The purpose of this research was to explore middle school leaders' perceptions of the reasons girls' enrollment levels in science courses during high school declines and if the advice given to middle school girls may be perpetuating the diminished enrollment of girls in science courses as they move from middle school to high school. The study explored the contributions of expectancy and role theory using a qualitative method. Data analysis found that cultural influences on middle school girls' career goals emerged as a significant influence on school leaders' perceptions. Instructional methodology and cultural, gendered assumptions of women in science were found as themes in middle school leaders' perceptions that further shaped the advice to girls to enroll in high school science courses. The study provided information that clarified how middle school leaders can maintain the academic pathway for girls in science as well as recommendations for further study. / by Lori Kijanka. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2009. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-07-11T12:30:59Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Adriano de Morais Martins.pdf: 1050611 bytes, checksum: f9d015c33a34637340247d0cbd439217 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-11T12:30:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Adriano de Morais Martins.pdf: 1050611 bytes, checksum: f9d015c33a34637340247d0cbd439217 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-07 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The purpose of this thesis is to bring the debate about the affective domain in Mathematics Education to the national scene and as specific objectives: to understand the affective domain, to select and present a synthesis of texts related to the theme and to identify the theoretical references used. For that, we developed a theoretical study of a qualitative nature, built from the study of international researches that deal with the affective domain and its dimensions, supported by content analysis. The study is justified by the lack of debate in Mathematics Education of this topic in the national scope and the absence of theoretical and theoretical-methodological studies. Throughout our study, we define the affective domain as a set of dimensions formed by beliefs, attitudes, values and emotions. Initially, we sought to understand the historical process that led to the studies that were focused on the beliefs for the studies focused and other dimensions of the affective domain. The construction of the research was based on contemporary studies by international authors, all of 2015. Thus, the studies selected for our research were: the study entitled "Toward a participatory approach to" beliefs "in Mathematics Education" by Jeppe Skott, which dealt with a contemporary vision for the study of beliefs; the study "From Love, Frustration and Mathematics: A Historical-Cultural Approach to Emotions in Teaching and Learning Mathematics" by Luis Radford, who studied the construction of emotions and how they fit into teaching mathematics in a classroom; "The Attitude Construct in Mathematical Education" written by Pietro Di Martino and Rosetta Zan, which dealt with issues related to attitude building; the study by Katrin Rolka and Bettina Roesken-Winter entitled "Network between theories to understand beliefs and their fundamental role in Mathematical Education", which proposed studies from the intercession of different theories about beliefs; and the study written by George N. Philippou and Marilena Pantziara, "Developments of Effective Beliefs in Mathematics Teachers," who advocated studies on effective teacher beliefs that correspond to beliefs about the teacher's ability to organize and execute directed actions to accomplish a task specific. The studies show that when looking at teacher training and student achievement through theoretical lenses aimed at the affective domain, we can obtain better results in the research that addresses teacher training, better understand the difficulties of the students and propose continuing education course more effective. In this way we hope that this study will contribute to Brazilian researchers who intend to study this subject / A presente tese tem como objetivo geral trazer o debate sobre o domínio afetivo na Educação Matemática para o cenário nacional e como objetivos específicos: compreender o domínio afetivo, selecionar e apresentar uma síntese de textos relacionados ao tema e identificar os referenciais teóricos utilizados. Para tanto, desenvolvemos um estudo teórico de caráter qualitativo, construído a partir do estudo de pesquisas internacionais que tratam do domínio afetivo e suas dimensões, apoiados na análise de conteúdo. O estudo se justifica pela carência de debate na Educação Matemática desse tema em âmbito nacional e a ausência de estudos teóricos e teóricos-metodológicos. Ao longo de nosso estudo, definimos o domínio afetivo como um conjunto de dimensões formados pelas crenças, atitudes, valores e emoções. Inicialmente, buscamos compreender o processo histórico que conduziu os estudos que estavam voltados às crenças para os estudos voltados às demais dimensões do domínio afetivo. A construção da pesquisa ocorreu a partir de pesquisas contemporâneas de autores internacionais, publicados em 2015. Dessa forma, os estudos selecionados para nossa pesquisa foram: o estudo intitulado “Rumo a uma abordagem participativa para “crenças” em Educação Matemática” de Jeppe Skott, que tratou de uma visão contemporânea para o estudo das crenças; o estudo “Do Amor, frustração e Matemática: uma abordagem histórico-cultural de Emoções no Ensino e Aprendizagem de Matemática” de Luis Radford, que estudou a construção das emoções e como elas se inserem no ensino de matemática em uma sala de aula; “O constructo de atitude em Educação Matemática” escrito por Pietro Di Martino e Rosetta