A tese analisa a implantação dos Cursos integrados no IFMA-Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Maranhão nos Campi da Fase 1 da expansão da rede federal de educação profissional e tecnológica, como uma política pública de educação profissional, a partir de suas práticas pedagógicas e de gestão, visando compará-las à intencionalidade do discurso governamental que as fundamenta, tendo como referência a inclusão social. Para isso buscou-se conhecer os documentos que norteiam a prática educativa do IFMA, identificar os diversos programas e projetos desenvolvidos, buscando observar sua adequação às diretrizes legais, aos arranjos produtivos locais e à responsabilidade social; como também verificar algumas de suas práticas educativas no que diz respeito à superação da dicotomia teoriaeprática,tendoemvistaa(re)construçãodossabereseaautonomia intelectual, ética e de ação. A pesquisa teve aspectos qualitativos e quantitativos, com levantamento bibliográfico e documental; apreensão dos dados empíricos a partir da aplicação de questionários on line e presenciais a docentes e discentes, e entrevistas semiestruturadas a esse mesmo público, gestores e alguns técnicos ligados ao ensino, para aprofundamento de algumas questões relevantes; bem como observação assistemática das Unidades estudadas. Utilizou-se fortemente os microdados do Censo da Educação Básica (INEP), do período de 2008 a 2016, para cotejamento com osresultadosdoPlanodeDesenvolvimento Institucional(PDI). A abordagem metodológica teve como referência o materialismo histórico dialético, a partir do referencial gramsciano sobre educação, em especial dos conceitos de hegemonia e escola unitária, por considerarmos que conseguem dar alternativas de superação para as contradições inerentes ao processo educativo na sociedade capitalista, em especial da formação profissional daqueles que vivem do trabalho. Apresenta-se a tese de que a aligeirada e extensa expansão da educação profissional, e em especial dos cursos integrados no IFMA, deu-se em um contexto que não permitiua (re)construção da identidade institucional pela comunidade escolar, oque acarretou uma espécie de reformismo, em que as bases da mudança foram lançadas, mas nãoabsorvidas e nem operacionalizadas pela escola ao longo desses 10 anos, culminando em um processo que denominamos de mudança na permanência, caracterizado por avanços em algumas práticas pedagógicas, mas também por resistência e manutenção, no seio da escola, de referenciais de ação contraditórios com o novo momento institucional e com a proposta de currículo integrado, que mitigou a consecução de objetivos relacionados à formatação dos cursos. / The thesis analyzes the integrated courses implantation at IFMA - Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Maranhão, in the federal network of professional and technological education Phase 1 campi, as a professional education public policy. It is its main goal to examine the pedagogic and management practices developed in the institution, aiming to compare it to the governmental speech which grounds them, having social inclusion as reference. For that, documents that guide IFMA\'s educational practice were sought, identify the many developed programs and projects, as well as observe their adequation to legal guidelines, local productive arrangements and social responsibility. With that perspective, it\'s been proposed to verify the organization\'s curricular organization, having in mind the knowledges (re)construction and its contribution to the students\' intellectual, ethical and action autonomy. The research works with quantitative and qualitative data, bibliographic and documentary, involving uplifts and statistical analysis of social and educational indicators, online and presencial questionnaires to teachers and students, semistructured interviews executed in sample to that public, managers and some technicians linked to teaching, for deepening in some relevant matters, and also the studied unities unsystematic observation. Microdata from the Basic Education Census (INEP), period of 2008-2016, were strongly used for collation with results from the Institutional Development Plan (PDI). The methodological approach had as reference the historical dialectic materialism, coming from the gramscian referential and its central educational concepts, hegemony and unitary school, considering its theoretical significative contribution to inherent contradictions analysis onto the educational process in the capitalist society, specially, the professional formation of those who live from work. It is presented the theory that the extensive, but fast, expansion of professional education and, particularly, integrated IFMA courses, was held in a context that didnt allow the (re)construction of institutional identity by the school community, which brought contradictions and mistakes, therefore, the changing basis were launched, but not absorbed neither operated by the school throughout these 10 years, culminating in a process we call permanence changing characterized by advances in some pedagogic practices, but also by resistance and maintenance, in the school environment, for contradictory action referentials with the new institutional moment and with integrated curriculum proposal, which eased the goalobtantionrelatedtothecoursesformattinganditssocialinclusionimplications.

