Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2016-01-20T13:10:16Z No. of bitstreams: 1 mariaaparecidafernandes.pdf: 799916 bytes, checksum: d37c09114197e02669a193f20c803a50 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2016-01-25T18:02:19Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 mariaaparecidafernandes.pdf: 799916 bytes, checksum: d37c09114197e02669a193f20c803a50 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-25T18:02:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 mariaaparecidafernandes.pdf: 799916 bytes, checksum: d37c09114197e02669a193f20c803a50 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-12-02 / O presente trabalho apresenta o Programa Mais Educação, que constitui uma estratégia do Governo federal para ampliar a jornada escolar. Nesse contexto, tem por objetivo analisar a implementação do macrocampo Cultura, Artes e Educação Patrimonial em uma escola da rede municipal de ensino de Juiz de Fora/MG, aqui denominada Escola A, que aderiu ao Programa em 2010, ano inicial de implantação no município. A infrequência dos alunos dos anos finais do ensino fundamental nas atividades culturais foi um dos entraves observados no contexto escolar, fato que chamou nossa atenção a ponto de buscarmos compreender os motivos dessa infrequência. Para tanto, a pesquisa recorreu à análise documental, à entrevista com os responsáveis pela equipe gestora e pelas atividades do Programa na instituição e à aplicação de questionários aos alunos inscritos nas atividades do referido macrocampo. Uma análise qualitativa foi feita a partir dos dados levantados na pesquisa, em diálogo com outras experiências sobre educação integral. Essa análise nos revelou que grande parte dos alunos não frequentam as atividades oferecidas pela escola por essas não serem obrigatórias e, principalmente, porque os pais precisam de seu auxílio em casa. A partir disto, propomos plano de intervenção que visa a melhorar a organização e a dinâmica das atividades do macrocampo Cultura, Artes e Educação Patrimonial, adequando-as às características do contexto escolar e almejando solucionar e/ou aumentar a participação dos alunos dos anos finais do ensino fundamental nessas atividades. / This paper presents the More Education Program - which is a strategy of the federal government to extend the school day. In this context, aims to analyze the implementation of macrocampo Culture, Arts and Heritage Education in a school of municipal schools of Juiz de Fora / MG, here called The School, which joined the program in 2010, the initial year of implementation in the municipality. The infrequency of the students of the final year of primary education in cultural activities was one of the barriers observed in the school context, a fact that drew our attention to the point of seeking to understand the reasons for this infrequency. To this end, the research turned to documentary analysis, interviews with those responsible for managing the staff and activities of the program in the institution and the application questionnaires to students enrolled in the activities of macrocampo said. A qualitative analysis was made from the data collected in the survey, in dialogue with other experiences on comprehensive education. This analysis has revealed that most students do not attend activities offered by the school and these are not mandatory, mainly because parents need their help at home. From this, we propose the intervention plan aimed at improving the organization and dynamics of the activities of macrocampo Culture, Arts and Heritage Education, adapting them to the characteristics of the school environment and aiming to solve and / or increase the participation of students in the final years of elementary school in these activities.

Research shows evidence of overrepresentation of culturally and linguistically diverse children enrolled in special education services, a positive correlation between parent involvement and academic success, and a plethora of barriers impeding active 6 parent participation in IEP development. Barriers include language, culture, low income, . and school climate and team dynamics. The aim of this study was to explore: (a) In what ways do special education teachers engage with culturally and linguistically diverse families from low-income homes in the IEP development process? (b) In what ways do special education teachers address culturally and linguistically diverse children's educational needs while also addressing both legal and workplace expectations? (c) In what ways do special education teachers develop IEPs with culturally and linguistically diverse families from low-income homes addressing both legal and workplace expectations? These questions were addressed qualitatively utilizing Moustakas's heuristic inquiry. Deductively exploring themes using Lipsky's street-level bureaucracy framework exposed challenges special education teachers in this study had addressing both legal and workplace expectations, such as meeting IDEA 2004 mandates. With a systems theory approach, themes and subthemes were identified as being interconnected. Power imbalances between stakeholders and socioeconomic differences across families appeared to be the most prolific barriers impeding parent participation. Inductive analysis explored emergent and uncovered themes elucidating what it meant to be a special education teacher.

