Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:29:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2012-02-29Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:59:15Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 hulshof_va_me_botfm.pdf: 288405 bytes, checksum: 37d9d039ab64282bbded83330a7b34d5 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Foi realizado estudo longitudinal de intervenção para verificar o efeito de um programa escolar para mudança do estilo de vida, envolvendo atividade física e educação nutricional como atenção primária à baixa aptidão física e excesso de peso em crianças. A amostra de conveniência por demanda espontânea foi composta por 53 escolares (30 meninas e 23 meninos) com idade entre seis e dez anos, regularmente matriculados no ensino fundamental (1° ao 5° ano) em uma escola particular do município de Botucatu-SP. A divulgação deu-se via agenda com posterior autorização dos pais para participação no programa. A intervenção, com duração de três meses, foi oferecida durante seis semestres, com dois encontros semanais de duas horas (uma hora com os profissionais de educação física e uma hora com os nutricionistas). As avaliações da aptidão física relacionada à saúde foram: flexibilidade (teste de sentar-e-alcançar), força/resistência abdominal (teste abdominal em 1 minuto) e resistência geral (teste correr/andar por 9 minutos). Avaliação antropométrica contou com aferição de peso, estatura, cálculo do índice de massa corporal (IMC) e circunferência abdominal (CA). Ao final de cada semestre os pais responderam um questionário a respeito das atividades realizadas pelos filhos no tempo livre. Para análise dos dados utilizou-se estatística descritiva, qui-quadrado, ANOVA e regressão logística com nível de significância de 5%. Considerando o efeito da intervenção sem distinção de sexo, houve aumento do peso corporal, porém com redução da circunferência abdominal. Flexibilidade e força/resistência abdominal melhoraram com a intervenção e a resistência geral não se alterou. Quando a amostra foi distribuída por sexo e ajustada para idade... / A longitudinal intervention study was performed in order to evaluate the effect of a school program for lifestyle change involving physical activity and nutritional education as primary care for low physical fitness and overweight in children. The convenience sample by spontaneous demand consisted of 53 six-to-ten-year-old schoolchildren (30 girls and 23 boys) regularly enrolled from first to fifth grade of a private primary school in the city of Botucatu, SP, Brazil. Information about the program was provided by a note in the schoolchildren’s agenda, with later authorization from parents for their participation. The intervention, which took three months, was offered in two semesters, with weekly two-hour meetings (one hour with physical education professionals and one hour with dietitians). The following health-related physical fitness evaluations were made: flexibility (sit-and-reach test), abdominal strength/resistance (1-minute abdominal test) and general resistance (9-minute running/walking test). Anthropometric evaluation consisted in measuring weight and height and in estimating the Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC). At the end of each semester, the parents answered a questionnaire concerning the physical activities performed by their children in their free time. Descriptive statistics, chi-square, ANOVA and logistic regression with a significance level of 5% were used for data analysis. When considering the effect of the intervention without gender distinction, body weight increase was observed although with waist circumference reduction. Flexibility and abdominal strength/resistance improved with the intervention and general resistance did not change. When the sample was distributed by gender and adjusted for age and WC, the boys showed higher general resistance than the girls... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Thesis (MEd (Education and Social Science))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010 / The thesis examined the instructional support that Heads of Departments (HoDs) in four Cape Town primary schools provided for mathematics and science teachers. The main research focus was: To investigate the activities and strategies that HoDs in Cape Town primary schools use to provide support to mathematics and science teachers in their departments. A qualitative interpretative approach was used for the study. Face-to-face, semi-structured individual interviews were used to enable the researcher to obtain in-depth responses to the questions and probe the participants' responses. The sample for the study consisted of four HoDs and four Grade 6 mathematics and science teachers. The results indicated that among other things, the HoDs used mentoring or coaching and motivation to support mathematics and science teachers. It was also found that, in the course of mentoring the teachers, the HoDs encountered several challenges. In the light of the findings, the researcher recommends that HoDs be provided with formal leadership and management programmes to ensure efficacy in their practices.

