Using ecological task analysis as a conceptual framework, this study sought to describe the experiences of choice in physical activity contexts for adults with mobility impairments. Experiences of 3 female and 2 male participants with mobility impairments, ages 18-23 years were explored using the phenomenological research methods of interviews, written stories, and field notes. Thematic analysis revealed three themes: (a) Interpreting the setting described participants interpretation of the environment, person, and task when making movement choices; (b) It just felt right described how participants actively engaged in a process of analyzing alternatives and choosing among them; and (c) Implications of choices made described participants evaluations of good and bad choices and what could be learned. The implications of this exploratory study include enhanced understanding of the assumptions surrounding choice, and appreciation for the multiple layers of affordances and constraints that influence choices in physical activity contexts.

Through the development and implementation of modified learning contexts, the current study encouraged undergraduate teacher education students to modify their approaches to learning by reducing their reliance on surface approaches and progressively adopting deeper approaches. This outcome was considered desirable because students who employed deep approaches would exit the course having achieved higher quality learning than those who relied primarily on surface approaches. It was expected that higher quality learning in a preservice teacher education program would also translate into greater self-confidence in the management of teaching tasks, leading to improvements in students� teaching self-efficacy beliefs. Altered learning contexts were developed through the application of action research methodology involving core members of the teaching team. Learning activities were designed with a focus on co-operative small-group problem-based learning, which included multiple subtasks requiring variable outcome presentation modes. Linked individual reflection was encouraged by personal learning journals and learning portfolios. Students also provided critical analyses of their own learning during the completion of tasks, from both individual and group perspectives. Assessment methods included lecturer, peer and self-assessment, depending on the nature of the learning task. Often these were integrated, so that subtasks within larger ones were assessed using combinations of methods. Learning approach theorists (Biggs, 1993a, 1999; Entwistle, 1986, 1998; Prosser & Trigwell, 1999; Ramsden, 1992, 1997) contend that learning outcomes are directly related to the learning approaches used in their development. They further contend that the approach adopted is largely a result of students� intent, which in turn, is influenced by their perception of the learning context. The present study therefore aimed to develop an integrated and pervasive course-based learning context, constructively aligned (after: Biggs, 1993a, 1996), achievable within the normal constraints of a university program, that would influence students� adoption of deep learning approaches. The cognitive processes students used in response to the altered contexts were interpreted in accordance with self-regulatory internal logic (after: Bandura, 1986, 1991b; Zimmerman, 1989, 1998b). Longitudinal quasi-experimental methods with repeated measures on non-equivalent dependent variables were applied to three cohorts of students. Cohort 1 represented the contrast group who followed a traditional program. Cohort 2 was the main treatment group to whom the modified program was presented. Cohort 3 represented a comparison group that was also presented with the modified program over a shorter period. Student data on learning approach, teaching efficacy and academic attributions were gathered from repeated administrations of the Study Process Questionnaire (Biggs, 1987b), Teacher Efficacy Scale (Gibson & Dembo, 1984) and Multidimensional-Multiattributional Causality Scale (Lefcourt, 1991). In addition, reflective journals, field observations and transcripts of interviews undertaken at the beginning and conclusion of the course, were used to clarify students� approaches to learning and their responses to program modifications. Analyses of learning approaches adopted by Cohorts 1 and 2 revealed that they both began their course predominantly using surface approaches. While students in Cohort 1 completed the course with approximately equal reliance on deep and surface approaches, students in Cohort 2 reported a predominant use of deep approaches on course completion. The relative impact of the modified learning context on students with differing approaches to learning in this cohort were further explained through qualitative data and cluster analyses. The partial replication of the study with Cohort 3, across the first three semesters of their program, produced similar effects to those obtained with Cohort 2. The analyses conducted with teaching efficacy data indicated a similar pattern of development for all cohorts. Little change in either personal or general dimensions was noted in the first half of the program, followed by strong growth in both, in the latter half. While a relationship between learning approach usage and teaching efficacy was not apparent in Cohort 1, developmental path and mediation analyses indicated that the use of deep learning approaches considerably influenced the development of personal teaching efficacy in Cohort 2. The current research suggests that value lies in the construction of learning environments, in teacher education, that enhance students� adoption of deep learning approaches. The nature of the task is complex, multifaceted and context specific, most likely requiring the development of unique solutions in each environment. Nevertheless, this research demonstrates that such solutions can be developed and applied within the prevailing constraints of pre-existing course structures.

