Bakgrund: Det finns väl rapporterat kunskap och teoribildningar om sjuksköterskans övergång från utbildningen till det praktiska yrkesutövandet. Den kunskap som saknas är bland annat hur den nyutexaminerade sjuksköterskan upplever sina förmågor i praxis, särskilt i relation till god vård och omvårdnad. Syfte: Studiens syfte var att belysa den nyutexaminerade sjuksköterskans upplevelser av sin kunskap i relation till kraven på säker vård och omvårdnad. Metod: Studien genomfördes som litteraturöversikt som bygger på nio vetenskapliga artiklar. Analysmetoden var deduktiv innehållsanalys (template analysis; Malterud,1998). Strukturen i analysmetoden byggde på modellen människa, teknik och organisation av Ödegård (2006). Resultat: Analysfynden formades efter kategorierna människa, teknik, organisation enligt Ödegårds modell. Dessa kategorier innehåller åtta subkategorier: fysisk påfrestning, förhindrad koncentration, känslomässig otillräcklighet, oförmåga till kritiskt tänkande inom omvårdnad; stödberoende vid akuta situationer, frustration vid invecklad och krånglande teknik; gäst i den dysfunktionella verkligheten och den svaga punkten – den ojämna bemanningen. Slutsats: Analysen av nio vetenskapliga arbeten med stöd av Ödegårds och Benners teoretiska begrepp har visat att övergången från sjuksköterskestudent till novis och avancerad nybörjare, det vill säga en övergång från teoretisk kunskap till praktisk handling, innefattar upplevelser av en samling av hinder. Hindren manifesteras tydligast i relation till sjuksköterskans upplevelser av sin kunskap enligt kategorin människa och måttligt enligt kategorierna teknik och organisation. Vad gäller den oerfarna sjuksköterskans kunskapsproblem i relation till kraven på säker vård och omvårdnad, visas i arbetet att dessa härrör främst från begreppen människa och organisation och endast sparsamt från begreppet teknik. / Background: A nurse graduate’s transition period in her profession is well illustrated from previous studies and theories. However, what has been overlooked is how the newly graduate perceives her ability in practice, especially in relation to what is actually required in good nursing care. Aim: The aim of this study was to elucidate the newly examined nurse’s experience of her conception of what is demanded of her in relation to a safe care. Method: This study was carried out as a literature review from nine scientific articles. The analysis method was a deductive content analysis (template analysis; Malterud, 1998). The structure of the analysis was based on the model Man -Technique-Organisation of Ödegård (2006). Results: in the analysis, originated from the categories – man– technique – organisation after the model of Ödegård, emerged eight subcategories: physical stress, distraction, emotional inadequacy, inability to objective thinking regarding nursing care; need of support in urgent situations, frustration in dealing with complicated and difficult technology; a guest in a dysfunctional reality, and the weak link – an imbalance in staffing. Conclusion : The analysis of nine scientific articles, with support of Ödegård’s and Benner’s theoretical concepts, has shown that the transition from a student nurse to novice and advanced beginner, i.e. a transition from the theoretical knowledge to the knowledge in practice, subsequently includes experiences of restraining aspects which leads to problem issues. The nurse’s inability in practice is manifested clearly according to the category person and moderately to the categories technology and organisation. Regarding the newly examined nurses’ experience of knowledge issues in relation to the demand in giving a good and safe nursing care, the results originate primarily from the concepts Man and Organisation, and only hardly from the concept, technology.

