149 p. / Submitted by Santiago Fabio (fabio.ssantiago@hotmail.com) on 2012-12-17T19:12:17Z No. of bitstreams: 1 33333.pdf: 1859666 bytes, checksum: 881f396f25469df76b5a4ff99ee348f6 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2012-12-17T19:12:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 33333.pdf: 1859666 bytes, checksum: 881f396f25469df76b5a4ff99ee348f6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Este trabalho analisou a prática da interdisciplinaridade no ensino da Administração numa Instituição de Ensino Superior (IES) da Bahia. Buscou-se a identificação das características estruturais da estratégia de ensino, a análise do processo de implantação da inovação curricular e os resultados obtidos na percepção de docentes e discentes. Para este estudo de caso, primeiramente, contextualizou-se o desafio colocado às IES no Brasil, com a reestruturação política do ensino superior no país, além da influência institucional no processo de inovação e construção curricular. A seguir, foi analisada a epistemologia e a metodologia interdisciplinar de ensino, à luz da abordagem da complexidade, e das novas demandas da sociedade. Nessa direção, utilizou-se uma abordagem Quali-Quanti com a triangulação de métodos de pesquisa tendo como perspectiva a ampliação do entendimento da estrutura, do processo e dos resultados obtidos com o uso da interdisciplinaridade no caso escolhido. No primeiro nível de análise do caso, de caracterização da prática interdisciplinar, foi utilizada a análise documental (documentos oficiais da IES) e a entrevista semi-estruturada com o coordenador do curso de Administração. No segundo nível de análise, foi aplicado questionário estruturado e realizadas entrevistas com os docentes do curso. O último nível contou com a aplicação de um questionário estruturado e a realização de grupo focal com estudantes do último semestre do referido curso. Os dados coletados através dos questionários foram analisados utilizando-se de medidas de estatística descritiva e da análise do Alpha de Cronbach como medida de confiabilidade da escala. Os dados oriundos das entrevistas foram analisados utilizando-se da técnica da Análise de Conteúdo. Verificou-se que, apesar da intencionalidade interdisciplinar descrita nos documentos oficiais da IES, a mesma mantém a matriz curricular nos moldes disciplinares, ocorrendo à interdisciplinaridade apenas no projeto prático interdisciplinar. Adicionalmente, percebeu-se que a inserção da interdisciplinaridade na IES deu-se através da ação isomórfica mimética, facilitada pelos docentes que utilizam tais práticas em outras IES, não existindo qualquer influência político-institucional em decorrência das Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais de Administração. O levantamento mostrou ainda que, apesar dos resultados positivos, percebidos pelos professores com o uso desta estratégia de ensino, a IES não criou mecanismos internos para mensuração e suporte das atividades, tendo a manutenção da inovação curricular em virtude do comprometimento da equipe de docentes. Os resultados demonstram que - mesmo com as dificuldades no processo de implantação e legitimação da prática interdisciplinar e da falta de estrutura e suporte organizacional para as atividades - docentes e discentes compartilham da perspectiva dos resultados positivos obtidos com tais práticas, com a melhoria do processo de aprendizagem, desenvolvimento do pensamento sistêmico, analítico e crítico dos estudantes, além da ampliação das habilidades técnicas e interpessoais. Conclui-se, então, que - no caso em análise, mesmo sem uma proposta articulada com as políticas organizacionais, e com todas as dificuldades inerentes ao processo de implantação e a estrutura necessária para o desenvolvimento das atividades - a interdisciplinaridade desvela-se como uma ferramenta capaz de melhorar o aprendizado e o desempenho dos estudantes, demonstrando a relevância da sua utilização no ensino superior. / Salvador

