nÃo hà / A tese PrÃxis PedagÃgica UnitÃria: do conto musical âPedro e o loboâ à avaliaÃÃo reflexiva resultou do projeto Pedro e o lobo: da avaliaÃÃo reflexiva à ressignificaÃÃo da prÃtica pedagÃgica, executado para alterar as prÃticas no espaÃo da sala de aula. A avaliaÃÃo escolar à um tema fascinante, mas teorizaÃÃo, pesquisas, crÃticas, parecem ter contribuÃdo pouco para superar a pedagogia do exame que grassa nas instituiÃÃes de ensino. Muitos fatores contribuem para que o processo nÃo sofra a revoluÃÃo reclamada. Este trabalho defende a alteridade da prÃtica escolar inteira, ao mesmo tempo. Como recorte epistemolÃgico, partiu-se da crÃtica à lÃgica fragmentada dos processos e condiÃÃo de assujeitado do alunado ao professor à proposiÃÃo do modelo unitÃrio, com prÃxis em espaÃo e tempo reais. O modelo engloba pistas, sugestÃes e promessas de obras pÃblicas e acadÃmicas, acerca do que deve ser feito para mudar as prÃticas. Fundamental foi o conceito de professor reflexivo, que o pesquisador encarnou como postura metodolÃgica. Ao estudo, foi criado um caminho prÃprio, a pesquisa reflexiva de desenvolvimento, cujos aportes foram a concepÃÃo do profissional reflexivo, a fenomenologia, a teoria crÃtica e o sociointeracionismo. A principal tÃcnica foi a intervenÃÃo pedagÃgica; o principal protocolo, o diÃrio de campo; a meta, a (re)criaÃÃo de rotinas, processos, estratÃgias e instrumentos pedagÃgicos. Objetivou-se a anÃlise â do duplo sentido desse termo: decomposiÃÃo (para contar a vivÃncia) e interpretaÃÃo â da proposta de retotalizaÃÃo do planejamento, ensino-aprendizagem e avaliaÃÃo, na qual o alunado foi sujeito. O contexto foi o NÃcleo PedagÃgico Integrado, escola de educaÃÃo bÃsica da Universidade Federal do ParÃ, na qual o pesquisador atuou como professor de CiÃncias, numa classe de 5 sÃrie. A construÃÃo dos dados se estendeu de dezembro de 2000 a setembro de 2002. Na prÃ-intervenÃÃo, durante o Ãltimo bimestre de 2000, o pesquisador observou a rotina da turma de 4 sÃrie que, no ano seguinte, iria trabalhar. Ao final, entrevistou 50% das professoras e da classe. Na fase de intervenÃÃo, alÃm da aÃÃo pedagÃgica, outras tÃcnicas e instrumentos foram: a fotografia; o diÃrio de bordo; o portfÃlio. Durou todo o ano letivo de 2001, com direito a greve de cem dias âno meio do caminhoâ. ApÃs, foram efetuadas entrevistas com um terÃo do alunado, seis professoras e um professor da turma, para fixar pontos comuns e diferenciados entre as experiÃncias. A pesquisa teve dois horizontes. O primeiro, que focou a ressignificaÃÃo do planejamento do ensino (co-operativo), do ensino-aprendizagem e da avaliaÃÃo (reflexiva), foi atingido. Foi o tempo de reinvenÃÃo, com o desmonte dos velhos caminhos e a construÃÃo do novo. O segundo, que focou o desenvolvimento de processos, tÃcnicas, instrumentos e formas de anÃlise para se apreciar de forma reflexiva a qualidade das aÃÃes docente e discente, em nÃvel de auto e hetero-avaliaÃÃo, foi alcanÃado em parte. Um ano letivo nÃo foi suficiente para levar adiante o preceito de que avaliar à comparar (atà o que havia sido alvo de desenvolvimento). A lacuna foi assim interpretada: na retotalizaÃÃo dos processos, na ressignificaÃÃo do ato avaliativo, no exercÃcio da condiÃÃo de sujeito pelo aprendente, o tempo para o ensino-aprendizagem reflexivo à o dos ciclos de formaÃÃo, em vez do regime seriado. O estudo confirmou a tese defendida. Nas entrevistas, a maioria do alunado da 5 sÃrie nÃo lembrava como fora avaliado em CiÃncias. Quem lembrou, fez de forma reticente, com citaÃÃes de outras experiÃncias, que nÃo aquelas vivenciadas na PrÃxis UnitÃria. Quanto Ãs atividades de ensino e relaÃÃo professor-aluno, aspectos privilegiados na lÃgica alterada, as lembranÃas foram ricas em detalhes. NÃo-lembranÃas e lembranÃas confirmam o valor da Ãnfase no ensino-aprendizagem, em vez de na verificaÃÃo do que à ensinado, no trincamento do que à âtradiÃÃoâ nas escolas. Outras conclusÃes: o modelo unitÃrio favorece a interdisciplinaridade entres as disciplinas escolares e as prÃprias ciÃncias da natureza; o planejamento do ensino (com o alunado) e a avaliaÃÃo (com todos avaliando todos) perdem o carÃter inicial e terminal que tÃm e convertem-se em aÃÃes e operaÃÃes de ensino, com tendÃncia de internalizarem-se como formas de pensamento. A pesquisa conclui que o âsegredoâ para superar os problemas da lÃgica fragmentada dos processos, estÃ, filosoficamente, na mudanÃa de concepÃÃo de ciÃncia e, pragmaticamente, na alteridade das relaÃÃes entre aprendentes e ensinantes. / The thesis Pedagogical Praxis