Syftet med denna studie var att få en insikt i och kunskaper om vad som gömmer sig bakom uttalanden som att man måste ha en blick och en fallenhet för det. I studien har två manliga lastbilsförare med lång erfarenhet av lastbilsföraryrket intervjuats om deras sätt att se på vilka kunskaper som behövs för att ses som en kompetent och yrkesskicklig lastbilsförare. Kunskaperna som lastbilsförarna lyfter fram är att ha en blick och en fallenhet för yrket. Studien visade att lastbilsförarna hade svårt att sätta ord på vad de menar med att ha en blick och en fallenhet för yrket. Resultatet i studien visade att det som lastbilsförarna pratar om när det gäller att ha en blick och en fallenhet för yrket bottnar i Aristoteles kunskapsbegrepp techne som ses som färdighetskunskap och fronesis som ses som förtrogenhetskunskap. Inom färdighetskunskapen ryms att ha en fallenhet för något, du har förmågan att utföra en handling. Denna förmåga utvecklas genom övning och erfarenhet, och det går inte att förutsäga hur långt en enskild förmåga kan utvecklas. Inom förtrogenhetskunskapen ryms att ha en blick för något, man kan se mönster eller beteenden som man kan tolka och se utgången av. Men, man kan inte ha en blick för något som man inte har upplevt innan. Båda kunskaperna bygger på att du har samlat på dig erfarenhet över tid. De samverkar med varandra i olika grad, beroende på personliga egenskaper, och den specifika situation de ställs inför. / The purpose of the study was to get an insight into what it is that hides behind the statement to have an eye for something and an aptitude for something. In this study i have been in contact with two male truck drivers who have a long experience from truck driving.In the study they told me what knowledge they see as needed to be seen as a competent and skilled truck driver. The knowledge that the truck drivers brings out is to have an eye and an aptitude for the profession. The study showed that truck drivers had a hard time putting into words what they mean by having an eye and an aptitude for the profession.   The results of the study showed that when it comes to having an eye and an aptitude for the profession that stems from Aristotle's concept of knowledge, techne seen as skill knowledge and phronesis seen as familiarity or intimate knowledge.Within skill knowledge fit to have an aptitude for something, you have the ability to perform an action. This ability develops with practice and experience, and it is not possible to predict how long an individual's ability can develop. Within familiarity knowledge fit to have an eye for something, you can see patterns or behaviors that can be interpreted.   But, you can´t have a look for something you have not experienced before. The knowledge is based upon what you have accumulated over time. The knowledge interacts with each other to different degrees depending on personal characteristics, and the specific situation they face.

La docencia universitaria ha sido y es eje de distintas investigaciones, aquí el interés se centra en la construcción del conocimiento práctico docente desde distintas áreas del conocimiento. Fundamentalmente la indagación busca comprender la complejidad y particularidad de la interrelación entre el marco epistemológico personal y lo pedagógico didáctico del conocimiento docente desde las características de las propias disciplinas y en el marco de un contexto socio-cultural e institucional propio. Entiendo al conocimiento docente como una construcción en donde existe una conexión estrecha entre la acción de la enseñanza y su reflexión (Meijer, 1999; Perrenoud, 2004; Schön, 1992; Tardif, 2004). Es un conocimiento que está enraizado con la práctica. Además es un conocimiento práctico personal (Elbaz, 1983; Clandinin & Connelly, 1988), porque pertenece a la persona (Tardif, 2004), al profesor, está fuertemente influenciado por sus vivencias, experiencias, biografía tanto personal como profesional. Es un conocimiento idiosincrático (Montero, 2001). Pero no solamente influyen factores personales y biográficos propios, sino que además influyen en su construcción y desarrollo, la cultura disciplinar (Becher, 1994), el contexto institucional y organizacional en la cual esté inserto (Feixas, 2004). En cuanto al proceso de investigación, se desarrolla dentro del marco de una tesis doctoral en donde la metodología de trabajo es el estudio cualitativo de casos instrumental (Stake, 1994). Participan tres profesores universitarios de la Universidad de Barcelona considerados buenos docentes por sus prácticas de enseñanza tanto por sus colegas como por sus estudiantes. Cada uno de ellos pertenece a tres áreas de conocimiento distintas: Economía, Matemáticas y Medicina. A través de una aproximación fenomenológica hermenéutica (Creswell, 2007) se pretende acercar al fenómeno desde la perspectiva de los mismos protagonistas (los docentes) e interpretarlos, dentro del escenario natural de su desarrollo. Es por ello que uno de los instrumentos de recogida de información más relevante del estudio es la observación no participante de las sesiones de clase de todo un semestre. También se utilizan: las conversaciones informales con los profesores, la entrevista en profundidad y el análisis de material curricular y didáctico, y documentos de la política docente institucional. El análisis de la información se hace siguiendo la propuesta de Glaser y Strauss (1967) de comparación constante, como un proceso fuertemente inductivo de construcción de categorías y metacategorías. Como consecuencia del mismo los resultados se organizan por medio de cuatro informes. Cada uno de los tres primeros profundiza la mirada en la particularidad y riqueza de cada uno de los tres casos; por el contrario el cuarto informe resalta un análisis transversal de los profesores. Por último cabe resaltar que los resultados revelan un