D.Ed. / Since postmodernism according to Von Recum (1990:10) has to do with the dissolution of universal meanings for the world and life, along with the process of egalitarianism, that is, equality for all people, and dehierarchisation, and dismantling of authority, the administration and management processes of colleges of education are invariably influenced by the movement. This investigation therefore seeks to find out the influence of postmodernism, that is, dehierarchisation and dismantling of bureaucratic authority by students and lecturers on the generic processes of administration and the significance of it for educational management. The dehierarchisation process will, in the view of this study, make it possible for the colleges of education to be democratised and to be transformed. It would appear that the colleges of education have difficulties in coping with the demands of the postmodern times that are characterised by democratisation and transformation. This study therefore intends to examine the paradigms or models that may help these institutions to succeed in accomplishing the missions for which they were established which is to nurture and to train teachers.

The aim of the Diploma Work is to know how realised the personal management in Securite Services Archive on 2009 and under the basis analyses to recommend modification personal management accord to the trend in Czech Republic let us say EU.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-26T18:49:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao.pdf: 280235 bytes, checksum: 77e9f46322e42b811bd68c35b43ec943 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-04-08 / Considering the importance of external assessment as analyses resource of school accomplishment, as well as its use on public policies related sector orientation and having, at school, the pedagogical counsel in charge of utilizing the assessment results in order to reverse today s national education system, an idea has come to analyze how this institution, under the counsel s point of view, uses the external assessment results to improve teaching quality. To do so, it has been necessary to ask, through interviews, among other aspects, what the counsel understands for external assessment, its purpose for school, besides the fact of how to proceed on the use of the gathered results to help their pedagogical work. On the interviews it is possible to be better understood the anguish by which these professionals go through and how they face the direction of their job towards the legal things that guide their day by day work. In addition to the interviews, theoretical professionals specialized on assessment, school management, participation and changes were required so that it would be possible to apprehend better the researched subject. The research has been made with 4 (four) Pedagogical Counsels of Public Schools in the city of Presidente Prudente. Regarding the results, it is possible to notice a kind of difficulty the Pedagogical Counsels have to utilize the external assessment information based on its proposal, which is to improve the quality of learning. Moreover, these professionals have no experience to promote teachers capacity at the schools where they work. / Considerando a importância da avaliação externa como fonte de análise do desempenho escolar, bem como sua utilização no direcionamento das políticas públicas relacionadas ao setor e, tendo na escola entre seus gestores o Coordenador Pedagógico incumbido de utilizar os resultados da avaliação para reverter o quadro atual em que se encontra a educação nacional, surgiu a idéia de se analisar, sob o ponto de vista do Coordenador de como a escola, na sua pessoa, utiliza os resultados das avaliações externas para melhorar a qualidade do ensino. Para tanto foi necessário questionar, através de entrevistas, entre outros aspectos, o que o Coordenador entende sobre avaliação externa, seu propósito para a escola além de como procede a utilização dos resultados obtidos para subsidiar o trabalho pedagógico. Nas entrevistas podem-se entender melhor as angústias por que passam esses profissionais além de confrontá-los com o direcionamento