Regular education teachers' self-efficacy may be negatively impacted due to a lack of professional development and experience teaching students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Research links teacher self-efficacy with increased student academic achievement. The purpose of this study was to examine to what degree training on ASD during and following teacher certification and experience had on overall teacher self-efficacy. This one-shot case study was based upon Bandura's theoretical construct of self-efficacy and secondarily on Tschannen-Moran, Woolfolk Hoy, and Hoy's theory of self-efficacy. The Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scales (TSES) was used to collect data from regular education teachers with experience teaching students with ASD in 1st through 3rd grades in a Southern California school district. After the data were assessed for accuracy, missing data, and outliers, the analysis was conducted on 36 cases. MANOVAs were conducted to assess differences on overall self-efficacy. Separate ANOVAs were used since the overall self-efficacy and the subscores were highly correlated. Though the sample in this study was small (n = 36) for data analysis, the effect size showed that training experience and grade levels had a moderate to large effect on teacher self-efficacy (.16, .13, .13 respectively). Therefore teacher self-efficacy has a positive impact on student achievement. Implications for positive social change are self-efficacious teachers increase the academic achievement of students with ASD. In this way, such students can become self-sustaining, dynamic members of the work force and community.

Les Troubles du Spectre de l’Autisme (TSA) représentent la deuxième pathologie neuro-développementale la plus fréquente chez l’enfant. Le handicap est présent tout au long de la vie et a des conséquences majeures sur le fonctionnement de la personne mais aussi sur l’entourage familial et notamment les parents. Comme souligné par le dernier Plan Autisme, il est urgent de développer les offres d’accompagnement des aidants familiaux. L’objectif de cette recherche est d’étudier l’ajustement et les besoins parentaux dans les Troubles du Spectre de l’Autisme en vue de développer un programme d’éducation thérapeutique et d’en mesurer son impact. Trois études ont été réalisées successivement à partir d’une méthodologie soit qualitative (Etude 1) soit quantitative (Etudes 2 et 3). Notre première étude a permis d’identifier les besoins des parents d’enfant avec un TSA par rapport à des parents tout-venants (N=162). Des cibles d’accompagnement ont été formulées à partir des besoins matériel, d’information, de guidance parentale et de soutien émotionnel rapportés majoritairement par les parents d’enfant avec un TSA. Notre seconde étude visait à étudier les déterminants de l’ajustement parental dans les TSA (N=115). Les variables liées au contexte étaient davantage associées à l’ajustement parental que les variables individuelles. Du point de vue contextuel, les caractéristiques de l’environnement familial et l’accès de l’enfant à une scolarisation semblent être des déterminants importants de l’ajustement. Du point de vue individuel la présence de comorbidités chez l’enfant et d’un phénotype autistique élargie chez le parent étaient associés à un moins bon ajustement parental. Enfin, notre troisième étude a permis de développer et d’évaluer l’impact du programme d’éducation thérapeutique ETAP auprès de parents d’enfant avec un TSA (N=40). Le programme comporte 7 séances collectives structurées. Une bonne acceptabilité ainsi que des améliorations significatives de la qualité de vie et de la symptomatologie dépressive ont été notées. En conclusion, les besoins et les difficultés d’ajustement relevés chez les parents confirment la nécessité d’accompagner, de façon plus systématique, les pères et les mères d’enfant avec un TSA. Dans une logique de prévention, il est primordial d’évaluer, de manière précoce et continue, les besoins d’accompagnement et la qualité de l’ajustement parental. Cette évaluation doit s’appuyer sur une vision globale de la situation parentale et intégrer des aspects individuels et contextuels. On retrouve ces éléments au sein du programme ETAP qui apparaît comme un dispositif prometteur pour accompagner les parents d’enfant avec un TSA. La proposition d’un modèle de compréhension de l’ajustement parental dans les TSA permet d’articuler les résultats des trois volets de cette recherche. / Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are the second most common childhood neurodevelopmental disorder. Disability is present throughout life and has major implications for the individual functioning but also on the family environment, especially on parents. As highlighted by the last French Autism Plan, it is crucial to develop support programs for parents. The goal of this research is to study the adjustment and parental needs in ASD in order to develop and evaluate a therapeutic education program. Three studies were carried out successively using a qualitative method (Study 1) or quantitative method (Studies 2 and 3). The first study aimed at identifying needs in two groups: parents of children with ASD compared to parents of typically developing children (N = 162). Support targets were formulated from reported needs by parents with ASD child in the following areas: material, information, parental guidance and emotional support. Our second study considered the determinants of parental adjustment in ASD (N = 115). The contextual variables were more involved in parental adjustment than individual measures. From a contextual perspective, the characteristics of the family environment and children school access are important determinants of adjustment. From an individual perspective, comorbidities in children and a broader autism phenotype in parents were associated with lower parental adjustment. Finally, the last study developed and evaluated the impact of therapeutic education program to parents of children with ASD (N = 40). The program consists in seven group-structured sessions. Good acceptability as well as significant improvements in quality of life and depressive symptoms was noted. In conclusion, the parents’ needs and adjustment difficulties confirm the relevance to support fathers and mothers of children with ASD. From a prevention way, it is important to early and continually assess support needs and parental adjustment. This assessment should be based on a global vision of parental status and to consider individual and contextual aspects. These elements are present in the ETAP program, which appears as a promising device to support parents of children with ASD. A theoretical model of parental adjustment in ASD is proposed from the results of the three components of this research.

