Browsing Høgskulen på Vestlandet by Title
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Way-finding on-board training for maritime vessels
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)In the maritime industry, it is of vital importance that personnel onboard ships are familiarized with the ship’s layout, along with safety equipment and processes for safeguarding of the individual seafarer and the ship’s ... -
“We all have a responsibility”: a narrative discourse analysis of an information campaign targeting help-seeking in first episode psychosis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Intervening at an early stage of psychosis improves the chances of recovery from first-episode psychosis. However, people who are experiencing distress and early psychotic symptoms generally seem to delay seeking ... -
We Are All Interdependent': A Study of Relationships Between Migrant Live-in Carers And Employers in Taiwan
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)For the past three decades, to meet the increasing need for long-term care, the Taiwanese government’s primary approach has been to import migrant care workers. In this article, we analyse qualitative interview data produced ... -
"We are equal, but I am the leader": leadership enactment in early childhood education in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The research on Early Childhood Education and Care leadership has mainly focused on the kindergarten manager’s perspectives. However, to fully understand leadership in ECEC settings, the middle-management level of pedagogical ... -
We are invited to imagine: using a literary text to encourage cross-cultural dialogue about citizenship.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Using William Golding’s Lord of the Flies as a stimulus, researchers from Norway, Pakistan and the United Kingdom explored the potential of a literary text to encourage intercultural dialogue. The innovative research method ... -
‘We cannot afford outsiderness’ : Inclusion, sustainable development and arts education
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article addresses social inclusion/exclusion – specifically the kind of exclusion we describe as outsiderness – in relation to sustainable development and arts education. Our idea is to address and discuss this on an ... -
“We don’t feel like we are part of the project” An analysis of tensions in the development and implementation of a public sector innovation project in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Some of the extant literature on collaborative public sector innovation seems to assume that collaboration per se implies a positive outcome. Recent research, however, has demonstrated that innovation processes may take ... -
‘We expected more about sex in the sex week’ - A qualitative study about students’ experiences with a sexual health education programme, from a health-promotion perspective
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore adolescents’ experiences with participation in a sexual health education programme named «Week 6», from a health-promotion perspective. Methods Six focus group interviews ... -
“We live as good a life as we can, in the situation we’re in” – the significance of the home as perceived by persons with dementia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background The coming years will see more persons with dementia living longer at home. However, “the home” is a complex concept with a multitude of meanings, varying among individuals and raising ethical and practical ... -
We must cross the bridges and invest in public transport
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“We never got to try that experience of total chaos": Exploring preservice music teachers’ agency in teaching practicum.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The purpose of this instrumental case study was to investigate one single case of four preservice music teachers’ (PMTs) in their teaching practicums, carried out as a part of a Norwegian general teacher education program. ... -
“We try to give a good life to the children”-refugee parents and ECE professionals experiences of the early childhood education partnership in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Introduction: Children in Europe and Norway grow up in an increasingly culturally diverse society. As of 2022, 20% of children in Norwegian Early Childhood Education (ECE) institutions have a minority background. It is ... -
Weak convergence of the finite element method for semilinear parabolic SPDEs driven by additive noise
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper aims to investigate the finite element weak convergence rate for semilinear parabolic stochastic partial differential equations(SPDEs) driven by additive noise. In contrast to many results in the current scientific ... -
Weak-link. Sikkerhetsanordninger for undervanns løfteoperasjoner
(Bachelor thesis, 2008)Oppgaven skal omhandle det svakeste ledd for undervanns løfteoperasjoner, en såkalt ”weak-link”. Dette fungerer som en sekundær barriere ved innfesting til brønninstallasjoner og under kritiske løft, hvor svikt i systemene ... -
Weather and children's physical activity; How and why do relationships vary between countries?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Globally most children do not engage in enough physical activity. Day length and weather conditions have been identified as determinants of physical activity, although how they may be overcome as barriers is ... -
Weathering Dynamics Under Contrasting Greenland Ice Sheet Catchments
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Chemical weathering dynamics in Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) catchments are largely unknown, due to a scarcity of field data. This paper presents the most comprehensive study to date of chemical weathering rates from four ... -
Web-based discussion forums on pregnancy complaints and maternal health literacy in Norway: A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background: The Internet is one of the fastest growing information sources for pregnant women and seems to be used across social and economic strata. However, we still lack knowledge on how interaction in Web-based discussion ... -
Webapplikasjon for administrasjon av bedriftsressurser
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Webportal for organisasjoner
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Webundersøking av HVL-biblioteket sine nettsider
(Report, 2019)Undersøkelsen hadde som formål å avklare hvordan studentene ved Høgskulen på Vestlandet finner frem på bibliotekets nettsider, hvorvidt de klarte å finne frem informasjonen de så etter, samt hvor enkelt de syntes det var. ...