Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-03T18:35:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Caroline_do_Amaral_Nunes.pdf: 647556 bytes, checksum: a00d7da7949eb76010d536cfe3a5b36e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-28 / Several factors may influence the decision to choose which profession process: parents, friends, jobs and even \"vocation\". And the accounting profession has several areas of expertise that may also influence your choice. In light of the above, this study aims to investigate the factors most influenced the choice of students for undergraduate degree in Accounting in private Higher Education Institutions established in the City of S??o Paulo. For data collection instrument was applied using probes containing twenty-five-point Likert scale. Participated in the survey one hundred twenty-three students in the first semester of Accounting in three private higher education institutions in S??o Paulo: FECAP, MACKENZIE and S??O JUDAS. The results show that the most influential factors are the employability and career prospects. It was found also that the parents did not exert direct influence on the choice of the course the students surveyed. / S??o v??rios os fatores podem influenciar no processo de decis??o de qual profiss??o escolher: os pais, os amigos, o emprego e at?? mesmo \"voca????o\". E a profiss??o de contador possui v??rias ??reas de atua????o que tamb??m podem influenciar na sua escolha. Em fun????o do exposto, este trabalhotem como objetivo investigar os fatores mais influenciaram a escolha de estudantes pelo curso de gradua????o em Ci??ncias Cont??beis em Institui????es de Ensino Superior particulares estabelecidas na Cidade de S??o Paulo. Para a coleta de dados foi aplicado um instrumento contendo vinte assertivas utilizando-se escala Likert de cinco pontos. Participaram da pesquisa cento e vinte e tr??s estudantes do primeiro semestre do curso de Ci??ncias Cont??beis em tr??s Institui????es de Ensino Superior particulares da cidade de S??o Paulo: FECAP, MACKENZIE e S??O JUDAS. Os resultados encontrados apontam que os fatores mais influentess??o a empregabilidade e a perspectiva de carreira. Constatou-se, tamb??m, que os pais n??o exerceram influ??ncia direta na escolha do curso dos estudantes pesquisados.

The primary purpose of this study was to determine how the current hospitality management curriculum at The International Hotel School contributes to students’ preparedness from their own perspectives. Generic and curriculum specific skills that can be used for curriculum evaluation were identified, a framework of curriculum variables to rate the level of student preparedness was developed, the effectiveness of the hospitality management curriculum from the perspectives of students’ perceptions of preparedness was analysed, and the aspects that contribute most to student preparedness were identified through a literature study and an empirical investigation. The findings were summarised and it was recommended that The International Hotel School needs to review the hotel and restaurant accounting course and the experiential learning components. Furthermore, lecturers of The International Hotel School should receive training on the implementation of more interactive course content delivery methods. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (Adult Education)

University of Macau / Faculty of Education

This exploratory study sought to determine how the current science education curriculum at Nazarene Teachers College contributes to the final (third) year’s students’ career readiness from their own perspectives. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. The target population was 150 third year students; 110 responded to the questionnaire which had a response rate of 79%. To describe the biographical information of the respondents, frequencies and percentages were used. Tables of frequency distribution were then used to deduce the respondents’ responses to the group of questionnaire questions that probe the various career readiness concepts. Scale reliability testing was also used to determine the reliability of career readiness concepts. An overall measure of career readiness was calculated for each respondent and the effect of biographical properties as part of evaluation of respondents. The empirical (quantitative survey)showed that the science education course at the Nazarene Teachers College indeed prepares the students for their career readiness with specific reference to the teaching profession although some aspects can be improved. Therefore, it was recommended that there should be increased time allocated to science education and its teaching approaches; that a suitable science laboratory with all the required equipment for experiential learning should be constructed; the current curriculum content with regards to the relevance for primary school science should be reviewed; and the lecturers should be workshopped on the use of interactive methods of teaching science to facilitate active engagement with students. This study reveals that the science education course at the Nazarene Teachers College strengthened the students’ attitudes towards teaching science; improved their skills and confidence to teach science and enabled them to focus on a learner-centred approach. Students indicated that the use of specific teaching methods and the use of teaching aids contributed in a significant way to their preparation as teachers in the classroom. However, the students rated the contribution science makes to society as of minor importance / Curriculum and Instructional Studies / M. Ed. (Natural Science Education)