Mixed ionic and electronic conductor oxides, in particular La1-xSrxCoyFe1-yO3-d (LSCF), have been widely used as the cathode materials in solid oxide fuel cells for high-temperature energy applications. The focus of this thesis is primarily on constructing the instability phase diagram of Sr segregations on LSCF surfaces at the experimentally relevant temperatures and oxygen partial pressures using the first-principles density functional theory (DFT). A generic first-principles free-energy functional is developed to obtain the nonstoichiometric oxygen vacancy concentrations for the bulk and surface phases. These results agree well with the corresponding thermo-gravimetry measurements, and furthermore suggest that the oxygen vacancies are energetically stabilized at surfaces for all temperatures and oxygen partial pressures, while such surface stabilization effects become stronger at higher temperatures and lower oxygen partial pressures. Based on these nonstoichiometric oxygen vacancy predictions, we construct the free-energy phase diagrams of the Sr-segregation reaction as a function of temperature, oxygen partial pressure, and CO2 partial pressure for both the bulk and surface LSCF phases. Our results suggest that Sr segregations strongly accumulate towards the LSCF surface phase where the oxygen vacancy nonstoichiometries are abundant. Our results also indicate that the Sr segregation reactions are significantly enhanced at high temperatures, low oxygen partial pressures, and high CO2 partial pressures. The computed reaction temperature ranges are consistent with the total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF) measurements.

abstract: The construction industry is performing poorly regarding project management and service delivery. On average, global projects are over-budget, delayed, and met with unsatisfactory results according to buyers. To mitigate poor performance, the project management career path has been heavily researched and continually developed over the last century. Despite the published advances in project management approaches and tools, project performance continues to suffer. This research seeks to conduct an exploratory analysis of current project management and other approaches and determine how they affect project performance. Through a detailed literature search, the researcher identified a procurement model that is more heavily documented as high performing than all other approaches. The researcher proposed that this model may be a solution to assist project managers with the delivery of high performing services. The model is called the Best Value Approach (BVA). The BVA focuses on leadership, non-technical communication, quality assurance, and transparent project execution. To test the effectiveness of its practices, the researcher modified and adapted the BVA into a project management approach and tested it on a large-scale government project. During the case study test, the researcher observed that there were two primary project management roles in the supply chain; the buyer’s and vendor’s project managers. The case study resulted in the large government organization receiving more work and increased their satisfaction of the work received by 22 percent from the previous year. To further test the project management adapted BVA, the researcher conducted a classroom case-study in which students learned and implemented the BVA practices on real-time, small-scale industry projects. Results include cost savings of $100,000 for 10 companies over 24 projects, cost avoidance of over $4.5M, and a 9.8/10 customer satisfaction [in terms of the companies’ satisfaction with the deliverables produced on each project]. These results suggest that the BVA practices may effectively improve the performance of project delivery, and may be a viable new project management approach to train future project managers. Out of the two project manager roles, it is proposed that the buyer’s project manager may receive the most benefit. Additional research is needed on the other approaches to compare quantitative project performance, and run repeated testing on the potential new project management approach. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Construction Management 2017

Bakgrund: Postoperativa sårinfektioner är en vanlig komplikation till kirurgi och orsakar lidande för patienten och extra kostnader för samhället. Preoperativ dusch är en viktig faktor som kan förhindra uppkomsten av komplikationer efter en operation. Sjuksköterskan ansvarar för att kunna anpassa informationen till patienten om den preoperativa duschen så att patienten känner sig välinformerad och trygg i situationen. Syfte: Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka hur information om genomförandet och vikten av den preoperativa duschen anpassas till patienten. Metod: Deskriptiv design med kvalitativ induktiv ansats. Semistrukurerade intervjuer genomfördes med 11 sjuksköterskor. För analys av resultatet har kvalitativ innehållsanalys inspirerad av Graneheim och Lundman (2004) använts.  