Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-13T13:27:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2015-08-26. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2016-01-13T13:32:56Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000854619.pdf: 1807857 bytes, checksum: e328c406922cea23d35fa63fcd70e382 (MD5) / Introdução: O presente estudo investigou a mudança de conhecimento entre os alunos aprovados do primeiro curso de capacitação a distância online que teve como principal público profissionais e voluntários de Comunidades Terapêuticas (Ct) no Brasil -Curso CapacitaCT, oferecido pela Secretaria Nacional sobre Drogas (SENAD) em parceria com a Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (FMB-UNESP). Objetivos: Descrever o conhecimento autorreferido sobre álcool, crack e outras drogas antes e depois do curso, o perfil sociodemográfico dos alunos, a satisfação com o curso e fatores associados à modificação do conhecimento antes e depois da capacitação. Metodologia: O estudo contou com 3.917 sujeitos, sendo eles os aprovados que responderam os questionários pré- e pós-curso. Resultados: Os sujeitos da amostra eram na sua maioria do sexo feminino (60,5%), com idade entre 26-50 anos (76%), casados (as) / em união estável (55,8%), de cor branca (59,5%), com ensino superior completo (63,7%) e da região Sudeste (51,1%). Os participantes em sua maioria foram de Ct (50,7%), da área das ciências sociais e humanas (31,7%) e com conhecimento intermediário em informática (44,9%). A maioria do grupo indicou no início pouco conhecimento sobre os temas e ao final do curso declarou saber muito ou muitíssimo sobre o conteúdo. Consideraram que foram atingidos os objetivos do curso (58,3%) e que houve satisfação com o conteúdo (60,9%). Os alunos consideraram positiva a aplicabilidade do conhecimento sendo considerado: o aumento de qualidade do seu trabalho (54,3%), da sua motivação (53,4%) e da sua autoconfiança (49,7%). Os alunos que tiveram maior aumento (p<0,05) de conhecimento foram: sexo feminino (49,58%), menos de 30 anos (47,6%), solteiros (45,5%), não trabalhavam em Ct (43,5%), voluntários (41,2%), trabalhavam na Ct havia menos de um mês (51,4%), não participaram de nenhum curso de atualização em dependência química nos últimos... / Introduction: This study investigated the difference in knowledge among students of the first online training program addressing alcohol, crack and other drugs for Therapeutic Community (TC) agents made available in Brazil (CapacitaCT), provided by the National Secretariat on Policies on Alcohol and Drugs (SENAD) in partnership with the Botucatu Medical School (FMB-UNESP). Objective: To describe (i) students' self-reported knowledge on issues related to substance use before and after the course, (ii) their satisfaction with the course, (iii) factors associated with positive learning and (iv) sociodemographic characteristic, Methodology: Subjects were 3,917 who completed the course and answered both a pre-and port-test questionnaire developed specifically to this end. Results: The sample was subjects were mostly female (60.5%), aged 26-50 years (76%), married / common law couples (55.8%), Caucasian (59.5%), college educated (63.7%), living in Southeast region (51.1%). Participants were mostly from TC (50.7%), graduated on social sciences and humanities (31.7%), with intermediate computer skills (44.9%). At the pre-test measurement, the majority showed a poor knowledge, whereas and the end of the course the majority declared to know much or very much about the course content. Participants with the highest increase (0.05) in knowledge were female (49.58%), less than 30 years (47.6%), single (45.5%), did not work in TC (43.5%), voluntary function (41.2%), working in TC less than a month (51.4%), didn't participate in any continuous education course in substance abuse in the last two years (53.5%), did not usually access e-mail to communicate (57.7%), never used online education environment (57.7%). Students agreed on the applicability to their work of the acquired knowledge (??%), an increased work quality (54.3%), motivation (53.4%) and confidence (49.7%). They considered that the course aims were achieved (58.3%)and there was ...

