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Master Thesis Ideas. February 1st 2006. 4.5 Different Research Projects 4 Senior Researchers & 2 Doctoral Students Areas of Psychology Positive, Social, Cultural, Developmental Topics: Virtues & Identity, Attitudes & Immigration, Care-Giving, Ideology of Multiculturalism
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Master Thesis Ideas February 1st 2006
4.5 Different Research Projects 4 Senior Researchers & 2 Doctoral Students Areas of Psychology Positive, Social, Cultural, Developmental Topics: Virtues & Identity, Attitudes & Immigration, Care-Giving, Ideology of Multiculturalism Mixed Methodologies Project Areas
Positive Psychology & Virtues • Hilde Nafstad, Rolv Blakar, & Sissel Finholt • Identity and Virtues • Possible Selves (Markus & Nurius, 1986) • ”Dyder”: Positive strengths or character traits • Interviews • Qualitative Design • h.e.nafstad@psykologi.uio.no • r.m.blakar@psykologi.uio.no • s.m.finholt@psykologi.uio.no
Attitudes Toward Illegal Immigration • Reidar Ommundsen • What social and psychological factors are related to or influence attitudes toward illegal immigration and immigrants in ”receiving” countries? • Correlational or Experimental Studies • Social Psychology • Quantitative Methodology • Scales & Surveys and/or Experiments • reidar.ommundsen@psykologi.uio.no
Norwegian Attitudes Toward Integration of Immigrants • Reidar Ommundsen and Josh Phelps • Scale to Measure Attitudes toward Integration • Mutual Adaptation/Gjensidig tilpasning • Partially influenced by Berry Integration Strategy • Contemporary Issue in Norwegian Politics • Quantitative Methodology • reidar.ommundsen@psykologi.uio.no • joshph@psykologi.uio.no
Karsten Projects • Care-giver/ing Project • Disadvantaged Groups in Norway & Abroad • www.icdp.info • Developmental & Cultural Psychology • k.hundeide@psykolgi.uio.no • Ragnhild Dybdahl • Potential Supervisor
Ideology of Multiculturalism • Rolv Blakar, Hilde Nafstad, & Josh Phelps • Longitudinal Ideological Analysis, Content Analysis & Focus Groups • Ethnic Norwegian (etnisk norsk) and the Multicultural Society (flerkulturelt samfunnet) • Mixed Methodologies • r.m.blakar@psykologi.uio.no • h.e.nafstad@psykologi.uio.no • joshph@psykologi.uio.no
Conclusion • Final words… • Support Group • Best of Luck!!!