Resultat: Studiens resultat visade att anpassad information om genomförandet och vikten av den preoperativa duschen var viktig för att öka patientens känsla av trygghet och delaktighet. Att använda ett gemensamt språk med ord anpassade till patienten lyftes fram som viktigt för att kunna ge anpassad information. I intervjuerna framkom även att det fanns ett behov av skriftlig information på olika språk. Sjuksköterskorna var överens om att faktorer i arbetsmiljön – såsom tidspress, hög arbetsbelastning samt dåligt samarbete mellan avdelningar - var en stor anledning till att information blev bristfällig och nedprioriterades. Slutsats: Sjuksköterskornas information om den preoperativa duschen fokuserade främst på genomförandet och lite vikt las på varför den skulle göras. Att ha tid identifierades som en viktig förutsättning för att kunna anpassa information till patienten, och på så viss öka deras känslor av delaktighet och trygghet. Informationen om den preoperativa duschen nedprioriterades ofta på grund av att andra arbetsuppgifter ansågs viktigare. För att öka sjuksköterskornas förståelse för betydelsen av den preoperativa duschen skulle operationssjuksköterskan kunna dela med sig av sin kompetens och hjälpa till med utformandet av skriftlig information. / Background: Surgical site infections are common complications of surgery and causes suffering for the patient and extra costs for the society. The preoperative shower is an important factor that can prevent the occurrence of complications caused by surgery. The Registered Nurse is responsible to inform the patient about the preoperative shower so that the patient feels well-informed and safe in the situation.  Aim: The aim of this study is to explore how information about the implementation and the importance of the preoperative shower is adapted to the patient.  Method: Descriptive design with a qualitative inductive onset. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 Registered Nurses. A qualitative content analysis inspired by Graneheim and Lundman (2004) was used for the analysis.  Result: The result showed that adapted information about the implementation and importance of the preoperative shower was important for enhancing the patient’s feeling of safety and participation. To use a common language with words adapted to the patient was regarded as important for the ability to give an adapted information. The necessity of written information in different languages was also identified in the interviews. The Registered Nurses agreed that factors in the work-environment – such as insufficient time, an extensive workload and poor co-operation between wards – were strong reasons causing information to become inadequate and not prioritised. Conclusion: The Registered Nurses information about the preoperative shower focused mainly on its implementation, and little on its importance. To be given time was identified as important for the ability to adept the information to the patient, and thus enhance the patients feeling of participation and safety. Information about the preoperative shower was often given lower priority due to other, higher prioritised, duties. To enhance the Registered Nurses understanding of the meaning of the preoperative shower the theater nurse could share their knowledge and be helpful in the design of written information.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:22:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-09-11Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:49:47Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 rezende_tm_me_rcla.pdf: 345489 bytes, checksum: a4807da57988e7eabfc9fc6049866252 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / As mulheres possuem maior longevidade do que os homens, e após a menopausa a incidência de doenças cardiovasculares em mulheres é equivalente a dos homens, e assim os gastos com saúde na população feminina aumentam significativamente após a menopausa. Portanto, o objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a presença de variações polimórficas no gene da eNOS na posição G894T em mulheres no climatério, e se o exercício físico aeróbio por 6 meses teria efeitos benéficos sobre a pressão arterial destas voluntárias. Nossos resultados mostram que o exercício físico não foi capaz de alterar o IMC das voluntárias. Por outro lado, o treinamento físico por 24 semanas foi efetivo em reduzir os valores de pressão arterial das voluntárias normotensas e hipertensas com genótipo GG, mas o genótipo GT+TT provoca alterações significativas nas respostas cardiovasculares que limita a magnitude de redução da pressão arterial na população estudada. Portanto, nossos dados claramente mostram que a presença do polimorfismo para o gene da eNOS na posição G894T afeta as respostas hipotensora, principalmente em hipertensas, ao exercício e pode estar associado a gênese da hipertensão arterial. / Epidemiological studies show that the incidence of cardiovascular disease in women increases dramatically in the postmenopausal years. Lately, women have more longevity as compared to men and consequently the menopausal time is longer in comparison with the last decades. A number of factors can contribute to increased incidence of cardiovascular disease among postmenopausal women, including alterations in lipid profile, weight gain, and decreases in physical activity during the menopause. Therefore, the aim of this study is to verify whether long-term of exercise on the arterial blood pressure in postmenopausal women with eNOS gene G894T polymorphism could affect the response to aerobix exercise training. Our findings show that exercise training failed to modify Body mass index. On the other hand, women with eNOS gen with genotype GG were more responsive to aerobic training than those with GT+TT to lowering arterial blood pressure. In conclusion, our findings clearly show that the presence of polymorphism in the eNOS gen G894T is deleterious to blood pressure control in response to exercise training.

