OUTLINE Karriärplanering - En utvärderande studie av ett projektom coaching av arbetslösa

Projektet OUTLINE Karriärplanering genomfördes under tiden december 2004 - december 2006. Det övergripande syftet var att ”/…/ få individerna att se vägar, öppna ögon, hitta mening via den egna personligheten, egenskaperna och ta ansvar för sin framtid genom egna beslut.” Verksamheten skulle på en konkret nivå resultera i att:20 % fått ett jobb20 % var i lärande i arbete (praktikplats)40 % skulle ha upptäckt ett utbildningsalternativ20 % skulle ha upptäckt vårdbehov e dyl.En viktig del av projektets verksamhet var även att utveckla en fungerande samverkansform mellan projektet OUTLINE, Arbetsförmedlingen och Socialförvaltningen.Studiens övergripande syfte är att undersöka hur ett arbetsmarknadspolitiskt projekt kan stödja unga och äldre långtvarigt arbetslösas inträde på arbetsmarknaden.Resultatet av ett projekt är inte bara en fråga om att deltagarna kunnat få ett arbete eller inte. För den som inte lyckats på den punkten kan livet ändå ha förändrats på ett positivt sätt. Ett realistiskt resultat kan i stället vara att skapa en beredskap hos deltagarna att förbättra sina möjligheter att kunna konkurrera på arbetsmarknaden. Att verksamheten radikalt skulle öka deltagarnas konkurrensförmåga är ett alltför optimistiskt antagande. Även om coachingen är viktig och verkningsfull är den som regelinte tillräckligt, om än ett betydelsefullt första steg. Verksamheten haft påvisbara effekter som går bortom de rent arbetsmarknadspolitiska, d.v.s. det har på ett direkt och påtagligt sätt påverkat de involverade aktörerna i deras vardagliga liv. De fick ”närvaroplikt” och samtidigt livet ”inrutat” och de måste ”bekänna färg” genom sina kontinuerliga möten med handläggare, coacher och övriga deltagare. För några kan detta vara en vändpunkt i livet, medan det för andra i stället föder nya strategier för att intesugas in i det arbetsmarknadspolitiska ”aktivitetsspelet”.

Ways of knowing in ways of moving : A study of the meaning of capability to move

The overall aim of this thesis has been to investigate the meaning of the capability to move in order to identify and describe this capability from the perspective of the one who moves in relation to specific movements. It has been my ambition to develop ways to explicate, and thereby open up for discussion, what might form an educational goal in the context of movements and movement activities in the school subject of physical education and health (PEH). In this study I have used a practical epistemological perspective on capability to move, a perspective that challenges the traditional distinction between mental and physical skills as well as between theoretical and practical knowledge. Movement actions, or ways of moving, are seen as expressions of knowing. In order to explore an understanding of the knowing involved in specific ways of moving, observations of  actors’ ways of moving and their own experiences of moving were brought together. Informants from three different arenas took part: from PEH in upper secondary school, from athletics and from free-skiing. The results of the analyses suggest it is possible to describe practitioners’ developed knowing as a number of specific ways of knowing that are in turn related to specific ways of moving. Examples of such specific ways of moving may be discerning and modifying one’s own rotational velocity and navigating one’s (bodily) awareness. Additionally, exploring learners’ pre-knowing of a movement ‘as something’ may be fruitful when planning the teaching and learning of capability to move. I have suggested that these specific ways of knowing might be regarded as educational goals in PEH. In conducting this study, I have also had the ambition to contribute to the ongoing discussion of what ‘ability’ in the PEH context might mean. In considering specific ways of knowing in moving, the implicit and taken-for-granted meaning of ‘standards of excellence’ and ‘sports ability’can be discussed, and challenged.

Coachande ledarskap : En utvärdering av genomförd ledarutveckling inom Borlängekommun

This is a thesis in Personal- och Arbetslivsprogrammet at Dalarna University with thepurpose of evaluating an education initiative in Borlänge kommun. The educationCoaching Leadership is an initiative for the managers in the organization to exercisegood leadership and the education also serves as an incentive for managers. Eightbusiness managers and one from the HR staff have completed the training. Out of thetotal 9 participants in the training, six of them took part in this evaluation. Based on thethesis aim and questions we wanted to explore participants' attitudes to the education,and what skills and abilities they have acquired on the basis of educational goals andcontent. To obtain results, a semi-structured interview methodology was used, this inorder to get answers to predefined questions while the participants would have theopportunity to give an as broad picture as possible.The result of this evaluation demonstrates that the participants are in favor of trainingand they've got the tools, knowledge and ability to apply coaching in their job role,which was included in the educational goals. For the CL-education to promote theorganization's development potential, the participants mentions that it takes time totrain and that employees must have the knowledge of the organization's educationaldirection.

Det ideella tränaruppdraget : En studie om ideella tränares ledarskap inom gymnastik.

Volunteer coaches are critical for the existence of youth sports organizations. They are both leading the activity and are expected to develop the athletes in a technical, psychological, social and cultural way. The mission as a coach requires skills and knowledge from a wide range of fields and the mission as a coach appears complex. Stakeholders like Riksidrottsförbundet, Gymnastikförbundet and the sport organization have certain requirements on how to design the activities. Coaches have to follow those guidelines and implement them in practice. The social context is one important factor for understanding the driving force. It affects how coaches perceive their assignment as a volunteer coach. This study aims to contribute to increased understanding of the fenomen volunteer coach mission and increase understanding for the drivers of volunteer coaches in gymnastics. In order to clarify this, 6 interviews with volunteer coaches from gymnastics organizations linked to Riksidrottsförbundet were conducted. This study indicates that the motive behind the coaching mission is grounded in an intrinsic value of being a coach. The coaching mission itself appears partly contradictory when trying to combine the sport related and the social dimensions. Seeing progress from practice and to follow the development of gymnasts are aspects that drives coaches. That combined with the social interaction is important for understanding the drivers of being a coach.