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Organisational Challenges for School Development and Improvement : The Obstructing Role of Sub-Groups and an Overly Positive School Culture
2020
The purpose of this study has been to identify and analyse obstacles embedded in the school organisation that impede organisational development and improvement. The general findings show that the school structure comprised sub-groups and had characteristics of a diversified organisation. This led to dysfunctional discussions that challenged school development and improvement. Second, the findings revealed that the nature of the school culture may challenge school development processes. Positive features of the school culture, such as engagement, good relationships and high self-esteem might deter the effectiveness of the schools, e.g. the schools’ ability to prioritise and improve the pupil…
Effect of Heat on the Adsorption Properties of Silica Gel
2012
Published version of an article in the journal: International Journal of Engineering and Technology. Also available from the publisher at: http://www.ijetch.org/papers/416-T886.pdf Open access. Adsorption properties of silica gel have been attributed to the surface hydroxyl groups of silica gel. Some hydroxyl groups are free standing and called free silanol groups. Some are hydrogen bonded to neighbouring silanol groups. Christy has shown that a high silanol number and a balanced concentration proportionality between these two different types of hydroxyl groups is necessary for effective adsorption of water molecules. Thermal treatment of silica gel samples alters the proportions of these g…
Organising civil preparedness in Finland, Sweden and Norway : comparing national approaches
2019
Master's thesis Innovative governance and public management ME523 - University of Agder 2019 Our security environment hasbecome more complex during the past years and the variety of threats and vulnerabilities that emerge have become more unpredictable and transboundary. Civil prepared-nessis aconceptwhich is used to addresscross-sectoralsecuritymattersfocusing on sustainingthe essential societal functions, ensuringbasic supply tothe population and actingin extraordinary cir-cumstances as well as the civilian sector’s ability to support the military defence if needed.The or-ganisation of civil preparedness is a national matter and the ways governments have organised itvaries. This study see…
Stress, angst og selvtillit i toppfotball : Hvilken betydning har mental tøffhet for angst og selvtillit i forkant av kampsituasjon blant fotballspil…
2017
Masteroppgave idrettsvitenskap ME517 - Universitetet i Agder 2017 Stress, anxiety and self-esteem are key concepts in sports psychology and performance. How these factors affect athletes in terms of achievement is an interesting area and the main background for this study. The purpose of this study was to investigate the meaning of mental toughness (MT) compared to cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety and self-esteem ahead of soccer matches among high-level soccer players. The selection in this study was the first-team squad of Arendal fotball, consisting of 23 players from 18 to 37 years of age. During the project, Arendal fotball took part in the PostNord-league section four, which represen…
An Examination of the Relationship Between Coaches’ Transformational Leadership and Athletes’ Personal and Group Characteristics in Elite Youth Soccer
2021
There is a growing body of the literature highlighting the positive impact of transformational leadership behaviours across contexts, including sport. However, there is a lack of knowledge of this relationship within elite sport settings. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between elite youth athletes’ perceptions of coaches’ transformational coaching-behaviours and variables that have been linked to transformational leadership in other settings (i.e., group cohesion, motivational climate, self-regulation of learning and athlete satisfaction). Norwegian elite youth soccer players (n= 753) selected into the national talent development program completed que…
"Jeg vil leve mitt liv med å være meg selv" : om selvhevdelse i psykisk helsearbeid
2012
Masteroppgave i psykisk helsearbeid ME-504 2012 – Universitetet i Agder, Grimstad Kommunene har til oppgave å tilby lokalsamfunnet et virkningsfullt psykisk helsearbeid slik at den enkelte innbygger som har behov for det skal få tilbud om best mulig hjelp til å fungere i et krevende samfunn sammen med andre. Sandnes kommune tilbyr blant annet kurs i selvhevdelse til mennesker som har store utfordringer i forhold til å hevde seg selv. Hensikten med denne studien er å finne ut om deltakere erfarer å få bedre psykisk helse etter å ha deltatt på kurs i selvhevdelse. Problemstillingen i studien er ”Hvilke erfaringer har deltakerne med selvhevdelse etter å ha gjennomgått kurs i selvhevdelse?”. Op…
Garderobekultur blant jenter i kroppsøving : hvordan opplever jentene dusj- og garderobepraksisen i kroppsøvingsundervisningen på ungdomsskolen?
2016
Master grunnskolelærerutdanning for trinn 5-10, 5-årig masterprogram - Universitetet i Agder 2016 Bakgrunn Kroppsøvingsfaget har en potensiell helseverdi og kan være en viktig bidragsyter i å forbedre folkehelsen. Kroppsøving kan gi opplevelser som skaper bevegelsesglede og positive holdninger til en fysisk aktiv livsstil. For at det skal oppstå̊, er det avgjørende at elever trives og er motiverte for aktiv deltakelse. Formål Garerode- og dusjkultur har vist seg å være betydningsfullt for elevenes trivsel og motivasjon for faget. Undersøkelsen søker etter opplevde grunner til garderobe- og dusjvegring blant jenter på ungdomsskolen. Problemstillingen er ”Hvordan opplever og erfarer elevene d…
Garderobesituasjonen i ungdomsskolen : hvilke opplevelser har gutter av dusj- og garderobepraksisen i kroppsøving?
2016
Master grunnskolelærerutdanning for trinn 5-10, 5-årig masterprogram - Universitetet i Agder 2016 Denne studien har som hensikt å få en innsikt i hvordan gutter i ungdomsskolen opplever dusj- og garderobepraksis i skolen. Undersøkelser viser at i løpet av de siste ti årene har det blitt færre og færre elever som benytter fellesdusjen etter kroppsøvingstimene. Det nevnes at elever velger å avstå å dusje, eller de dusjer med klær på, evt. tar og vasker seg kjapt under armene og i fjeset i vasken. Undersøkelsen i denne masterstudien ønsker derfor å få en innsikt i elevenes opplevelser av garderoben. Det nevnes også at elever reduserer aktivitetsnivået sitt i kroppsøvingstimen for å slippe unna…
Nelokāmā divdabja ar -ot(-ies) semantika un sintaktiskais lietojums
2015
Bakalaura darba "Nelokāmā divdabja ar -ot(-ies) semantika un sintaktiskais lietojums" mērķis ir izpētīt šī divdabja semantiku un sintaktisko lietojumu publicistikā, īpašu uzmanību pievēršot sintaktiskajām konstrukcijām, kurās divdabis lietots. Tika ekscerpēts aptuveni 400 piemēru ar šī divdabja lietojumu. Darba teorētisko pamatu pārsvarā sastāda informācija no latviešu valodas gramatikām. Darbā veltīta viena nodaļa tam, lai aprakstītu visus atrastos veidus, kā nosaukts divdabja izteiktās darbības darītājs, un viena nodaļa iespējamajām sintaktiskajām attieksmēm, ko veido šis divdabis attiecībā pret teikumu. Sistematizēti iespējamie darītāja izteikšanas paņēmieni kā arī jēdzieniskās attieksme…
Players' progression through GraphoGame, an early literacy game: Influence of game design and context of play
2019
Researchers of serious games frequently investigate outcomes of play but overlook the underlying game-design components that drive those outcomes. In this paper, I aim to show how game design and context of play influence progression through GraphoGame, an early-literacy game. This is done by means of two intersecting studies. The first study shows how the game can be represented by a model that explicitly hypothesizes how the interaction between the player and the game drives progression. The second study explores user data generated by first graders (N = 137) who played the game over a period of 25 weeks as part of early literacy instruction. The juxtaposition of these two studies reveals…