The intention of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of the HIV and AIDS management at schools in the Tshwane South District. The rationale was based on the gap in research regarding evaluation of the implementation of intervention programmes at schools, especially the management and leadership intervention strategies. The Foundation for Professional Development (FPD), a South African Medical Association self-funding education provider in the health sector, had conducted a training intervention with the members of the School Management Teams (SMT) of the Tshwane South District schools. The application of the skills, knowledge and attitudes gained through this training was the main focus for evaluation. For that reason, the Success Case Method (SCM), an innovative programme evaluation design, was used. The first phase of the SCM involved using a short questionnaire to identify appropriate participants for the second phase, which involved in-depth telephone interviews as directed by the SCM. The second phase also involved probing, understanding and documenting the successes, thus allowing an evaluation of the findings. The findings of the study indicate that some SMTs are actually implementing the skills, knowledge and attitudes gained in the FPD training with success, albeit with differing levels of effectiveness. It was also found that there are unsuccessful SMTs that are not implementing or are unable to implement their learning from the FPD training. There were various reasons for both the successes and non-successes. These included matters pertaining to conflicting directions, policy guidelines, commitment, empathy and attitude of the SMTs in understanding circumstances related to people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS, teamwork, reporting systems, the duration of the training workshop and pace of learning of SMTs members, marketing collaterals, workforce availability and availability or lack of time for implementing the HIV and AIDS programme. The recommendations include the provision of follow-up and material support to schools, including the formation of HIV and AIDS management forums and networks. Recommendations are also made to the FPD for enhancing and sustaining the training and implementation. Further recommendations are proffered to the Department of Education regarding activities for directed and needs-based support for schools. The study contributes to the practice of HIV and AIDS management in that it produced an evaluation report on the implementation of HIV and AIDS management at schools. This should be useful to practitioners at school, community and departmental levels regarding the status of HIV and AIDS management at schools. The study also contributes to the theory of intervention programmes using the Success Case Method in education, which is a novel, user-friendly and easy-to-use method of evaluation. / PhD (Education Management), North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2013

Abstract The central concern of this study is the nature of informal economic activities among urban traders in Harare, Zimbabwe. The study focuses on a particular flea market and describes the precarious lives of a sample of informal traders. It is shown that, as through much of Africa, the market is a social as well as an economic nexus. It is not only the site of economic production and exchange constituting the survivalist activities that are increasingly important in the collapsing Zimbabwe economy, but also the site of diverse social relations. The thesis also shows that the formal and informal are part of the same deeply segmented economy and not two distinct, separate economies. The extended case study method is used to describe and analyse the nature of informal trading activities among traders dealing in four types of goods commonly found at the flea market: clothes and shoes, DVDs and video games, arts and crafts, and second-hand books. Primary and secondary sources, interviews with policy experts, researchers and activists, a total of 70 semi-structured interviews with traders and participant observation, over a period of one and a half years were used to obtain data on the nature of the informal economy in the current Zimbabwe crisis, and to profile these traders. The thesis describes the daily lives of the traders, their social characteristics and work histories, and the social relations of trust and reciprocity which enable them to source their goods. It is shown that the majority of the traders live an extremely precarious existence marked by low, unstable incomes. However, they should not be viewed as passive victims of the economic crisis, as they demonstrate qualities of resourcefulness and innovation. Nor are they totally excluded from global circuits of production and exchange. Global connections are identified and shown to be relevant to the sourcing and sale of goods. These connections suggest an alternative way of conceptualising globalisation.