Unitary: from musical tale "Peter and the Wolf" to reflective evaluation resulted the project Pedro and the Wolf: from reflective evaluation to resignification the pedagogical practice, executed to change the practices of classroom space. The school evaluation is a fascinating topic, but theorizing, research, criticism, seem to have a little contributed to overcome the pedagogy exam which propagates in educational institutions. Many factors contribute to the process does not suffer the wanted revolution. This work supports the otherness of the whole school practice, at the same time. As an epistemological snnipet, begins the criticism of the fragmented logic processes and subjugated condition of the students to the teacher to the unitary model proposition, with practice in real space and time. The model includes tracks, suggestions and promises of public and academic works, about what should be done to change practices. Fundamental was the concept of reflective teacher, that the researcher incarnated as methodological approach. It was created a proper way to study, reflective research development, whose contributions were the design of the reflective practitioner, phenomenology, critical theory and social interactionism. The main technique was the pedagogical intervention; the main protocol, the field diary; the goal, the (re) creation of routines, processes, strategies and teaching tools. We sought to the analisys â the double meaning of the term: decomposition (to tell the experience) and interpretation â the (re)totalization proposal planning, teaching-learning and assessment, in which the student was subjected. The context was the Integrated Educational Center, basic education school of the Federal University of ParÃ, in which the researcher worked as a teacher of sciences, in a 5th grade class. The construction of the data extended from December 2000 to September 2002. In the pre-intervention during the last two months of 2000, the researcher observed the routine of 4th grade class that the following year would work. At the end, he interviewed 50% of teachers and class. In the intervention phase, in addition to the pedagogical action, other techniques and instruments were: photography; the logbook; the portfolio. It lasted throughout the school year 2001, with the right to strike a hundred days "on the way". After interviews were carried out with a third of the students, six women teachers and one men teacher of the class, to set common points and differentiated between experiences. The research had two horizons. The first, which focused on the reinterpretation of the planning of education (co-operative), the teaching-learning and evaluation (reflective), was reached. It was reinvention time, with the dismantling of the old ways and the construction of the new . The second, which focused on the development of processes, techniques , tools and forms of analysis to enjoy reflectively the quality of teaching and student actions at the level of self and peer assessment, has been achieved in part. A school year was not enough to carry the precept that review is to compare (up what had been developing target). The gap was thus interpreted: the (re)totalization processes, in reframing the evaluative act, in the exercise of the condition of the subject by the learner, time for reflective teaching and learning is the training cycles, instead the serialize regimen. The study confirmed the thesis defended. In interviews, most of the students of the 5th grade did not remember as was evaluated in Science. Who remembered, made reticent way, with quotes from other experiences than those experienced in Praxis Unitary. As for teaching activities and teacher-student relationship, privileged aspects in the modified logic, the memories were rich in detail. No memories and recollections confirm the value of the emphasis on teaching and learning, rather than the verification of what is taught, in cracking what is "tradition" in schools. Other conclusions: the unitary model favors interdisciplinarity between school subjects and the very nature of science; planning of education (with the student body) and evaluation (with all evaluating all) lose their original character and terminal that they have and are converted into shares and educational operations, with a tendency to internalize as ways of thinking. The research concludes that the "secret" to overcome the problems of fragmented logic of process, is, philosophically, in changing conception of science and, pragmatically, the otherness of the relationship between learners and teachers.