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Stimulate motor skills of people with Down syndrome is very important to promote benefits such as autonomy, independence, resourcefulness and motor. Among the alternatives to provide this stimulus, this research worked with badminton, characterized as a racket sport responsible for stimulating the manipulative skills of its practitioners. This study aimed to analyze the effects of a badminton program in manipulative skills involved in this mode in adolescents with Down syndrome, and had the specific objective to describe the teaching strategies and learning resources used in badminton training for adolescents with Down syndrome and analyze the individual performance of each participant. Thus, a multiple baseline design was used to verify that the proposed activities of teaching influenced in learning the forehand skills; backhand; and serve. The teaching program was applied twice a week, lasting 30 minutes in which, each session consisted of three activities. The student took the 16 educational sessions to learn the proposed skills, and activities have been proven effective for teaching the forehand and backhand, however, the withdrawal of skill the student has achieved only 20% correct. Student B also needed 16 sessions and activities were effective for all three skills. In contrast, the pupil C, 18 needed teaching sessions, even though the student has taken longer to perform the forehand, the activities were effective for the three skills teaching. The elaborate badminton program highlighted some pedagogical resources that assisted learning of the participants, like balls of various sizes and different rackets. As teaching strategies include offering students the opportunity to choose the material to be used, demonstration, and the gradual removal by launching the shuttle for the hit. We conclude that the training program was effective to teach manipulative skills badminton students with Down syndrome, and teaching strategies and teaching resources facilitate the teaching - learning, thus making the sport accessible to the public concerned . / A síndrome de Down é uma alteração genética que resulta em algumas caraterísticas específicas, como por exemplo, o atraso no desenvolvimento motor e a hipotonia. Estimular as capacidades motoras das pessoas com síndrome de Down é muito importante por promover benefícios como autonomia, independência, e desenvoltura motora. Entre as alternativas para oferecer esse estímulo, na presente pesquisa trabalhou-se com o badminton, caracterizado como um esporte de raquete responsável por estimular as habilidades manipulativas de seus praticantes. O presente estudo objetivou analisar os efeitos de um programa de badminton nas habilidades manipulativas envolvidas nesta modalidade em adolescentes com síndrome de Down, e teve como objetivo específico descrever as estratégias de ensino e os recursos pedagógicos utilizados no ensino do badminton para adolescentes com síndrome de Down, e analisar o desempenho individual de cada participante. Para tanto, utilizou-se um delineamento de linha de base múltipla para verificar se as atividades de ensino propostas influenciaram no aprendizado das habilidades de forehand,backhand, e saque. O programa de ensino foi aplicado duas vezes por semana, com a duração de 30 minutos, nos quais, cada sessão era composta por três atividades. O aluno A precisou de 11 sessões de ensino para aprender as habilidades propostas, e as atividades mostraram-se efetivas para o ensino do forehand e do backhand, entretanto, na habilidade do saque o aluno conseguiu atingir apenas 20% de acertos. O aluno B também precisou de 11 sessões, e as atividades foram efetivas para as três habilidades. Em contrapartida, a aluna C, precisou de 13 sessões de ensino, embora a aluna tenha demorado mais para executar o forehand, as atividades foram eficazes para o ensino das três habilidades. O programa de badminton elaborado destacou alguns recursos pedagógicos que auxiliaram no aprendizado dos participantes, como bolas de diversos tamanhos e raquetes diferentes. Como estratégias de ensino, destacam-se oferecer ao aluno a oportunidade de escolher o material a ser utilizado, a demonstração, e o afastamento progressivo ao lançar a peteca para a rebatida. Conclui-se que o programa de ensino foi eficaz para ensinar as habilidades manipulativas do badminton aos alunos com síndrome de Down, e que estratégias de ensino e recursos pedagógicos facilitaram o processo de ensino-aprendizado, tornando assim, o esporte mais acessível ao público em questão.