Zan, que trataram de questões relativas à construção de atitude; o estudo de Katrin Rolka e Bettina Roesken-Winter intitulado “Rede entre teorias para compreender crenças e seu papel fundamental na Educação Matemática”, que propuseram estudos a partir da intercessão de diferentes teorias sobre crenças; e o estudo escrito por George N. Philippou e Marilena Pantziara, “Desenvolvimentos de crenças eficazes nos professores de Matemática”, que defenderam estudos sobre crenças eficazes de professores que corresponde as crenças sobre a capacidade do professor organizar e executar ações direcionadas para realizar uma tarefa específica. Os estudos apontam que ao olhar para a formação do professor e rendimento escolar dos alunos por meio de lentes teóricas voltadas ao domínio afetivo, podemos obter melhores resultados nas pesquisas que abordam formação de professores, compreender melhor as dificuldades dos alunos e propor curso de formação continuada mais eficazes. Desse modo esperamos que esse estudo contribua para pesquisadores brasileiros que se propuserem a estudar esse tema

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-08-08T11:26:52Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Julia de Souza Delibero Angelo.pdf: 3471409 bytes, checksum: 9e6be5d4cc5f6dd9fe989795caedb26e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-08T11:26:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Julia de Souza Delibero Angelo.pdf: 3471409 bytes, checksum: 9e6be5d4cc5f6dd9fe989795caedb26e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-05-29 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / In this work we analyze the booklets indicated for children in Early Childhood Education. Even recently incorporated into basic education, this stage still has the attribution of socializing the child. At this stage, no kind of systematizing activity is required - playing should be the main activity. It is through playing that the child experiences and elaborates on the world. However, Early Childhood Education has been increasingly gaining the role of preparation for elementary school, incorporating the use of booklets, whether in the public school system or in the private school system. The use of these booklets causes the child to leave the activity of playing in order to do a systematization activity. In addition, the adoption of this type of material occurs under the oligopoly of companies operating in this sector, intensifying their own businesses, inclusively within the public school. In order to deal with this theme, it was used as theoretical basis the reference of the Frankfurt School, more precisely the perspective of the authors of the first generation of Society Critical Theory, whose main objective is the critique of capitalist society. "Formation" and "experience" are key concepts in this work. This work was based on the hypothesis that the Early Childhood Education booklets anticipate or prepare for literacy. Based on the contents and activities identified, it was possible to verify that the booklets are focused predominantly on adaptation - and not on formation and experience -, and yet there is still a great tendency for schools, both public and private, to adhere to the booklet system / Neste trabalho realiza-se análise das apostilas destinadas a crianças na Educação Infantil. Mesmo incorporada recentemente à educação básica, esta etapa ainda tem a atribuição de socializar a criança. Nela, não é necessário nenhum tipo de atividade sistematizadora – o brincar é que deve ser a atividade principal. É por meio da brincadeira que a criança experimenta e elabora sobre o mundo. Cada vez mais, porém, a educação infantil vem ganhando o papel de preparação para o ensino fundamental, incorporando o uso de apostilas, seja na rede pública, seja na rede privada. O material apostilado faz com que a criança deixe a atividade de brincar para fazer a atividade de sistematização. Além disso, sua adoção ocorre no âmbito do oligopólio de empresas que atuam nesse setor e intensificam seus negócios, inclusive dentro da escola pública. Para tratar do tema, utilizou-se como fundamentação teórica o referencial da Escola de Frankfurt, mais precisamente a perspectiva dos autores da primeira geração da Teoria Crítica da Sociedade, cujo centro é a crítica à sociedade capitalista. São conceitos fundamentais neste trabalho “formação” e “experiência”. Partiu-se da hipótese de que as apostilas de Educação Infantil antecipam ou preparam para a alfabetização. Com base nos conteúdos e nas atividades identificadas, foi possível verificar que as apostilas estão voltadas predominantemente para a adaptação – e não para a formação e experiência –, havendo, ainda assim, tendência grande das escolas, tanto públicas como particulares, de aderirem ao sistema apostilado

The aim of this thesis is to analyse and provide a summary of the existing knowledge and teachers' attitudes regarding the usage and sources of interactive electronic learning materials in primary schools. Furthermore, the thesis compares the theory with real-life experience. The theoretical part introduces the current sources and possibilities of the use of interactive electronic learning materials in primary schools. Moreover, it defines the interactive electronic learning materials and the implementation of modern technologies in education. The research part analyses the opinions of the teachers and the challenges they perceive in the incorporation of interactive electronic learning materials into their teaching. Furthermore, it supports the theory with the practical application of interactive electronic learning materials in various primary school subjects. The concluding part confronts the theoretical knowledge with the practical experience. At the same time, it introduces some of the author's examples of activities using interactive electronic learning materials which can be used during elementary school classes.