This thesis has character of the research has focused on the recogni tion of art istic educational gains in art lessons by teachers and pupils in pr imary school . The thesis is based on empi rical research consisting of three phases of research that address the issues examined using three dif ferent methods. The research in i ts stages involved students of the fourth year of primary school in Prague 10, teachers of pr imary school level and in the thi rd stage were examined entr ies in the books of class thi rd to f if th grade. The results show how the pupi ls evaluate their work and what is best and the most important in the art lesson. There are sti ll teachers wi th problems to identi f icate the curriculum in primary cur riculum documents. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

8 Abstract About fifteen years ago, the Czech education system underwent a curricular reform. Thanks to that, schools have gained more freedom, but also responsibility how education will look in their case. The implementation of the reform was accompanied by various expectations but also by misunderstandings and problems. A revision of Framework Education Programme (FEP) is now planned. At the moment, however, it is not yet clear what will be the subject or the goals of this revision. This work aims to examine the current situation in the field of natural science and to subject selected school educational programs (SEP) to quantitative analysis. SEPs are understood here as one of the possible indicators of how some ideas from the Framework Educational Programs for Lower Education were conceived and developed by teachers. The thesis focuses mainly on areas that have been newly accentuated by the curricular reform. These are topics of key competences, interconnection of subjects (either within cross-curricular topics or interdisciplinary links through selected curriculum) and last but not least the topic of methods and forms of teaching and work with the content itself. All online SEPs of Prague lower secondary schools (plus ten unpublished on the school websites) were analyzed, taking into account only the...

M. Tech. (Department of Hospitality, Tourism and PR Management, Faculty of Human Sciences), Vaal University of Technology / The purpose of this study was to determine the contribution of the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) has made on the total nutrient intake of Kagiso learners. This was done by investigating the nutrient intake of school children participating in the NSNP (experimental group) and comparing this to the nutrient intake of learners participating in the tuck-shop or lunch box (control group) from one school. The research methodology was undertaken in two phases, namely phase one; planning and phase two; data collection and analysis. The following measuring methods were applied; socio-demographics, household food insecurity assessment scale, anthropometry measurements, food frequency questionnaires (FFQ), 24-hour recall and the observation of the NSNP during the school lunch breaks. Anthropometry measurements were analysed according to the World Health Organization standards (WHO 2008), socio-demographics, and household food insecurity assessment scale and FFQ were captured on an Excel spreadsheet by the researcher and analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0 for descriptive statistics such as frequencies, standard deviations and confidence intervals. An expediency sample of 160 primary school children aged 6-13 years, including girls (n=84) and boys (n=76) and 106 caregivers were recruited into the study. The results showed that majority of caregivers (59%) completed secondary level education, followed by 39% with primary level or college completion (2%). The employment rate in the Kagiso households of the sampled group was low with 20% of caregivers being unemployed. Out of the 76% of the employed caregivers, 26% were permanently employed and 51% were temporarily employed with contract work and piece jobs. The highest monthly income (42%) was between R1000-R3000 and the lowest (38%) was less than R1000 with only R101-R200 to spend on food per week. The food insecurity status of Kagiso learners showed that 44% of school children were food secure, and 56% were food insecure – of these, 29% experienced hunger. Heightfor-age, weight-for-age and BMI-for-age were measured for all of the 160 children. The group was categorized as follows; school children participating in the NSNP (n=59) and children using the tuck-shop foods (n=35) and lunch box (n=66). The nutritional status of Kagiso learners from the sampled group showed that more boys were stunted (13%) and wasted (12%) while of the girls, 30% were at risk of being overweight, with only 2% reported to be overweight. The majority of boys reported to be stunted and wasted were from the NSNP group and the girls reported to be overweight or at risk of being overweight were from the tuck-shop group. Thus, the learners from the lunchbox had optimum growth status when compared to the other two groups. The respondents consumed a mainly high carbohydrate diet with a low consumption of vegetable and fruits. The results from the Food Variety Score (FVS) revealed a low individual mean (2.25±1.57) in the legume and nuts group, followed by a medium individual mean (7.9±2.81) in the fruits and other juices group, 7.16±2.68 in the vegetable group, and lastly, the highest individual mean (9.26±3.04) in the cereal, roots and tubers diversity. The results from the top 20 popular food items ranked as follows; maize meal stiff (1st), maize meal porridge (5th), white rice (6th), white bread (7th) brown bread (9th), potato fries (12th), breakfast cereal (13th) and samp and beans (14th). Cabbage (15th) and pumpkin (20th) were the most popular vegetables and there were no fruits within the top 20 popular list of food items. The Nutrient Adequacy Ratio (NAR) of the NSNP (n=59) meals was below the 1/3 (33.3%) and 30% dietary requirements for lunch meals. This was very evident regarding vitamin A (16.85%), energy kilojoules (23.78%), calcium (18%), folate (26.72%), zinc (15.71%), dietary fiber (25.71%) and iodine (4.65%). Iron (38.98%) was slightly above the 1/3 and 30% dietary intake, but there were a high percentage (61%) of respondents who did not meet the EARs of 5.9mg for iron. The results revealed an inadequate contribution by the NSNP to the nutrient intake of Kagiso learners. The poor intake of folate, vitamin A and dietary fiber in this sampled group is linked to the low consumption of vegetable and fruits. Results from this observational study showed that a majority of respondents do not participate in the NSNP when they do not have their own eating utensils. Respondents also revealed that the NSNP meals caused allergies such as skin rash while some mentioned diarrhea as the cause of not eating meals from the NSNP. Hence, a larger percentage (41%) of school children preferred to participate in the lunch box rather than in the NSNP (37%). The high prevalence of inadequate nutrient intake and the poor nutritional status of Kagiso learners in the sampled group, is an indication that strict monitoring of dietary measures needs to be implemented and continuously evaluated to ensure that positive nutritional results are obtained by the NSNP across South Africa