Chapter 1 articulates that theological institutions have continued to increase online learning offerings, but the current literature has not taken into account what evangelical faculty think about this growth. The research conducted was an explanatory sequential study to determine current evangelical faculty perceptions, future evangelical faculty perceptions, and a comparison to the existing literature about faculty perception of online learning. Chapter 2 reviews the literature pertaining to the topic. The following subcategories are addressed: brief overview of evangelical values in theological education and online learning, studies regarding faculty perceptions of online learning in higher education, and studies regarding evangelical faculty perceptions of online learning. Chapter 3 indicates the methodology that used in the research to determine evangelical faculty perceptions of online learning. The first phase of research was a survey of 459 full members of ETS to acquire their perceptions of the current state as well as the future of online learning in theological education. The second phase of research included two volunteer focus groups designed to acquire further explanation of the survey findings from evangelical faculty. In chapter 4, the findings of the survey and focus group display a conflict in perceptions as evangelical faculty believe access to theological education to be important, but online learning to be inferior in achieving certain aspects crucial to theological education, such as discipleship, mentoring, community, and leadership characteristics. From these findings, chapter 5 presents conclusions and practical considerations to improve online learning and faculty perceptions of online learning.

A presente pesquisa, realizada no curso de Mestrado em Educação, pela Universidade de Caxias do Sul, no período de 2016 a 2018, desenvolveu seus estudos compreendendo a formação docente na modalidade de Educação a Distância, tendo como propósito analisar as estratégias que preconizassem a formação autônoma do sujeito. As análises foram ancoradas no referencial teórico proposto por Reuven Feuerstein e Paulo Freire, estabelecendo relações dessas teorias com o Projeto Político Pedagógico do curso de Pedagogia na Modalidade EaD, oferecido pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, credenciada na Universidade Aberta do Brasil, com o seu polo no município de Vila Flores, Rio Grande do Sul. Desenvolveu-se também um estudo de campo através de observações e questionário, durante um semestre do curso, com alunos, tutores e professores das disciplinas do Eixo V do curso acima citado. A problematização do objeto de estudo incide sobre: que estratégias de mediação na formação de professores de pedagogia, na modalidade EaD, potencializam a construção da aprendizagem e de um sujeito autônomo no processo de estruturação da docência? As reflexões estruturaram-se em analisar as estratégias de mediação na formação de professores na modalidade EaD, enfatizando o processo de construção da aprendizagem e de um sujeito autônomo. Para atender a esse objetivo maior, organizaram-se as etapas de acompanhamento, através da observação de um grupo de alunas do curso de pedagogia EaD, o processo de construção da aprendizagem, mediado por relações, recursos didáticos e tecnológicos, com o propósito de identificar estratégias de mediação responsáveis por potencializar a construção da aprendizagem e da autonomia na estruturação da docência. As análises direcionaram-se em identificar as estratégias de aprendizagem mediadas, entre mediador e mediado, que permitiram, no processo de construção do conhecimento, destacar marcas da estruturação da autonomia entre os sujeitos envolvidos numa perspectiva de relação com o outro, de forma responsável e ética. / Submitted by cmquadros@ucs.br (cmquadros@ucs.br) on 2018-03-29T17:57:21Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Valdete Gusberti Cortelini.pdf: 5320359 bytes, checksum: b2f81b1b7760b6a61c090f3f6127f7cd (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-03-29T17:57:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Valdete Gusberti Cortelini.pdf: 5320359 bytes, checksum: b2f81b1b7760b6a61c090f3f6127f7cd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-29 / This research, realized in the course of Master’s Degree in Education, in the University of Caxias do Sul, in the period from 2016 to 2018, developed its studies including the teacher training in the modality Distance Education, having as purpose the identification of strategies that advocate the autonomous formation of subject. The analysis were based in the theoretical references proposed by Reuven Feuerstein and Paulo Freire, establishing relations between these theories and the Political Pedagogical Project of the course of Pedagogy, in the modality Distance Education, offered by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, accredited in the Open University of Brazil, with its campus in the city Vila Flores, Rio Grande do Sul. Was developed also a field study through observations and questionnaires, during a semester of course, with students, tutors and teachers of matters of Axis V of the course quoted about. The problematization of the object of study incide: what strategies in mediation of formation in teachers of pedagogy, in the modality Distance Education, potentiate the construction of learning and of an autonomous subject in the process of structuring of teaching? The reflections were structured in analyze the strategies of mediation in formation of teachers in Distance modality, emphasizing the process of construction of learning and of an autonomous subject. To attend this biggest objective, were organized the steps of monitoring, trough the observation of a group of students from the Distance Pedagogy Course, the process of construction of learning, mediated by relations, didactics and technological resources, with the purpose of identify strategies of mediation responsible for potentializate the construction of learning and autonomy in structuration of teaching. The analysis were directed to identify the strategies of learning mediated, between mediator and mediated, that allowed, in the process of construction of learning, highlight marks of structuration of autonomy among subjects involved in a perspective of relation with the other, in a form responsible and ethic.

