The principal theme of this work is the courses of written communication. The theoretical part mainly focuses on the business plan and the market research. The practical part describes the evolution of internet communication and continues with a business plan which comprises the concept of courses of written communication. Based on the market research, the goal of the work is to find out whether the chosen focus group would be interested in this kind of courses. The market research consists of the secondary and primary research. The primary quantitative research served as a tool to update the secondary data. As a qualitative research the author used the individual in-depth interviews. The work concludes by evaluating the results of the market research and serves as a recommendation for managers of educational institutions.

The thesis deals with home education. The theoretical part defines the basic terms. The next part defines communication strategy and cooperation between parents and school. The practical part of the thesis is focused on communication between parents and school. This section is considered to be information relating to the information obtained from the questionnaire for parents and teachers. The aim of this work is to find and expand their knowledge of cooperation and cooperation, based on the communication aspects of this cooperation. The results of the evaluation of questionnaires and interviews are evaluated by research questions and assumptions. KEYWORDS Home education, individual education, home education, communication, cooperation

Submitted by Rosina Valeria Lanzellotti Mattiussi Teixeira (rosina.teixeira@unisantos.br) on 2017-02-21T19:27:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ROBNALDO FIDALGO SALGADO.pdf: 1017109 bytes, checksum: 0b9d9ac1f79496aef86d42c80e44652d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-21T19:27:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ROBNALDO FIDALGO SALGADO.pdf: 1017109 bytes, checksum: 0b9d9ac1f79496aef86d42c80e44652d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-19 / Universidade Católica de Santos - Católica de Santos / This work is based on the assumption that the school is one of the spaces for critical re-signification of the use of technology-mediated communication, by appropriating knowledge about the universe of digital culture and reflecting concepts in the classroom. The research investigated the challenges experienced by teachers of basic education in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the classroom. The basis for the theoretical discussion was supported by authors from the fields of Philosophy, Education and Communication who have dedicated their research to the impacts of ICTs throughout society, including Castells, Lemos, Lévy, Martínez, Rada, Sacristán, Sancho and Tedesco. To answer the problem question: how do ICT contribute to mediation for new teaching and learning practices in the classroom ?, this research considered that, when thinking about education in the information society, it is necessary to reflect with teachers on aspects that Technologies, what their objectives are in relation to the training process. The objective of the research was to discuss the ICT space in the pedagogical practice of primary education teachers, who work in a public school in a city on the coast of the State of São Paulo, as well as to understand the challenges for pedagogical use of the tools in the classroom. class. In order to understand the complexity of the study, the methodological choice was based on a qualitative approach, with the data collection procedures being the focus group, observation, semi-structured interview and questionnaire. The results pointed out dilemmas and possibilities in the use of ICTs in teaching practice, which are real challenges for the effective incorporation of technological resources in the classroom. In relation to the challenges pointed out by the research participants, are: a) the need for ongoing training; B) lack of necessary infrastructure in relation to equipment and access to the Internet; C) difficulties in planning the use of equipment; D) difficulties to maintain authority before the student in the midst of the attractiveness of technological resources. Faced with the challenges cited by the teachers, possibilities arose for the use of technological resources in the classroom and for communication with parents and students, through technologies that allowed distance interactivity. The research data showed that the experiences of teachers and managers with the use of technological tools advance in teaching and learning practices, as the teacher has favorable conditions to explore more their potential for interaction and communication. / Este trabalho parte do pressuposto de que a escola é um dos espaços para ressignificação crítica do uso da comunicação mediada pelas tecnologias, ao se apropriar do conhecimento sobre o universo da cultura digital e refletir conceitos em sala de aula. A pesquisa investigou os desafios vivenciados pelos professores da educação básica na utilização das Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (TICs) em sala de aula. A base para a discussão teórica esteve apoiada em autores das áreas da Filosofia, Educação e Comunicação que têm dedicado suas pesquisas aos impactos das TICs em toda a sociedade, entre eles Castells, Lemos, Lévy, Martínez, Rada, Sacristán, Sancho e Tedesco. Para responder a questão-problema: como as TICs contribuem na mediação para novas práticas de ensino e aprendizagem em sala de aula?, esta pesquisa considerou que, quando se pensa em educação na sociedade da informação, é preciso refletir com os professores sobre aspectos que envolvem as tecnologias, quais seus objetivos em relação ao processo de formação. A pesquisa teve como objetivo geral discutir o espaço das TICs na prática pedagógica de professores da educação básica, que atuam em uma escola pública de um município no litoral do Estado de São Paulo, assim como compreender os desafios para utilização pedagógica das ferramentas em sala de aula. Com a intenção de compreender a complexidade do estudo, a escolha metodológica foi por uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa, tendo como procedimentos de coleta de dados a realização de grupo focal, observação, entrevista semi-estruturada e questionário. Os resultados apontaram dilemas e possibilidades na utilização das TICs na prática docente, que são verdadeiros desafios para a efetiva incorporação dos recursos tecnológicos na sala de aula. Em relação aos desafios apontados pelos participantes da pesquisa, estão: a) necessidade de formação permanente; b) falta de infraestrutura necessária em relação aos equipamentos e acessos à internet; c) dificuldades para o planejamento no uso dos equipamentos; d) dificuldades para manter a autoridade diante do aluno em meio à atratividade dos recursos tecnológicos. Diante dos desafios citados pelos docentes, surgiram possibilidades para a utilização dos recursos tecnológicos em sala de aula e para a comunicação com os pais e alunos, por meio de tecnologias que permitiram a interatividade a distância. Os dados da pesquisa apontaram que as experiências de docentes e gestores com a utilização de ferramentas tecnológicas avançam nas práticas de ensino e de aprendizagem, na medida em que o professor conta com condições favoráveis para explorar mais as suas potencialidades de interação e comunicação.

