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Transnational Experiences of Ugandan Students in Gothenburg, Sweden; Challenges and Adaptation strategies
(2021-02-05)
The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the transnational experiences of Ugandan students in Gothenburg; Sweden. The focus was to understand how cultural differences affect the academic and social life of these ...
Beyond vulnerabilities: Exploring the coping mechanisms of children as family heads in child-headed households in Kampala district Uganda.
(2021-10-07)
Uganda is a signatory of both local and international child protection protocols and has further shown its great commitment to child welfare through various agencies put up to implement child welfare-related issues. Yet ...
A Justified Infringement on Privacy? - A Qualitative Study on the Private Labour Market Actors’ Perceptions of Workplace Drug Testing
(2021-08-25)
The purpose of this study was to get an understanding of the perceptions and experiences
of drug tests as a measure to prevent substance use at workplaces. The focus was to
explore the perceptions of different actors ...
Do fathers care? Examining caring experiences of Ugandan transnational fathers in Gothenburg Sweden.
(2021-02-25)
The purpose of the study is to explore caring experiences of transnational Ugandan fathers in Gothenburg Sweden based on their caring lived realities taking in account of their understanding of care. The aims of the study ...
Losing the silver lining - Swedish social workers’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-06-29)
During the COVID-19 pandemic social services were seen as vital for society but in Sweden, the Public Health Authority advised all citizens to limit meetings with others outside of their own household which complicated ...
Jag är ingen del av samhället, jag är bara ett problem för samhället: en kvalitativ intervjustudie med patienter inom LARO.
(2021-08-30)
Studiens syfte har varit att undersöka hur vissa patienter inom substitutionsbehandling beskriver att de upplever och hanterar normalitet samt hur de beskriver att de förhåller sig till de implicita och explicita krav som ...
Falling through the net: An exploratory qualitative study of food poverty and food insecurity in Sweden
(2021-06-28)
When thinking of food poverty, Sweden may not be the first country that comes to the forefront of your mind. Indeed it appears as a somewhat neglected field of study in a country that while maintaining a presentation as a ...
Framställandet av psykisk ohälsa hos ungdomar - En diskursanalys av svensk press
(2021-06-29)
The purpose of this research is to explore representations of youth mental illness by analysing
articles in Swedish newspapers. Mass media has a central role in depicting social problems and
shaping public discourse on ...
Transitioning from Care to Adulthood: Reintegration Experiences of Young People Leaving Residential Care in Ghana
(2021-10-22)
Studies on the young people’s transition from care have gained considerable attention in child protection discourse globally but in the African context, it is beginning to take form. Despite the incessant reintegration ...
Formal Foster Care in Ghana; The Experiences and Perceptions of Foster Children and Foster Parents
(2021-02-03)
This paper reports on an exploratory qualitative study of seven (7) foster children and four (4) foster parents in formal foster care in Ghana using in depth semi structured- interviews. The sample was selected purposively ...