Dissertation (MTech (radiography))—Peninsula Technikon, Cape Town, 2003 / Five of the seventeen countries with Nuclear Medicine facilities in Africa have training programmes for Nuclear Medicine Technologists (NMT's). Four of the countries are in Northern Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt) and only one in Southern Africa (South Africa). The training programmes vary from country to country and therefore there is no common basis to facilitate regional co-operation. Nuclear Medicine Technologists working in sub-Saharan countries do not have formal training in Nuclear Medicine and have mostly been recruited from related fields of Radiological Technology. A number of NMT's in these centres have enjoyed International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) fellowship training in other countries or have attended regional training courses. Knowledge and skills, learned in well established Nuclear Medicine departments with supportive infrastructure, are on the whole difficult to transfer to a local situation without such support. Because of the nature of the specialty the numbers required for training are small and it would therefore not be cost-effective for Higher Education Institutions in these countries to set up training programmes. There is also a lack of expertise in this field in Africa. Training was initially supported outside the countries with loss of personnel to the departments and in many instances loss of manpower as these trainees leave their countries and do not return. Under an IAEA/African Regional Co-operative Agreement (AFRA) project; "Establishing a Regional Capability in Nuclear Medicine", the following related to training of NMT's: 1. Harmonisation of training programmes for Nuclear Medicine Technologists in AFRA countries 2. Assess the feasibility of running a Distance Assisted Training (DAT) programme for Nuclear Medicine Technologists It was hoped that in this way, full use could be made of available expertise and facilities in the region, the cost of training could be reduced and the standard of patient health care improved.

Thesis (DTech (Information Technology))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011. / This thesis is based on an analysis of the position of mobile learning within learning and instructional design theories in Higher Education. It seeks to understand the concept of mobile education or mobile learning, the technology of mobile learning and its interactions with other media of learning. It also aims to unlock the relationship between the learning theory and mobile learning as well as the position of mobile learning, handheld and wireless technologies at universities. The research design, approach, methodology and methods of this study were framed around the qualitative grounded theory. This approach guided the process of collecting and analysing data as well as the discussion of key findings. The data was gleaned from personal interviews and analysis of literature. The analysis of the data focused on the social, economic, ideological and technological dynamics and the way they have shaped the complex landscape of mobile learning in higher institutions of learning. It also concentrated on the recurrent paradigm shifts and changes and their implications for teaching and learning in higher institutions. The analysis of data uncovered several issues that are pertinent to our understanding of mobile learning. For example, it revealed that mobile learning is not about the mobile technology but rather about the learner and the learning experience, with the media playing the role of an instrument for mobilising learning and instruction. It also led us to the conception that mobile learning has the potential to promote outdoor learning. This is because this type of technology provides learners with information that they need about their learning context. Finally it was evident from data that learning was moving away from process to an institutional social phenomenon. It has acquired asocial institutional meaning in conceptions such as the learning society and organisation as well as lifelong and ubiquitous learning. In this light, this study concludes that integrating classroom-based learning with informal mobile learning can add value to formal classroom-based learning and it can also enhance learners' overall learning experience. Moreover, although the concept of learning space is not restricted to online learning, it is likely to create new learning spaces. The project also concludes that mobile learning resonates with the learning and instructional design theories such as the associative, constructive and situated learning theory.