de seu trabalho em relação ao que propõe a indicação legal que direciona o seu trabalho diário. Além das entrevistas foram consultados teóricos que tratam de assuntos como avaliação, gestão escolar, participação e mudanças para que se pudesse entender melhor o assunto pesquisado. A pesquisa foi realizada com 04 (quatro) Coordenadores Pedagógicos de Escolas Estaduais no município de Presidente Prudente. Quanto aos resultados observam-se dificuldades por parte dos Coordenadores em se utilizar das informações da avaliação externa para o que ela se propõe que é melhorar a qualidade do ensino, além da falta de preparo desses profissionais para promover a capacitação dos professores nas escolas em que atuam.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-18T17:54:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao.pdf: 280235 bytes, checksum: 77e9f46322e42b811bd68c35b43ec943 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-04-08 / Considering the importance of external assessment as analyses resource of school accomplishment, as well as its use on public policies related sector orientation and having, at school, the pedagogical counsel in charge of utilizing the assessment results in order to reverse today s national education system, an idea has come to analyze how this institution, under the counsel s point of view, uses the external assessment results to improve teaching quality. To do so, it has been necessary to ask, through interviews, among other aspects, what the counsel understands for external assessment, its purpose for school, besides the fact of how to proceed on the use of the gathered results to help their pedagogical work. On the interviews it is possible to be better understood the anguish by which these professionals go through and how they face the direction of their job towards the legal things that guide their day by day work. In addition to the interviews, theoretical professionals specialized on assessment, school management, participation and changes were required so that it would be possible to apprehend better the researched subject. The research has been made with 4 (four) Pedagogical Counsels of Public Schools in the city of Presidente Prudente. Regarding the results, it is possible to notice a kind of difficulty the Pedagogical Counsels have to utilize the external assessment information based on its proposal, which is to improve the quality of learning. Moreover, these professionals have no experience to promote teachers capacity at the schools where they work. / Considerando a importância da avaliação externa como fonte de análise do desempenho escolar, bem como sua utilização no direcionamento das políticas públicas relacionadas ao setor e, tendo na escola entre seus gestores o Coordenador Pedagógico incumbido de utilizar os resultados da avaliação para reverter o quadro atual em que se encontra a educação nacional, surgiu a idéia de se analisar, sob o ponto de vista do Coordenador de como a escola, na sua pessoa, utiliza os resultados das avaliações externas para melhorar a qualidade do ensino. Para tanto foi necessário questionar, através de entrevistas, entre outros aspectos, o que o Coordenador entende sobre avaliação externa, seu propósito para a escola além de como procede a utilização dos resultados obtidos para subsidiar o trabalho pedagógico. Nas entrevistas podem-se entender melhor as angústias por que passam esses profissionais além de confrontá-los com o direcionamento de seu trabalho em relação ao que propõe a indicação legal que direciona o seu trabalho diário. Além das entrevistas foram consultados teóricos que tratam de assuntos como avaliação, gestão escolar, participação e mudanças para que se pudesse entender melhor o assunto pesquisado. A pesquisa foi realizada com 04 (quatro) Coordenadores Pedagógicos de Escolas Estaduais no município de Presidente Prudente. Quanto aos resultados observam-se dificuldades por parte dos Coordenadores em se utilizar das informações da avaliação externa para o que ela se propõe que é melhorar a qualidade do ensino, além da falta de preparo desses profissionais para promover a capacitação dos professores nas escolas em que atuam.