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Orientador: Paulo Ferreira de Araújo / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação Física / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-17T16:41:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Calegari_DecioRoberto_D.pdf: 2004907 bytes, checksum: c8498b578b827cd9b0f20b7bf9ac2a0e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: Este estudo teve por objetivo estabelecer parâmetros que permitissem adaptar a prática do Handebol para Cadeira de Rodas (HCR), desenvolvendo uma modalidade capaz de integrar deficientes à vida social, tendo sido construído em três etapas distintas, porém complementares. Inicialmente foi realizada uma pesquisa histórica, que serviu de fundamento para a discussão dos aspectos organizacionais da adaptação do Handebol para a prática em Cadeira de Rodas (HCR). Na segunda etapa, fundamentadas na metodologia da pesquisa-ação foram realizadas observações em competições e treinamentos para a identificação dos fundamentos técnicos e táticos do HCR. A terceira etapa implicou na coleta de dados de desempenho em competição que permitiram avaliar o volume de jogo dos atletas e classificá-los de acordo com seu nível de mobilidade, utilizando-se estatística descritiva para análise dos dados. A proposta de adaptação das regras possibilitou a criação de duas modalidades: o HCR7, que adapta as regras do Handebol de Salão para o jogo em Cadeira de Rodas, priorizando a inclusão, e o HCR4, que adapta as regras do Handebol de Areia, privilegiando a plasticidade do jogo, tornando-o agradável e atraente para público e mídia. No âmbito dos fundamentos técnicos (capítulo 3) a principal alteração que se observa é a necessidade de domínio do manejo da cadeira, elemento fundamental para o bom desempenho no jogo, sendo possível ainda identificar os seguintes fundamentos técnicos: passe e recepção, condução e controle da bola (inclusive fintas), lançamentos ou arremessos, bloqueio ofensivo e bloqueio defensivo. No que diz respeito aos elementos táticos (capítulo 4) do jogo de HCR7 as estratégias adotadas estão tomando por base as existentes no Handebol, com defesas individuais (quadra inteira, meia quadra, pressão e interceptação), por zona (3:3, 5:1, 4:2, 3:2:1 e 6:0) e mistas (5+1, 4+2, 3+3). Já o desenvolvimento tático do HCR4 está sendo construído de forma original e como a quantidade de competições ainda é pequena não foi possível estabelecer estratégias táticas pré-definidas em relação a esta modalidade. Os jogos realizados permitem inferir que a liberação para qualquer atleta de quadra ser o goleiro amplia sobremaneira as alternativas táticas do jogo. A Classificação Funcional (capítulo 5), elemento democratizador da prática esportiva para deficientes, tem por objetivo equilibrar as condições de competitividade entre equipes de deficientes, possibilitando tornar elegíveis para a prática de esportes em cadeira de rodas deficientes que não são obrigados a permanecer na cadeira o tempo todo (amputados, sequelados de poliomielite, entre outros). O capítulo 6 foi destinado à discussão da relação entre fundamentos técnicos e táticos e desempenho em competição, levando em consideração a classificação funcional. Um instrumento de coleta de dados - scout - foi criado e permitiu quantificar o desempenho dos atletas durante a disputa do 1º Campeonato Brasileiro de HCR, realizado em Toledo/PR, no mês de agosto de 2009. O Handebol em Cadeira de Rodas vem se constituindo numa alternativa eficaz de prática desportiva para a pessoa com deficiência, principalmente por atender a um grupo que tem dificuldades para jogar basquete, porém não possui comprometimento suficiente para praticar o rugbi, que somada à facilidade de aprendizagem transformam o Handebol em Cadeira de Rodas numa nova e atrativa opção de prática coletiva de Esporte Adaptado para pessoas com deficiência / Abstract: This study intends to establish parameters to allow the adjustment of handball practice to wheelchairs (Whellchair Handball - WCH), developing a modality that integrates disability people to social life. The work was built in three different but complimentary phases. At first, a historical research was the basis to discuss organizational aspects of the adaptation of the practice of handball to wheelchairs. On a second phase, the method of action-research was adopted in competitions and trainings, with the purpose of observation and identification of technical and tactical fundaments of the modality. The third stage of the study constituted in the utilization of the collected data, about the competition performance of athletes, to evaluate the volume of game of the athletes and classify them according to the level of mobility, using descriptive statistic for the analysis. The proposal of adaptation of rules allowed the creation