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Between Being and Belonging – Home and Identity in 'The Graveyard Book' represented through Image and Text
No full textThis project aims to investigate the interplay and function of visual and textual narrative working together to expand and express a story. It will specifically analyze The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and its accompanying illustrations provided by Chris Riddell and Dave McKean. This investigation will also consider the roles of identity and home, and their impact on the narrative as they are developed in the interplay of images and text. Analysis focused on the aspects of adaptation, form, and the concept of thirdspace will extend and expand the investigation further and raise questions for new research on the subject
IoT – lösning för vattenbesparing / Realtidsflödesmätares påverkan på vattenförbrukningsvanor
No full textVattenbrist, dvs. låga vattenflöden och låga grundvattennivåer, kan på många vis ge negativa effekter i samhället, exempelvis inom vattenförsörjning, samhällsekonomi och ekosystem. Enligt tidigare forskning kan man bidra till att undvika vattenbrist i många områden genom att hushålla med jordens vattenresurser. Således kan man hjälpa till att lösa problemet med vattenbrist, vilket i sin tur även får positiv effekt på både natur, energi och privatekonomi.
Sveriges genomsnittliga vattenförbrukning för hushållen är ca 150 liter per person och dygn. Motsvarande för Danmark är det ca 104 liter per person och dygn. Det innebär att vattenförbrukningen i Danmark är ca 30% lägre än i Sverige och insinuerar att det, i Sverige, också finns potential att minska vattenförbrukningen.
En realtidsmätare av vattenförbrukningen skulle kunna vara ett sätt att minska hushållens vattenförbrukning. Möjligheten undersöktes med hjälp av en enkätundersökning och med en fokusgrupp.
Resultatet visade att det finns möjlighet att minska vattenförbrukningen, individuellt i hushållen, till 71 liter per person och dygn, vilket ungefär motsvarar hälften av dagens genomsnittliga vattenförbrukning per person och dygn i Sverige. De flesta av studiens deltagare uppvisade en gynnsam och positiv inställning till vattenbesparande och visade intresse för information om vattenkonsumtion och eventuella följdproblem av oansvarig vattenförbrukning. Därmed visade deltagarna en positiv inställning till realtidsmätare av vattenförbrukning.
Slutsatsen drogs att installerade realtidsflödesmätare i varje hushåll kan bidra till vattenbesparing och därmed påverka naturen och samhället på ett positivt sätt.Water shortage, meaning low water flows and low groundwater levels, can in many ways have negative effects in society, for example on the water supply, social economy and ecosystems.
According to previous research, water shortages in many areas can be avoided by managing the water resources of the earth. Saving water resources solves the problem of water scarcity in many areas as well as, benefits the nature, energy and the private economy.
Sweden's average water consumption in households is about 150 liters per day per person and the equivalent for Denmark is about 104 liters. This means that in Denmark, water consumption per capita is about 30% lower than in Sweden and indicates that we, in Sweden, also can lower water consumption.
A real-time meter of water consumption could be a way to reduce the household water consumption. The possibility was investigated by means of a survey and a focus group.
The results showed that it is possible to reduce water consumption, individually in households, to 71 liters per day, which means about half of today's average water consumption per person and day in Sweden.
Most of the study participants showed a favourable and positive attitude towards water conservation and showed an interest in information on water consumption and possible problem areas related to irresponsible water consumption. Thus, the participants showed a positive perception of real-time water consumption meters.
The conclusion is that installed real-time flow meters in each household can contribute to saving water and thus have a positive impact on nature and society
Feminizing Politics - The Impact of Gendered Institutions on Women’s Political Influence and Representation - A case of Malawi and Colombia
No full textAccording to the 2030 agenda, gender equality is a fundamental condition for achieving sustainable development, and one of the central components is the effective participation of women at all levels of political decision-making. Based on the theory of gendered organizations and Lowndes' model, the study presents the legislative power in Colombia and Malawi aiming to understand the dramatic low number of women's political representation in both countries. The study was designed using a qualitative exploratory approach and conducted through semi-structured interviews with former and current women parliamentarians of Colombia and Malawi. The major findings revealed that the significant barriers for women's political representation and influence in both countries are the systematic violence, cultural values, and informal rules that put women in a disadvantaged position. On the other hand, the enablers for women's political participation are based on access to education, mentorship, and empowerment. Despite the social-cultural differences between the countries, the political arenas presented similar gendered systems that reproduce inequalities and hinder women's political representation and influence
Patienters rädsla och oro som kan uppstå vid ett eventuellt återfall i cancer
No full textBakgrund: Cancer är flera olika sorters sjukdomar men gemensamt för dem är att de påverkar kroppens celler. Det sker en mutation i cellen och den kan börja dela sig okontrollerat och bli en växande tumör. En patient med cancer går igenom flera utmanande stadier och återbesök efter avslutad behandling och det krävs stort stöd av hälso- och sjukvårdspersonalen, men idag finns inga tydliga tillvägagångssätt och planer. Återfall är inte ovanligt och ofta är prognosen sämre vid återinsjuknande.