This thesis concentrates on the system of the german economic diplomacy and how this system is applied in the practice. The goal is to characterize how this system is functioning and to define it from three points of view -- its aims, actors and instruments -- and to ilustrate this elements on the example of applying the german economic diplomacy in the Czech republic. The thesis captures the framework for the german economic diplomacy, in general it defines the terms diplomacy, economic diplomacy and spicifies existing organization models of economic diplomacy. It decribes the importance of economic diplomacy in the current foreign policy, concrete in the german foreign economic policy,and concentrates on the significant partial policies and foreign economic relations of Germany to the most important regions in the world. The thesis stresses out the current functioning of the system of the german economic diplomacy in the context of its development. It analyses economic-diplomatic aims in the german foreign economic policy, defines the actors and instruments of the german economic diplomacy. Finally it captures specifics of its applying in the Czech republic.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T16:25:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao_Mestrado_Aline_Faria.pdf: 2562180 bytes, checksum: 9fa5ff2aaca58f1e432aee4a2fb0428e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-03-27 / The present research aims at describing the integration process among the artistic languages taking place in some schools in Goiânia. They are: Centro de Ensino e Pesquisa Aplicado à Educação Cepae/UFG (regular school), Centro Livre de Artes CLA (public school for the teaching of Arts) and Mvsika! Centro de Estudos (private school for the teaching of Arts). Thus the main theme in this work is the integrated arts. The option for such an approach is not based on a devaluation of the musical education or any other specific area of the artistic education. The work seeks a contextualization of education through art that takes into account the current needs and changes influenced by globalization and the efficiency of the information which has made the individual more demanding and thirsty for something creative and different. This integration can happen in many ways, which have been described as pluridisciplinarity, interdisciplinarity, and transdisciplinarity. Some principles, defended by specialists, can help to understand each of these integration forms and, in this work, give support to the description and analysis of the integrative processes. This study seeks to describe and to analyze the practices that involve this integrative methodology in three schools of Goiânia, presenting three case studies. In each of them, the specific characteristics and the coherence level between the concepts and the practice of the educators stand out. From the theoretical reference of this research, it is possible to distinguish the presence of principles that classifies the practices as integrative and that help to define the integration form proposed. These practices are described considering, also, the situation of the integrative experiences in other places around Brazil. To do so, contact with educators (ANPPOM, ABEM, FAEB) that work with integrated artistic languages was attempted. Although only a few answers were received, the information obtained help for a better understanding of the data collected in the schools of Goiania. Considering the description of the reality of each school, relations between the information obtained through observation and the questionnaire are established, which brings a broader view of each process. Finally, the specificity of each practice is focused, as well as the common aspects of all of them, of what brings them together or draws them apart from the theoretical reference of this work and the practices described by educators of other parts of Brazil. / A presente pesquisa teve como objetivo descrever os processos de integração entre as linguagens artísticas que ocorrem em algumas escolas de Goiânia. São elas: Centro de Ensino e Pesquisa Aplicado à Educação Cepae/UFG (escola regular), Centro Livre de Artes CLA (escola pública de ensino específico de artes) e Mvsika! Centro de Estudos (escola particular de ensino específico de artes). Portanto, o tema central do trabalho são as artes integradas. A opção por tal abordagem não se baseia numa desvalorização da educação musical ou de qualquer outra área específica da educação artística. Busca-se uma contextualização da educação pela arte que leve em consideração as necessidades e mudanças na atualidade, influenciada pela globalização e pela agilidade das informações, que tornam o indivíduo mais exigente e sedento de algo criativo e diferenciado. Essa integração pode ocorrer de várias formas, que vêm sendo descritas como pluridisciplinaridade, interdisciplinaridade e transdisciplinaridade. Há princípios, defendidos por estudiosos do assunto, que auxiliam na compreensão de cada uma dessas formas de integração e que, nesse trabalho, dão suporte à descrição e análise dos processos integrativos. Este estudo busca, portanto, descrever e analisar as práticas que envolvem essa metodologia integrativa em três escolas de Goiânia, apresentando três estudos de caso. Em cada um deles, ressaltam-se as características específicas e o nível de coerência entre os conceitos e a prática dos educadores. A partir do referencial teórico do trabalho, destaca-se, em cada prática, a presença de princípios ou subsídios que as caracterizem como integrativas e que ajudam a definir a forma de integração proposta. Tais práticas são descritas considerando, também, a situação em que se encontram as experiências integrativas em outros lugares do Brasil. Para tanto, tentou-se estabelecer contatos com educadores (ANPPOM, ABEM, FAEB) que trabalhassem com as linguagens artísticas de forma integrada no Brasil. Apesar do pequeno número de respostas recebidas, as informações obtidas auxiliam numa melhor compreensão dos dados coletados nas escolas goianas. Tendo em vista a descrição da realidade de cada escola, estabelecem-se relações entre as informações obtidas através das observações das aulas e dos questionários, o que possibilita uma visão mais abrangente de cada processo. Ao final, ressalta-se não apenas a especificidade de cada prática, mas, também, os aspectos comuns a todas ou, ainda, aquilo que as aproxima ou distancia do referencial teórico do trabalho e das práticas relatadas por educadores de outras partes do país