Apresentamos neste trabalho uma investigação acerca de algumas das condições que compõem as aplicações da chamada Educação a Distância no Brasil. Interessa-nos, em particular, descobrir as potencialidades desta modalidade de ensino-aprendizagem que se dão através do uso de computadores atrelados à Internet. Porém, optamos por adotar uma perspectiva imanente de investigação, que engloba uma multiplicidade de questões que atravessam a Educação como um todo e não somente o seu modo de operação à distância. Para tanto, nós realizamos uma espécie de cartografia mezzo-histórica do ensinar-aprender à distância no nosso país com o intuito de mostrar como é longa a distância entre as primeiras experiências em Educação a Distância e o cenário atual propício a estas práticas. Discutimos a apropriação de técnicas, tecnologias e usos que ocorrem em meio a linhas políticas, econômicas, pedagógicas e, sobretudo, éticas, constituindo algumas das condições cruciais à invenção e captura deste modo de fazer educacional. Analisamos alguns dos possíveis impactos na Educação a Distância vigente em nosso país que são efeito do ressentimento oriundo do contínuo e inacabável processo de Globalização, que afeta diferentes segmentos da nossa sociedade, não deixando de forma alguma ilesos os processos de ensino-aprendizagem contemporâneos. Frente a esta conjectura, nós avançamos na tentativa de verificar até que ponto é possível extrair potências da suposta fragilidade imposta pela política neoliberal nos dias de hoje, amparados pelas pistas deixadas pelo trabalho de Deleuze e de Foucault no movimento que vai das Sociedades Disciplinares às de Controle misturadas às alternativas apontadas pelo que se convém denominar Capitalismo Cognitivo. As condições de experiência e de produção de sentido(s) possíveis em processos de Educação a Distância são problematizadas através da fabricação dos conceitos de distância, proximidade e velocidade, por um percurso que nos posiciona entre as duas margens mais comuns na discussão sobre esta referida modalidade de ensino-aprendizagem, que são compostas de um lado por entusiastas e de outro pelos algozes críticos. Apresentamos ainda neste estudo algumas noções de rede, considerando as suas possíveis conceituações, seja como parafernália técnica que viabiliza conexões informáticas, permitindo a comunicação na Internet, seja como modo de mobilização de coletivos que buscam a multiplicação de sentidos em suas práticas. Apostamos na capacidade inerente às redes de aumentar consideravelmente a potência de ação dos coletivos envolvidos com práticas de ensino-aprendizagem à distância, através da implementação de estratégias e táticas micropolíticas, conforme inspiração na análise acerca do processo de invenção do cotidiano registrado na obra de Michel de Certeau. / At this work we present an investigation about some of the conditions that make possible the applications of the Distance Education in Brazil in order to discover the potential of this teaching/learning method that occur through the use of computers linked to the Internet. However, we choose to adopt an immanent perspective in research, which includes a multiplicity of issues that cross the Education as a whole, and not just its distance operation mode. We build some kind of historical cartography of the Distance Education practices in our country considering their political, economical, educational and, above all, ethical lines of constitution. We have reviewed some of the impacts on Distance Education in our country that are effect of the resentment that comes from the continuous and endless process of globalization, which affects different segments of our society, focusing in the teaching/learning contemporary practices. Facing this conjecture, we move forward, verifying how can we extract potencies of the weakness which are imposed to us by the neoliberal policies of nowadays. We work with the support of the studies of Deleuze and Foucault regarding to the movement that goes from the Societies of Discipline to the Societies of Control, mixed with the arrangements and alternatives proposed by the event of the Cognitive Capitalism. The conditions of experience and production of meaning(s) that are possible in Distance Education processes are investigated through the production of the concepts of distance, speed and proximity, when we assume the position between the two usual sides at Distance Education discussions that are composed in one part by enthusiasts and in other by its exagerated critics. We work still with some conceptualizations for the term network, considering it as a technique paraphernalia that enables computer connections, allowing the communication through the Internet, and also as a way of collectives mobilization that seek to multiply the meanings in their practices. We believe in the inherent capacity of the networks to considerably increase the power of action of the collectives involved in distance teaching/learning practices, through the implementation of strategies and micropolitical tactics, under the inspiration on the analysis about the process of the invention of everyday life practices presented in the work of Michel de Certeau.