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-17T13:54:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Danielton.pdf: 1927750 bytes, checksum: 3d3826581d7ff1775e395ef9ba879083 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-08-29 / Investigates the relationship between education, emancipation and barbarism, questioning whether the school evaluation is an obstacle to the achievement of an emancipatory Educa-tion. Theoretical nature research that addresses the topic from the philosophy of education. Based on the critical theory of the Frankfurt School, particularly in adorner reflections on ed-ucation. Part of the hypothesis that, insofar as the school evaluations, through evidence, re-duce the ability of students to produce their own speeches are being themselves an obstacle to the achievement of an emancipatory education, because reducing the discursive capacity is a way to reduce also the ability to think independently. Objective to investigate if evaluations of learning applied in HEI's Brazil, in particular, have been targeted for the construction of the emancipation, analyzing a specific law course in IES São Luís, Maranhão capital. Methodo-logically develops from the approach of critical theory developing the search as follows. Pre-sents the transformations of emancipatory enlightenment due to instrumental reason, exposes the instrumental reason and the cultural industry transformed the emancipatory reason and instrumental reason serving as technical guidelines of domination and alienation of capital-ism. Exposes the Adorner's reflections on the relationship between education, emancipation and barbarism; presents its concerns about the need for education to be targeted to prevent that barbarism, which if expressed strongly by means of Nazism and Aushiwitz concentration camp, if repeat therefore to contribute to the realization of this project the education, must be oriented to emancipation. Analyzes the concept of school evaluation, showing its history, its features, functions, classification, and express analysis of the dialectical relationship of school evaluation with various other dimensions, such as the State, the labour market, the curriculum, within the context of today's Capitalism. Investigates whether the particular law school guides its school ratings in the form of evidence, more for an emancipatory project or barbarizante, from the analysis of statements of evidence applied in the course, the vision of students and teachers on the evaluations, presented through the result of data extracted from questionnaires with the directly involved in the evaluation process. Presents data, obtained through the appli-cation of questionnaires, which indicate understand most students that the evaluations imple-mented by teachers are more oriented towards barbarism, while the information presented by the Faculty allow you to infer something similar. Concludes that, from the analysis of extract-ed data in law school, field of study, the most commonly found type of evaluation in such an environment is of type barbarizante, becoming thus the evaluation of such an obstacle to the realization of an emancipatory Education. / Investiga a relação entre Educação, emancipação e barbárie, questionando se a avaliação es-colar é um obstáculo para a realização de uma Educação emancipatória. Pesquisa de natureza teórica que aborda o tema a partir da Filosofia da Educação. Fundamenta-se na Teoria Crítica da Escola de Frankfurt, em especial nas reflexões de Adorno sobre a Educação. Parte da hipó-tese de que, na medida em que as avaliações escolares, por meio das provas, reduzirem a ca-pacidade dos alunos produzir seus próprios discursos estarão sendo elas próprias um obstácu-lo para a realização de uma educação emancipatória, pois reduzir a capacidade discursiva é uma forma de reduzir também a capacidade de pensar autonomamente. Objetiva investigar se as avaliações de aprendizagem aplicadas em IES s brasileiras, em especial no Maranhão, têm sido orientadas para a construção da emancipação, analisando um Curso de Direito específico de uma IES na cidade de São Luís, capital do Maranhão. Metodologicamente desenvolve-se a partir do método de abordagem da Teoria Crítica desenvolvendo-se a pesquisa da seguinte forma. Apresenta as transformações da razão emancipatória iluminista em razão instrumental, expõe que a razão instrumental e a indústria cultural transformaram a razão emancipatória em razão técnica e instrumental, servindo assim às diretrizes de dominação e alienação do Capita-lismo. Expõe