of two modalities: WCH 7, that utilizes as basis the rules of Court Handball, and priories the inclusion of disabilities; and WCH 4, which adapts the rules of Beach Handball, and focuses on the plasticity of the game, making it attractive to the audience and media. In the field of technical fundaments (chapter 3), the main adaptation observed, in comparison to regular handball, is the necessity of manipulation of the wheelchair, which is a fundamental element to the development of the game. Also, it was possible to notice the technical fundaments of the modality: pass and reception, conduction and control of the ball, throwing, and defensive and offensive block. About the tactical elements (chapter 4) of WCH 7, the strategies are based on Court Handball, with individual defenses, zone defenses (3:3, 5:1, 4:2, 3:2:1 e 6:0) and mixed (5+1, 4+2, 3+3). The tactical development of WCH 4 is original, and, given the small amount of competitions promoted so far, it was not possible to identify tactical strategies for this modality. The games observed for this study show that the deliverance for any player in the team to be the goal keeper increases the tactical alternatives for the modality. The functional classification (chapter 5), on its side, is a democratizing factor of sports practicing for disability people. Its objective is to balance the conditions of competition between two teams, allowing people who do not necessarily need the wheelchair daily to play wheelchair sports (such as amputees, for example). On chapter 6, the relation between technical and tactical aspects and the performance on competition was analyzed, based on the functional classification. An instrument of data collection - scout - was developed specially for this analysis, and it permitted the quantification of many aspects of the game, in the 1st Brazilian Championship of WCH, which took place in Toledo (state of Paraná - Brazil), in august of 2009. In Brazil and other countries, Wheelchair Handball has constituted an effective alternative of sports practice for disability people, especially because it attends a group with specific needs in this matter. These disability have difficulties to play basketball, but are not injured enough to be accepted in a rugby's team. The facilities of learning also contribute to make Wheelchair Handball a new and attractive option of collective practice of adapted sports / Doutorado / Atividade Fisica, Adaptação e Saude / Doutor em Educação Física

Orientador: Jose Irineu Gorla / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação Fisica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-15T14:59:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Campana_MateusBetanho_M.pdf: 1252576 bytes, checksum: f61625358452370fd0f7155945f7d694 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: No decorrer desse estudo, o RCR é apresentado de forma que possam ser informadas suas origens - no Mundo e no Brasil, quais as patologias que tornam uma pessoa elegível para a sua prática, as principais regras a serem aprendidas para se dar início à aprendizagem do esporte, as principais patologias para um sujeito praticá-lo, os principais eventos que ocorrem no Brasil e no mundo e as equipes existentes até o momento no país. Também são descritos os Princípios Técnicos que devem ser observados e ensinados para que alguém possa jogar o RCR, assim como os Princípios Táticos de Ataque e Defesa. O objetivo geral desse estudo foi estruturar a modalidade do Rúgbi em Cadeira de Rodas nas suas funções técnicas e táticas e os objetivos específicos que proporcionaram essa análise científica foram: a revisão da literatura sobre a lesão medular; a caracterização das principais táticas e técnicas da modalidade e a descrição dos principais exercícios táticos e técnicos para a modalidade. / Abstract: During this study, the Wheelchair Rugby is shown that they can be informed of their origins - in the world and in Brazil, which the pathologies that make a person eligible for the practice, the main rules to be learned to start the learning sport, the main pathologies for a guy to practice it, the main events that occur in Brazil and the world and the existing teams so far in the country. It also describes the technical principles to be observed and taught so that someone can play the Wheelchair Rugby, as well as the tactical principles of attack and defense. The overall objective of this study was to measure the mode of Rugby Wheelchair in their technical functions and tactics and specific goals that provided the scientific analysis were: a literature review of spinal cord injury, the characterization of the main tactics and techniques of the sport and description of the technical and tactical exercises for the game. / Mestrado / Atividade Fisica, Adaptação e Saude / Mestre em Educação Física