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'You are putting yourself in their position': Facilitating 6th-grade EFL students' interrogation of multiple viewpoints through Image Theatre
(Master thesis, 2023)Abstract This small-scale qualitative participatory study examines the potential of Image Theatre to facilitate 6th grade EFL students' interrogation of multiple viewpoints. Image Theatre (Boal, 1995) is a drama convention ... -
‘You could win Masterchef with this soup. Can I get some more?’ Request production and the impact of instruction on young EFL learners
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-04)This paper presents a study exploring the impact of concept-based instruction of requests with two intact classes of young learners of English (aged 12–13) in a Norwegian primary school. Based on sociocultural theory, the ... -
“You have to talk to those who were there…” Promoting children’s participation : a case of expert meetings and groups within the ombudsman in Norway”
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IS/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06)The adoption in 1989 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has seen a quantum leap in the recognition of, and growth of initiatives to fulfil children’s participation rights. This article discusses findings ... -
‘You just get sucked into it’: extending the immersion process model to virtual gameplay experiences in managed visitor attractions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This study investigates the immersion process in virtual visitor experiences in the context of a managed visitor attraction. It validates and extends previously developed models of the immersion process from tourism and ... -
“You just get sucked into it”: The Immersion Process in Managed Visitor Attractions
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-02)The purpose of this thesis is to examine the nature of the immersion process, the process through which consumers become immersed, in the context of managed visitor attractions. This is a nascent research topic that has ... -
'You've got to love her' - Perceptions of births mothers among children in long-term foster care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-08)Research shows differences in gendered caring expectations between mothers and fathers across countries and how they are affected by the development of different family forms and cultural practices. In this study, we explore ... -
"YOU-ARE-ME": A case study on social theatre’s potential to create space for intercultural dialogue in the context of Bologna, Italy
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-30)In a time characterized by globalized migration patterns and consequential cultural diversity, intercultural conflicts, prejudice and xenophobia are potential threats to peaceful co- existence. However, research on the ... -
Young children’s participation in a Q study with visual images: Some comments on reliability and validity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-10)In this study we discuss various aspects of the participation of young children as informants in research relating to their own adjustment and behavior. We ask whether it is meaningful to include young children as participants ... -
Young children’s use of personalized technologies: insights from teachers and digital software designers in Japan
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08)Many smart technologies offer personalized experiences, such as the possibility for children to record their voice, add their own pictures or drawings to digital stories, customize their avatars or adjust display settings ... -
Young Greek Cypriot and Norwegian EFL learners: Pragmalinguistic development in request production
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Situated within the field of developmental interlanguage pragmatics, this cross-sectional study examines pragmalinguistic development in the request production of two groups of young English learners: Greek Cypriot and ... -
Young students' perception of the health perspective in the Norwegian school subject Food and Health
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In Norway, Food and Health (FH) is taught throughout compulsory school. Data acquisition for this study consists of 15 interviews with teachers and 26 focus group interviews (FGI) with 4th grade students (9-10 years), from ... -
Young students’ motivation to write : An investigation of K-5 students’ own responses and of the self-reports used to capture their voices
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2024)The present project contributes knowledge of K-5 students’ motivation to write and foregrounds the students’ voices by examining students’ self-reports, like surveys, interviews, and alternative reports (e.g., drawings and ... -
Young, unaccompanied refugees’ expectations of social workers and social worker roles
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-06)Background: Young people who have travelled to another country, unaccompanied and with refugee status, are a both resilient and vulnerable group with specific needs. Supporting them is often challenging for social workers, ... -
'Your worships, all of you do you think this is true?' A study of pragmatic strategies in the records of the Salem Witch-hunt trials
(Master thesis, 2013-05-15)Earlier studies have shown that the successful survival strategy for defendants at Salem was submission and co-operation (Archer 2002:18). The six defendants here studied were accused at an early stage in the process and ... -
Youth perspectives on citizenship discourses: Navigating exclusionary public sphere rhetoric against the backdrop of ‘inclusive’ citizenship education
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“You´re supposed to interfere…” : Conducting leadership through meaning-making in new product development
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-08-14)The theses explore how leadership is conducted through meaning-making in New Product Development-work. Leadership through meaning-making is here understood as the acts of enabling one-self and others to act competently and ... -
“You’ve aged like milk on a radiator”: An investigation of verbal humour on r/RoastMe
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis aims to investigate the phenomenon of “roasting” on an internet forum called r/RoastMe. The analysis is based on politeness theory (Brown & Levinson, 1987; Grice, 1975), impoliteness theory (Culpeper, 1996), ... -
Yrkesutøveres bidrag til å forebygge selvmord
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Denne oppgaven tar for seg hva yrkesutøvere kan gjøre for å bidra til å forebygge selvmord. Bakgrunnen for valg at tema går ut på at hundrevis av nordmenn hvert år aktivt velger døden fremfor livet. På verdensbasis er ... -
Ytelsesevaluering av Video og Lydkvalitet i Cisco Webex Meetings
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Videokonferanseapplikasjoner (VCA'er) har bidratt betydelig og fortsetter å spille en avgjørende rolle i COVID-19-pandemien. Derfor er det viktig å undersøke VCA-er for å gjenkjenne ressurskravene til ulike VCA-er. I tillegg ... -
Ytringsfridom og hat
(Journal article, 2012-02)I motsetnad til det Sindre Bangstad og Arne Johan Vetlesen hevdar i Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift (4/2011), lir vår reguleing av ytringsfridomen av eit liberalt underskot.1 Ytringsfrihetskommisjonens førearbeid viser at ...