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In 2003, Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) introduced policies on performance management in an endeavour to improve the quality of teaching and learning in schools. With these policies, schools are supposed to be constantly audited, monitored, and supported by district officials. Within district offices, there are unit supervisors who are responsible to manage PMDS to inculcate a performance culture. This performance culture is subsequently cascaded down to schools to yield quality matric results and yet this remains to be seen. Furthermore, the study aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions of supervisors and officials on the PMDS management within districts. With an interpretive paradigm, the researcher was able to analyse data from interviews and questionnaires. The study revealed that PMDS is generally acknowledged and positively perceived albeit with significant challenges to its implementation in the GDE districts. / Educational Leadership and Management / M.Ed. (Education Management )

Bakgrund: Patienter med typ 2 diabetes har ett uttalat behov av stöd och kunskap för att utföra egenvårdsåtgärder, integrera sjukdomen i det dagliga livet för att hålla en bra blodsockernivå och därmed undvika sena komplikationer. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att beskriva de erfarenheter som personer med typ 2 diabetes erhållit genom att deltaga i en personcentrerad stödgrupp. Metod: Studien genomfördes med en empirisk kvalitativ design med induktiv ansats. Elva personer som hade deltagit i stödgrupp för personer med typ 2 diabetes deltog i semistrukturerade intervjuer. Konventionell kvalitativ innehållsanalys ansats användes vid analysen. Resultat: Deltagandet i en personcentrerad stödgrupp för personer med typ 2 diabetes innebar att de fick träffa andra personer med samma sjukdom men med skilda livssituationer och erfarenheter, vilket utgjorde en grund för diskussioner och reflektioner där de fick ny kunskap och förståelse. Stödgruppens utformning och process med förutbestämda teman, närvaron av professionella diabetessjuksköterskor och det öppna samtalsklimatet där deltagarna fick delge sina åsikter ansågs mycket givande. Konklusion: Genom medverkan i stödgrupper erhöll deltagarna nya insikter och perspektiv på den egna livssituationen. De fick också insikt i att dagliga livet kräver olika lösningar för olika personer. / Background: Patients with type 2 diabetes have an expressed need of support and knowledge to perform self-care interventions, to integrate the illness in daily life as well as to avoid complications. Aim: The aim of this study was to identify and describe the experiences of participating in a support group in patients with type 2 diabetes. Method: The study was performed with an empirical qualitative design with an inductive approach. Eleven participants who had attended the support group for patients with type 2 diabetes participated in semi-structured interviews. Conventional qualitative content analysis was used in the analysis. Results: Participation in a person-centered support group for patients with type 2 diabetes meant that they met others with the same disease but with different life situations and experiences, which provided a basis for discussions and reflections where they received new knowledge and understanding. The design and process of the support group with preselected themes, the presence of professional diabetes nurses and an open debate atmosphere where participants could share their opinions were considered rewarding. Conclusion: Participants in the support groups were given new insights and perspectives on their own life situation, and also a realization that the problems of everyday life demand are individual and requires various solutions.

In 2003, Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) introduced policies on performance management in an endeavour to improve the quality of teaching and learning in schools. With these policies, schools are supposed to be constantly audited, monitored, and supported by district officials. Within district offices, there are unit supervisors who are responsible to manage PMDS to inculcate a performance culture. This performance culture is subsequently cascaded down to schools to yield quality matric results and yet this remains to be seen. Furthermore, the study aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions of supervisors and officials on the PMDS management within districts. With an interpretive paradigm, the researcher was able to analyse data from interviews and questionnaires. The study revealed that PMDS is generally acknowledged and positively perceived albeit with significant challenges to its implementation in the GDE districts. / Educational Leadership and Management / M.Ed. (Education Management )

Thesis (M.Ed.) -- University of Limpopo, 2012 / The purpose of this study was to look at the experiences, trainings, resources, benefits and challenges faced by schools in the implementation of the Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS) in the primary schools of the Nkowankowa Circuit at the Mopani District of Limpopo Province. As a result, the researcher was motivated to conduct a study on this topic. The scope of the research was restricted to two primary schools in the circuit. The government officials, principals, school development teams and educators had to respond to the questions asked during the interview between the researcher and the participants. Thus, the research methodology was qualitative in which a case study design was used. The sampling strategy was non-probability which led to purposive sampling to schools and participants. Data were collected through interviews, observations and documents and were analysed using the spiral steps of Creswell (2007). The findings of this study were that training was inadequate to the implementers. The support given by the Department was not enough. The resources at schools were lacking, hence little benefit by educators since IQMS started. The results showed disclosed that the majority of the participants feel that many things still have to be done for the effective implementation of IQMS, and all role players in schools need to join hands and assist one another. That is why there were lot of challenges which schools are encountering. This will give schools new shapes and performance in general will improve. Therefore, IQMS is partially implemented

This study aimed at investigating the relationship between English instructors&rsquo / negotiation strategies to handle conflicts in the FLE classroom and personality traits. Two scales which consist of a demographic inventory, two questionnaires and a semi structured interview were developed by the researcher. The first scale consists of &ldquo / Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory II (ROCI II)&rdquo / and &ldquo / Eyesenck Personality Inventory (EPI). The results of these questionnaires were analyzed by SPSS 15.0. This data gathering instrument was implemented on 120 English instructors working at METU, TOBB ETU, &Ccedil / ankaya University, Atilim University, and Trakya University. Data gathered from 30 English instructors from the same universities were used for the piloting of the study. The data gathered from 120 English instructors in English Preparatory Schools represented the results of the main study. In analyzing the data, descriptive statistics as frequency, percent, average, and standard deviation, and inferential statistics as ANOVA was used. As the second scale of the current study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 English instructors employed at these universities. The results of the interviews were analyzed through content analysis. The results of the study revealed that there is a relationship between English instructors&rsquo / use of negotiation strategies and their gender, age, educational background, work experience and the personality traits of introversion-extroversion.