Tobias Arvemo

A conceptual model for university-society research collaboration facilitating societal impact for local innovation

Purpose – The purpose is to develop a work-integrated learning (WIL) model for university-society research collaboration facilitating societal impa...

A Teachable-Agent Arithmetic Game’s Effects on Mathematics Understanding, Attitude and Self-efficacy

A teachable-agent arithmetic game is presented and evaluated in terms of student performance, attitude and self-efficacy. An experimental pre-post...

Att utveckla Lysekils centrum tillsammans : utmaningar och möjligheter

Denna studie designades och analyserades av Högskolan Väst 2016-2017. Undersökningen kompletterar den besökar- och boendestudie som Högskolan Väst...

Bachelor students in research projects : boosting WIL and University-Society Collaboration

Drawing from the experiences of student projects organized and developed in accordance with work integrated learning, this paper contributes to the...

Besökar- och boendestudie i Lysekil sensommaren 2016

En studie av besökare och boende i Lysekil genomfördes med 279 svarande respondenter under tiden 26 juli - 14 september 2016. Syftet med studien va...

Besökar- och boendestudie i Lysekil sommaren 2017

Denna studie designades och analyserades av Högskolan Väst 2016-2017. Undersökningen kompletterar den besökar- och boendestudie som Högskolan Väst...

Can Measurements of Online Behavior Predict Course Performance?

This article is a pilot study on the relationship between performance in online classes and behavior in online discussion forums. Measuring student...

Conceptualizing University-Society Collaboration : A Literature Review Focusing on Drivers of Collaboration

Collaboration and learning are vital for development in all sectors of society and there is a constant need for new ideas, innovation and...

Different Measures of Economic Growth Lead to Different Conclusions?

When regional growth studies are conducted, a common measure of economic growth is the wage sum. One reason for this may be the limited access to G...

Do different measures of economic growth lead to different conclusions?

Growth and regional growth are regularly concepts of current interest. Studies of regional growth have been conducted by numerous scholars but the...

Employment and economic activity in different Swedish border regions

Employment and Economic Activity in Different Swedish Border Regions

This study investigate how the effect of cross border activities between Sweden and its three Nordic neighbours influence the Swedish local economi...

En gränsöverskridande workshop om : Hvordan kan vi bruke undersøkelser til å skape et bedre sentrum?

En gränsöverskridande workshop om Hvordan kan vi bruke undersøkelser til å skape et bedre sentrum? genomfördes den 27 oktober 2016 i Fredrikstad...

How well can completion of online courses be predicted using binary logistic regression?

This article uses binary logistic regression to create models for predicting course performance. The data used is the data-trail left by students...

Identifying Summer Season Segments on the Swedish West Coast : the Case of Lysekil

This study aims to identify tourist segments present during the summer season in a northern European seaside resort setting. Demographic changes on...

Indicators of Economic Development : An Exploratory Study Using Swedish Municipal Data Contrasting Economic Development and Growth

This paper explores different definitions of Economic Development and possible measures for Economic Development and how they relate to measures...

Indicators of economic development : an exploratory study using Swedish municipal data contrasting economic development and growth

This chapter explores possible measures of economic development and how they relate to measures commonly used for studying economic growth. Since...

Late Season Tourists on the Swedish West Coast

In the development of city centers and tourist destinations it is, as for any development of attractive offers, imperative to be informed about who...

Lessons Learned From A Cross-Sector Development Project : An Integrative Research Approach

This paper draws on the experiences of work-integrated learning from a Swedish-Norwegian cross-sector research project where actors from university...

Productivity and Cross border Accessibility to Human Capital : A Study Comparing Norwegian and Swedish Border Regions

While border regions are peripheral areas on a national scale, they gain a more central position in the actual border region, due to their location...

Productivity and cross-border accessibility to human capital : A study comparing Norwegian and Swedish border regions

Samverkan och utveckling i Gamlebyen

Högskolan Västs Rapport 3 - Samverkan och utveckling i Gamlebyen består av en studie av Gamlebyen Fredrikstads kommune, Norge. Denna studie baseras...

Tentative Indices for Regional Economic Development : An Exploratory Study Using Swedish Municipal Data

Using variable selections methods this paper examines variables potentially suitable as indicators for different dimensions of economic development...

Tentative indices for regional economic development : an exploratory study using Swedish municipal data

Using variable selections methods this chapter examines variables potentially suitable as indicators for different dimensions of economic...

The impact of word of mouth when booking a hotel : could a good friend's opinion outweigh the online majority?

Online user generated reviews are transforming business and customer behavior and could have a major impact on sales. The primary aim of this study...

University Colleges’ Effect on Economic Growth in Swedish Middle-sized Municipalities

University Colleges Effect on Municipal Growth in Swedish Middle-sized Municipalities

The main purpose in this paper is to study to what extent accessibility to R&D is an important factor of explaining municipal economic growth. Of...

Working together - primary care doctors' and nurses' attitudes to collaboration

Background: Multidisciplinary teamwork is recommended for various disorders and it has been suggested that it is a way to meet the new challenges a...

Work-integrated learning with work-integrated learners