Browsing Master's theses (Noragric) by Title
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Education for sustainable development in Norway : calling for a whole institution approach
(Master thesis, 2019)Sustainable Development is appointed as one of three interdisciplinary topics currently guiding Norway’s national curricula renewal, thus establishing a need for research concerning Education for Sustainable Development ... -
Education in focus: impacts of school feeding program on school participation : a case study in Dara Woreda of Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2011-09-28)It has been claimed that School Feeding Programs increase school participation among poor and food insecure group of people. This study investigates if the program has significant positive impact on school enrollment, class ... -
Education provision in a postcolonial world : a case study of Norwegian NGOs in South Sudan
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis uses postcolonial theory and the concept of decolonising education to examine the education practices of four Norwegian NGOs in South Sudan. Over the last few years, there has been an upsurge in debates about ... -
Education, capabilities and development - youth in rural Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2010-10-27)This thesis is exploring the relationship between education and development with focus on formal schools ability to enhance capabilities among youth in rural Tanzania. Tanzania has had a focus on education since the ... -
Effect of large-scale agricultural investment on local livelihoods : a study of Bako-Tibe Agro Products Plc, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2013-08-05)This study examined the effect of a large-scale agricultural investment, namely Bako-Tibe Karuturi Agro Products Plc., on local livelihoods in Ethiopia using quantitative and qualitative analysis. A sample survey of randomly ... -
Effect of media on peacebuilding in Kenya : a case of the 2007/8 PEV
(Master thesis, 2017-01-05)With the hope of achieving sustainable peace in a conflict period, the media in Africa have faced a lot of challenges. Many scholars have written on the effects media have on conflict situations in Africa particularly ... -
The effect of stone quarry on basic education : the case of Paanor electoral area in Ga South Municipality of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2021)The issue of children involvement in the quarry business in Ghana has attracted attention both internationally and locally. The study critically examined the effects of stone quarry on the basic education children in the ... -
The effect of values, barriers and social norms on climate-friendly behaviour
(Master thesis, 2019)In this study I have explored to value-behaviour gap of young people (18-29 years) living in Oslo and Akershus (Norway). The intend was to understand the whether those who perform more climate-friendly behaviour have ... -
Effectiveness of agroecological practices in creating resilience to climatic variability in Colombia : the Amazon Chagra
(Master thesis, 2019)Indigenous farmers of the high Amazon region in Colombia are acknowledged for the development of traditional agroecological practices that are very open and dynamic. These self-sufficient food systems are known as “Chagra”, ... -
Effects of changes in land-use and natural disasters on social-ecological resilience and vulnerabilities in coastal Bangladesh
(Master thesis, 2012-11-09)Natural disasters and land-use change are major concerns all over the world, and if these two concerns exist together in a coastal area, then the consequences for people and the environment may be severe. This study ... -
Embodying experiences of (in)security : exploring ethnic minority youth’s encounters with the police and policing practices in Oslo
(Master thesis, 2019)The police are a state institution with the power to coerce and maintain “order” within a society so that individuals feel safe. The moment in which an induvial encounter the police, is the moment in which the individual ... -
Emerging critique of Norwegian oil : a discourse analysis of letters to the editor in three national newspapers in 2013
(Master thesis, 2015)The oil industry has been immensely valuable to Norway in regards to employment and economy. However, with climate change, economic vulnerability and the increase in sustainable alternatives to oil in mind, there is now ... -
The emerging oil industry in Ghana : socio-economic and environmental impact on the people of Cape Three Points
(Master thesis, 2011-09-28)The management of natural resources has been one of the herculean tasks developing countries with such resources have had to contend with. Experts in the field of natural resource management have expressed divided opinions ... -
Emotions and foreign policy : an autoethnographic study of representational techniques at Japanese war museums
(Master thesis, 2019)To this day, the alleged ‘history problem’; the perception from other countries, mainly Asian neighbours, that Japan has not come to terms with its aggressive and militarist past, continues to weigh on the Land of the ... -
Employment opportunities and upward mobility for graduates of the Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
(Master thesis, 2014-12-11)The aim of this study is to explore and understand the current condition of employment opportunities and upward mobility for General Degree Arts graduates of the University of Colombo and identify the prevailing issues and ... -
Empowerment of women through education to reduce domestic violence : a case study from Itahara village, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2014-02-10)Home is not a safe place for many women and girls where their own intimate partners and family members seize their human rights. Women are often victims of domestic violence, and are in lack of justice due to weak law. ... -
Empowerment of women through microfinance in Jabdi Village Committee,Nepal
(Master thesis, 2015-03-13)During the last three decades, microfinance has been advocated as being a powerful means to alleviate poverty and socio-economic development. Further, it has been recognised as an effective tool for empowering women. ... -
En casestudie av byantikvarens skriftlige argumentasjon i detaljreguleringsplaner : knyttet til vekst og vern i tre utviklingsprosjekter i Oslo indre by
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne oppgaven undersøker hvordan byantikvarens skriftlige uttalelser til tre reguleringsplansaker i Oslo indre by uttrykker hvordan etaten argumenterer for sine sektorinteresser i møte med andre sentrale hensyn i ... -
En deltagerorientert studie om hvordan ungdom har opplevd medvirkning gjennom UngHus-prosjektet og hvilken betydning det kan ha for helsen
(Master thesis, 2021)Bakgrunn: Ungdomsårene har en nøkkelposisjon for god helse og levekår resten av livet, og i et folkehelseperspektiv er ungdomsårene en avgjørende fase for å forebygge uheldige livsbaner (Bekken et al., 2018). For å oppnå ... -
Enclave extraction and unruly engagements : Oil spills, contamination and the Cocama-Cocamilla indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon
(Master thesis, 2011-11-10)In the Peruvian Amazon, conflicts between the state, indigenous people and oil companies have been on the rise during the last few years. To understand the roots of these conflicts, this study recognizes the need to go ...