The main topic of this study is how polio-stricken persons experience the end of working life, early retirement and aging. Why do they leave working life? How do they cope with illness and challenges during the transitional ...

Housing allowances form an important part of the Norwegian housing policy. The allowances cover part of the housing expenses and they are meant to stimulate targeted households to obtain or retain a level of housing ...

Denne rapporten er en evaluering av Juventes rusforebyggende prosjekt "FRISTIL" hvor niendeklassinger over hele landet går på intensive kurs over fire dager. Etter selv å ha vært på kurs drar deltakerne tilbake til skolen ...

I denne rapporten presenteres resultatene av NOVAs evaluering av forsøket med gratis barnehage for alle femåringer i bydel Gamle Oslo. Oppdraget er initiert og finansiert av Barne- og familiedepartementet. Forsøket startet ...

This report deals with possible future changes in the life circumstances of the elderly along two main paths. First, will tomorrow's elderly have other preferences, opinions, or values than elderly today? Second, will ...

Do we find more psychological problems among children and young people of immigrants that are born and raised in Norway than among those with a Norwegian background? Is there a need for specific theories to explain the ...

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease caused by insufficient production or insufficient effect of insulin. The disease is treated with insulin or other anti-diabetic drugs, but a large percentage of the diabetic ...

This report presents the results of an innovative and national study on Lifecourse, Generation and Gender (LOGG), including the responses of 10 570 Norwegians between 18 and 79. The aim of the study was to gather information ...

I april 2002 arrangerte NOVA et seminar der målet var å presentere og diskutere aktuelle problemstillinger for forskning om småbarnsforeldres dagligliv. I rapporten presenteres innlegg av Knud Knudsen, Anne Lise Ellingsæter, ...

Hvilken betydning har det for familier med innvandrerbakgrunn å få tilbud om fire timer barnehage de to siste årene før skolestart? Bidrar det til økt integrering? Disse spørsmålene er utgangspunktet for evalueringen som ...