A teacher's disposition is a valued factor in special education; however, preservice teacher training in California higher education institutions does not require a focus on dispositions. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine whether common dispositions were associated with retention among teachers with comparable experience and preparation in special education. The study was grounded in constructivist learning theories including experiential learning, transformational learning, reflective practice, communities of practice, and situated learning. Data collection included responses to the Teacher Dispositions Index survey from 28 teachers in the partner school district. Results of multiple regression analyses indicated that effective communication and commitment to ethical professional behavior were common dispositions among persistent special education teachers. This research study affirmed special education teacher dispositions are difficult to define and assess. Future research is recommended regarding the dispositions of effective communication, commitment to ethical professional behavior, and supplemental dispositions present in the teaching profession. The doctoral project included a professional development seminar to foster persistence among special education teachers. Results may be used to increase percentages of persistent teachers in special education programs.

Backround. Based of my personal observations when employed as a pharmacist in a Saudi hospital it was clear that there were problems with medicine supply to outpatients. This thesis was designed to scientifically investigate the types of shortages, the reason(s) for such problems and potential solutions to the problem. Methods . This study was undertaken using a variety of experimental techniques to determine the views and perceptions of patients, pharmacists, physicians and administrative staff of the hospital under examination. To establish the scale of the problem: focus groups (n=25), structured questionnaires, structured interviews/meetings for health care professionals and a national survey (n=650) were the research tools used to objectively determine the relevant data. The data were analyzed by appropriate statistical methods. Results and Discussion That there was a real problem was quickly established in the data obtained from patients. A similar finding was made for each of the 'professional groups'. The central problem was one of shortages of medicines for prescriptions presented by outpatients. It was not a case the medicines were simply not available because they were never stocked but rather a simple shortage in the dispensary stock. It was established the lack of medicines was not due to central budget arrangements but involved prescribing quantities outside of the hospital guidelines which no degree of planning could accommodate. There was also the very unexpected finding that a prescription could be filled in a variety of hospital dispensaries as individuals could access more than one hospital or they could consult more than one physician for the same condition and obtain effectively double the supplies. Communications between the hospital and patients and the health care professionals could all be improved by perhaps increasing the knowledge of the patient about the correct use of medicines. Recommendations. A series of recommendations for future work is provided