conocimiento práctico docente que se constituye en un entretejido complejo entre lo disciplinar y lo pedagógico-didáctico entre otras dimensiones que se ponen en juego. Además y dada la naturaleza del conocimiento docente, la dimensión disciplinar emerge al servicio de lo pedagógico didáctico, sin que por ello dicha dimensión disciplinar pierda su relevancia, todo lo contrario es fundamental un conocimiento de las estructuras del mismo. / University teaching has been and is already the focus of different researches. In this case the interest is centred on teacher practical knowledge construction within different disciplines. The aim of the research is to comprehend the complexity and particularity of the relationship between personal epistemology frame and pedagogical-didactic approach of teacher knowledge from different knowledge areas, immerse in a socio-cultural and institutional context. This research process has been developed within a Phd thesis work where the methodology was a qualitative instrumental study case (Stake, 1994). Three university teachers participated in the research as instrumental cases, the three of them where positive valued not only by their students but also by their colleagues. Each of them belongs to different knowledge fields: Economy, Mathematics and Medicine. Besides, it is a hermeneutic phenomenological approach, where the interest is focus on the phenomena from the protagonist point of view, and interpret them, (Creswell, 2007) within natural settings. Non- participative classes’ observation was one of the main data gatherings. Also, non formal conversation before and after classes sessions with the professors, two in depth interviews with each of them, and curriculum material and institutional documents analysis completed data instruments gathering. Concerning data analysis it was a constant comparative method (Glaser & Strauss, 1967) where categories and metacategories were constructed in an inductive process. Finally, it is possible to remark that the results show out a practical teacher knowledge where the subject matter knowledge and pedagogical-didactical relationship it is complex and intertwined. The nature of teacher knowledge reveals that discipline dimension is subordinated to pedagogical one. This doesn’t mean that a profound content knowledge is indispensable within this relationship.

The purpose of this essay is to examine how I as a childminder was affected in my profession by a child whose long introduction did not lead to a desired result from the start. What was needed in order to get a child to thrive and feel secure at my practice? Would I be able to give sufficient emotional care to all the children when one child was demanding such a huge amount of attention and tenderness? The essay begins with a story from my family day care practice. When I reflected over the events in it, it awakened my issues. Through this writing, I want to come to a deeper understanding of what seemed to be working for the new child. As a result of this writing process, I have reached the conclusion that the introduction finally succeeded. It did so because of ethical decisions that I made and because I put an extended moral responsibility in my working role. The change in our relationship where I succeeded to meet Elton more empathically, made it easier for me to test and find new ways to deal with his sorrow. Theories that I use relate to the knowledge about the importance of attachment in the kinder garden, Vygotskijs’s thoughts about the play, the Aristotele’s forms of knowledge and their importance for my development as an educator. I also treat the importance of the knowledge of emotions in interhuman activity, aided by the philosopher Fredrik Svenaeus. I support my thought constructions on theories that I quote. The quotations give more weight to my results, but they also help me to critically analyse my way of handling the dilemma that was generated. The process of writing this essay has given me new knowledge, obtained through reflection, and I feel that I am better equipped for the future. I also feel more ready as a professional to encounter sensitive children in my practice.

A presente dissertação tem por objetivo analisar a origem do conhecimento dos preceitos da lei natural para Tomás de Aquino. Entre as hipóteses na literatura, encontram-se intepretações de que o conhecimento dos preceitos depende das sensações de dor e prazer, de que os preceitos são valores autoevidentes e de que o conhecimento dos preceitos depende do conhecimento intelectual das inclinações naturais. Assim, serão analisadas algumas passagens do comentário da Ética a Nicômaco de Aristóteles e da Suma de Teologia em que Tomás desenvolve a noção de apetite natural ou inclinação natural. Além disso, será tratada a distinção entre diferentes tipos de conhecimento prático. A partir dessas noções, serão apontados alguns indícios para a hipótese de que o conhecimento dos preceitos da lei natural depende da apreensão intelectual das inclinações naturais. / The present dissertation aims to analyse the origin of knowledge of precepts of natural law for Thomas Aquinas. Between the hypotheses in literature, there are interpretations that knowledge of precepts depends on sensations of pain and pleasure, that precepts are self-evident values and that knowledge of precepts depends on intellectual knowledge of natural inclinations. Therefore, it will be analysed some passages of the commentary on Aristotle‟s Nicomachean Ethics and of Summa Theologica were Thomas develops the notion of natural appetite or natural inclination. Further, it will be treated the distinction between different kinds of practical knowledge. Thereby, it will be pointed some indications for the hypothesis that knowledge of precepts of natural law depends on intellectual apprehension of natural inclinations.