A presente tese versa sobre a Educação a Distância e o desenvolvimento de estratégias pedagógicas, técnicas e metodológicas no intuito de abranger as necessidades biopsicossociais e incluir os idosos em cursos virtuais. Deste modo, o objetivo da presente pesquisa foi construir uma arquitetura pedagógica para a Educação a Distância voltada para cyberseniors. Esta necessidade surgiu da perspectiva de uma vida longa para uma grande parte da população, representando novos desafios, onde a educação a distância pode se tornar uma forma de inclusão social por suas inúmeras possibilidades. Desta forma as arquiteturas pedagógicas, como estruturas organizacionais do planejamento, podem auxiliar na discussão e reflexão sobre o tema. Para atender ao objetivo proposto, o estudo foi realizado em uma abordagem quali-quantitativa, composta por sete etapas de desenvolvimento. No decorrer das etapas foram oferecidos cursos de extensão para pessoas com 60 anos ou mais. Após a construção dos dois primeiros mapeamentos da arquitetura pedagógica, foram oferecidas seis oficinas virtuais (Espanhol. Fisioterapia, Cores, Fotografia, Trilhas Sonoras e História e Memória) no intuito de mapear indicadores para a construção da arquitetura pedagógica final. A coleta de dados foi realizada a partir de observações participantes, entrevistas, questionários e produções tecnológicas dos participantes mais velhos em ambientes virtuais de aprendizagem. Estes indicadores possibilitaram a construção da arquitetura pedagógica final onde se percebe a necessidade de aspectos gerontoeducacionais, como a resiliência e a reminiscência com os idosos. Com o estudo foi possível perceber que os idosos possuem potencial para aprender através da EAD, o que irá implicar mudanças culturais através de novas aprendizagens. / This thesis focuses on the Distance Education and the development of teaching strategies, techniques and methodology in order to address the biopsychosocial needs and include the elderly in virtual courses. Thus, the objective of this research was to build a pedagogical architecture for Distance Education facing cyberseniors. This need arose from the prospect of a long life for a large part of the population, representing new challenges, where the distance can become a form of social inclusion for its numerous possibilities. Thus the pedagogical architectures, organizational structures and planning, can assist in the discussion and reflection on the topic. To meet the proposed objective, the study was conducted in a qualitative and quantitative approach, consisting of seven stages of development. During the steps were offered extension courses for people aged 60 or more. After construction of the first two mappings of pedagogical architecture, virtual workshops were offered six (Spanish Physiotherapy, Colors, Photography, Soundtracks and History and Memory) with the aim of mapping indicators for the construction of architecture pedagogical end. Data collection was conducted from participant observations, interviews, questionnaires and technological productions of older participants in virtual learning environments. These indicators allowed the construction of pedagogical end architecture where one realizes the need for gerontological and educational aspects as resilience and reminiscence with the elderly. In the study it was revealed that the elderly have the potential to learn through distance learning, which will involve cultural changes through new learning.