O que fazem profissionais de educação numa produção televisiva? Nesta pesquisa, por meio de 'conversas' com praticantespensantes que atuam em produção de TV, e no uso de outros documentos (programas editados, argumentos, textos e roteiros), busco responder a essa pergunta e compreender as redes de conhecimentos e significações relativas aos espaçostempos de ação desses profissionais, entendidos como entre-lugares de educação e comunicação. A pesquisa, na perspectiva dos estudos com os cotidianos, se articula ao GRPESQ Currículo, redes educativas e imagens, do Laboratório Educação e Imagem/ProPEd/UERJ, e busca apoio em conversas/narrativas com/de professores que trabalharam/trabalham em televisão em especial, no programa Salto para o Futuro integrando a equipe de educação da TV Escola (MEC), ou atuando como consultores de séries temáticas. Sobre o assunto, também foram ouvidos responsáveis pela assessoria pedagógica dos canais Encuentro e Pakapaka, na Argentina, em doutorado-sanduíche, com o apoio da Capes. Como fundamentação teórica, além de pesquisas com os cotidianos, a partir de textos de Michel de Certeau, de Nilda Alves e de Inês Barbosa de Oliveira, dos quais emergem algumas das noções que permeiam essa investigação, ressalto a contribuição de autores da sociologia, como Pierre Bourdieu e Boaventura de Sousa Santos e, ainda, de represe ntantes dos chamados estudos culturais, entre eles Jesús Martín-Barbero, Nestor Canclini, Stuart Hall, Homi Bhabha entre outros. A questão do outro, da alteridade, que permeia a tese, em sua tessitura com narrativas e imagens, busca inspiração também nos escritos e em conversas com Carlos Skliar e nos textos de Jorge Larrosa. As conclusões possíveis destacam a importância das ações desses profissionais (professores) nesses espaçostempos televisivos. / What do professionals in education do in a television production? This research is an attempt to answer this question not only through conversations with the practitioners engaged in television production but also through sources such as edited programmes, arguments , texts and scripts. In doing so, I intend to understand the net of knowledge and meanings related to the so called space-times of action (here understood as an in-between place belonging to both education and communication fields) of these professionals. This work, under the perspective of everyday life studies, is aligned with the research group entitled Curriculum, educational networks and images, from the Education and Image Laboratory of the post graduation program in Education (ProPEd) of the University of Rio de Janeiro State (UERJ). It concentrates in talks with and narratives of educators who worked and have been working either as members of TV Escola which belongs to the Ministry of Education (MEC) or consultants of a particular educational television program entitled Salto para o Futuro. The ones responsible for the pedagogical consultancy of the channels Encuentro and Pakapaka from Argentina have also been interviewed thanks to a doctorate program supported by Capes. The theoretical framework is based on the writings of Michel de Certeau, Nilda Alves and Ines Barbosa de Oliveira; besides them, the contributions of the sociological thinkers Pierre Bourdieu and Boaventura de Souza Santos as well as some representatives of cultural studies such as Jesús Martín Barbero, Nestor Canclini, Stuart Hall, Homi Bhabha, among others, have also been used. Issues about the other and alterity have found inspiration in Carlos Skliar and Jorge Larrosas texts. The possible conclusions made highlight the relevance of the actions of these professionals (teachers) in this space-time television environment

This thesis concentrates on new approaches in the popularization of archaeology in the light of its social contribution to the society of the 21st century. Its main research issue is the problem of didactical transformation of the archaeological data and knowledge for the needs of an efficient popularization of the discipline. An effective popularization is considered to be a complex of interdisciplinary processes leading to a multi-layered usage of archaeological in-formation and data by the general public. The author as well emphasizes the substantial educational dimension of archaeological popularization. According to this fact she tries to apply the pieces of knowledge gained from field didactics, museum education and experiential learning on the duplex communication with general public. Thesis consists form a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part deals with information and experiences from public archaeology, history, sociology and philosophy and analyses both familiar and neglected roles of archaeology within the contemporary society and situates them into a broader educational context. The second - practical - part of the thesis focuses on new approaches, methods and themes within the research issue, and introduces several model examples of good praxis as well as seven...

