Orientador: Sergio Ferreira do Amaral / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-13T07:19:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Santos_GildenirCarolino_D.pdf: 4566029 bytes, checksum: 9b2ce0a20310e771ad8b8ed4b433abc5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo: O presente estudo, de caráter descritivo-análitico, com foco na pesquisa exploratória, analisa as percepções dos gestores, através de diretores e vice-diretores em 04 (quatro) escolas públicas e municipais de ensino fundamental e médio, sobre aspectos relacionados à administração pelas habilidades e competências de operar em suas escolas à rede BEDnet. O principal objetivo desse estudo é, a partir das percepções particulares investigadas, compreender o sentido do trabalho coletivo perante as habilidades apresentadas e o que o mesmo pode significar para as escolas públicas e municipais de ensino fundamental e médio ao ingressar na BEDnet, através da competência informacional. Foram empregados nos procedimentos de coleta de dados: entrevista, baseada no roteiro de entrevista de indicadores de desempenho, com ênfase na experiência de vida de cada sujeito pesquisado como gestor e; a aplicação de um questionário de afirmativas e respostas abertas contendo 15 questões e semi-estruturado a partir da noção de quatro grandes áreas de atividades (pessoal, profissional, tecnológico e gestão) relacionadas a seu conhecimento e administração da rede BEDnet. Por fim, estes procedimentos nos levaram a identificar as habilidades e competência informacional dos gestores como receptores e disseminadores de conhecimento na integração e compartilhamento do portal BEDnet. Finalmente, a investigação não se finaliza aqui, representa apenas uma etapa concluída de um estudo mais amplo, onde a metodologia apresentada poderá ser estendida e aplicada em escolas públicas, deficientes de bibliotecas escolares presenciais. O compartilhamento de saberes e união dos conhecimentos técnicos e teóricos dos bibliotecários, professore e alunos, demonstrarão que é possível aplicar na realidade a construção de um projeto social necessário para a complementação do ensino nos dias de hoje. / Abstract: This descriptive and analytical study, focusing on an exploratory research, analyses the perceptions of managers, through the views of 04 (four) public and municipal elementary and middle schools directors and vice directors, on issues related to the administration, skills and competencies to operate the network BEDnet in their schools. The main objective of this study is, starting from the individuals perceptions investigated, to understand the sense of collective work in face of the skills presented and the meaning for public and municipal elementary and middle schools to join the BEDnet through the informational competence. The procedures for data collection were: interviews, based on a previous plan of performance indicators, emphasizing the living experience of each subject searched as manager, and also, applying a half-structured questionnaire of affirmative and open answers containing 15 questions, starting from the notion of four major areas of activities (personal, professional, technological and management) related to their knowledge and network administration of BEDnet. Finally, these procedures led us to identify the skills and informational competence of managers, as receivers and disseminators of knowledge in the integration and sharing of BEDnet portal. Finally, the research does not end here, it represents a first step in a broader study, which methodology could be extended and applied in public schools, poor of school libraries. The sharing of the librarians¿ technical and theoretical knowledge, teachers and students, demonstrate that it is possible to implement a social project necessary to complement the education today. / Doutorado

The use of the digital school library depends on many factors, including end-users‘ acceptance. The issue of designing information systems that will be used appropriately is growing and thus user acceptance of new technology is now receiving much attention by researchers. Without acceptance, discretionary users will seek alternatives, while even dedicated users will most likely manifest dissatisfaction, negating many, if not all, the presumed benefits of the digital library. Whereas the traditional focus of digital libraries has drawn research on technological developments, there is a call for user-focused research. This study sought to identify the dynamics of elementary children‘s (11- to 13- year olds) decision-making in the context of accepting or resisting making use of digital school libraries at Crawford Preparatory Pretoria School in Gauteng. To be accepted, the digital library must satisfy basic usability requirements and be perceived as useful by the children. The constructs of the Technology Acceptance Model, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness were used to generate an understanding of acceptance of the digital school libraries. The study adopted a quantitative case study research approach to compare the empirical data and the TAM theory. Data triangulation of a wide range of data collection methods, including observation, questionnaires, focus groups and tasks given to the children to work on using the International Children‘s Digital Library was analysed. The findings revealed that, just like adults, children make decisions regarding accepting and using the digital school library based on how easy it is to use and how relevant it is to their needs. The study recommends that software designers, teachers and librarians work with the children when designing digital school libraries to ensure that their acceptance factors are taken into consideration when designing for them. / Information Science / M. Inf.

The use of the digital school library depends on many factors, including end-users‘ acceptance. The issue of designing information systems that will be used appropriately is growing and thus user acceptance of new technology is now receiving much attention by researchers. Without acceptance, discretionary users will seek alternatives, while even dedicated users will most likely manifest dissatisfaction, negating many, if not all, the presumed benefits of the digital library. Whereas the traditional focus of digital libraries has drawn research on technological developments, there is a call for user-focused research. This study sought to identify the dynamics of elementary children‘s (11- to 13- year olds) decision-making in the context of accepting or resisting making use of digital school libraries at Crawford Preparatory Pretoria School in Gauteng. To be accepted, the digital library must satisfy basic usability requirements and be perceived as useful by the children. The constructs of the Technology Acceptance Model, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness were used to generate an understanding of acceptance of the digital school libraries. The study adopted a quantitative case study research approach to compare the empirical data and the TAM theory. Data triangulation of a wide range of data collection methods, including observation, questionnaires, focus groups and tasks given to the children to work on using the International Children‘s Digital Library was analysed. The findings revealed that, just like adults, children make decisions regarding accepting and using the digital school library based on how easy it is to use and how relevant it is to their needs. The study recommends that software designers, teachers and librarians work with the children when designing digital school libraries to ensure that their acceptance factors are taken into consideration when designing for them. / Information Science / M. Inf.