A tese busca fazer um corte crítico às EADs, massificadas e normalizadas por mecanismos de controle em direção à serialização das subjetividades dos estudantes, problematizando a questão do aprender como acontecimento nos ambientes AVAs. Interroga até que ponto o aparato tecnológico possibilita encontros que produzam devires de uma cognição sensível e não somente o de uma recognição. Dispõe-se a cartografar e narrar situações de acontecimento no aprender a partir de análises provindas dos referenciais de Deleuze e Bakhtin considerados como intercessores que compõem o plano de reflexão. Operando a partir de situações vividas pela pesquisadora – e que posteriormente, são transformadas em narrativas- a tese aborda três posições de sujeito no ambiente AVA: a de professora, a de tutora e a de aluna e trata, dessa forma, de objetivar quando e de que forma se evidenciam nas situações analisadas o que se pode chamar de acontecimento intempestivo, do qual resultam processos de diferenciação e de diferença aos sujeitos nelas implicados. O interesse não se prende à busca de modelos, uma vez que qualquer modelo possui a desvantagem de vir a se degradar quando colocado como Ideia separada da vida, em planos transcendentes à mesma. É, portanto, a imanência que nos guia, e nossos procedimentos podem se situar na imagem da fita de Moebius, na qual corpo e pensamento se torcem e percorrem tanto a exterioridade como a interioridade, em enervantes continuidades. Nosso trabalho se passa na superfície, ali, onde formamos imagens das coisas que vemos ali onde as imagens-percebidas falam não de um extra-ser que as subsome e recalca. As imagens que produzimos pelo que vemos e pelo que também nos olha situam-se como reservatórios de potenciais a serem atualizados por nossa linguagem. O problema que concerne a nossa tese refere-se a uma questão que deve ser permanentemente problematizada para vir a ser absorvida não por sua ordem prescritiva, recognitiva e justificada, mas para tornar-se incessante desvio e crítica. / This thesis aims to make a critical cross section to EADs ( Distance Learning ) , massified and normalized by mechanism of control towards the serialization of subjectivities of the students, discussing the issue of learning as an event at AVAs ( Virtual Learning Environments ) .It questions to which extent the technological apparatus enables meetings that may produce becomings with a sensitive cognition and not only a recognition. It aims to map and narrate situations in learning stemmed from analyses of Deleuze and Bakhtin references considered as intercessors which frame the reflection plane. Operating from situations experienced by the researcher- and that afterwards are transformed into narratives- the thesis addresses three positions of the subject in AVAs environment: the teacher, the tutor and the student, and thus manages to objectify when and in which way it may become evident in the situations analyzed, what may be called an ultimate event, which result in differentiation processes and difference in the subjects involved. The interest is not restricted to the search of models once any design has the disadvantage to degrade when placed as an Idea separate from life, in its transcendent planes . It is therefore the immanence that guides us and our procedures may be situated in the image of the Moebius strip, in which body and thought entwine and meander through both externality and interiority in unnerving continuities . Our work takes place on the surface, there where we form images of the things we see, there where the images we perceive speak ,not about an extra being who represses them. The images we produce by what we see and also by what looks at us are situated as reservoirs of potentials to be updated by our language. The problem concerning tot our thesis refers to an issue that should be permanently problematized to be absorbed not by its prescriptive , recognitive and justified order but to become incessant deviation and criticism.

O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar os fatores de personalidade, de motivação e dados sociodemográficos que interferem na adesão e permanência dos estudantes em cursos na modalidade de Educação a Distância. A investigação destes temas teve o propósito de preencher as lacunas existentes entre a EaD e suas interfaces com a Psicologia. No transcorrer da pesquisa foram percorridas algumas etapas diretamente relacionadas aos objetivos específicos, para tanto, a pesquisa foi didaticamente dividida em dois estudos. Estudo 1 para tradução, adaptação transcultural e validação da escala EMITICE no Brasil que realizou-se em duas fases: (1) tradução, adaptação e teste piloto (N=91), (2) teste de campo e validação (N=466) em alunos de cursos a distância, idades entre 18 a 61 anos (M=34,48; DP=9,56), 171 homens (36,7%) e 295 mulheres (63,3%), de todo o Brasil. Análise fatorial confirmatória dos 5 fatores apresentou boa adequação ao modelo e boa consistência interna para a amostra ( = 0,84). Os resultados são apresentados no artigo 2. O estudo 2 foi dividido em três fases: (1) estudo de cunho bibliográfico sobre a temática adesão, permanência, persistência e evasão na EaD, que está apresentado no artigo 1, (2) estudo exploratório com abordagem dos dados numa perspectiva mista (quali-quantitativa) sobre os motivos da adesão e permanência nessa modalidade. A amostra constituiu-se por 600 sujeitos, com idades entre 18 a 61 anos (M = 32,39; DP = 9,25), 216 homens (36,0%) e 384 mulheres (64%). Os resultados permitiram a categorização de 13 itens para os motivos de adesão e 13 itens para permanência, que, por sua vez, foram organizados em 3 dimensões: questões pessoais ou endógenas ao aluno; questões acadêmicas ou exógenas ao aluno e questões contextuais relacionadas ao que envolve tanto o aluno quanto o curso, apresentados no artigo 3, (3) estudo quantitativo correlacional que objetivou analisar as relações entre motivação, personalidade, variáveis psicossociais e desempenho na EaD, com a mesma amostra da fase 1. Utilizaram-se os instrumentos: BFP, EMITICE e questionário sóciodemográfico. Realizaram-se análises multivariadas e a partir das análises estatísticas os resultados apontam alguns fatores preditores que aumentam a chance de ter um bom desempenho na EaD. Destaca-se que a renda familiar e o empenho, uma faceta do fator Realização contribuem, sendo a habilidade com tecnologia a variável que mais interfere, aumentando em 97% o desempenho na EaD como pode ser lido no artigo 4. / The purpose of this study was to explore factors of personality, motivation and social demographic data that interfere with the student adherence and retention in the Distance Education Courses. The investigation of these topics was focused on filling the gaps which exist between the DE and their interfaces using Psychology. During the research, some stages were passed directly related to specific objectives, therefore the research was didactically divided into two studies. Study 1 for translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the scale EMITICE in Brazil that took place in two phases: (1) translation, adaptation and pilot testing (N = 91), (2) field test and validation (N = 466) in the distance education students, ranging in ages from 18 to 61 years (M = 34.48, SD = 9.56), 171 men (36.7%) and 295 women (63.3%), throughout Brazil. Confirmatory factor analysis of the five factors showed a good model adequacy and good internal consistency for the sample ( = .84). The results are presented in article 2. The study 2 was divided into three phases: (1) a bibliographical study on adherence, retention, persistence and dropout in DE, which is presented in article 1 (2) an exploratory study that approaches the data in a mixed outlook (qualitative and quantitative) concerning the matters of adherence and permanence in this modality. The sample was composed by 600 people, aged between 18 and 61 years (M = 32.39, SD = 9.25), 216 men (36.0%) and 384 women (64%). The results allowed the categorization of 13 items for reasons of adherence and 13 items of permanence, which were organized into three dimensions: personal or endogenous issues in students; academic issues or exogenous in students and contextual issues related to involving both the student and the course presented in Article 3, (3) correlational quantitative study aimed to analyze the relationship between motivation, personality, psychosocial variables and performance in DE, with the same sample of phase 1. BFP, EMITICE and demographic questionnaire were the used instruments. Multivariate analyzes were performed, and from the multivariate statistical analysis, the results show some predictor factors that increase the chance of having a good performance in distance education. It is noteworthy that the family income and its commitment, a facet of the Achievement factor contribute, being the ability with technology the variable that most affects, increasing performance of students by 97% in DE as can be read in Article 4.

abstract: The pathway for entering the K-12 classroom as a teacher varies compared to what was once the traditional model of teacher preparation. In this mixed-methods action research study, I explore supporting first year alternatively certified urban and rural intern teachers through a multicomponent distance induction program. The induction model in this study was based on the theoretical framework of Bandura's social learning theory and Wenger's communities of practice. The purpose of this study was to identify the extent in which a multicomponent distance learning induction program impacts first year intern teachers' sense of self-efficacy, understand their successes, their challenges, and to identify how intern teacher evaluations change. Quantitative data included results from a self-efficacy survey and the Student Teaching Assessment Instrument (STAI). Qualitative data was collected through intern teachers' blogs, cadre leader video narratives, and cadre leader STAI narrative responses. Six themes emerged including topics such as building relationships with other education professionals, receiving feedback from the cadre leader, identifying struggles and application of college coursework into the K-12 classroom. Key findings reveal interns are least efficacious in student engagement, relationships with other educators support an intern teacher emotionally and pedagogically, intern teachers struggle with work-life balance, and cadre leaders observed intern teachers as having improved their skills in student engagement, instructional practices, and classroom management. Implications to practice include a structured approach to introducing student engagement, creating a best practices library of video examples, and a pre-orientation (Super Saturday) of topics prior to stepping into the classroom with students. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ed.D. Leadership and Innovation 2013