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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.

Thesis (M.A. )--Miami University, Dept. of Educational Psychology, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-37).

Submitted by Noeme Timbo (noeme.timbo@metodista.br) on 2017-01-18T18:23:10Z No. of bitstreams: 1 AndressaMauricio.pdf: 1450562 bytes, checksum: 719a82b7472fe6a4903ebda5e5a101b1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-01-18T18:23:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AndressaMauricio.pdf: 1450562 bytes, checksum: 719a82b7472fe6a4903ebda5e5a101b1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-08-19 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This project aims at identifying whether the corporate education program contributes in the retention of team leaders of an Intensive Care Unit, in a hospital, south of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. In order to do so, this research has taken a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive approach. Data collection was done by in-depth individual interviews, relying on a semi-structured script. Such approach was chosen for its relevance and the possibility of more in-depth further study. Two executives of the institution’s corporate university as well as seven of its ICU team leaders have been interviewed for this research. It has been found that the corporate education program in this specific hospital incentives practices that relate to concepts as "competitiveness", “perpetuity”, "connectivity", "availability" and "citizenship", demanding some development in the principles of "partnership" and "sustainability". This study shows considerable evidence of the impact the program has in the performance of leaders with their subordinates. The most significant contributions this program appears to have in these professionals' career development are the adoption of a performance indicator tool, the work done on interpersonal skill development and especially the leadership development program. To conclude, the corporate education program implemented in this hospital contributes effectively in the retention of its ICU team leaders. / Este estudo teve o objetivo de identificar se o processo de educação corporativa, implantado e estruturado, contribui para a retenção de líderes em uma unidade de terapia intensiva de uma instituição hospitalar do ABC paulista. Para isso, a pesquisa assumiu uma abordagem qualitativa, de caráter exploratório e descritivo. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de entrevistas individuais, com o suporte de roteiro semiestruturado. Tal método foi escolhido por sua relevância e possibilidade de aprofundamento. Foram entrevistadas duas gestoras da universidade corporativa (UC) e sete líderes com atuação na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI). Concluiu-se que a universidade corporativa da unidade hospitalar avaliada tem práticas relacionadas aos princípios de sucesso “competitividade”, “perpetuidade”, “conectividade”, “disponibilidade” e “cidadania” e requer algum desenvolvimento em “parceria” e “sustentabilidade”. Ficou clara a contribuição das ações da universidade corporativa para a atuação prática do líder junto às suas equipes, tendo como principais fatores de contribuição da educação corporativa para a carreira a avaliação de desempenho, os recursos para aprimoramento no relacionamento interpessoal e um forte destaque ao programa de desenvolvimento de líderes. Por fim, o estudo apontou que direta e indiretamente a UC na instituição pesquisada contribui efetivamente para a retenção dos líderes da UTI.

Children begin to develop their understanding of gender in preschool, yet there is a dearth of research focused on understanding how preschool teachers affect the gender identity development of young children. Guided by Rokeach's belief systems theory, this qualitative case study explored the pedagogical strategies and perceptions of 4 Sacramento County, California preschool educators related to the gender identity development of young children. Interview data were collected and coded to derive 12 participant-specific themes and 3 common intersecting themes, which showed that teachers' perspectives on gender identity development were influenced by social rules, biases, and a lack of pedagogical knowledge related to more expansive definitions of gender. As a result of the lack of pedagogical knowledge, there was only 1 gender-related instructional strategy concerning gender roles, and this strategy was used by only 1 of the 4 respondents. Although they may have shown confusion relating to aspects of gender, these preschool teachers demonstrated a genuine interest in learning how to create safe spaces for gender exploration in the preschool classroom. These findings have led to the creation of a professional development series designed to educate preschool teachers about gender identity development, provide them with opportunities to develop curricula, and allow them to reflect upon their cisgender-related biases. Educators, administrators, and policymakers may find it useful to apply the results of this study and resultant project when creating educational programs and college-level curricula and policies. The results could also help educators create affirmative educational environments for all children, regardless of their biological sex, gender identity, or gender expression.

Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien bieten heute neuartige Möglichkeiten für den Unterricht. Die didaktisch ertragreiche Nutzung dieser neuen Medien verlangt allerdings die Veränderung sowohl der Organisation wie auch der Methoden und Rollen des Lehrens und Lernens, die, wie empirische Studien zeigen, bei großen Teilen der Lehrerinnen und Lehrer noch aussteht. Zielstellung dieser explorativen Studie ist die Entwicklung und empirische Überprüfung eines Lehrerfortbildungskonzeptes, das eine nachhaltige Veränderung des unterrichtlichen Handelns bewirken kann. Im theoretischen Teil der Arbeit werden zunächst mediendidaktische Erkenntnisse diskutiert und daraus der inhaltliche Ansatz der Fortbildung, die Umsetzung einer problemorientierten Lernumgebung mit neuen Medien im Fach Englisch entwickelt. Die Ursachenanalyse der bestehenden didaktischen Defizite im Unterricht mit neuen Medien aus Sicht der professionswissenschaftlichen Forschung zum Lehrerwissen und -handeln zeigt die Veränderungsresistenz unterrichtlicher Routinen, aufgefasst als Unterrichtskripts, auf. Hier setzt die Fortbildung methodisch mit einem dreischrittigen Verfahren an, das den Erwerb neuen Wissens mit dessen praktischer Erprobung und Reflexion verbindet. Dem empirischen Teil der Arbeit liegt ein Prä-Post-Untersuchungsdesign zugrunde, zu denen die unterrichtlichen Handlungsmuster der Lehrpersonen als Niederschlag ihrer Unterrichtsskripts im Fremdbeurteilungsverfahren erfasst werden. Die Analyse der Veränderung auf Gruppenebene mit quantitativen Verfahren und die Auswertungen auf Ebene der einzelnen Lehrpersonen mittels typisierender Verfahren zeigen eine Hinwendung zu einem problemorientierten Lehren und Lernen sowohl im Hinblick auf die gewählte Aufgabenstellung als auch in ihren Ablauf- und Interaktionsmustern. Insgesamt weist die Studie das Fortbildungskonzept als einen fruchtbaren Ansatz dafür aus, eine Neuorientierung beim Unterricht mit neuen Medien anzustoßen. / In today’s modern information society and knowledge economy new media offer novel possibilities for teaching and learning processes in school. Nevertheless, an effective use of new media in instruction requires changes in its organisation as well as in teaching methods and the role of the teacher. Empirical studies show that many teachers still have to implement this kind of reorientation. This explorative study aims to develop and test a concept for the professional development of teachers, which leads to a sustained change of their teaching. Based on prior research on media in instruction, a theoretical framework is developed that applies problem-based learning to the professional development of teachers of English. Also, didactical deficits in the use of new media in instruction are analyzed with a focus on teachers’ cognition. It shows that the existing teaching routines, represented in the form of lesson scripts, constrain a reorientation of teacher performance. Hence, the professional development focuses on changing these routines by devising a procedure consisting of three steps, which combines the acquisition of new knowledge with practicing it and reflecting the practice. The empirical part of this thesis is based on a pre-postdesign. For all participants of the professional training the patterns of action in class were observed and tested in a third-party assessment. The data was transformed into lesson scripts. Both the analysis at group level, which used quantitative methods, and the analysis on the individual level of the teacher using classifying methods showed that after the training the participants made more use of problem-based teaching and learning. This reorganisation happened on the level of the chosen tasks as well as with regard to the interaction models. All in all, the study showed that the concept of professional training developed for this study is a promising approach to initiate the required reorientation in education with new media.