Essays about: "engagement coping"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 20 essays containing the words engagement coping.

  1. 6. Navigating the delivery of a service : a practice perspective on environmental consultants

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Joel Wickström; [2021]
    Keywords : consultant; environment; practice theory; services; social theory;

    Abstract : In a world where environmental pressure on companies is increasing, environmental consultancy services are a valued commodity. This study set out to investigate environmental consultants’ practice of delivering an environmental service and what obstacles that practice encounters. READ MORE

  3. 7. Coping through Digital Livelihood: Syrian Refugees Navigating Legal Restrictions on Work and Starting a New Life

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Hiu Wan Vivian Fung; [2021]
    Keywords : Digital livelihood; Syrian refugees; structure barriers; agency; aspirations; cultural capital; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The overarching objective and purpose of this thesis is to shed light on how engagement in digital work serves as a coping strategy for Syrian refugees in different receiving countries. The stories of my participants demonstrate the multiple dimensions of this livelihood strategy, as and when they utilise it to counter structural constraints. READ MORE

  4. 8. Emotional reactions to climate change and associated coping strategies: a grounded theory study on graduate students of sustainability-related programmes

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Uppsala centrum för hållbar utveckling, CSD Uppsala

    Author : Uladzislau Zubkevich; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Emotions; Coping strategies; Climate change; Students; Grounded theory;

    Abstract : Climate change is happening. Yet this phenomenon does not only concern the environment, but also has various notable and important psychological implications for individuals in particular and society in general. READ MORE

  5. 9. Why Aid Workers Persist : Supports and Impediments for Long-term Engagement

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Lisen Lindström; [2020]
    Keywords : Humanitarian aid work; motivation; burnout; persist; supporting and impeding factors;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore what factors support aid workers to continue in the humanitarian sector, even with the knowledge that their personal well-being, and sometimes their lives, may be in danger due to risk-filled settings and assignments. To find out what factors that encourage aid workers to continue, the thesis also examines their backgrounds and paths into this profession. READ MORE

  6. 10. Hope as a generative force : a form of hope to be nurtured by academic institutions to foster proactive engagement among university students

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Mathilde Vandaele; [2020]
    Keywords : Constructive hope; pro-environmental behaviour; proactive attitude; education; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Understanding hope and its motivational generative force in the face of climate change is an imperative, especially in the contemporary context of climate anxiety, doom-and-gloom communication, and spread of hopelessness among the younger generations. Concomitantly, academic research has bloomed this last decade when it comes to demonstrating the potential of hope to draw on negative emotions to nurture engagement towards pro-environmental behaviours. READ MORE