O tema central da dissertação é a formação profissional no Brasil. Para enfrentar tão extensa área de investigação, dois objetivos foram tratados: traçar a trajetória de uma das instituições mais identificadas, no Brasil e na América Latina, com a formação profissional Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (SENAI) e analisar o perfil dos jovens que fazem os cursos profissionalizantes no SENAI. Para alcançar o objetivo proposto neste estudo, foi realizada uma análise histórica do processo de instauração das iniciativas voltadas para a formação profissional no Brasil, para, em seguida, retratar a instituição pesquisada. Com base nesta análise, destacou-se o posicionamento do SENAI desde sua criação, em 1942, até os dias atuais frente às mudanças ocorridas no mercado de trabalho. Face a essas considerações, no último capítulo é apresentada uma breve discussão sobre o contexto atual com o qual os jovens se deparam, ou seja, a questão do desemprego juvenil. / The central theme of the dissertation is vocational training in Brazil. To tackle such an extensive area of research, two objectives were addressed: to trace the trajectory of one of the institutions most identified in Brazil and Latin America, with professional training - National Service of Industrial Learning (SENAI) and analyze the profile of young people in the professional courses in SENAI. To achieve the proposed objective in this study, we performed a historical analysis of the process of introduction of initiatives aimed at training in Brazil to then portray the researched institution. Based on this analysis, the highlight was the positioning of SENAI - since its inception in 1942 until today - in the face of changes in the labor market. Given these considerations, the last chapter is a brief discussion on the current context in which young people face, ie the issue of youth unemployment.

This thesis deals with the characteristics of teaching method of the Callan School and the possibility of its adaptation in the Czech Republic. The research work is carried out using standardized research methods: PEST analysis of the environment in the Czech Republic in relation to organizing language courses; research of mentality of inhabitants of the Czech Republic and their relationship to education and teaching of foreign languages; SWOT analysis and description of the Callan and the other methods. The main contribution of the thesis is to evaluate the possibility of adaptation of new methods in the Czech Republic with regard to local customs and possibilities of population. The thesis also contains description and philosophy of the Callan method for familiarizing readers with its essential features.

This master's thesis deals with online marketing of the Language centre Laurus. The main objectives of this work are the assessment of the current state of online marketing of the Language centre Laurus, evaluation of the effectiveness of used communication channels, and recommendations leading to higher commercial success of the web pages. The theoretical part consists of three blocks. The first chapter is devoted to web sites, information architecture, usability and accessibility. The next chapter introduces the possibility of building traffic on web pages, and the third part consists of analysis of the competition. The following chapter includes methodology in which the used tools and procedures of the analysis are introduced. The practical part of the thesis includes introduction and analysis of the online marketing activities of the Language centre Laurus in that is the central part composed of the PPC advertising, SEO analysis and user testing of the web pages. The conclusion of the practical part includes the evaluation of the online marketing activities of the Language centre Laurus and recommendations for further procedures in the field of online marketing activities of the centre.