<p>Biochemistry is part of life science: a fast developing multidisciplinary area. The overall aims of this thesis and the work underlying it were to find ways in which to develop competence in biochemistry at university level and to assess complex learning. A particular interest was the development of experimental work as a means to promote learning.</p><p>The study focuses on changes made in two educational settings. The aim of the changes was to develop competence, amongst both students and teachers. Therefore, the research in the three first papers has in some aspects, and to different extent, the characteristics of action research. Broadly, the changes can be described as making experiments more open, with multiple formative and authentic assessment methods involving both students and teachers. The empirical studies included questionnaires, interviews, questions asked during experimental work, written material as formulated objectives, examination questions and answers, reports, other products; and grades/judgements made by teachers and students. Collected data were analyzed in several different ways. Statistical methods included the use of mean values, paired T-tests, Spearman rank correlation coefficients and Principal Component Analysis. Interview data as well as some questionnaire data were analyzed using analytical induction techniques. Some categories were based on thematic content analysis, while others were based on Bloom’s taxonomy. Students’ attitude positions were categorized according to Perry’s framework. </p><p>The main results can be summarized as follows; </p><p>The students’ learning was improved by open ended versions of experimental work, according to both their and the researchers’ opinions. Planning, approaching problems from different perspectives and evaluating the results of their own experimental work promote the students’ capacity for higher order cognitive thinking. However, the synthesis level constitutes a threshold and particular support is needed for students with a more dualistic view of teaching, learning and experimental work. </p><p>Introducing formative and authentic assessment is a way to help students to make progress, and to develop competence. The importance was clearly demonstrated of involving both teachers and students in discussions of aims and criteria and of making them explicit. Feedback from teachers’ and students’ own reflective activities about subject content, and their learning as well as affective factors were shown to be central for complex learning. Based on our studies, areas were identified for the critical development of competence and for promoting learning in biochemistry at university level. These areas are; multidisciplinary and complex learning, communication skills of different types, metacognitive perspectives, attitude development, and affective factors. </p><p>The students see experimental work as crucial for their learning and therefore important in terms of assessment. Therefore, experimental work can and ought to be assessed. However, similarities and discrepancies were observed between students’ and teachers’ perspectives for both the aims and assessment of experimental work. Our conclusion is that a combination of assessment methods is needed in order to be able to make a high qualitative assessment.</p>

Literature on the evolution of the American higher education system includes a historical and consistent debate over the definition of the higher education mission in the country. Recent debate focuses on mission differentiation between the university and the community college. Acknowledging systemic changes in higher education historically occurred within regions of the country and even individual states, Alaska higher education development serves as an interesting and relatively unstudied example and the focus of this study. This research addressed this debate in higher education—mission definition—through a historical analysis of the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) over the 25-year period between 1984 and 2009. As the largest of the three major administrative units (MAUs) in the University of Alaska system based on credit hours and number of students, UAA became the logical focus of the study. In addition, higher education in Anchorage was greatly influenced by the 1987 state higher education merger as three of the five MAUs in the university system were located there. The purpose of this study was to historically describe the development of and changes in higher education missions—university and community college—at UAA during this period. This historical analysis was designed to answer two primary questions: - How have traditional university missions developed and changed at the University of Alaska Anchorage between 1984 and 2009? - How have traditional community college missions developed and changed at the University of Alaska Anchorage between 1984 and 2009? Data from predominantly primary sources were collected, evaluated, analyzed, and interpreted in four major areas: (a) the 1970s higher education background in Alaska, (b) the University of Alaska leadership (board of regents and