In this scientific essay I have focus on parental work in preschool and the difficulties that might arise. The empirical part is based on two meetings with parents and both of them are about how to understand each other. These meetings are linked to literature and helps me research the term reflection. What am I reflecting and how do I reflect? I also explore the practical knowledge in my work and try to understand the role of the multicultural environment in this work. I try to se possibilites in cooperation at the preschool. With the essay I want to understand why it can be challenging to build trustworthy relations with the parents, which seems important, in order to make the children at the preschool feel safe. I am also interested in researching how the multicultural environment affects the intercultural standpoint of the preschool and what this could mean for my work. The end discussion shows that I am not satisfied to which extend the preschool teachers discuss the difficulties and possibilities of parenting cooperation. / I min vetenskapliga essä lägger jag fokus på föräldraarbetet i förskolan och de eventuella svårigheter som uppstår där. Empirin bygger på två möten med föräldrar, som båda handlar om att vi inte förstår varandra. Mötena kopplas till litteratur och med dess hjälp undersöker jag begreppet reflektion. Hur reflekterar jag och vad reflekterar jag över? Jag synar den praktiska kunskapen i mitt arbete och försöker förstå hur stor roll det spelar att jag arbetar i en mångkulturell miljö. Jag försöker se möjligheter i föräldrasamarbetet på förskolan. Med essäns hjälp vill jag förstå varför det kan vara svårt att skapa tillitsfulla relationer med föräldrar, vilka i sin tur gör att barnen på förskolan blir trygga. Jag är också intresserad av att ta reda på om förskolan, i den mångkulturella miljön, genomsyras av det interkulturella synsätt stadens förskoleplan föreskriver och vad detta i så fall kan innebära för mitt arbete. Slutdiskussionen visar att jag inte är tillfullo nöjd med i vilken utsträckning vi i förskolan diskuterar föräldrasamarbetets svårigheter och möjligheter.

This work has been developed on the Research Area of Professional Development Knowledge of the Master Programm In Education at Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM- Brazil). The aim of this study is to investigate the body-voice relation on the teaching practice of educators that work with children in the beggining years. The body-voice relation is a mediator of their professional exercise and this study also analyses the perception these teachers have about their use of body and voice on teaching practice. The studies of Pacheco (1995), Tardif (2002), Schon (2000) have been the theoretical supports of this research. The methodology used is qualitative and the study method is the case study, with a multi-case approach. Three teachers of the beggining years in a public school participate of this research. To the better understanding of the teachers perception, the instruments of research were: observation, half-structured interview, diary, filming of classes, stimulated remembrance interview. For data systematization we chose the following aspects: (1) the perception of the teachers about their voice; (2) the perception of the teachers about their body; (3) the body and the voice of the teachers in the classroom, teaching. These aspects were essential to construct the analysis categories that constitute the final results. The conceptions and perceptions of the teachers about their voices and their bodies and the body-voice relation as a mediator instrument of their practice is a slowly constructed way. We believe this research may contribute as a possibility of construction of the teacher s practice / Este trabalho foi desenvolvido na Linha de Pesquisa Formação Saberes e Desenvolvimento Profissional do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação (UFSM) O objetivo da pesquisa foi investigar a relação corpo-voz na docência das professoras de anos iniciais do ensino fundamental como instrumento mediador de seu exercício profissional, bem como analisar a percepção que esses professores possuem a respeito do uso do corpo e da voz na docência. Os estudos de Pacheco (1995), Tardif (2002), Schon (2000) constituíram alguns dos suportes teóricos deste trabalho. A abordagem metodológica caracterizou-se como qualitativa e o método foi o de estudo de caso, com abordagem multicasos. Participaram desta pesquisa três professoras dos primeiros anos do ensino fundamental em docência na escola pública. A fim de melhor compreender as percepções das professoras, os instrumentos de coleta de dados utilizados foram: observação, entrevista semi-estruturada, diário de campo, filmagem das aulas das professoras, entrevista de estimulação de recordação. Para levantamento e sistematização dos dados mapeou-se os seguintes tópicos: (1) a percepção das professoras acerca da voz; (2) a percepção das professoras acerca do corpo; (3) o corpo e a voz das professoras na docência em sala de aula. Esses tópicos foram essenciais para a construção das categorias de análise que constituíram os resultados finais. Desta forma, foram sendo construídos os caminhos que revelaram as concepções e percepções das professoras sobre o corpo e a voz e a relação corpo-voz como instrumentos mediadores de suas práticas docentes. Entende-se o corpo e a voz como instrumentos mediadores da prática do professor em sala de aula e parte do conhecimento prático do professor. Acredita-se que esta pesquisa possa contribuir com reflexões para a formação de professores e como possibilidade de construção nas práticas docentes

