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Ottesen, Gunnar; Ballo, Øystein (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2006)[+][-]
Abstract: Målgruppa for denne rapporten er ledere i offentlig sektor med ansvar for kompetanseutvikling på ulike nivåer, spesielt ledelsesutvikling i kommunene. Videre retter rapporten seg mot aktører som arbeider med kompetanseutvikling i offentlig sektor. En tredje målgruppe er arbeidsgiverorganisasjoner i det offentlige som bistår kommunene i tariffspørsmål. Rapporten anviser en mulig framgangsmåte for å ivareta kravene i Hovedavtalens § 7 på en systematisk måte. Rapporten dokumenterer en modell som i praksis har vist seg å fungere godt overfor en kommune i endring. Modellen ble utviklet av Høgskolen i Tromsø som grunnlag for et kompetanseutviklingsprogram for virksomhetsledere i Lenvik kommune i perioden 2002-2004. Modellen kombinerer formell utdanning og kompetanseutvikling i (den kommunale) organisasjonen og forutsetter visse organisatoriske rammer. Modellen kan kopieres helt eller delvis av andre kompetansetilbydere, men må modifiseres til den konkrete situasjonen som en aktuell oppdragsgiver (kommune) befinner seg i. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2315 File(s) in this item: 1
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Ottesen, Gunnar; Ballo, Øystein (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2006)[+][-]
Description: Rapporten inneholder en sammenstilling av evalueringsresultatene fra samtlige 4 moduler i opplæringsprogrammet. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2316 File(s) in this item: 1
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Pedersen, Torbjørn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)[+][-]
Abstract: This article discusses what role(s) member governments want the Arctic Council to have in Arctic affairs. It compares the foreign policies of the five littoral states of the Arctic Ocean: Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and the United States. It identifies and examines three determining debates on a ministerial level over the Arctic Council and the issues it might address: The first debate preceded the Arctic Council's creation in 1996; the second thrived as the five Arctic littoral states convened in Ilulissat, Greenland in 2008; and the third followed a political shift inthe United States in 2009. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4449 File(s) in this item: 1
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Sandaunet, Anne-Grete (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 01-Dec-2008)[+][-]
Abstract: In this article, I explore the communication in an online self-help group for Norwegian women with breast cancer, aiming to add further knowledge to the question of whether the online context functions as a “liberating realm” for alternative discourses about illness. My analysis is conducted within an action oriented frame and is based on participant observation of the online communication and qualitative interviews of women who participated in the group. Based on the analysis, I argue that proposals of a replication of dominating offline discourses in online communication are affirmed. More precisely, the argument is that a “socially desirable” story about the cancer “hero” was further circulated in this online context, and that experiences of resignation and meaninglessness were not woven into the communication. Offering some reflections on this process, I suggest that it has active and voluntary aspects that need attention in further research. Description: Final draft post refereeing, reprinted with permission. Published version available at publisher's site: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732308327076 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2334 File(s) in this item: 1
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Sandaunet, Anne-Grete; Trondsen, Marianne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 05-Oct-2008)[+][-]
Abstract: This article aims to provide more insight into advantages and challenges of conducting action research with the intention to improve health care. Action research is distinctive in the sense that the researcher has a dual role as both researcher and implementer of the program studied. The article is based on two Norwegian action-oriented studies that aimed to explore the potential role of online self-help groups for breast cancer patients and adolescents with mentally ill parents respectively. We argue that action research can contribute both to the generation of knowledge, as well as a greater sense of ownership to the program among those who are intended to use it. Nonetheless, a potential conflict between the researcher's pursuit of data, and ethical considerations became apparent in the contexts studied here. Bearing these challenges in mind, we still conclude that action research offers an important contribution for the further development of health care services. Description: The article is a postprint version (final draft post refereeing). The definitive version is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1728 File(s) in this item: 1
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Sandaunet, Anne-Grete (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 15-Nov-2007)[+][-]
Abstract: Online self-help groups multiply peoples' possibilities to exchange information and social support. Such possibilities are expected to be of crucial value for the 'new' healthcare user. However, similar to experiences from face-to-face based groups, studies of online self-help groups report high drop-out rates. Knowledge about why this happens is scarce. By means of qualitative interviews and participant observation, this article examines non-participation and withdrawal from an online self-help group for Norwegian breast cancer patients. Five conditions are identified as barriers to use; a need to avoid painful details about cancer, not being 'ill enough' to participate, the challenge of establishing a legitimate position in the group, the organisation of everyday life and illness phases that did not motivate for self-help group participation. I suggest that an adoption of the biomedical explanation model represents an important background for this pattern, an argument which contrasts prominent assumptions about the new healthcare user who does not accept the biomedical 'restitution story' in her efforts to make sense of an illness. A further suggestion is that experiences of self-help groups as arenas for successful coping need to be further considered as a barrier to use. Description: The article is a postprint version (final draft post refereeing). The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com. © Blackwell Publishing. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1727 File(s) in this item: 1