presidents), (c) professional external reviews and reports of the university system, and (d) growth and development trends in university and community college trends at UAA. There were six main findings from this study. First, public higher education in southcentral Alaska, in particular Anchorage, was in a tremendous amount of turmoil during the 1970s. This turmoil included debate and conflict primarily over missions, institutional identity, and organizational structure. Secondly, the 1987 merger eliminated the visible and separate identity of community college operations in Anchorage. The community campuses—Kenai Peninsula College (KPC), Kodiak College (KOC), Matanuska-Susitna College (MSC), and Prince William Sound Community College (PWSCC)—were somewhat spared this total identity elimination due to geographical separation from the main UAA campus in Anchorage and the retention of college names associated with these dispersed campus locations. A third finding was the similarity of recommendations from several external reviews concerning the comprehensive—university and community college—missions within the University of Alaska system following the merger. The common theme within all these reviews was a need to better differentiate the missions of the university from the missions of the community college. Fourth, the type of student attending UAA has changed. In the years following the merger, the typical UAA student was older, less diverse, part-time, and non-degree seeking. By 2009, the characteristics were somewhat different; the typical UAA student was now younger, and more diverse, full-time, and degree seeking. A fifth finding was the consistency of growth and development in university missions at UAA. Baccalaureate and graduate degree programming and university-sponsored research prospered under the new university system structure at UAA. The growth in both baccalaureate and graduate degree programs exceeded the averages at UAA and far surpassed similar rates in certificate and associate degree programs. Finally, at UAA, many community college missions remained robust in operation, but often obscured in visibility and identity. These robust community college missions included academic programming focused on transfer education and technical or vocational education. At the same time, other community college missions faltered within the comprehensive university structure, particularly developmental education and continuing education and workforce development. / Graduation date: 2012

Biochemistry is part of life science: a fast developing multidisciplinary area. The overall aims of this thesis and the work underlying it were to find ways in which to develop competence in biochemistry at university level and to assess complex learning. A particular interest was the development of experimental work as a means to promote learning. The study focuses on changes made in two educational settings. The aim of the changes was to develop competence, amongst both students and teachers. Therefore, the research in the three first papers has in some aspects, and to different extent, the characteristics of action research. Broadly, the changes can be described as making experiments more open, with multiple formative and authentic assessment methods involving both students and teachers. The empirical studies included questionnaires, interviews, questions asked during experimental work, written material as formulated objectives, examination questions and answers, reports, other products; and grades/judgements made by teachers and students. Collected data were analyzed in several different ways. Statistical methods included the use of mean values, paired T-tests, Spearman rank correlation coefficients and Principal Component Analysis. Interview data as well as some questionnaire data were analyzed using analytical induction techniques. Some categories were based on thematic content analysis, while others were based on Bloom’s taxonomy. Students’ attitude positions were categorized according to Perry’s framework. The main results can be summarized as follows; The students’ learning was improved by open ended versions of experimental work, according to both their and the researchers’ opinions. Planning, approaching problems from different perspectives and evaluating the results of their own experimental work promote the students’ capacity for higher order cognitive thinking. However, the synthesis level constitutes a threshold and particular support is needed for students with a more dualistic view of teaching, learning and experimental work. Introducing formative and authentic assessment is a way to help students to make progress, and to develop competence. The importance was clearly demonstrated of involving both teachers and students in discussions of aims and criteria and of making them explicit. Feedback from teachers’ and students’ own reflective activities about subject content, and their learning as well as affective factors were shown to be central for complex learning. Based on our studies, areas were identified for the critical development of competence and for promoting learning in biochemistry at university level. These areas are; multidisciplinary and complex learning, communication skills of different types, metacognitive perspectives, attitude development, and affective factors. The students see experimental work as crucial for their learning and therefore important in terms of assessment. Therefore, experimental work can and ought to be assessed. However, similarities and discrepancies were observed between students’ and teachers’ perspectives for both the aims and assessment of experimental work. Our conclusion is that a combination of assessment methods is needed in order to be able to make a high qualitative assessment.

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