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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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An Assessment Of High School Biology Curriculum Implementation

Ozturk, Ebru 01 October 2003 (has links) (PDF)
This study was conducted to investigate and assess the implementation process of the new high school biology curriculum. The major areas in the study included teaching methods and techniques, and instructional materials physical structure and facilities, and local, school and classroom level factors that influence the process of curriculum implementation. The research questions were the following: 1) How are the curriculum intentions implemented in biology classes? 2) What local, school and classroom level factors influence the implementation process of the new high school biology curriculum? A survey questionnaire, Biology Curriculum and Instruction Evaluation Questionnaire, was designed. The data collected from randomly selected 685 biology teachers working in public, Anatolian and private/foundation schools in fifteen cities were then analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics, and qualitative data analysis techniques. The results revealed that the implementation process of the new high school biology curriculum shows differences at local, school and classroom levels. These differences rely on the physical structure and facilities of schools, some teacher characteristics and some teacher beliefs and perceptions. Yet, one common feature in all these different conditions is the attention called to the need for a change from learning being teacher-centered to student-centered teaching and learning process and the need to revise curriculum content and timing for its implementation.
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Étude descriptive sur la santé des Premières Nations de la Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec : perspectives croisées sur les habitudes de vie et les services de santé

Leclerc, Anne-Marie 02 1900 (has links)
Un peu plus de 2 % de la population québécoise est membre des Premières Nations. Malgré les efforts investis dans la promotion de la santé et la prévention de la maladie, une majorité d’entre eux souffrent de multiples maladies chroniques. Par ailleurs, le récent rapport de la Commission d’enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics (CERP, 2019) a mis en lumière les barrières culturelles et les problèmes d’accès aux services de santé. La présence simultanée de ces enjeux, reliée notamment à certaines habitudes de vie et à l’accès aux soins, justifie la pertinence de mieux comprendre l’état de la situation. L'objectif général de ce projet doctoral est d’examiner les habitudes de vie et les services de santé offerts aux Premières Nations de la région de la Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec. Réalisé à l’aide d’un devis de recherche mixte (questionnaires et entretiens semi-dirigés), ce projet doctoral comporte trois sous-objectifs : (1) dresser un portrait des comportements alimentaires et d’activités physiques des Autochtones à l’aide d’un examen de la portée (étude 1); (2) explorer les comportements alimentaires et d’activités physiques des personnes issues des Premières Nations et les significations qui y sont associées (études 2a et 2b); et (3) examiner l’autoperception de la compétence culturelle des infirmières travaillant auprès de la clientèle autochtone (étude 3). Considérant l’aspect holistique de la santé, le cadre conceptuel qui oriente ce projet est celui du ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux (MSSS) portant sur la santé et ses déterminants, avec ces cinq catégories : le contexte global, les systèmes, les milieux de vie, les caractéristiques individuelles et l'état de santé de la population. Les résultats de l’étude 1 de cette thèse soulignent la transition alimentaire des Autochtones du Canada par une diminution de la consommation d’aliments traditionnels, qui renvoie à une baisse de la qualité nutritionnelle. Il y a également une pratique régulière d’activités physiques, malgré la présence de nombreuses barrières associées à l’environnement physique, économique et politique En ce qui concerne l’étude pilote 2a et son déploiement 2b, l’alimentation traditionnelle est apparu comme une constituante importante du menu, mais parfois difficilement disponible. Un écart est observé entre les recommandations du Guide alimentaire canadien (version Premières Nations, Inuit et Métis) et la réalité des participants, notamment quant à la consommation de fruits et légumes. Pour sa part, la pratique d’activités physiques des Premières Nations à l’étude est comparable à l’ensemble de la population québécoise. Aussi, les significations associées à ces deux habitudes de vie sont imprégnées d’une vision holistique, soit l’équilibre entre les aspects physiques, émotionnels, psychologiques et spirituels. Enfin, en ce qui concerne les résultats de l’étude 3, les infirmières du département de l’urgence, en centre hospitalier, qui agissent souvent en première ligne, se sentent moins confiantes dans leurs habiletés d’aborder certains aspects de la santé avec la clientèle autochtone et pour cause, la formation initiale sur ce sujet semble peu développée. Ce projet doctoral offre donc une meilleure compréhension des habitudes de vie et des services de santé offerts aux Premières Nations de la Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec. L’originalité du projet repose sur sa méthodologie mixte, l’implication de collaborateurs autochtones et la diversité des participants, résidant à la fois dans des communautés territoriales et des milieux urbains. Enfin, sa pertinence s’appuie sur les inégalités de santé vécues par les Autochtones, l'importance des compétences culturelles à développer et maintenir chez les professionnels de la santé, de même que l’importance sociale de ce sujet, qui est directement en lien avec les priorités actuelles de recherche et même politiques. / First Nations people comprise just over 2% of the Quebec population. Despite the effort invested in health promotion and disease prevention, a majority of them suffer from multiple chronic diseases. Moreover, the recent Public Inquiry Commission (2019) report on relations between Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) and certain public services in Quebec highlights the cultural barriers and problems Indigenous people encounter when accessing health services. The simultaneous presence of these concerns, which are related to particular lifestyle habits and access to care, justify the relevance of seeking a better understanding of the situation. The general objective of this doctoral project is to examine lifestyle habits and health services offered to the First Nations people of the Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec region. Conducted using a mixed research design (questionnaires and semi-structured interviews), this doctoral project has three sub-objectives: (1) to draw a portrait of Indigenous people’s eating behaviours and physical activities (study 1), (2) to explore the eating and physical activity behaviours of First Nations people and the meanings associated with them (studies 2a and 2b), and (3) to examine the self-perceptions of cultural competence among nurses working with Indigenous clientele (study 3). Considering the holistic aspect of health, the conceptual framework guiding this project is that of the Ministry of Health and Social Services of Quebec (MHSSQ) on health and its determinants using five categories: the global context, systems, living environments, individual characteristics and the health status of the population. Two-eyed seeing and cultural safety are also concepts that guides the entire research process. In this thesis, the results of study 1 emphasize the dietary transition of Indigenous people in Canada through a decrease in the consumption of traditional foods, which is related to a decrease in nutritional quality. Also, there is regular physical activity, despite the presence of many barriers associated with the physical, economic and political environment. In the pilot study 2a and its deployment 2b, traditional food appeared to be an important component of the menu, but sometimes difficult to obtain. A gap was observed between the recommendations of Canada's Food Guide (First Nations, Inuit and Métis version) and the reality of the participants, particularly with regard to the consumption of fruits and vegetables. While the physical activity level of the First Nations in the study is comparable to that of the general Quebec population. Also, the meanings associated with these two lifestyle are imbued with a holistic vision, namely, the balance of physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual elements. Then, with respect to the results of study 3, nurses in hospital emergency departments, who are often an individual’s first contact with health services, lack confidence in their ability to address particular aspects of health with Indigenous clientele. This is understandable, as initial training for nurses on this issue does not seem to be well developed. This doctoral project provides a better understanding of the lifestyle habits of First Nations people in the Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec region and the health services offered to them, and it may increase awareness of this clientele’s the region’s health issues among staff in the area’s health networks. Its originality is derived from its mixed methodology, the involvement of First Nations patients as partners and the diversity of the First Nations participants who reside in both territorial communities and urban settings. Finally, its relevance is based on the health inequalities experienced by Indigenous people, the importance of developing and maintaining cultural competencies among health care professionals and the high social relevance of its topic, which is directly related to current research and even political priorities.

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