nÃo hà / O objetivo desta pesquisa foi identificar os fatores (de carÃter pessoal, da formaÃÃo acadÃmica e de carÃter ocupacional) que influenciam na probabilidade de obtenÃÃo da ocupaÃÃo na Ãrea do curso de graduaÃÃo e/ou do aumento da renda dos egressos dos cursos de graduaÃÃo da Universidade Federal do CearÃ. Para alcanÃar esse objetivo, a metodologia aplicada foi de pesquisa descritiva, explicativa, e quantitativa, utilizando-se de dados primÃrios, obtidos atravÃs de questionÃrios aplicados junto a 597 graduados de 2011, adquirindo-se uma amostra de 100 colaboradores, alÃm de dados secundÃrios, planilhas contendo o IRA-Geral e IRA-Individual dos graduados, obtidos no banco de dados da PrÃ-Reitoria de GraduaÃÃo. O mÃtodo de anÃlise dos resultados da pesquisa fez uso do modelo economÃtrico de escolha binÃria logit. Das respostas dos questionÃrios, observou-se, principalmente, que a maioria dos graduados, em anÃlise, da UFC està ocupada na Ãrea do curso de graduaÃÃo e obteve um aumento na sua renda. Dos resultados estimados verificou-se que 4 (quatro) variÃveis explicativas influenciam positivamente (aumentam) na probabilidade do graduado obter ocupaÃÃo na Ãrea do curso de graduaÃÃo: etnia, experiÃncia profissional anterior, outro(s) curso(s) superior(es) e turno do curso. Verificou-se, tambÃm, que 3 (trÃs) variÃveis explicativas elevam a probabilidade do graduado obter aumento da renda: IRA-Geral, ocupado na Ãrea do curso de graduaÃÃo e outro(s) curso(s) superior(es). Jà a variÃvel idade influencia negativamente (diminui) na probabilidade do graduado obter aumento de renda. Ademais, os 2 (dois) modelos Logit estimados para ocupaÃÃo e renda produziram resultados consistentes com a realidade, e foi validada a hipÃtese da pesquisa de que o IRA-Geral dos graduados da UFC representa um fator determinante na obtenÃÃo do aumento da renda dos mesmos. / The main point of this research was to identify which factors (concerning to personal aspects, academic training and occupational character) influence on the probabilities related to occupation in the areas of graduation courses and income growth on the egresses from the graduated students at the Universidade Federal do CearÃ. In order to achieve this goal, the applied methodology was the descriptive and explanatory research, also quantitative, using primary data, obtained through questionnaires applied to 597 graduated students in 2011, then acquiring a sample of 100 contributors, besides secondary data, spreadsheets containing general and individual â API (Academic performance index) from the graduated students of Pro-Reitoria de GraduaÃÃo database. The result analysis method was an econometric model logit of binary choice. Concerning to the answers, it was verified that the most part of the graduated students in analysis are engaged in areas related to their graduation courses and have increased their incomes. From the estimated results, it could be verified that 4(four) explanatory variants influence positively (increase) on chances of a given graduated student to get an occupation in a field related to his graduation course: ethnicity, previous professional experience, another graduation course and the course time. Further, it could be verified that 3 (three) explanatory variables increase the probabilities of getting an income raise, which are: general-API, working in an area related to the graduation course and another graduation course. As for the age-variable, it is considered to influence negatively (diminish) on the probability of obtaining an income raise. Besides, the 2(two) Logit estimated models for occupation and income showed results which were consistent with the reality, and was validated the research hypothesis which states that the general API of UFC graduate students is a determining factor in getting the increased income of the same.

Este trabalho pretende contribuir para a diminuição de um vão que se observa entre a formação acadêmica dos graduandos dos cursos de Tradução e a realidade do profissional após ingressar no mercado, explorando como as agências de tradução, parte significativa do mercado de trabalho na área, são vistas pelos tradutores em formação da cidade de São Paulo. Para isso, foram aplicados questionários a alunos de diferentes semestres de algumas faculdades de Tradução de São Paulo; além disso, tradutores profissionais de agências foram também entrevistados. Acima de tudo, a grande questão que este trabalho procura investigar é se os alunos estão sendo bem preparados para o mercado de trabalho de tradução / This work aims at bridging a gap observed between the education of undergraduates in translation courses and the reality faced by the professional after graduating, exploring how translation agencies, a significant part of the translation industry, are considered by these students. With this purpose, questionnaires were applied to undergraduates in different stages of some translation schools in São Paulo City. Professional translators working for agencies were also interviewed. The main issue raised by this dissertation is whether students are being well prepared to face the market after graduation