A qualidade do ensino contábil tem sido questionada, tanto pelo resultado de exames de avaliação, quanto pelo próprio mercado de trabalho que recebe o profissional recém-formado. Cada vez mais vem sendo exigido do profissional contábil novos conhecimentos e habilidades Assim, argumenta-se que o processo de ensino precisa se modificar para oferecer o desenvolvimento de tais conhecimentos e habilidades. Dado este contexto, o objetivo geral desse estudo é entender as implicações que o uso da estratégia pedagógica \"Método do Caso\" traz para o ensino da contabilidade, à luz da Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa. Como objetivos específicos, a tese busca i) analisar um caso de destaque de uma disciplina de graduação de contabilidade introdutória que utiliza o método do caso em Portugal; ii) entender a motivação dos docentes para implantar o método, bem como desafios e oportunidades durante a prática; iii) posicionar a visão do estudante nesse processo; e iv) traçar um paralelo com o ensino contábil no Brasil. Para alcançar o objetivo foi adotada a abordagem qualitativa de pesquisa e a estratégia de pesquisa estudo de caso único. A construção dos dados foi realizada por meio de análise documental, observação direta, entrevista semiestruturada e questionário aplicado aos alunos. A partir da análise dos dados construídos foi possível relacionar o método do caso de ensino com os pressupostos da aprendizagem significativa. A aprendizagem significativa se preocupa em entender como ocorre o processo de aprendizagem por uma ótica cognitiva, partindo da premissa de que ela ocorre quando existem conhecimentos prévios relevantes, o material é potencialmente significativo e o aluno está disposto a aprender de maneira significativa. Ao lançar mão do método do caso de ensino, o docente oferece a oportunidade de o aluno aprender de forma significativa, pois o conhecimento prévio relevante pode ser transmitido em aulas teóricas, o caso é um material potencialmente significativo, pois é construído com base em empresas reais e locais, e é, inerentemente, uma metodologia de aprendizagem ativa. No entendimento dos alunos, a disciplina Contabilidade Financeira I - o caso estudado - desempenha o papel de promover a aproximação entre teoria e prática. Para os docentes entrevistados, adotar o método do caso foi a solução encontrada para modernizar a disciplina e alterar o formato da mesma para uma perspectiva de articulação com os negócios, ao invés de uma visão tecnicista. Em um paralelo com o ensino contábil no Brasil, evidenciouse que as barreiras culturais não se apresentam como empecilho para a adoção da mesma dinâmica em uma disciplina semelhante. As análises apresentadas podem ser úteis para professores de contabilidade e coordenadores de curso que busquem alternativas para melhorar a qualidade do ensino e a efetividade do curso e a qualidade da formação dos futuros profissionais contábeis. / The quality of accounting education has been questioned, both by the results of evaluation exams and by the labor market itself that receives the newly trained professional. Increasingly, the accounting professional is required to have new knowledge and skills. Thus, the teaching method needs to be modified to offer the development of such knowledge and skills. Given this context, the general objective of this study is to understand the implications of the adoption of the pedagogical strategy \"Case Method\" can bring to the teaching of accounting in the light of Significant Learning Theory. As specific objectives, the thesis seeks to i) analyze a exemplar case of an undergraduate course that uses the case method at a prestigious institution in Portugal; ii) understand the motivation of teachers to implement the method, as well as challenges and opportunities during practice; iii) position the student\'s vision in this process; and iv) draw a parallel with accounting education in Brazil. To achieve the goal was adopted the qualitative research approach and the research strategy single case study. The construction of the data was done through documentary analysis, direct observation, semi-structured interview and questionnaire applied to the students. From the analysis of the constructed data, it was possible to relate the case method to the assumptions of meaningful learning. Meaningful learning is concerned with understanding how the learning process occurs from a cognitive point of view, starting from the premise that it occurs when there is relevant prior knowledge, the material is potentially significant, and the student is willing to learn in a meaningful way. By using the case method, the teacher offers the opportunity for the learner to learn meaningfully, since the relevant prior knowledge can be conveyed in theoretical lessons, the case is a potentially significant material as it is constructed based on real and local companies and the case method is inherently an active methodology. In the understanding of the students, the discipline Financial Accounting I - the case studied - plays the role of promoting the approximation between theory and practice. For the teachers interviewed, adopting the case method was the solution found to modernize the discipline and change the format of the same to a perspective of articulation with the business instead of a technicality vision. In parallel with accounting education in Brazil, it has been shown that cultural barriers do not present as an obstacle to the adoption of the same discipline format in similar accounting introductory courses. The analyzes presented may be useful for teachers and coordinators who seek alternatives to improve the quality of teaching and learning process and the effectiveness of the course and the quality of the formation gathered by future accounting professionals.

Since the requirements for a graduate to get an employment has changed must the also education of the graduates’ change. With this said must the education and the requirements for getting a employment have a positive correlation. There are studies that deduces that the case-study method has many beneficial properties that will help accomplishing this, but the case-study method does also come with some difficulties that should be had in mind when considering the implementing of the method. This paper has therefore been constructed to enlighten those who potentially thinks of using the case-study method as a pedagogic tool, in purpose to educate them about the difficulties. In this paper have the current literature been analysed and there been found difficulties in the implementation of the case-study method. These difficulties have therefore been categorised in the purpose the facilitate the conclusions.