as reflexões de Adorno sobre a relação entre Educação, emancipação e barbárie; apresenta suas preocupações sobre a necessidade de a Educação ser orientada para evitar-se que a barbárie, que se expressou fortemente por meio do Nazismo e do campo de concentra-ção de Aushiwitz, se repita, pois, para contribuir na efetivação desse projeto a educação, deve ser orientada para a emancipação. Analisa o conceito de avaliação escolar, apresentando sua história, suas características, funções, classificação, além de expressar a análise da relação dialética da avaliação escolar com diversas outras dimensões, como o Estado, o mercado de trabalho, o currículo, dentro do contexto do Capitalismo hodierno. Investiga se o determinado Curso de Direito orienta suas avaliações escolares, no formato de provas, mais para um proje-to emancipatório ou barbarizante, a partir da análise de enunciados de provas aplicadas no curso, da visão dos alunos e professores sobre as avaliações, apresentada por meio do resulta-do de dados extraídos de questionários aplicados com os envolvidos diretamente no processo de avaliação. Apresenta dados, obtidos por meio da aplicação de questionários, que indicam entender a maioria dos alunos que as avaliações aplicadas pelos professores estão mais orien-tadas para a barbárie, enquanto que as informações apresentadas pelos docentes permitem inferir algo semelhante. Conclui que, a partir da análise dos dados extraídos no curso de Direi-to, campo de estudo, o tipo de avaliação mais frequente encontrada em tal ambiente é a do tipo barbarizante, tornando-se, assim, a avaliação desse tipo um obstáculo para a efetivação de uma Educação emancipatória.

Magister Educationis - MEd / A mixed methods approach was employed and included a document study, questionnaires and a focus group interview. Participants included post level one teachers, and non-teaching staff and members of the school management team at one school in the Western Cape. Research findings indicated that the school management team only implemented IQMS to comply with departmental requirements and to ensure that teachers received pay progressions. It also emerged that planning was only done for compliance resulting in no real school development taking place at the school due to a number of constraints. It is recommended that the school management team employs a more balanced approach to school evaluation with a strong focus on both Developmental Appraisal (DA) and Performance Management (PM) as they employ whole school v development. It is further recommended that the school management team plans for school development with the intention to implement these in order to improve the conditions in the school. A final recommendation is that the Department of Education establish a directorate of school development in order to fund and assist schools with translating evaluation into school development. / South Africa

It is important that students understand not only how their local watershed functions, but also how it is being impacted by impervious surfaces. Additionally, students need experience exploring the scientific and engineering practices that are necessary for a strong STEM background. With this knowledge students can be empowered to tackle this real and local problem using engineering design, a powerful practice gaining momentum and clarity through its prominence in the recent Framework for K-12 Science Education. Twenty classes of suburban sixth-graders participated in a new five-week Watershed Engineering Design Unit taught by their regular science teachers. Students engaged in scientific inquiry to learn about the structure, function, and health of their local watersheds, focusing on the effects of impervious surfaces. In small groups, students used the engineering design process to propose solutions to lessen the impact of runoff from their school campuses. The goal of this evaluation was to determine the effectiveness of the curriculum in terms of student gains in understanding of (1) watershed function, (2) the impact of impervious surfaces, and (3) the engineering design process. To determine the impact of this curriculum on their learning, students took multiple-choice pre- and post-assessments made up of items covering the three categories above. This data was analyzed for statistical significance using a lower-tailed paired sample t-test. All three objectives showed statistically significant learning gains and the results were used to recommend improvements to the curriculum and the assessment instrument for future iterations.

Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2007. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the face of increasing competition, Business Schools increasingly have to evaluate the quality of the service that they offer to current and prospective students. The most significant factor affecting an organisation's performance is the quality of its products and services in relation to the products and services of competitors. Measurement of service quality is a function of customer satisfaction, which in tum is based on a perception of how the service conforms to prior expectations thereof. A widely accepted method of quality assurance used in industry is ISO 9000 certification. For academic institutions the de facto method of providing confidence in the quality of the education they offer is through academic accreditation. The University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) is unclear - in the light of its academic accreditations - of the benefits to be derived from implementing ISO standardisation within the organisation. The iso 9000 series is a set of quality standards, of which ISO 900 I: 2000 is one, which is primarily concerned with the quality management process. It deals with what the organisation does to enhance customer satisfaction by meeting customer and applicable regulatory requirements, and to continually improve the organisations performance in this regard. It is important to note that compliance with ISO standards is not intended to guarantee the quality of a product or service, it is however intended to provide confidence in the processes which produced or delivered the product or service. In evaluating the applicability of ISO 9000 in the service industry, it is concluded that there is little difference from how its standards and guidelines apply in manufacturing to how they apply in service industries. The USB is found to have implemented an extensive quality management system in order to attain various academic accreditations, most notably EQUIS accreditation. Thus from an academic perspective there would be little to gain from USB implementing ISO 9001: 2000, even though the standard is perfectly suited for academic environments. Where advantages would most likely be realised is in the peripheral business and support functions of the USB. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In die aangesig van toenemende mededinging moet bestuurskole gereeld die kwaliteit van diens wat hulle aan huidige en voomemende studente bied, evalueer. Die mees veelseggende faktor in 'n organisasie se prestasie is hoe die kwaliteit van sy produkte en dienste vergelyk met die van sy mededingers. Die meet van die kwaliteit diens wat 'n organisasie lewer is 'n funksie van die tevredestelling van kliente, wat op sy beurt weer gebaseer is op insig tot die wyse waarop die diens ooreenstem met die oorspronklike verwagtinge daarvan. ISO 9000 sertifikasie word algemeen aanvaar in industrie as 'n betroubare maatstaf waarteen kwalitieit gemeet word. Vir akademiese instellings is die de facto metode om vertroue te wek in die kwaliteit van die opleiding wat hulle aanbied, deur middel van akademiese akkreditasie. Vir die Universiteit van Stellenbosch Bestuurskool (USB) is dit in die lig van hulle akademiese akkreditasie onduidelik wat die voordele verbonde aan die implementering van ISO standaardisering binne die organisasie sou wees. Die reeks ISO 9000 is 'n stel kwaliteitstandaarde, waarvan ISO 900 I: 2000 een is, en is hoofsaaklik gemoeid met die proses van kwaliteitsbestuur. Dit bemoei hom met die stappe wat 'n organisasie neem om klientebevrediging te bevorder deur die bereiking van die vereistes van beide sy kliente en die toepasbare voorskrifte. Dit is belangrik om daarop te let dat 'n onderworpenheid aan ISO standaarde geensins die bedoeling het om die kwaliteit van 'n produk of diens te waarborg nie - die oogmerk is egter om vertroue te wek in die prosesse wat die produk of diens veroorsaak of gelewer het. Deur die toepasbaarheid van ISO 9000 in die diensbedryfte evalueer, is dit vasgestel dat daar inderdaad min verskil is tussen die wyse waarop hierdie standaarde en riglyne van toepassing is in die vervaardigingsektor en hoe dit toegepas word in diensbedrywe. Dit is vasgestel dat USB 'n verreikende kwaliteitsbestuursisteem in werking het om verskeie akademiese akkreditasies te bekom, veral die EQUIS akkreditasie. Die gevolgtrekking is dat daar vanuit 'n akademiese oogpunt min rede is vir USB om ISO 900 I: 2000 te implementeer, selfs al is hierdie standaard goed van toepassing op 'n akademiese omgewing. Waar dit tot sy beste voordeel toegepas kan word, is in die omliggende sake- en ondersteuningsfunksies van USB.

