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When assessment defines the content—understanding goals in between teachers and policy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 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 care situations evoke difficult emotions in nursing staff members: an ethnographic study in two Norwegian nursing homes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Caring practice in nursing homes is a complex topic, especially the challenges of meeting the basic needs of residents when their behaviour evokes difficult emotions. Cognitive and physical changes related ... -
When Design Gets in the way: Student Learning and Digital Escape Game
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Escape games are known for their potential to engage students and are becoming a popular way to teach content in a variation of subjects, e.g., chemistry (Peleg et al., 2019), music (Babazadeh et al., 2022), and financial ... -
When does relational exchange matters? Social bond, trust and satisfaction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Purpose: The extant literature on business-to-business relationship has shown that trust, relationship duration, and social bond are the key drivers of relationship satisfaction. Notwithstanding, studies on the examination ... -
When international academic conferences go virtual
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This study investigates the extent to which international academic conferences changes format to virtual when faced by sudden Covid-19 related immobility. Data on 587 conferences in the fields of business, economics, ... -
‘When it’s something that you want to do.’ Exploring curriculum negotiation in Norwegian PE
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Student participation in curriculum negotiation has been widely regarded as beneficial for student engagement, motivation, and learning. Within the physical education (PE) context however, several scholars claim ... -
When Terror Strikes: The 2015 Paris Attacks in Religious Education Classrooms in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Terrorism is commonly considered to be a controversial issue in religious education (RE). RE teachers find it a challenging topic to address, and many avoid it altogether. This article explores the question of addressing ... -
When the struggle against dejection becomes a part of everyday life: a qualitative study of coping strategies in older abused people
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-07-08)Background: Abuse of older people is a serious issue and is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality, and professionals will encounter elderly victims of abuse in all areas of the health care system. ... -
When three traits make a line: evolution of phenotypic plasticity and genetic assimilation through linear reaction norms in stochastic environments
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Genetic assimilation emerges from selection on phenotypic plasticity. Yet, commonly used quantitative genetics models of linear reaction norms con- sidering intercept and slope as traits do not mimic the full process of ... -
Where impact got going
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-18)This paper discusses the impact package manager. The primary goal of this project is to support the development of a healthy eco-system around Modelica. For many other languages, the existence of an easy to use package ... -
Which difficulties do GPs experience in consultations with patients with unexplained symptoms: a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background Many general practitioners (GPs) struggle with the communication with patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS). This study aims to identify GPs’ difficulties in communication during MUS consultati ... -
Which factors are associated with COVID-19 infection incidence in care services for older people in Nordic countries? A cross-sectional survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Aims: To investigate the differences between Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway regarding residential/home care units’ and frontline managers’ background factors, the resources allocated and measures taken during the ... -
Which is better, electrostatic or piezoelectric energy harvesting systems?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)This paper answers the often asked, and until now inadequately answered, question of which MEMS compatible transducer type achieves the best power density in an energy harvesting system. This question is usually poorly ... -
Which Tools in Multimedia are best for Learning Outcomes? A Study Grounded in Cognitive Load Structures
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The main objective of this study is to investigate the importance of three compositions in multimedia for learning outcomes (LOs) in relation to individual differences in short-term memory (STM) capacity. The study is based ... -
Whistleblowing in Norwegian Municipalities—Can Offers of Reward Influence Employees’ Willingness and Motivation to Report Wrongdoings?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This organizational study aims to explore whistleblowing in Norwegian Municipalities. The purpose is to explore whether employees perceive that their workplace has a well-functioning reporting system, to investigate what ... -
Who am I? How Newly Arrived Immigrant Students Construct Themselves Through Multimodal Texts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article presents a study of how teenage immigrant students, newly arrived in Norway, constructed themselves discursively through a number of identity texts. Drawing on theories from New Literacy Studies, Critical ... -
Whose Vision 2020? The World Bank’s development and educational discourse in Rwanda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)n this paper, I argue that the World Bank’s development strategy in Rwanda is unsuitable for long-term sustainability. By applying content analysis I consider the strategic goals as outlined in the World Bank’s Rwanda – ... -
Why are you talking like that, sir? Il-Limbi, phonology and class in contemporary Egypt
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article investigates the phonological patternings in the speech of il-Limbi, an immensely popular character in Egyptian comedy; and it stands therefore at a crossroads between cultural studies and linguistics. Il-Limbi ... -
Why do academicians share knowledge? A study of higher education institutions in India
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Purpose: Indian higher education institutions are diverse in nature; there are institutions with good infrastructure and resources as well as institutes that have little in terms of resources and infrastructure. Keeping ... -
Why Do Those With Long-Term Substance Use Disorders Stop Abusing Substances: A Qualitative Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Although a significant proportion of adults recover from substance use disorders (SUDs), little is known about how they reach this turning point or why they stop using. The purpose of the study was to explore the factors ...