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Rezvyy, Grigory; Schönfelder, Walter; Midré, Georges; Øiesvold, Terje; Olstad, Reidun (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 16-Aug-2007)[+][-]
Abstract: Background: The official statistics of persons with mental disorders who are granted disability pension (DP) in Russia and Norway indicate large differences between the countries. Methods: This qualitative explorative hypothesis-generating study is based on text analysis of the laws, regulations and guidelines, and qualitative interviews of informants representing all the organisational elements of the DP systems in both countries. Results: The DP application process is initiated much later in Norway than in Russia, where a 3 year occupational rehabilitation and adequate treatment is mandatory before DP is granted. In Russia, two instances are responsible for preparing of the medical certification for DP, a patients medical doctor (PD) and a clinical expert commission (CEC) while there is one in Norway (PD). In Russia, the Bureau of Medical-Social Expertise is responsible for evaluation and granting of DP. In Norway, the local social insurance offices (SIO) are responsible for the DP application. Decisions are taken collectively in Russia, while the Norwegian PD and SIO officer often take decisions alone. In Russia, the medical criterion is the decisive one, while rehabilitation and treatment criteria are given priority in Norway. The size of the DP in Norway is enough to cover of subsistences expenditure, while the Russian DP is less than the level required for minimum subsistence. Conclusion: There were noteworthy differences in the time frame, organisation model and process leading to a DP in the two countries. These differences may explain why so few patients with less severe mental disorders receive a DP in Russia. This fact, in combination with the size of the DP, may hamper reforms of the mental health care system in Russia. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1253 File(s) in this item: 1
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Torsteinsen, Harald; Bjørnå, Hilde (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)[+][-]
Abstract: The NPM portfolio offers several solutions to improve organisational performance and . One of the most crucial of them is to split up integrated organisations into more autonomous operational units. The idea of arm’s length government is gaining ground in Norwegian local government and has materialised itself through the proliferation of agencies, especially in the shape of different forms of local government bodies and enterprises. Agencies are regarded as useful organisational designs for promoting transparency and, in consequence, better fiscal and political control. They are supposed to provide a more output oriented type of democracy. But does this form of government actually improve transparency and are Norwegian municipalities attuned to and prepared for this type of democracy? This article builds on case studies of local government enterprises in two municipalities. Here we ask: how transparent are the activities and outputs of these agencies; do they have specified contracts; do they have easy-to-follow structures and are the owners in control? Our findings make us question local governments’ ability to accommodate the form of transparency associated with agencies and output oriented democracy. In our cases, arm’s length government has not led to the intended increase in transparency and political control, mainly because of weak contractualisation between local government and agencies, complex ownership structures, lack of interest among average local politicians, side-lined municipal administrations and even mayors striving to get the information and the influence they deem necessary and legitimate. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4912 File(s) in this item: 1
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Wegge, Njord (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)[+][-]
Abstract: This article raises three main questions: (i) What characterizes the EEC/EU's relationship to the Arctic? (ii) What issues/areas have caused problems for the EU in becoming a more relevant actor in the Arctic? (iii) To what degree has Norway been able to exert influence on the Union's ongoing Arctic policy development? By chronologically reviewing the EEC/EU's relationship to the Arctic the article demonstrates that the intensity and interest for the Northern region has varied dramatically from great interest to near ignorance. While the Greenlandic population in 1982, due to cultural and economic disputes, left the EEC, the Union's most recent challenges with respect to becoming a relevant actor in the Arctic has concerned disagreements with some of the Arctic states. These disputes have primarily included discord on 1. The Law of the seas' role in the Arctic, 2. the EU's desire to become a permanent observer in the Arctic Council and finally, 3. The EU's ban on seal products in the Common market. The article concludes by describing how Norway has been one, if not the most, important Arctic state for the Union, and that Norway has benefitted from a cooperative approach towards the EU. The cooperative approach has indirectly given Norway an opportunity to influence the outcome of the EU's Arctic policy. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4264 File(s) in this item: 1
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Øverland, Indra (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2008)[+][-]
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