Submitted by Diogo Misoguti (diogo.misoguti@gmail.com) on 2016-06-17T18:21:33Z No. of bitstreams: 1 valter-pedro-batista.pdf: 1695255 bytes, checksum: 248ae75b9596f234ac822f4655757a21 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Diogo Misoguti (diogo.misoguti@gmail.com) on 2016-06-17T18:22:40Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 valter-pedro-batista.pdf: 1695255 bytes, checksum: 248ae75b9596f234ac822f4655757a21 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-17T18:22:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 valter-pedro-batista.pdf: 1695255 bytes, checksum: 248ae75b9596f234ac822f4655757a21 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-18 / A presente pesquisa assume a abordagem metodológica qualitativa de caráter descritivo e é delineada através de um estudo de caso educacional. O objetivo geral da pesquisa é investigar em que medida o curso ―Cibercultura e prática docente‖ contribuiu para o empoderamento dos professores de uma escola da rede estadual de São Paulo, como autores da sua prática docente. A análise busca evidenciar os limites e as possibilidades do curso em tela, para o empoderamento dos sujeitos sociais, envolvidos em uma formação que os situe em uma perspectiva autoral, procurando observar as contradições inerentes ao fenômeno investigado. O marco teórico ergue-se em meio aos seguintes campos conceituais: políticas educacionais e formação de professores no Brasil; educação e cibercultura; formação de professores (com destaque para a formação continuada em serviço in loco); empoderamento (na acepção freireana). No tocante ao método foi desenvolvida a análise documental das ATPC (aulas de trabalho pedagógico coletivo) do curso em tela, a análise estatística descritiva dos dados objetivos oriundos do questionário estruturado e a análise temática de conteúdo dos depoimentos de cinco professores, nas entrevistas semiestruturadas. Os achados da pesquisa confirmam a suposição de que o curso em tela tenha contribuído para o empoderamento dos professores pesquisados, mediante aprimoramento da formação continuada em serviço in loco dos professores, em que tais atores sociais se situem como autores de sua prática docente. Entretanto, restam dois desafios: a) a necessidade de se ampliar a fluência tecnológica dos docentes, bem como a leitura crítica dos estruturantes tecnológicos, percebendo sua potência e suas contradições, no campo da educação; b) ampliar o tempo de formação continuada dos docentes, com o aceno de que tal desafio extrapola o âmbito de ação imediata das unidades escolares, por resvalar as questões afeitas às políticas públicas de formação de professores. Os limites da pesquisa incidem sobre uma das características do estudo de caso: em termos de generalização, poder ser transposto somente a circunstâncias semelhantes. Em convergência com diversos estudos visitados na revisão de literatura, a discussão de resultados da presente pesquisa aponta a necessidade de as políticas públicas de formação continuada de professores da educação básica estabelecerem uma relação mais dialógica com esses profissionais da educação, ao pensar em desenhos didáticos de formação respondentes às demandas dos professores, ao invés de propor desenhos didáticos de formação que se curvam aos ditames dos organismos multilaterais. / This research is based on the qualitative approach, particularly the study of an educational case. The objective of the research is to investigate the contribution of the course "Cyberculture and teaching practice" to the empowerment of teachers from a state school in São Paulo (Brazil), placing them as authors of their teaching practice. The analysis seeks to show the limits and the possibilities of the course, for the empowerment of these teachers, in a perspective that places them in a copyright perspective. The research tries to observe the contradictions of the investigated phenomenon. The theoretical framework stands among the following semantic fields: education policy and teacher training in Brazil; education and cyberculture; teacher training (particularly thecontinuous in-service training); empowerment (according to Freire’s ideas). It was developed the documental analysis of collective pedagogical work classes, the descriptive statistical analysis of objective data from the structured questionnaire and the content thematic analysis of teachers’ speeches, in the semistructured interviews. The survey findings confirm the assumption that the course has contributed to the empowerment of teachers, by improving the continuous in-service training of teachers, in which they arethe authors of their teaching practice. However, there remain two challenges: a) the need to expand the technological fluency of teachers as well as the critical reading of technologies, realizing its power and its contradictions, in the field of education; b) the need to extend the time of the continuous in-service teachers’ training, emphasizing that this challenge goes beyond the scope of immediate actions of schools, by sliding public policies of teacher training. The limit of this research is typical of the case studies: in terms of generalization, this kind of research can be implemented only in similar circumstances. In convergence with several studies visited in the literature review, the conclusion of the present research points to the need for public policies for teachers’ continuing education, establishing a more dialogical relationship with them, buy developing courses much more respondent to theirdemands, rather than submit to the dictates of multilateral organizations.