Submitted to the Faculty of Education in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instructional Studies at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2013. / This study is aimed at understanding the efficacy of the implementation of the national curriculum innovations called “Foundations for Learning Campaign” in schools under uThungulu District, within the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Furthermore, it included assessing the level of preparedness of educators in their teaching of basic skills in the classroom and identifying the gaps in the dissemination and implementation of curriculum innovations. The view upheld within this study was that ‘the use of alternative strategies to implement national curriculum innovations in schools is of no use if the school practitioners are sidelined in the development, planning and organisation processes of the innovation.” The study targeted foundation and intermediate phase teachers from grades one to six teaching numeracy/literacy and languages/mathematics, from whom a sample of 120 teachers was purposefully selected as they were the initial focus of the Foundations for Learning Campaign. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were employed in the collection of data. The findings revealed that majority of the educators were not adequately equipped with skills and expertise to implement the Foundations for Learning Campaign effectively and efficiently in the classroom. Inadequate preparation was due to the following reasons: lack of sufficient time allocated for training, inappropriate and irrelevant training and inadequately trained facilitators. In addition, there is a lack of professional development programmes and school-based activities to enhance the teaching and learning of basic skills. Inadequate supervision, monitoring and support from both the staff management team and subject advisors/specialists predominantly prevailed during the implementation of the Foundations for Learning Campaign. Furthermore, the model used to cascade the national curriculum innovation to schools identified within the study was inadequate for the efficacious implementation of the Foundations for Learning Campaign. The study recommends that: teacher orientation, training and support processes should be refined; a high teacher-pupil ratio needs to be phased out and discouraged; a variety of quality Learner Teacher Support Material should be readily available and easily accessible to educators in the classroom to enhance the teaching and learning of languages and mathematics; on-going supervision, monitoring and support from the staff management team and subject advisors/specialists are necessary with regards to curriculum implementation; and finally professional development programmes and school based activities currently in place need to be evaluated and reviewed.

This study investigates the actions, roles and beliefs of curriculum leaders and managers as they work to secure improvements in curriculum delivery and in managing curriculum change, using the context of an academically successful rural secondary school as a case study. This study acknowledges that curriculum reforms are far from over in South African education scape and that these reforms are unlikely to neglect the school as a curriculum management site. The rationales of this study are threefold. First, in view of the challenges facing curriculum managers at school level, as well as the questionability of the school managements’ capacity to mediate the curriculum, there is a need for empirical investigation as to how successful rural schools manage the curriculum effectively. Secondly, to gain a greater understanding how school leaders might influence curriculum delivery through effective instructional leadership. Thirdly, given that South African principals have little experience of instructional leadership and managing, teaching and learning is one of the core modules in the new qualification for school principals, this study aims to contribute case study evidence in this field. This study was conducted within two research paradigms. Firstly, this study assumes that in a school setting there are key participants who are informative about the research foci. These participants have something important to say about curriculum management processes, curriculum change and instructional leadership. This assumption is located within phenomenology. Secondly, symbolic interaction is another conceptual paradigm in that curriculum management is studied as a complex process requiring interaction among role players. Findings indicated that the principal impacts positively on teaching and learning if he focuses on instructional leadership. Secondly, the effective use of regular meetings is essential in order to clarify the vision and build an organization and culture where teaching and learning flourish. Thirdly, curriculum managers are directly involved in curriculum management, albeit at different angles. Fourthly, the capacity of the School Management Team (SMT) needs to be strengthened through use of innovative practices and lastly, the principal needs to be a proactive leader who observes and takes ownership of curriculum changes. / Curriculum and Instructional Studies / M. Ed. (Curriculum Studies)

This study investigates the actions, roles and beliefs of curriculum leaders and managers as they work to secure improvements in curriculum delivery and in managing curriculum change, using the context of an academically successful rural secondary school as a case study. This study acknowledges that curriculum reforms are far from over in South African education scape and that these reforms are unlikely to neglect the school as a curriculum management site. The rationales of this study are threefold. First, in view of the challenges facing curriculum managers at school level, as well as the questionability of the school managements’ capacity to mediate the curriculum, there is a need for empirical investigation as to how successful rural schools manage the curriculum effectively. Secondly, to gain a greater understanding how school leaders might influence curriculum delivery through effective instructional leadership. Thirdly, given that South African principals have little experience of instructional leadership and managing, teaching and learning is one of the core modules in the new qualification for school principals, this study aims to contribute case study evidence in this field. This study was conducted within two research paradigms. Firstly, this study assumes that in a school setting there are key participants who are informative about the research foci. These participants have something important to say about curriculum management processes, curriculum change and instructional leadership. This assumption is located within phenomenology. Secondly, symbolic interaction is another conceptual paradigm in that curriculum management is studied as a complex process requiring interaction among role players. Findings indicated that the principal impacts positively on teaching and learning if he focuses on instructional leadership. Secondly, the effective use of regular meetings is essential in order to clarify the vision and build an organization and culture where teaching and learning flourish. Thirdly, curriculum managers are directly involved in curriculum management, albeit at different angles. Fourthly, the capacity of the School Management Team (SMT) needs to be strengthened through use of innovative practices and lastly, the principal needs to be a proactive leader who observes and takes ownership of curriculum changes. / Curriculum and Instructional Studies / M. Ed. (Curriculum Studies)