Title: Implementation of drug prevention into the curriculum of the first primary schools in selected regions (comparative study) Author: Lenka Bořánková Department: Department of education Supervisor: PaedDr. Eva Marádová, CSc. Abstract: This thesis identifies and describes the approach and objectives set in the area of drug prevention in primary school. It characterizes preventive programs and methods used by individual teachers and indicates another possible strategies in this area. It describes the diversity of approaches to the prevention of substance used in two different regions is described and the main reasons for these differences are discussed. The differences are described and explained in the practical part of the thesis. Finally, the possible ways how to enrich and improve the quality of primary prevention programs in primary schools are listed. Key words: Primary prevention, drug prevention, school, teacher, preventive programs, targets prevention programs, evaluation of prevention programs, prevention of addictions, addictive substances

[pt] A política educacional brasileira tem propiciado a descentralização da educação entre as diferentes instâncias político-administrativas do Estado, e esta descentralização está sendo concretizada por meio de reformas em nível do sistema educacional e da escola. A descentralização administrativa, pedagógica e financeira da educação fundamental pública e a concessão de uma maior autonomia à escola trazem à tona o papel dos diretores de escola, responsáveis diretos pela condução da gestão escolar neste novo contexto. É nesse cenário que este estudo visa a contribuir para o conhecimento do perfil dos diretores da escola fundamental e dos estilos de gestão escolar prevalecentes no Brasil e no Estado do Rio de Janeiro, a partir de dados apresentados pelo Saeb 2001. Para tanto, a pesquisa levou em conta as principais contribuições da literatura nacional e internacional, atual sobre o tema, à luz das quais procurou compreender como os questionários do diretor e do professor do Saeb 2001 consideram esta literatura para captar as características dos diretores deste grau de ensino. A caracterização dos estilos de gestão e do perfil dos diretores dos alunos matriculados na 4ª série do Ensino Fundamental foi traçado com base nas informações coletadas por estes questionários, utilizando- se parcela da literatura educacional para abordar questões que se revelaram relevantes. / [en] Brazilian educational politics propitiates the decentralization of education among different political- administrative instances. This decentralization is being accomplished through reforms in the educational system and at school level. The administrative, pedagogic and financial decentralization in public fundamental education and the concession of greater autonomy to schools lead to a discussion about the role of directors, who are nowadays the persons directly responsible for school administration. In this new scenery the present study intends to contribute to the comprehension of the characteristics of fundamental school directors and of predominant administrative styles in Brasil and specifically in Rio de Janeiro state. The research is based on information presented in Saeb 2001. In order to achieve this objective the research considered the main contributions of current national and international literature about the subject. The aim was to understand how the director and the teacher questionnaires in Saeb 2001 take into consideration this literature in order to identify the characteristics of fundamental school directors. Part of educational literature was used to examine important aspects of the information collected through the questionnaires, leading to important conclusions about administrative styles and the characteristics of fourth grade directors.

Orientador: Hélia Sonia Raphael / Banca: Iraíde Marques de Freitas Barreiro / Banca: Luciana Maria giovanni / Banca: Mara Regina Lemes de Sordi / Banca: Nadia Aparecida de Souza / Resumo: Esta pesquisa investiga o cotidiano escolar de um grupo de dezenove professores, em uma escola do Ensino Fundamental II, da rede particular de ensino, no período de 2004 a 2006. Ao tomar como referência construtos teóricos na área da avaliação e da formação pedagógica, propostos a partir de 1980, o recorte investigado prioriza o agir avaliativo em sala de aula, no que se refere à formação teórica dos componentes do grupo e às práticas da Avaliação Formativa. Metodologicamente, caracteriza-se como investigação qualitativa, na modalidade da pesquisa-ação, razão pela qual acolhe o relato de interferências compartilhadas pela pesquisadora e pelo grupo, na busca de soluções para a melhoria do processo avaliativo no segmento de ensino estudado. A investigação é um desdobramento da pesquisa de mestrado, na qual, os dados, obtidos através de entrevistas, ao serem analisados, apontaram controvérsias e convergências entre o discurso e as práticas dos professores, fato que indicou a pertinência de se realizar uma intervenção. Como decorrência dos dados obtidos na pesquisa precedente acresceram-se outros, obtidos na fase de realização da presente pesquisa e provenientes da observação em sala de aula e da análise de documentos, dos quais foram retirados, para estudo, extratos relevantes, concebidos como totalidades parciais da teoria e da prática. Submetidos à análise, esse conjunto de dados evidenciou representações heterogêneas da realidade, que se constituem em uma rede de significados, na qual se destacam as resistências, as incongruências entre o discurso e a prática, e as representações de situações, marcadas ora pela