O que fazem profissionais de educação numa produção televisiva? Nesta pesquisa, por meio de 'conversas' com praticantespensantes que atuam em produção de TV, e no uso de outros documentos (programas editados, argumentos, textos e roteiros), busco responder a essa pergunta e compreender as redes de conhecimentos e significações relativas aos espaçostempos de ação desses profissionais, entendidos como entre-lugares de educação e comunicação. A pesquisa, na perspectiva dos estudos com os cotidianos, se articula ao GRPESQ Currículo, redes educativas e imagens, do Laboratório Educação e Imagem/ProPEd/UERJ, e busca apoio em conversas/narrativas com/de professores que trabalharam/trabalham em televisão em especial, no programa Salto para o Futuro integrando a equipe de educação da TV Escola (MEC), ou atuando como consultores de séries temáticas. Sobre o assunto, também foram ouvidos responsáveis pela assessoria pedagógica dos canais Encuentro e Pakapaka, na Argentina, em doutorado-sanduíche, com o apoio da Capes. Como fundamentação teórica, além de pesquisas com os cotidianos, a partir de textos de Michel de Certeau, de Nilda Alves e de Inês Barbosa de Oliveira, dos quais emergem algumas das noções que permeiam essa investigação, ressalto a contribuição de autores da sociologia, como Pierre Bourdieu e Boaventura de Sousa Santos e, ainda, de represe ntantes dos chamados estudos culturais, entre eles Jesús Martín-Barbero, Nestor Canclini, Stuart Hall, Homi Bhabha entre outros. A questão do outro, da alteridade, que permeia a tese, em sua tessitura com narrativas e imagens, busca inspiração também nos escritos e em conversas com Carlos Skliar e nos textos de Jorge Larrosa. As conclusões possíveis destacam a importância das ações desses profissionais (professores) nesses espaçostempos televisivos. / What do professionals in education do in a television production? This research is an attempt to answer this question not only through conversations with the practitioners engaged in television production but also through sources such as edited programmes, arguments , texts and scripts. In doing so, I intend to understand the net of knowledge and meanings related to the so called space-times of action (here understood as an in-between place belonging to both education and communication fields) of these professionals. This work, under the perspective of everyday life studies, is aligned with the research group entitled Curriculum, educational networks and images, from the Education and Image Laboratory of the post graduation program in Education (ProPEd) of the University of Rio de Janeiro State (UERJ). It concentrates in talks with and narratives of educators who worked and have been working either as members of TV Escola which belongs to the Ministry of Education (MEC) or consultants of a particular educational television program entitled Salto para o Futuro. The ones responsible for the pedagogical consultancy of the channels Encuentro and Pakapaka from Argentina have also been interviewed thanks to a doctorate program supported by Capes. The theoretical framework is based on the writings of Michel de Certeau, Nilda Alves and Ines Barbosa de Oliveira; besides them, the contributions of the sociological thinkers Pierre Bourdieu and Boaventura de Souza Santos as well as some representatives of cultural studies such as Jesús Martín Barbero, Nestor Canclini, Stuart Hall, Homi Bhabha, among others, have also been used. Issues about the other and alterity have found inspiration in Carlos Skliar and Jorge Larrosas texts. The possible conclusions made highlight the relevance of the actions of these professionals (teachers) in this space-time television environment

Master of Public Health - MPH / Introduction:Highest-risk malaria areas in South Africa share borders with Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Ongoing migration between these neighbouring areas impacts on malaria control interventions. For example, 30% of the adult population in Bushbuckridge originate from Mozambique. Despite these dynamics, no studies were found which investigated knowledge,attitudes and behaviours towards malaria in Bushbuckridge. Methods:This study was undertaken as a descriptive cross-sectional survey. A field-piloted structured questionnaire was administered to 602 randomly selected households, where only one household member was interviewed. Interviewees were heads of households, but in their absence, responsible adults above 18 years were included.Results:Of 602 respondents, 93% (n=559, 95% CI: 90.4 – 94.7%) had heard about malaria, mainly from health facilities (29%, n=175) and radios (20%,n=119). Most respondents correctly associated malaria with mosquito bites. There were no differences in knowledge of the causes of malaria between males and females, whereas age and educational level influenced malaria knowledge.Younger and more educated respondents were more knowledgeable than their older and less educated counterparts. Despite 91% of respondents (n=546, 95% CI: 88.0 – 92.8%) knowing that malaria can kill if untreated; only 48% could identify one or two symptoms of malaria. Most (99%, n=595, 95% CI: 97.5 – 99.5%) of the respondents would seek treatment at health facilities,82% (n=488) of whom would do so within 24 hours of onset of malaria symptoms.Discussion and conclusion : Most respondents showed a fair amount of knowledge on the causes of malaria, but not enough people were able to correctly identify the key symptoms of malaria. Health facility and radio were the main sources of malaria information. Most respondents sought treatment at health care facilities, contrary to most African countries where treatment is first sought at non-public health facilities.Word count: 288