Browsing VID:Open by Document Types "Doctoral thesis"
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Being compassionate. Institutionalizing through values work in a faith-based organization
(Dissertation Series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no.16, Doctoral thesis, 2019)This study extends the emergent stream of values work by theorizing a process of value inquiry that links the facts of a situation with the ideals of institutional social engagement and the common good. The value inquiry ... -
Beyond money : intrinsic work motivation in profit and nonprofit organizations
(Doctoral thesis, 2007)The purpose of this study is threefold. Firstly, the antecedents of intrinsic work motivation are investigated. The role of job autonomy, relatedness at work, perceived competence and the individual difference of autonomy ... -
Constructions of user participation in home-based dementia care
(Dissertation Series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 22, Doctoral thesis, 2020)In this dissertation I explore the topic of user participation for people with dementia living at home. The reason for the choice of topic is the increased political focus on user participation in dementia care, while there ... -
Evangelists or envoys? : the role of British missionaries at turning points in Malagasy political history, 1820-1840 : documentary and analysis
(School of Mission and Theology dissertation series, Doctoral thesis, 2006)Denne doktoravhandlinga fokuserer på dei britiske misjonærane si rolle i den politiske historien på Madagaskar frå 1820 til 1840. Tittelen stiller spørsmålet om dei var mest evangelister eller politiske utsendinger. Det ... -
Existential groups led by healthcare chaplains within norwegian specialist mental health services. Patient and interdisciplinary perspectives
(Dissertation Series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no.17, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Background: In Norway, healthcare chaplains have a long history of leading existential groups (EGs) for patients in the Norwegian mental healthcare services. In EG practice, patients are invited to share stories about their ... -
Foreldres medbestemmelse i barnevernet. En studie av foreldres erfaringer med individuell og kollektiv medvirkning
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU;57, Doctoral thesis, 2008)Denne avhandlingen handler om foreldres medvirkning i den kommunale barneverntjenesten. -
Forteljing som identitetskonstruksjon ved alvorleg sjukdom. Ein hermeneutisk analyse av alvorleg sjuke og døyande sine forteljingar
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Frail homebound elderly : basic nursing challenges of home care. A comparative study across 11 sites in Europe
(Doctoral thesis, 2009)The home has always been the place for care for older patients. Medical technology was first developed for use in institutions; patients that were in need of such medical assistance had to be admitted to a hospital or a ... -
Getting to Cooperation. Conflict and Conflict Management in a Norwegian Hospital. Hospital Professionals’ Perceptions, Attributions and Behaviours in Conflict
(NHV-Report;2002: 02, Doctoral thesis, 2002)The purpose of the research was to investigate conflicts related to work coordination in hospitals. Increasing specialisation and professionalisation, coupled with high degrees of work interdependence over the past years, ... -
Handspåleggelsens funksjon ved kristen initiasjon i Apostlenes gjerninger
(Doctoral thesis, 1987)In this thesis the function of the laying on of hands in some baptismal texts in the Acts of the Apostles (8,4-25; 19,1-7 and 9,10-19) is examined. The challenging question is whether the laying on of hands in these texts ... -
Hverdagen som langtids sosialklient: - mestring i et (bruker)medvirkningsperspektiv
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU;2007:226, Doctoral thesis, 2007)Avhandlingen er en fenomenologisk studie av langtids sosialklienters opplevelser av hverdagsmestring i et (bruker)medvirkningsperspektiv. Teorigrunnlaget tar utgangspunkt i kognitiv psykologi (Lazarus & Folkman 1984, Lazarus ... -
Hverdagsledelse : diakoni, verdier og ledelse i praksis
(Doctoral thesis, 2016)Det overordnede temaet for denne avhandlingen er ledelse i kontekst. Hensikten er å bidra til forståelse av ledelse av det vi i en skandinavisk sammenheng kjenner som diakonale institusjoner. Nærmere bestemt søker jeg å ... -
Individualisering av tjenester i et aktiveringsprogram - en studie av veilederfellesskapet i kvalifiseringsprogrammet
(HiOA avhandlinger;nr. 8, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Moderne velferdstjenester skal være individuelt utformet, slik at den enkelte får tjenester tilpasset sin unike situasjon. Avhandlingen er en studie av hvordan veiledere i et aktiveringsprogram drøftet og utformet ... -
Introduksjon av kompenserende teknologi i arbeidsrettet rehabilitering. En praksisstudie om verdien av teknologi i sosialfaglig arbeid og verdiene som former disse praksisene
(Dissertation Series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 15, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Dette er en studie som ved en praksisnær tilnærming utforsker verdier i og verdien av sosialfaglig praksis i introduksjon av kompenserende teknologi. Denne praksisstudien plasserer seg faglig innenfor fagområdet arbeidsrettet ... -
Læring i helse. En studie av Lærings- og mestringssenterets helsepedagogiske kunnskapsgrunnlag og praksis
(Doctoral thesis, 2014)Norwegian authorities have established so called Learning and Mastery Centres in order to face the increased incidences of chronic diseases. Aim: The overall aim of the thesis is, emanating from the study of a Learning and ... -
Making room for spirituality? Family therapists´ and clients´ perceptions and experiences about spirituality in family therapy
(Dissertation Series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 9, Doctoral thesis, 2018)The overall aim of this research study was to explore family therapists' and clients understandings and perceptions of spirituality and their experiences of what spirituality means in family therapy in Norway. A specific ... -
Managers negotiating identities: Hybridizing professionalism and mangerialism in faith-based health organizations and in religious organizations
(Dissertation Series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 14, Doctoral thesis, 2019)This thesis focuses on hybrid professional managers’ self-understanding in the context of their everyday work. In particular, I address the following question: In a context of institutional change, how do managers negotiate ... -
Mature care? : An empirical study of interaction between psychotic patients and psychiatric nurses
(Series of dissertations submitted to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo;No. 608, Doctoral thesis, 2008)It is a widespread notion that nursing should be characterised as altruistic actions of care. Do the experiences of patients and nurses in acute psychiatry reflect this notion of care, and does it represent an appropriate ... -
Moral cognition and social competence: promotion and prevention in school
(Dissertation series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D) at VID Specialized University;no. 12, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Social competence is important to well-being and social and personal development. The lack of social competence is linked to bullying in school, young people’s failure to qualify for work, and other types of externalizing ...