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A Case Study of Ecotourism in the Kelabit Highlands : Is it Sustainable?

The purpose of this study was to examine ecotourism in the Kelabit Highlands, Malaysia, in terms of the sustainability of the industry. The empirical material, which is based on interviews carried out in the field, is analysed within the context of sustainable development theory in order to examine the central and most critical factors in determining the long-term future of ecotourism in the Kelab

Ethnic Koreans in Japan : Peer or Pariah

In Japan, there are currently over 600,000 ethnic Koreans, or Zainichi Koreans, permanently residing, making up the largest foreign minority group. The focus of this research is the exploration of experienced and perceived discrimination against Zainichi Koreans permanently residing in Japan. It has dealt with: 1) current forms of discrimination against Zainichi Koreans, 2) the Japanese government

Organizational Knowledge Transfer - a study of a Foreign Company in China

The purpose of this thesis is to look at what kinds of motives are driving the company Pegasus, and its Chinese partners, in the quest of establishing themselves on the Chinese market. Furthermore it seeks to understand what kinds of problems are present for the company in regards to organizational knowledge transfer. As for method the main form of data gathering interviews were conducted. All the

Chinese Perceptions of the Future Geopolitical Role of the P.R.C. : A Survey on the Chinese Viewpoint on Issues of Present and Future International Relations.

The intention of present thesis was to grasp a genuinely Chinese perspective on issues concerning international foreign politics and world affairs. A hypothetical-deductive method was used based on a questionnaire submitted to thirty-eight academicians of diverse academic backgrounds and age groups. The overall perception is that world affairs and regional politics are overwhelmingly dominated by

What Does the Development of Independent Female Artists Mean for the Japanese Music Industry?

The recent emergence of strongly independent female singers necessitated an analysis specifically into the treatment of women in music and the representation of these women to the public. Based on a review of current literature and a series of interviews with women living in the Tokyo area and working in various parts of the industry, this paper seeks to capture the real life experiences of women

Indian Organ Trade ; From the Perspective of Weak Cultural Relativism

The topic of this study was the Indian organ trade. It was assumed that the research literature on the Indian organ trade is dominated by a human rights discourse (HRD), which restricts analysis. The purpose was to examine whether thinking outside the HRD and taking a stance in weak cultural relativism could create a better understanding of the underlying causes of the Indian organ trade. Using di

Girls After the Gunfire : A study of recently released girl child soldiers rehabilitating in an Eastern Sri Lankan Vocational Training Center

In disadvantaged areas of Eastern Sri Lanka, girls tend to be more vulnerable to both voluntary and forced recruitment by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). This thesis focused on how a group of recently released young female ex combatants reintegrated into their community. This was done through a case study of girls in a vocational training program in Eastern Sri Lanka, who had been rel

Utrymme för arbetsrelaterad hälsa : Erfarenhetsbaserad kompetens som hälsofrämjande faktor

Ohälsan i arbetslivet är fortsatt hög och många arbetslivsforskare påvisar i detta avseende att individens möjlighet att påverka sin arbetssituation kan vara avgörande för hennes arbetsrelaterade hälsa. Forskning av detta slag har resulterat i att delegering och inflytande har blivit honnörsord i arbetslivssammanhang och i många verksamheter tillhandahålls därför den enskilda individen ett stort h

Urak Lawoi : A fieldstudy of the original people the Urak Lawoi of the Andaman Sea, Ko Lanta - and the problems they face with rapid tourism development

This essay is about the indigenous people Urak Lawoi in Andaman Sea, outside the west coast of Thailand. The study shows what happens to them when they are being deprived of their territory and are being forced to abandon their culture, lifestyle and traditional economic subsistence. Urak Lawoi have until recently maintained culture, language and lifestyle apart from the rest of Thai society. Dur

Demokrati i gymnasieskolan : en diskursanalys

Vi tar vår utgångspunkt i skolans roll som förmedlare av demokratiska värderingar. Vi studerar olika sätt att se på begreppet demokrati och problematiken i relationer mellan demokrati och skolan. Vi använder ett konstruktionistiskt perspektiv, där vi betonar vårt förhållande till forskningsprocessen. Vi betonar även svårigheterna i att särskilja delar i uppsatsen, så som metod, teori och empiri.