Syfte: Syftet var att belysa patienter som är återställda efter en cancerdiagnos erfarenheter av oro och rädsla kring ett eventuellt återinsjuknande.
Metod: Studien utfördes som en kvalitativ litteraturstudie och baserades på tio vetenskapliga artiklar. Kvalitativ ansats valdes då det är en god metod att ta reda på personers uppfattningar och upplevelser kring ett visst ämne eller fenomen. Efter detta identifierades olika sökord och sökblock som användes i databaserna PubMed och CINAHL. Artiklarna som hittades granskades kritiskt, analyserades och sammanställdes. Sju kategorier bildades och från dessa skapades tre teman.
Resultat: “Känslor kring ett eventuellt återfall” var det första temat och handlar om att rädsla och oro var de vanligaste känslorna. Vidare var efterkontroller något som skapade mycket ångest, medan vissa fick ett lugn av efterkontrollerna. Nästa tema blev “konsekvenserna av oron och rädslan för återfall” och belyser vad det var som triggar igång känslorna hos patienterna och hur det påverkar deras liv. Det tredje temat blev “Hanteringsstrategier” och tar upp hur patienterna handskas med sina känslor. Strategierna var många och fokuserar på känslor, praktiska förändringar och socialt nätverk.
Konklusion: Stöd och råd från sjuksköterskan är högst betydelsefullt för att patienten ska kunna hantera rädsla och oro inför ett eventuellt återfall i cancerBackground: Cancer is several different sorts of diseases, but what they have in common is that they affect the body's cells. A mutation occurs in the cell and the cell begins to divide uncontrollably and become a growing tumor. A patient with cancer goes through several challenging stages and hospital visits after completed treatment and great support is needed from the health care professionals, but today there are no obvious approaches and plans. Unfortunately, relapse is not uncommon and the prognosis is often poorer when relapsing.
Aim: The purpose is to highlight patients who have recovered after a cancer diagnosis experience of fear and concer about a possible relapse.
Method: The study was conducted as a qualitative literature study and was based on ten scientific articles. A qualitative approach was chosen as it is a good method to find out people's perceptions and experiences about a certain topic or phenomenon. After that, the various keywords and search blocks used in the PubMed and Cinahl databases were identified. The articles found were critically reviewed, analyzed and compiled. From this, seven categories were found and three themes were formed.
Results: "Feelings about a possible relapse" was the first theme and it was about that fear and worry were the most common feelings. Furthermore, after-check ups were something that created a lot of anxiety, while some got a calm from the after-check ups. The next main theme is "the consequences of the anxiety and the fear of relapse" and highlights what triggers the emotions of the patients and how it affects their lives. The third theme is “Management strategies” and addresses how patients deal with their emotions. The strategies were many and focused on emotions, practical changes and social networking.
Conclusion: Support and advice from the nurse is of the utmost importance for the patient to be able to manage feelings and experiences about a possible cancer relapse
Färre bostadsinbrott i Malmö, en utveckling som till synes bara kan speglas i Malmö eller går att appliceras på andra delar av landet?