This is a multi-article dissertation that seeks to address the current state of online teaching evaluation processes in post-secondary institutions. The last two decades have seen a dramatic increase in enrollment in online courses at post-secondary institutions. Unfortunately, evaluating online instructors has been a neglected field of research leaving many post-secondary institutions to develop their own evaluation systems. A deeper analysis of the current practices of online instructor evaluation will help administrators to strengthen their evaluation processes, thereby providing more effective online teaching. The first article is a literature review that explores common practices of post-secondary institutions. By performing an extensive review of the literature, it is clear that very little research has been done to address online instructor evaluation beyond student evaluations. The second article compares different approaches to online instructor evaluation in various post-secondary institutions. By performing interviews with administrators, we found that many institutions are using a variety of types of evaluations and not just student evaluations to evaluate online teaching. The third article is a study that explores how well institutions that utilize a master course model evaluate online teaching competencies. This is done by performing a content analysis of their observational rubrics.

The purpose of this study was to examine whether variations in student achievement in college courses exist between high school students who took the courses as dual enrollment (DE) courses and academically comparable high school students (AIMS scholars) who took the courses upon matriculation to college. Additionally, the researcher explored whether differences exist in DE course grade for students by course environment (online, face-to-face at a high school, or face-to-face at a college.) The researcher used final course grades as determinants of student achievement. The study focused on DE student and AIMS scholar grades in English 111, Biology 101, Math 163, and History 101 courses that were taken between the 2009-2010 and 2013-2014 school years at a community college in Southwest Virginia. The population consisted of 429 AIMS scholars and 2,015 DE students. For this study 3,639 DE student grades and 706 AIMS student grades were used in calculations. The dependent variables in this study were final course grades; the independent variables were DE participation and course delivery environment. Welch’s t tests were used to examine the variations in final grades for DE and non-DE students; ANOVA procedures were used to examine variations in final course grades for DE courses based on delivery environment. The quantitative findings revealed that students who took English 111, Biology 101, Math 163, and History 101 as DE courses performed significantly better than academically comparable peers who had not taken the courses as DE. Additionally, findings indicated that students who took English 111 as a DE course on a college campus performed significantly lower than students who took English 111 as a DE course either online or face-to-face at high school. Similarly, students who took Math 163 as a DE course on a college campus performed significantly lower than students who took the DE course online or face-to-face at a high school. History 101 students who took the course online performed better than students who took the same course face-to-face at a high school. There were no significant differences in student achievement in Biology 101 based on DE course environment.

As part of a nationwide effort to increase the postsecondary educational attainment levels of citizens, colleges and universities have expanded offerings of courses and programs to more effectively meet the needs of students. Online courses offer convenience and flexibility that traditional face-to-face classes do not. These features appeal to students with family and work responsibilities that typically make attending classes on campus difficult. However, many of the students who tend to take courses in this instructional format have characteristics that place them at high-risk for academic failure. Because of the traditional mission of community colleges, they generally serve more students who fit this high-risk profile. The purpose of this study was to determine if significant differences existed in student success at the community college level in online courses as compared to face-to-face courses. In addition, the researcher investigated the relationship between selected demographic, academic, enrollment, and external environmental factors and student success in online courses. Success was demonstrated by the final course letter grades earned by students. The identification of factors associated with student success in distance education could help improve online course development, evaluation, instruction, student advisement, and support services. The study involved secondary data analysis of quantitative data relevant to students enrolled in course sections taught by instructors who taught both online and face-to-face sections of the same course within the same semester from fall 2012 through spring 2015 (excluding summer sessions). The target population included 4,604 students enrolled at a public 2-year community college located in southern Middle Tennessee. Results indicated there was a significant difference in success between students taking a course online and students taking a course face-to-face. Also, there was a significant difference in success based on instructional method when the following factors were considered: age group, gender, composite ACT score, student load, student classification, Pell Grant eligibility status, and marital status. There was no significant difference in success based on instructional method when first-generation college student status or dependent child status were considered.

Participants will discuss how they could use the lab concept in courses outside of the sciences to encourage and improve student engagement. The questions participants will be able to answer after attending the session will be: (1) How can I use a "lab" in my classes? and (2) How could use a lab improve student engagement?