Högskolans hjärta? En undersökning av integreringen av Learning Resource Centre/LärandeResursCentrum-verksamheten vid tre svenska lärosäten

The development of higher education in Sweden poses new demands on higher education libraries. One way of meeting these demands has been to develop Learning Resource Centres (LRC), a concept that is relatively new in Sweden. The aim of this Master's thesis is to identify how the LRC-concept has been designed and integrated in three Swedish higher education institutions: Stockholms universitet

The Gendered Paradigm : HIV and the Subversion of Women's Disempowerment

Today sub-Saharan Africa are a continent fighting a disease which greatly affect its economic, psychological and socio-political spheres and which impacts are felt increasingly throughout the society. The rapid spread of AIDS in Africa results from a deep, multistranded crisis in political economy and healthcare where social inequalities, widespread impoverishment and the social distortions is esc

De som stör skall bort : Gymnasieelever och gymnasielärare vid ett omvårdnadsprogram skildrar sin skolvardag

I uppsatsen skildrar gymnasieelever och gymnasielärare vid ett omvårdandsprogram sin skolvardag. Uppsatsens fundament utgörs av en omfångsrik empirisk undersökning främst baserad på ostrukturerade intervjuer. Intervjuerna kompletteras med observationer vilka ligger till grund för en miljöbeskrivning som visualiserar kontexten. En av slutsatserna är att varken elever eller lärare är tillfreds med

Motivation Among Client-service Employees in Poland and in Sweden : a phenomenological research

"Social workers" play an important role in people's everyday. There is a significant influence of motivation on how the employee perceives his or her job and hence on the quality of work. The aim of the research was to investigate and compare live experiences of Polish and Swedish administration employees, nurses and doctors. Several aspects of motivation like "goal setting&quo

Fonologiskt och semantiskt minne av bilder och ord ? en dyslexistudie

Syftet med studien är att jämföra semantiskt och fonologiskt minne i korsmodala betingelser av ord och bild. Studien syftar också till att ta reda på hur stor faciliteringseffekt bilder har jämfört med ord, för dyslektiker. Studien syftar i första hand till att studera dyslektiker och i andra hand att jämföra dyslektiker med normalläsare. Jag vill undersöka vad det är som överhuvudtaget passer

Aktivitet i ingenmansland : En undersökning av sökbeteendet bland arbetslösa sjukskrivna

Absenteeism due to sickness has increased during the last few years and has become a serious problem of society in Sweden. Among the sick-listed there is a group that apart from being sick are also unemployed. The aim of this paper was to study if and how the unemployed seek employment when they are sick-listed. Central questions have been if the unemployed seek employment while they are sick-lis

Coaching - en anpassad utveckling? : en kritisk analys av maktrelationen i en coach-klientrelation och dess påverkan på klientens lärande

Uppsatsen utgår från en, av mig genomförd, utvärdering av ett arbetsmarknadspolitiskt projekt för långtidsarbetslösa. Relationen mellan coach och arbetslös klient visade sig ur många avseenden vara positiv för den arbetslösa. Jag fann det dock begränsade att enbart studera relationen ur detta perspektiv. Jag valde således att studera relationen ur ett kritiskt perspektiv med fokus på relationen me

Inertia som hinder eller möjlighet för organisationers lärande? : En litteraturstudie

Inertia beskrivs i litteraturen som ett organisatoriskt förändringsmotstånd och förklaras ofta vara orsaken till att organisationsförändringar misslyckas. Uppsatsen syftar till att genom litteraturstudie öka förståelsen för vad inertia är för något, vad organisationsförändring innebär samt hur dessa två faktorer påverkar lärandet i organisationen. Resultatet av denna litteraturstudie är att inert