No full textBostadsinbrott står för en del av den positiva brottsminskingen som skett i Sverige under de senaste åren. Trots detta är det ett brott som på senare tid väckt mycket uppmärksamhet hos allmänheten. Detta beror delvis på att brottet begås i människors hem vilket innebär att det är integritetskränkande för människor men också att det leder till oro och rädsla. Genom att det går att se en minskning av bostadsinbrott är det viktigt att kunna fastställa det brottsförebyggande arbete som kan ha haft en bidragande effekt till minskningen. Det primära i studien är att se hur utvecklingen sett ut i Malmö genom att använda oss av deskriptiva analyser där vi även har valt att inkludera övergripande statistik för Stockholm och Göteborg. Detta för att undersöka om minskningen endast kan ses i Malmö eller om det även skett i andra storstäder. Analysen utgår från BRÅ och utdrag från polisen registers STATUS. Resultatet visar att det skett en minskning i Malmö. Det går att se samma trend i Göteborg och Stockholm däremot inte visar det inte samma nedgång i bostadsinbrott jämfört utifrån befolkningsmängden. Detta gör det intressant att undersöka vilka åtgärder som används i utförandet av brottsförebyggande arbetet som kan haft en effekt till att det blivit en minskning.Crime prevention for burglary in house has stand for some of the positive reduction of crime that has occurred in Sweden during the years. Despite this it is a crime that attract much attention in the public. This is partly because the crime begins in people's homes which is a violation of privacy for people but also that it leads to anxiety and fear to people. Because it is possible to see a reduction in home burglary, it is important to be able to determine the crime prevention work that may have had a contributing effect to the reduction of crime. The intention is first to look how the development have look in Malmö by using descriptive analyzer where we have also chosen to include statistics for Stockholm and Gothenburg. This is to see if crime reduction only can be viewed in Malmö or if also happened in other big cities in Sweden. The analysis is based on statistics from BRÅ and extract from police register STATUS. The results show decrease of burglary crime in Malmö and that you also can see the same trend in Gothenburg and Stockholm. This makes it interesting to investigate more of which crime prevention has showed an effect on reducing crime
Ingenting nytt under solen: en fallstudie av köns- och sexualitetsnormer i gymnasieskolans religionskunskapsundervisning
No full textHeteronormativity and norms concerning gender and sexuality are present in the entirety of Sweden, and their expressions are often wide and varied. This thesis studies the experiences of two upper secondary school teachers employed in Malmö through a case study in regards to work with gender and sexuality norms in religious studies. Additionally, how the pandemic COVID-19 and transit to digital teaching has affected work with gender and sexuality norms are explored. Using select parts of queer theory and thematic analysis, key components presented by the interviewees relating to work with gender and sexuality norms are identified and analyzed against the backdrop of previous research
Transition Towards AI for Sustainability - Possibility and Challenges of Implementing Transition Design Framework in the AI Industry
No full textToday humanity sits at the intersection of two major drivers of change: sustainable
development and artificial intelligence. The former aimed at promoting the creation of a
sustainable world where the economy, environment and society are balanced in such a way
as to meet the sustainable development goals set out by the United Nations. The latter being
a powerful technological tool that acts as a double-edged sword. One no hand, AI can create
unprecedented innovations, economic growth, and serve as a game changer for the pursuit
of sustainable development. On the other hand, AI solutions can unintentionally harm the
very people they are supposed to help, increase inequality and inhibit sustainable
development. To ensure that the latter doesn’t occur, it is crucial that AI practitioners and
decision-makers come together to envision a sustainable future enabled by AI. To do this, a
deep understanding of the current state of the industry, the problems it faces,
multidisciplinary collaborations, and the usage of new tools and ways of designing to solve
wicked sustainability problems are needed. As suggested by a group of design professionals
and academicians from Carnegie Mellon University, Transition Design can be useful when
working to solve such a complex problem. However, the practical implication aspect of
Transition Design has never been explored in connection to AI in relation to sustainability.
Thus, this study provides a basic understanding of the factors that affect AI practitioners and
how those factors align and conflict with the Transition design framework for sustainability.
Some opportunities and barriers to implement the framework were discovered by looking at
their relationship. Most importantly, the study served as a starting point to work towards
practical implication of the Transition Design framework in the AI industry and other business
areas, to bring about transitions towards sustainable development
Hållbara åtgärder för minskat matsvinn i svenska skolkök
No full textEn tredjedel av all mat som produceras för människor når aldrig en mänsklig mage. Sveriges kommuner beskrivs i regeringens handlingsplan för Agenda 2030 som en mycket viktig del i omställningen för ett hållbart samhälle och den offentliga måltiden benämns vara en angelägen del i det arbetet. Vi genomförde fallstudier på tre svenska skolor och utvärderade hur matsvinn i skolkök påverkas av synen på mat, hur graden av engagemang och kunskap påverkar svinnet samt huruvida städer och kommuner kan stödja skolorna i arbetet mot svinnet. Det gjordes genom att studera tidigare forskning samt utföra intervjuer, observationer och enkäter.
