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- Samuelsson, G., et al.
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Quality attributes of home help services in Sweden and Canada - A consumer view
- 1997
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Ingår i: International Journal of Social Welfare. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 1369-6866 .- 1468-2397. ; 6:2, s. 82-90
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The ranking pattern of quality attributes among the respondents of the sample from Canada was very different from those comprising the sample from Sweden. Both samples were drawn from city populations and some similarities were expected. In Sweden, continuity and personal suitability (personal qualities and professional competence) were the most important general quality attributes followed by personal relationship, times/availability and influence. The Canadian sample ranked personal suitability and the time/availability variables as the most important quality attributes followed by influence, continuity and personal relationship. Background factors linked to each sample appeared to affect the ranking pattern. In the Swedish sample, the ranking pattern was affected mainly by the same independent background variable, while in the Canadian sample the ranking pattern was a little more diversified. There were also differences in the satisfaction arising from home help services received by the two samples. The Swedish sample generally experienced a higher level of satisfaction for individual attributes of home help, but overall satisfaction with the home helper and the home services were similar, with both groups being "rather to very satisfied". Good subjective health in the Swedish group was significantly related to positive overall judgment of the home help. In the Canadian population, high age and low charge for the home help services were significantly related to positive evaluation of the home help. The policy implications of the results for the future are discussed.
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- Samuelsson, Tobias, 1973-, et al.
(författare)
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Av stor betydelse för ett framtida liv : Föräldrars uppfattningar om varför deras barn skall åka till kollo
- 2015
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Ingår i: Barn. - 0800-1669. ; 2, s. 27-40
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Camp For more than a hundred years Swedish children have spent part of their summer holidays at a Summer Camp. The reasons for running Summer Camps have changed over time and have also been described in research. Descriptions of parent’s reasons for sending their children to the camps are missing, however. The present article contributes with knowledge in this very area. In the article we describe and try to understand Swedish parents’ ideas about why they think their children should go to Summer Camp. The parents’ ideas are studied in the light of conceptions of children and youth. The parents ‘perceive the Camp as an important part of childhood, as a timeless place where children get to be children and can develop without the stress of everyday life. A dominating view among the parents is however that their children’s stay at the Camp is a ’project’. The main value of the Camp is said to be that it offers outdoor activities in the open country and promotes good behaviour, something that today’s children are badly in need of, according to their parents. The parents seem to perceive their children’s stay at the Summer Camp – bearer of primitiveness and traditions ¬– as a kind of initiation rite, or as a catalyst for the personal development of children and youth when they are facing life in the future society.
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- Samzelius, Tove, 1974-
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De första åren i Sverige : Ukrainska mammor berättar
- 2024
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Rapport (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Med studien De första åren i Sverige – ukrainska mammor berättar vill Rädda Barnen belysa hur några ukrainska mammor upplever sin egen och sina barns situation i Sverige. I den här studien låter vi sex mammor från Ukraina, bosatta i olika delar av Sverige sedan 2022, få komma till tals. De berättar om sina upplevelser under de första åren i Sverige. Deras berättelser ger en ögonblicksbild av hur livet har tett sig för några av de tusentals familjer som sökt trygghet i Sverige. Sammantaget beskriver kvinnorna hur mottagandet har sett ut för olika familjer, de ekonomiska utmaningar och förutsättningar för egen försörjning de stött på. Vi tar del av familjernas boendeförhållanden, barnens situation och de problem som uppstår när man lever med tillfälliga uppehållstillstånd och utan personnummer under en längre tid. Mammorna beskriver den hjälp de har fått av enskilda svenskar med tacksamhet men även de svårigheter de mött på vägen för att kunna leva ett drägligt liv här och nu. Några drömmer om att återvända hem till Ukraina medan andra vill stanna i Sverige och bygga sin framtid här. ”Det är svårt med massflyktsdirektivet eftersom det gör att stödet har varit begränsat. Till exempel så fick vi inte läsa SFI i början […] Vi vill stanna i Sverige. Jag är trött på att flytta. Det viktigaste för mig är att mina barn är glada och att de trivs.” -Olena, mamma från Ukraina Studien är framtagen som en del av det arvsfonds-finansierade projektet Starka mammor – trygga barn som under 2023 har hållit i ett anpassat föräldrastöd för familjer från Ukraina.
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- Samzelius, Tove, 1974-
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Kontext och deltagande kunskapsprojekt : en kritisk reflektion
- 2022
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Ingår i: Socialvetenskaplig tidskrift. - : Linköping University Electronic Press. - 1104-1420 .- 2003-5624. ; 29:3-4, s. 269-284
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Drawing on 2o years of experience of involving marginalized single mothers in participatory knowledge projects, this article offers a personal and critical reflection on the importance of the contexts within which such projects are developed. Through concrete examples of projects, developed in different historical periods and welfare regimes, the author illustrates how the political and economic context can create both opportunities and barriers for participation of disadvantaged groups and the grassroots organisations that represents them. Some of the tension as well as benefits that might arise when more radical self-organised groups partner up with academic institutions are also highlighted. Finally, ethical questions regarding the ideals of involvement of marginalized groups within a welfare context where the time to participate is regulated and constrained are raised. Consequently, it is argued, there is a need for wider critical reflection and continous dialouge regarding how the fundamental principles of more radical traditions, both within research and social work, can be adapted and incorporated in new ways, whilst also learning from past experiences.
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- Samzelius, Tove, 1974-
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Precarity and vulnerability among homeless single-parent families in Sweden : A critical perspective on policy and practice
- 2023
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Within the confines of the receding Swedish welfare state, family homelessness and poverty are on the rise among one-parent families, in particular those headed by a single migrant mother. This development follows a trend that is noticeable across advanced welfare states, where female-headed households are facing an increased risk of being locked into vicious circles of low-paid work, inadequate income protection schemes, and porr housing options. Drawing on the findings from a PHD research project that traced the experiences of precariously housed single migrant mothers in greater Stockholm over time, this paper offers a critical perspective on current restrictive policies and practices that seek to impose "discipline" on mothers in poverty. It suggests that the intersection of weak safety net programmes for homeless families and discipining measures imposed through the social assistance scheme, risk exacerbating precarity and vulnerability rather than offer support or solutions. As a result, it is argued that there is an urgent need to reassess and re-imagine social work practice with vulnerable and precariously housed families in Sweden from both an ethical and political perspective.
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- Samzelius, Tove, 1974-, et al.
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Without a home, but not homeless : between the Convention on the Rights of the Child and emergency assistance
- 2020
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The number of homeless people has increased in Sweden. More and more families with children are turning to thesocial services for help but are referred to temporary and short-term emergency assistance. The reason for this isthat they are defned as structurally homeless and are consequently not considered to be part of the target group forsocial services. Based on on-going and up-to-date research, we highlight examples of how diferent municipalitieshandle this problem. Furthermore, we highlight the consequences for children’s health, well-being and life chances.We also discuss the shortcomings which we see in the Swedish system and what needs to be changed in order forchildren to be insured the right to a safe home in the future.
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