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‘We Do Not Use Freezers in Syria’: Realignment and the Pursuit of Belonging Among Refugees in a Norwegian Village
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)In this essay, I introduce a conceptual pair consisting of Bourdieu’s doxa concept and the synchronizing concept entrainment to show how refugee resettlement entails a process of realignment. This realignment, I argue, ... -
“We just knew that we had to be a part of it” ‒ The Youth Olympic Games as a catalyst for social innovation
(Ph.d.-avhandlinger i innovasjon i tjenesteyting i offentlig og privat sektor (INTOP);11, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Denne avhandlingen undersøker hvordan frivillig arbeid ved et olympisk arrangement kan fungere som en katalysator for sosial innovasjon for mennesker med utviklingshemming. Mennesker med utviklingshemming er vanligvis ... -
“[We're on the right track, baby], we were born this way”! Exploring sports participation in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-02-25)Based on quantitative data from the Norwegian Statistisk Sentralbyrå (Statistics Norway) study of Mosjon, Friluftsliv og Kulturaktiviteter (Vaage, 2009), this paper explores trends in Norwegians’ participation in sports, ... -
Weather and population size effects on water and sewer treatment costs: Evidence from Brazil
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-15)The provision of sanitation services generates investments, employment, and income; they contribute to human capital stock accumulation, and, therefore, to economic development. Recent studies suggest that climate change ... -
Weight gain of free-ranging beef cattle grazing in the boreal forest of south-eastern Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Young forest stands and clearcuts in the boreal forest created by modern forestry practices along with meadows of abandoned summer farms may contribute as feeding areas for beef cattle. The patchy distribution and varying ... -
Wellman’s 1906 polar expedition: the subject of numerousnewspaper stories and one obscure film
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)The following contribution, by film researchers Jan Anders Diesen and Neil Fulton, is the second piece about Walter Wellman in this issue. Whereas Capelotti et al. (this issue) focus on technical aspects of Wellman’s ... -
What about ICT for students with reading and writing difficulties?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Research on the relationship between ICT and student learning show conflicting findings. Despite huge investments in technology, we lack clear indications that ICT promotes learning in school. On the contrary, it seems ... -
What distinguishes positive deviance (PD) health professionals from their peers and what impact does a PD intervention have on behaviour change: a cross-sectional study of infection control and prevention in three Israeli hospitals
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Past studies using the positive deviance (PD) approach in the field of infection prevention and control (IPC) have primarily focused on impacts on healthcare-associated infection rates. This research aimed to determine if ... -
What do I want to be? Predictors of communal occupational aspirations in early to middle childhood
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Research investigating occupational aspirations in childhood is scarce. In addition, most research on occupational aspirations has focused on increasing the number of women in agentic jobs. In the present work, we investigate ... -
What does the fox say? Arctic fox vocalization and associated den behaviours
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Foxes (Vulpes spp.) are small, solitary canids with relatively low social complex-ity compared to more gregarious canids, such as wolves and dogs. They are, therefore, expected to have a relatively simple ... -
What does the public think about microplastics? Insights from an empirical analysis of mental models elicited through free associations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Microplastics are an issue of rising concern, in terms of their possible implications for both the environment and human health. A survey was distributed among a representative sample of the adult Norwegian population (N ... -
What happens in school music in Norway? Findings from a national survey of music teachers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article reports on a survey of Norwegian compulsory school music teachers, in which 293 teachers from 239 schools participated. In addition to providing demographic information, the teachers were asked what kinds of ... -
What is on offer within Norwegian extracurricular schools of music and performing arts? Findings from a national survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This article presents the results of a survey among rectors of schools of music and performing arts in Norway. The aim was to map the schools’ offerings in terms of musical genres and related instruments and ensembles, and ... -
What is ‘correct’ English pronunciation for Norwegians? – A study on L2 language choices and attitudes to English accents of pupils attending vocational studies in upper secondary school
(Master thesis, 2021)English: With the rise of English as a global language and its importance for international communication, Norwegians are exposed to and interact with it on a daily basis. As a result of the high socio-economic level, ... -
‘What we have done now is more student-centred’: an investigation of physical education teachers’ reflections over a one-year participatory action research project
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Although reflection has a key position in the development of teachers’ pedagogical practices, few studies have investigated the development of physical education teachers’ reflections over time. Against this backdrop, this ... -
When and how the implementation of green human resource management and data-driven culture to improve the firm sustainable environmental development?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The process by which manufacturing firms incorporate data-driven culture into existing routines and use them to generate organizational learning (OL) and improve sustainable environmental development is a central concern ... -
When assessment defines the content—understanding goals in between teachers and policy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Education policy development internationally reflect a widespread expansion of learning outcome orientation in policy, curricula and assessment. In this paper, teachers’ perceptions about their work are explored, as goals ... -
When giving up is not an option, out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls: Coping, meaning making, and adversarial growth among young adults with refugee backgrounds
(PhD Dissertations in Child and Youth Participation and Competence Development (BUK);30, Doctoral thesis, 2023)The main focus in psychological research about refugees has been on trauma and psychopathology, and researchers and practitioners have called for more holistic and strength based approaches to post-trauma development (e.g., ... -
When is Sustainability a Liability, and When Is It an Asset? Quality Inferences for Core and Peripheral Attributes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Sustainable products ofered in today’s marketplace are labelled with product-related green attributes (i.e. green core attributes) or non-product-related green attributes (i.e. green peripheral attributes). The current ... -
When singing strengthens the capacity to aspire: girls’ reflexivity in rural Bangladesh
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)In the present paper, we explore the impact of singing for girls in rural Bangladesh. Previous findings in this field-based interview study (with 18 girls) have demonstrated that singing can act as a driving force in young ...