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The intention of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of the HIV and AIDS management at schools in the Tshwane South District. The rationale was based on the gap in research regarding evaluation of the implementation of intervention programmes at schools, especially the management and leadership intervention strategies. The Foundation for Professional Development (FPD), a South African Medical Association self-funding education provider in the health sector, had conducted a training intervention with the members of the School Management Teams (SMT) of the Tshwane South District schools. The application of the skills, knowledge and attitudes gained through this training was the main focus for evaluation. For that reason, the Success Case Method (SCM), an innovative programme evaluation design, was used. The first phase of the SCM involved using a short questionnaire to identify appropriate participants for the second phase, which involved in-depth telephone interviews as directed by the SCM. The second phase also involved probing, understanding and documenting the successes, thus allowing an evaluation of the findings. The findings of the study indicate that some SMTs are actually implementing the skills, knowledge and attitudes gained in the FPD training with success, albeit with differing levels of effectiveness. It was also found that there are unsuccessful SMTs that are not implementing or are unable to implement their learning from the FPD training. There were various reasons for both the successes and non-successes. These included matters pertaining to conflicting directions, policy guidelines, commitment, empathy and attitude of the SMTs in understanding circumstances related to people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS, teamwork, reporting systems, the duration of the training workshop and pace of learning of SMTs members, marketing collaterals, workforce availability and availability or lack of time for implementing the HIV and AIDS programme. The recommendations include the provision of follow-up and material support to schools, including the formation of HIV and AIDS management forums and networks. Recommendations are also made to the FPD for enhancing and sustaining the training and implementation. Further recommendations are proffered to the Department of Education regarding activities for directed and needs-based support for schools. The study contributes to the practice of HIV and AIDS management in that it produced an evaluation report on the implementation of HIV and AIDS management at schools. This should be useful to practitioners at school, community and departmental levels regarding the status of HIV and AIDS management at schools. The study also contributes to the theory of intervention programmes using the Success Case Method in education, which is a novel, user-friendly and easy-to-use method of evaluation. / PhD (Education Management), North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2013

This project entails a critical examination of the race/culture divide in human services from the vantage point of middle women non-professional grassroots advocates who emerged in the 1990s to address inequities that minoritized immigrants experience with main stream human services in Canada. The race/culture divide denotes critical race theorists' critique of a focus on cultural difference that obscures racism. Shaped by critical race theory and critical research methods, and drawing on interviews and participant observation involving 25 middle women, my findings reveal that the middle women's articulations of barriers and gaps as systemic inequities are at odds with main stream services' tendencies to focus on cultural challenges. This tension results in the discursive production of a cultural niche, a gendered space of exploitation of a culturally defined Middle Woman, who is thus rendered perpetually immigrant. The study illuminates how the Middle Woman navigates a complex and perilous tension between jeopardizing relationships with main stream organizations and simultaneously resisting what she experiences as disrespectful, unacceptable, unethical and overtly racist interfaces with human services. Although the middle women recounted numerous, visceral and detailed culturalist-racist interfaces in systemically racialized human service systems, they were equivocal about naming racism until I raised it directly. They gave meaning to "in Canada" experiences through their particular pre-migration realities in a process of continuous comparison between "back home" and "here," positioning them differentially in relation to Canada, and therefore also to the possibility of naming racism in Canada. The middle women engage in a continuous process of discerning racism, always weighing it against other explanations for inequitable treatment. The project thus draws attention to the toll that navigating the race/culture divide takes in embodying the sensed and draining the spirit. It draws attention to the process through which I, as a white researcher, came to see the workings of our racialized society. My research contributes to the literature on the race/culture divide and whiteness studies, and has implications for research on racism, dialogue about cultural competence and anti-racist practice, and conceptualizing settlement and responsive human services.

