och attityder till de processkartor och dokument som ingår i det integrerade ledningssystemet (ILS) samt den förändring som införandet av dem innebär inom Hemtjänsten i Eskilstuna kommun. Syftet är även att erhålla förklaring och förståelse om medarbetarattityders påverkan på införandet av ILS genom att utgå ifrån teorier om attitydkonstruktioner.       Studien utfördes med en metodkombination av enkäter och intervjuer bland medarbetare inom HEK. Drygt 14% av alla medarbetare inom HEK deltog i studien varav 59st svarade på enkäter och tre intervjuades. Resultatet indikerade att många medarbetare visste när de skulle använda ILS även om inte alla hade börjat använda det ännu. Medarbetare var eniga om att ILS hade många fördelar och de hade allmänt positiva attityder till ILS. Deras attityder analyserades utifrån attitydkonstruktionerna beredskap för förändring (BFF), åtagande för förändring (ÅFF), öppenhet för förändring (ÖFF) och cynism mot organisationsförändring (CMO).   Slutsatserna var att attityder bland medarbetare inom HEK inte borde utgöra ett hinder för ett framgångsrikt införande av ILS. Införandet av ILS anses därför inte kräva drastiska attitydförändringar bland medarbetare för att möjliggöra dess framgång. / Summary in English A case study was carried out among home care employees in Eskilstuna municipality. The purpose of the study was to provide explanations and understanding regarding the employee’s usage of and attitudes towards an integrated management system (ILS), and it´s implementation, within the home care section of Eskilstuna municipality. The purpose was also to provide explanations and understanding about the impact of these attitudes based on theories on attitudinal constructs.   The study was conducted with a combination of methods. Approximately 14% of the home care employees participated in the study, 59 of them in a survey and three participated in interviews. The results indicated that many employees knew when to use ILS even though the usage did not seem to be extensive among them. The employees were in agreement that ILS had many benefits and their attitudes on ILS were mainly positive. The analysis of attitudes was based on the following attitudinal constructs theories: readiness for change, commitment to change, openness to change and cynicism about organizational change.    The conclusions were that the attitudes held by the home care employees should not be a barrier to a successful implementation of ILS. The implementation of ILS does therefore not seem to require drastic changes in attitudes among employees in order to enable it´s success.