reprodução ora pela construção de novos caminhos. / Abstract: This research focus on a school day-by-day life of a group formed by nineteen teachers, in a private elementary school level II, from 2004 to 2006. The observed clipping searches for the classroom evaluation act, which refers to the theoretical formation of the group members and their practices related to Formative Evaluation, taken as reference from theoretical constructs in evaluation and pedagogical formation that were proposed since 1980. Methodologically, the study is inserted in the field of qualitative research, action research model, reason why it accepts reports of interferences shared between the researcher and the group members, aiming to reach improvement of the evaluation process in the focused learning segment. This investigation is the development of master degree research, were the data gathered through interviews, when analyzed, have pointed to controversies and congruencies inside the teachers discourse and practices. This fact justified the relevance of having an intervention. To the previous data gathered in the former research fresh ones were added. They were obtained during the current research and also from classroom observation and document analysis. From them relevant extracts were taken to a deeper study, because they were conceived as theory partial totality and practice. Submitted to analysis, this set of data showed the heterogeneity of reality representation, which builds a meaning network, where resistances pop up, incongruence between discourse and practice and the representation of situations which are sometimes characterized by reproduction and sometimes by new ways. / Doutor

This study examined the nature of quality assurance frameworks in science education and the factors negatively affecting the quality of science education in the Johannesburg South district. The study explored the quality assurance practices, challenges that impede the attainment of quality science education in schools and the impact of quality assurance on the quality of science education. The Integrated Quality Management System, which encompasses whole-school evaluation, is the main policy used in secondary schools’ quality assurance system. A mixed methodology design was used in the research. The data collected was both qualitative and quantitative and was obtained from both primary and secondary sources. The qualitative data provided research opportunities which extended the type of information collected. It implied an interpretive or subjective approach with the focus being on how the respondents experienced and understood the quality assurance processes. Concurrent triangulation designs or convergent parallel design was used in order to develop a complete understanding of the research problem by obtaining different but complementary data for validation purposes and enhancing triangulation. Quantitative and qualitative data was collected at the same time and the findings were integrated in order to understand deeper the quality assurance mechanisms applied in science education. The use of multiple perspectives, theories and research methods resulted in rich information being gathered for analysis. The study revealed that quality assurance practices, ranging from Integrated Quality Management System, Whole-school Evaluation and Assessment Quality Assurance among others, had a positive influence on the quality of science education. The results indicated that quality assurance policies and mechanisms present were followed by schools and the district support helped to improve the quality of science education. The presence of quality assurance policies and mechanisms had a positive bearing on the quality of science education. The lack of infrastructural resources, non-availability of laboratory technicians, science educator work overload, parents’ non-involvement in academic support, poor learner subject selection criteria and non-rigorous quality assurance follow-up mechanisms were the main factors hindering the quality of science education. / Educational Studies / D. Phil. (Education)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the implementation of Whole School Evaluation (WSE) policy in the Libode District, Eastern Cape Province (ECP). The ECP consists of 23 districts with different learner performance levels. Libode is one of the districts in ECP with poor learner performance. The qualitative case study was used to examine the role of the stakeholders in implementing WSE policy. The empirical research was done through the semi-structured interviews with district and provincial education officials, open-ended interviews with School Management Teams (SMTs) and documents from sampled schools were analysed. The findings suggested that there was a concern in the implementation of WSE in secondary schools; they are not implementing the School Self-Evaluation (SSE). This suggested that there was a need for training schools on how to conduct SSE. The stakeholders were not conversant about the policy and inevitably not performing their roles as stipulated in the policy. This suggested clarity and redefining of roles of the stakeholders and capacity building. There were systemic barriers in the implementation of WSE policy. That implied provision of human and financial resources and accountability of the role players in monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the policy. In conclusion, the findings and recommendations in this study will provide valuable contribution to the implementation of WSE in Libode secondary schools. / Educational Leadership and Management / D. Ed. (Education Management)