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Orientador: Maria Helena Vieira Abrahão / Banca: José Carlos Paes de Almeida Filho / Banca: Nelson Viana / Banca: Douglas Altamiro Consolo / Banca: Marta Lúcia Cabrera Kfouri Kaneoya / Resumo: É desejável que a formação inicial de professores promova a construção de conhecimentos acerca do processo de ensino e aprendizagem de forma a aprimorar a prática pedagógica de tais profissionais, para que possam se tornar autônomos e aptos a construir teorias acerca de sua prática. Para tanto, é necessário favorecer a constante reflexão sobre a prática de ensino, propiciando o início do processo de (re)construção de conhecimentos docentes. Inserida nesse contexto, esta pesquisa teve por objetivo investigar um curso de formação inicial de professores de língua inglesa de uma universidade pública localizada no interior paulista, buscando discutir como se deu o processo de (re)construção da prática pedagógica desses futuros professores em disciplinas referentes à Prática de Ensino e Estágio Supervisionado. Em face dessa perspectiva, objetivou-se verificar como os conhecimentos teórico-práticos se articulavam no processo de (re)construção da prática pedagógica, observando se e como os saberes construídos na formação inicial estavam presentes na prática de ensino de alunos-professores. Buscou-se compreender como eles avaliavam suas ações pedagógicas, que significados poderiam ser atribuídos a essas ações e como eles justificavam as tomadas de decisão e resolução de problemas na prática de ensino realizada nos estágios. Para tanto, foram discutidos dados provenientes de planos de ensino das disciplinas, questionários semiestruturados aplicados aos alunos-estagiários, entrevista com o professor-formador (gravada em áudio), observações de aulas de Prática de Ensino e aquelas ministradas pelos alunos-professores (ambas gravadas em vídeo e/ou áudio) e sessões de visionamento das aulas regidas pelos futuros professores. Por meio dos resultados obtidos, foi possível considerar que a autoavaliação e a reflexão os auxiliaram a compreender... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Pre-service teacher education courses should promote the construction of knowledge concerning language teaching and learning processes in order to optimize teachers' pedagogical practice, to enable them to become autonomous and to construct theories based on their practice. To attain this goal, it is important to favor continuous reflection about teaching practice, which may initiate a process of pedagogical knowledge (re)construction. Considering these aspects, this research aimed at investigating a pre-service teacher education program in a public university in Sao Paulo state, to discuss how this pedagogical knowledge (re)construction process occurred in a Teaching Practice course. The main goal in this study was to verify how the theoretical/practical knowledge was articulated in the pedagogical knowledge (re)construction process, observing if and how this knowledge constructed in the pre-service teacher education course was present in student-teachers' teaching practice. In addition to this goal, this research also aimed at understanding how they evaluated their pedagogical actions, the meanings of these actions, and how they justified their decisions and solved problems in their teaching practice. For this reason, data collected included their Teaching Practice course content, student-teachers' questionnaires, interview with the teacher educator, class observations and reflective sessions. Results indicated that through self-assessment and reflection, future teachers were able to understand their pedagogical actions and to present some propositions to improve English language learning and teaching in different educational contexts, favoring not only their students' language learning process but also contributing to their own continuous professional development / Doutor

A presente dissertação tem por objetivo analisar a origem do conhecimento dos preceitos da lei natural para Tomás de Aquino. Entre as hipóteses na literatura, encontram-se intepretações de que o conhecimento dos preceitos depende das sensações de dor e prazer, de que os preceitos são valores autoevidentes e de que o conhecimento dos preceitos depende do conhecimento intelectual das inclinações naturais. Assim, serão analisadas algumas passagens do comentário da Ética a Nicômaco de Aristóteles e da Suma de Teologia em que Tomás desenvolve a noção de apetite natural ou inclinação natural. Além disso, será tratada a distinção entre diferentes tipos de conhecimento prático. A partir dessas noções, serão apontados alguns indícios para a hipótese de que o conhecimento dos preceitos da lei natural depende da apreensão intelectual das inclinações naturais. / The present dissertation aims to analyse the origin of knowledge of precepts of natural law for Thomas Aquinas. Between the hypotheses in literature, there are interpretations that knowledge of precepts depends on sensations of pain and pleasure, that precepts are self-evident values and that knowledge of precepts depends on intellectual knowledge of natural inclinations. Therefore, it will be analysed some passages of the commentary on Aristotle‟s Nicomachean Ethics and of Summa Theologica were Thomas develops the notion of natural appetite or natural inclination. Further, it will be treated the distinction between different kinds of practical knowledge. Thereby, it will be pointed some indications for the hypothesis that knowledge of precepts of natural law depends on intellectual apprehension of natural inclinations.