Orientador: Eloisa de Mattos Hofling / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-05T15:34:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Campos_ValeriaMariaQueirozGuimaraesde_M.pdf: 1892377 bytes, checksum: 41faf853c668c6b207962a42dd87886b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005 / Resumo: Este estudo buscou compreender como se constrói a noção de cidadania nos livros didáticos de História de 1ª a 4ª série do Ensino Fundamental I. A partir da leitura de estudos teóricos sobre a noção de cidadania e de estudos sobre material didático compreendemos a importância de sobre a noção de cidadania construída nos livros didáticos de História. Com essa preocupação, identificamos as duas coleções didáticas mais utilizadas nas escolas da Região Oeste de Campinas, sobre as quais debruçamos nosso olhar. Centramos nossa investigação nas possibilidades e espaços existentes para abordagem de aspectos relacionados à natureza da participação. Iniciamos justificando a validade do tema, estratégico e relevante nos dias atuais, e esclarecendo os caminhos que percorremos na construção da metodologia, bem como o nosso entendimento sobre os termos que envolvem a nossa busca, a noção de cidadania e a natureza da participação. Desenvolvemos nossa reflexão respeitando as propostas temáticas apresentadas pelo material, de acordo com os PCNs, e nos remetendo aos estudos sobre a noção de cidadania para o desvendar das possibilidades. Por fim, trouxemos algumas considerações finais, com o cuidado de não esquecer que nosso caminhar envolve a leitura que fazemos, diversa de outras. Destacamos que, mesmo a passos lentos, as transformações no material didático de História se operam, e a discussão que envolve a construção da noção de cidadania, não pode se considerar acabada / Abstract: This study tried to understand how we construct the notion of citizenship in didactic books of History from the 1st to the 4 th series of Basic Education I. From the reading of theoretical studies about notion of citizenship and studying the didactic material, we understand the importance of thought of the notion of citizenship showed indidactic books of History. With this concern, we identify the two most used didactic collections in the schools of Campinas West Region, on which we look at more attentively. Our best research is on the possibilities and ways we have to relate on the nature of the participation. We start by justifying the value of the subject, strategic and relevant nowadays, and clarifying the ways we cover in the construction of the methodology, as well as our understanding on the subjects that involve our research, the notion of citizenship and the nature of the participation. We develop our reflection respecting the thematic proposals presented by the material, according to the PCNs, and reminding to the studies about notion of citizenship to see clearly all the possibilities. Finally, we brought some final considerations, with the care of not to forget that our walk involves the reading that we do, different from the others. We tried to show that, in spite of our slow steps, the transformations in the didactic material of History occurs, and the discussion that involves the construction of the notion of citizenship, cannot be considered finished. / Mestrado / Educação, Sociedade, Politica e Cultura / Mestre em Educação

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T16:10:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissert_Neise_Maria_da_Silva.pdf: 2146846 bytes, checksum: bb3fbdaa8a5985051a8c16f0f29e9f0e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-08-20 / This work falls in line with State and Education Policy Research program of graduate education at Federal University of Goias An analysis of curriculum policy in Goiânia seeking to identify the presence or absence of the National Curriculum Parameters (PCNs) these curricular guidelines, based on official documents, together with the literature search and documentary. Among the authors most consulted highlight Cury, Moreira, Queen, Veiga, Ciavata, Bonamino, Martinez. Investigation revealed important themes for this study such as citizenship and interdisciplinarity. To obtain information, we make use of questionnaires to directors, coordinators and teachers from 20 public schools in Goiania and analysis of political Projects teaching (PPP) of 10 such schools. The result of our work showed the construction of a local curriculum that initially was very tied to the national policy for curriculum, in a second stage takes shape with a text more independent, to guide the construction of the PPP schools. / Este trabalho situa-se na linha de pesquisa Estado e Políticas Educacionais do programa de pós-graduação em educação da Universidade Federal de Goiás. Realizamos uma análise da política curricular no município de Goiânia buscando identificar a presença ou não dos Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais (PCNs) nessas diretrizes curriculares, com base em documentos oficiais, juntamente com a pesquisa bibliográfica e documental. Dentre os autores mais consultados, destacamos Cury, Moreira, Rainho, Veiga, Ciavata, Bonamino, Martinez. A investigação evidenciou temáticas importantes para este estudo tais como cidadania e interdisciplinaridade. Para a obtenção de informações, valemo-nos da aplicação de questionários aos diretores, coordenadores e professores de 20 escolas públicas em Goiânia e análise dos Projetos político pedagógicos (PPPs) de 10 dessas escolas. O resultado do nosso trabalho evidenciou a construção de um currículo local que, inicialmente, era muito atrelado à política nacional de currículo; em um segundo momento se concretiza com um texto mais independente, destinado a orientar a construção dos PPP das escolas.

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Dissertation is concerned with science educational excursions as one of ways of education at elementary school. Target of my studie thesis is to create a model of science excursions with use the opportunity of nature around the town Kladno. Another target is create work sheets and their practical use, to know how the students can improve their knowledge before and after the excursions. Dissertation contains field research all visited places. Excursions took place on Vinařická horka, Libušín castle former place, Educational centre of scientic training in Kladno Čabárna and rescue station Aves. During excursions we used the educational work sheets. Later we compared the results of pupils knowledge. The results we compare in diagrams and charts. Getting off the disertation is processing and adaptation three forms of these excursions including methods, using these methods and photographs. After evaluation all excursions we must say, that forms of education of science is more attractive and more useful. All models of excursions can be used by other teachers at elementary schools, alternatively like models situations of excursions in another places. KEYWORDS Educational excursions, elementary schools, Kladno region, working sheets, forms and methods of education, nature trails,fauna, flora