A qualidade do ensino contábil tem sido questionada, tanto pelo resultado de exames de avaliação, quanto pelo próprio mercado de trabalho que recebe o profissional recém-formado. Cada vez mais vem sendo exigido do profissional contábil novos conhecimentos e habilidades Assim, argumenta-se que o processo de ensino precisa se modificar para oferecer o desenvolvimento de tais conhecimentos e habilidades. Dado este contexto, o objetivo geral desse estudo é entender as implicações que o uso da estratégia pedagógica \"Método do Caso\" traz para o ensino da contabilidade, à luz da Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa. Como objetivos específicos, a tese busca i) analisar um caso de destaque de uma disciplina de graduação de contabilidade introdutória que utiliza o método do caso em Portugal; ii) entender a motivação dos docentes para implantar o método, bem como desafios e oportunidades durante a prática; iii) posicionar a visão do estudante nesse processo; e iv) traçar um paralelo com o ensino contábil no Brasil. Para alcançar o objetivo foi adotada a abordagem qualitativa de pesquisa e a estratégia de pesquisa estudo de caso único. A construção dos dados foi realizada por meio de análise documental, observação direta, entrevista semiestruturada e questionário aplicado aos alunos. A partir da análise dos dados construídos foi possível relacionar o método do caso de ensino com os pressupostos da aprendizagem significativa. A aprendizagem significativa se preocupa em entender como ocorre o processo de aprendizagem por uma ótica cognitiva, partindo da premissa de que ela ocorre quando existem conhecimentos prévios relevantes, o material é potencialmente significativo e o aluno está disposto a aprender de maneira significativa. Ao lançar mão do método do caso de ensino, o docente oferece a oportunidade de o aluno aprender de forma significativa, pois o conhecimento prévio relevante pode ser transmitido em aulas teóricas, o caso é um material potencialmente significativo, pois é construído com base em empresas reais e locais, e é, inerentemente, uma metodologia de aprendizagem ativa. No entendimento dos alunos, a disciplina Contabilidade Financeira I - o caso estudado - desempenha o papel de promover a aproximação entre teoria e prática. Para os docentes entrevistados, adotar o método do caso foi a solução encontrada para modernizar a disciplina e alterar o formato da mesma para uma perspectiva de articulação com os negócios, ao invés de uma visão tecnicista. Em um paralelo com o ensino contábil no Brasil, evidenciouse que as barreiras culturais não se apresentam como empecilho para a adoção da mesma dinâmica em uma disciplina semelhante. As análises apresentadas podem ser úteis para professores de contabilidade e coordenadores de curso que busquem alternativas para melhorar a qualidade do ensino e a efetividade do curso e a qualidade da formação dos futuros profissionais contábeis. / The quality of accounting education has been questioned, both by the results of evaluation exams and by the labor market itself that receives the newly trained professional. Increasingly, the accounting professional is required to have new knowledge and skills. Thus, the teaching method needs to be modified to offer the development of such knowledge and skills. Given this context, the general objective of this study is to understand the implications of the adoption of the pedagogical strategy \"Case Method\" can bring to the teaching of accounting in the light of Significant Learning Theory. As specific objectives, the thesis seeks to i) analyze a exemplar case of an undergraduate course that uses the case method at a prestigious institution in Portugal; ii) understand the motivation of teachers to implement the method, as well as challenges and opportunities during practice; iii) position the student\'s vision in this process; and iv) draw a parallel with accounting education in Brazil. To achieve the goal was adopted the qualitative research approach and the research strategy single case study. The construction of the data was done through documentary analysis, direct observation, semi-structured interview and questionnaire applied to the students. From the analysis of the constructed data, it was possible to relate the case method to the assumptions of meaningful learning. Meaningful learning is concerned with understanding how the learning process occurs from a cognitive point of view, starting from the premise that it occurs when there is relevant prior knowledge, the material is potentially significant, and the student is willing to learn in a meaningful way. By using the case method, the teacher offers the opportunity for the learner to learn meaningfully, since the relevant prior knowledge can be conveyed in theoretical lessons, the case is a potentially significant material as it is constructed based on real and local companies and the case method is inherently an active methodology. In the understanding of the students, the discipline Financial Accounting I - the case studied - plays the role of promoting the approximation between theory and practice. For the teachers interviewed, adopting the case method was the solution found to modernize the discipline and change the format of the same to a perspective of articulation with the business instead of a technicality vision. In parallel with accounting education in Brazil, it has been shown that cultural barriers do not present as an obstacle to the adoption of the same discipline format in similar accounting introductory courses. The analyzes presented may be useful for teachers and coordinators who seek alternatives to improve the quality of teaching and learning process and the effectiveness of the course and the quality of the formation gathered by future accounting professionals.

Alors que l’enseignement de l’entrepreneuriat s’est souvent orienté vers la création d’entreprise, de nouvelles conceptions émergent autour de la notion de processus entrepreneurial. Au sein de cette notion, la mise en situation acquiert une place importante en tant que source favorisant l’action entrepreneuriale. Nous soulignons, dans la première partie de cette thèse, que les approches classiques focalisées uniquement sur la création d’entreprise demeurent insuffisantes pour répondre aux besoins d’apprentissage des étudiants porteurs de projet. Dans cette perspective, nous avons orienté notre travail de recherche vers l’enseignement de l’entrepreneuriat en considérant l’aller-retour entre la réflexion et l’action. Pour cela, nous proposons, dans la deuxième partie, une nouvelle façon d’aborder la Méthode des cas en adoptant un cadre conceptuel autour de la démarche de recherche-intervention appliquée au Pôle Entrepreneuriat Etudiant de Lorraine (PeeL). Il s’agit de montrer que la valorisation des expériences vécues dans la mise en situation permet de favoriser la construction de savoirs utiles pour l’action entrepreneuriale / Even when the entrepreneurship teaching has generally been oriented to the company creation new proposals focused on the notion of the entrepreneurial process has emerged. Within this concept the contextualization gains great importance as a becoming element in the entrepreneurial process. As we have demonstrated in the first part of the thesis, the classic theories focused only on the creation of companies seem to be insufficient to face the learning needs of the entrepreneurship students. From this perspective, our research has been pointed to the entrepreneurship teaching attending the double link between reflection and action. To do this, in the second part of our thesis, we proposed a new way of adopting the case method by a process of intervention at the Pôle entrepreneuriat étudiant de Lorraine (PeeL). We try to show that the appreciation of experiences when students are part of a real situation can benefit the construction of useful knowledge to the entrepreneur

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