Resultatet i vår undersökning visade att skolorna i Göteborg hade betydligt lägre andel matsvinn än skolan i Malmö. De främsta skillnaderna handlade inte om arbetet i matsalen, utan om övergripande attityder till hur arbetet med matsvinn ska bedrivas. Kommuner och städer kan bidra till skolan och skolkökens minskade matsvinn genom att tydligt signalera att frågan ligger högt på agendan. På så vis finns en möjlighet att sprida en kultur och ett engagemang för uppgiften. I Göteborg mäts matsvinnet dagligen och utvärderas och följs upp månadsvis. Det har gjort att kökspersonalen upplever matsvinnsarbetet som en integrerad och självklar del i det dagliga arbetet. I Malmö läggs mer ansvar över på de enskilda medarbetarna i köken.
För elever kan mat vara så mycket mer än bara mat. Särskilt för äldre barnen kan maten bli en del av identitetsskapandet. Vi har undersökt hur elever, kökspersonal och pedagoger kan påverka varandras attityder till maten i skolköken. Det som särskilde den av skolorna med allra lägst matsvinn var kökspersonalens kommunikation med eleverna kring maten vid själva serveringen.One third of all food produced never reaches a human stomach. Sweden's municipalities are described in the Swedish Government's action plan for Agenda 2030 as a very important part of the change for a sustainable society and the public meal is regarded as a key player to achieve this goal. We conducted case studies at three Swedish schools and evaluated how food waste in school kitchens is affected by our view on food, how the degree of commitment and knowledge affects waste and whether, and how, cities and municipalities can support schools in their measures to reduce food waste. We did this by studying previous research and conducting interviews, observations and surveys.
The results of our study showed that the schools in Gothenburg had a significantly lower proportion of food waste than the school in Malmö. The main differences were not about the work in the school cafeteria, instead it came down to the overall behaviour about how the work on food waste should be dealt with. Municipalities and cities can contribute to school and school kitchen's reduced food waste by clearly signalling that the issue is high on the agenda. In this way, there is an opportunity to spread a culture and commitment to the task. In Gothenburg, food waste is measured daily and evaluated and followed up on a monthly basis. This has made the kitchen staff experience the food waste work as an integral and natural part in the daily work. In Malmö, more responsibility is placed on the individual employees in the kitchen.
To pupils, food can be so much more than just food. In particular for adolescents food can play an important role in building their identity. We have researched how students, kitchen staff and teachers can influence each other's behaviour towards food in school kitchens. What distinguished the school with the lowest food waste from the others was the communication of the kitchen staff with the students about the food at the actual serving
Att skapa samhällsvetare - Ämneslitteracitet i samhällskunskap
No full textThe aim of conducting the following research is to observe how teachers in upper secondary school create conditions for developing disciplinary literacy in social science. Additionally, the aim is to examine how teachers reflect upon their practices regarding pupils’ development of disciplinary literacy. In order to carry out the aim of the research overview, two research questions were constructed. The theoretical foundation of the research consists of Vygotsky’s socio-cultural perspective, which includes the concepts mediation, appropriation, scaffolding and the Zone of Proximal Development. Furthermore, Bloom’s Taxonomy of Cognitive Learning Objectives was used in order to provide a cognitive perspective. Research on disciplinary literacy, mainly that of Shanahan and Shanahan, combined with social science research formed an additional framework for analysis.
The data consists of both qualitative, semi-structured interviews with two social science teachers and collected teaching material. Consequently, a qualitative content analysis was conducted using the aforementioned theoretical framework.
Results show that teachers consider perspective-taking an essential ability in social science and that the development of disciplinary literacy is a linear progression from simpler, factual concepts to complex, analytical concepts. Further, social science is characterized by its large content-specific vocabulary. In addition, teachers experience that pupils struggle with scientific reading and writing, which are skills that are viewed as essential. The chosen didactic methods of the teachers include authentic texts and examples, and content-specific vocabulary was viewed as a key component for developing disciplinary literacy. With the zone of proximal development in mind, the teachers consciously challenge the students with more complex material.
Finally, the implications of the results are discussed in relation to previous research, the theoretical background and the Swedish curricula for upper secondary school. Lastly, suggestions for future research are discussed