Doctor of Philosophy / Curriculum and Instruction Programs / Marjorie R. Hancock / In today’s classrooms, literacy instruction is undergoing tremendous transformations as new technologies demand new literacies. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine how integration of technology supports the emergence of new literacies, within the context of an electronic reading workshop in a fifth-grade classroom. The electronic reading workshop provided students multiple opportunities to response to e-books, both as readers and technology users. First, e-book tools allowed the participants to engage in a spontaneous response process as the plot unfolded. Second, students responded to teacher-constructed prompts in electronic literature response journals. Analysis of the journals revealed responses from three broad categories: 1) personal meaning making, 2) character and plot involvement, and 3) literary criticism. Third, students engaged in conversational response while participating in asynchronous message board discussions. The students composed and posted their own response prompts. Analysis of the message board transcripts suggested five types of student-constructed prompts: 1) experiential prompts, 2) aesthetic prompts 3) cognitive prompts, 4) interpretive prompts, and 5) clarification prompts. Virtual guide response projects provided a fourth opportunity for response to e-books. Working in groups, students created virtual guides to the literature in which they visually represented their personal interpretations of the e-books. The virtual guides were published as multi-modal PowerPoint presentations including sounds, images, animations, and hyperlinks. As students conceptualized, researched, published and presented their virtual guides to the literature, they used new literacies to fully exploit the potential of the available technologies. The electronic reading workshop provided a learning environment in which students interacted with each other as they made sense of and accessed the available information and communication technologies. In particular, socially constructed learning occurred through threaded discussions on an electronic message board and development of virtual guide response projects. Educators must be responsive to today’s learners. This study illuminated the expanded possibilities for integrating technology and literacy within the context of an electronic reading workshop. Findings of the study suggest technology integration supports the emergence of new literacies, while the new literacies support students’ utilization of available technologies.

Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Curriculum and Instruction / Paul R. Burden / Growth in the percentage of students of color and English Language Learners in the nation's public schools has significant implications for teacher preparation institutions and professional development programs. Teachers and students alike gain immeasurable benefits from the process that requires them to get in touch with their own cultural, racial, and ethnic heritage. However, little is known about the racial identity of student teachers and the relationship of their dispositions to meet the needs of diverse learners. This study examines that issue at a large Midwestern University in a survey of 128 elementary and secondary student teachers. They completed "A Survey of Racial Identity and Dispositions of Student Teachers." The survey had three sections: "Demographics," "Racial Identity Status Self Assessment (RISSA)," and "Dispositions" self-rate their racial identity and dispositions regarding educational practices for diverse learners. Descriptive statistics were organized and reported for all data sets. T-test, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), analysis of variance (ANOVA), regression analysis, and correlations were conducted. Results indicate that the student teachers had low levels of racial identity and that they are unaware of themselves as racial beings. Moreover, students reporting a low racial identity status tend to lack the knowledge of meeting the needs of diverse learners. As student teachers continued to increase in the number of multicultural college credit hours, their racial identity status increased. Thus, the number of enrolled multicultural hours uniquely predicted racial identity status level of the student teachers. Some other main findings included a higher rating by females than males on the RISSA and on meeting the needs of diverse learners. Non-Whites scored higher than Whites on the RISSA, and elementary student teachers tended to score higher than secondary on the RISSA. Recommendations for practice include assessing student teachers racial identity before entering the teacher preparation program, requiring more multicultural college credit hours, and utilizing simulations during preservice preparation. Recommendations for further study include duplicating the study at a historical Black university, replicating the study nationwide, and adding qualitative components to add depth to the data.

Doctor of Philosophy / Curriculum and Instruction Programs / John A. Hortin / This study focused on migrant parent involvement in the educational experience of their children. Specifically, the study investigated parent involvement in the domains of (1) Community Setting, (2) School Setting, (3) and Home Setting, and its relationship to student achievement in reading and mathematics assessments. Research has clearly indicated that parent involvement in the education processes of children is a critical facet to their academic success. Nevertheless, research has also indicated that parent involvement programming in educational institutions has been structured to address a stable, middle class, language and culturally homogeneous patron. Given the dynamics that impact migrant families, districts that are heavily impacted by migrant families must ameliorate parent involvement programming to address the unique needs of migrant families and their children. The participants in the study comprised 51 migrant families. The response rate for participation in the study consisted of 25% of the total migrant population within the school district. Data were gathered through a survey and an interview. Four research hypotheses were identified and tested. The procedure employed to test the strength of the relationship between the individual domains and the scores was the Pearson's Product-Moment Correlation. Additionally, a two-tailed test was used as the procedure for all hypotheses tested. The results indicated that there was not a significant relationship between the domains and student achievement scores. Nevertheless, there was variability among the students' achievement scores despite the level of involvement demonstrated by the parents. Therefore, based on the range of scores, student success was not predicated on the level of engagement that parents demonstrated on the survey. Other factors accounted for the academic success or failure of the student. These factors may have included constraints such as teacher training and dispositions, the level of second language development that the child possessed, and the resiliency of the student. Nevertheless, for students within the same family, where one student scored extremely high and the other child scored extremely low, parent involvement could have been the deciding variable that could have assisted the low scoring child succeed academically, if the parent training had taken into consideration the factors that impact migrant families.