The two research questions that guided this qualitative, descriptive case study were: 1. What staff development and training occurred since IDEA 1997 and what would be recommended in the future in a selected Virginia school district regarding the discipline problems of students with disabilities. 2. How had one Virginia school district responded, implemented and resolved disciplinary problems (including barriers) as related to IDEA 1997 for specific students with disabilities who were in need of disciplinary measures during the 1999-2000 school year? The seven selected students with disabilities were chosen based on their disciplinary actions as related to five interview guide questions that focused on some new IDEA 1997 disciplinary regulations. Sources came from a review of formal and informal records, interviews, observations, and follow-up based on data analysis. These questions dealt with the disciplinary issues involving: 1. Multiple short-term removals. 2. Change of placements. 3. Interim alternative settings. 4. Removal for more than ten days. 5. Disciplinary change of placement. 6. Discipline whereas a functional assessment and behavioral implementation plans, strategies and supports were reviewed for students with disabilities in need of disciplinary action. Themes, patterns and recommendations were given at the school district and at the state level. Recommendations for further study were made. Within this school district, three surfaced themes as part of lessons learned were noted. These themes were a) the revolving door of homebound placement, b) monitor and compliance issues, and c) documentation concerns for students with disabilities as mandated by IDEA 1997. Ten patterns were noted as related to the seven students with disabilities due to their disciplinary actions. All seven students with disabilities had a long history of special education placements, attendance problems and were recommended for counseling. Six of these student's parents were minimally involved with their child's progress. Six of these students were drug involved. Positive interventions, strategies and supports were utilized for five of these students when receiving disciplinary consequences. Five of these students with disabilities had other difficult family issues. Four of these students with disabilities were court involved while one student was involved with the community services board. Three students had work experiences and three students had low to average intelligence. Other noteworthy considerations involving climate and culture, money and safety were discussed. / Ed. D.

Eklund, Louise (2020). Hur ska vi göra nu då? - En studie om åtgärdsprogram för elever med grav språkstörning i specialskolan. Speciallärarprogrammet grav språkstörning, Institutionen för skolutveckling och ledarskap, Lärande och samhälle, Malmö universitet, 90 hp. Syfte: Enligt tidigare forskning har elever med grav språkstörning svårare än jämnåriga att nå skolframgång. Detta kan förklaras av diskrepansen mellan de stora variationerna av språksvårigheter som elever med språkstörning upplever, och de specifika språkförmågor läroplanen ställer krav på. Den här studien avser därför att undersöka hur behov och åtgärder beskrivs och relaterar till varandra såväl som till aktuell forskning kring målgruppen. Förväntat kunskapsbidrag: Genom att öka insikten om hur behov, åtgärder och elever beskrivs i åtgärdsprogram för elever med grav språkstörning i specialskolan kan denna studie bidra med en ökad medvetenhet i utarbetandet och formuleringarna av framtida åtgärdsprogram. Metod: Totalt fyrtiotvå åtgärdsprogram för elever med grav språkstörning samlades in från en specialskola med inriktning mot målgruppen. Kvalitativ textanalys användes för att bearbeta insamlade data och identifiera trender. Empirin analyserades utifrån specialpedagogiska perspektiv och Bronfenbrenners utvecklingsekologiska systemteori som teoretiskt ramverk. Resultat: Resultaten visar att beskrivningar av behov och åtgärder i åtgärdsprogram för elever med språkstörning generellt saknar tydlighet och endast delvis innehåller en tydlig koppling mellan behoven och åtgärderna såväl som mellan åtgärderna och aktuell forskning. Slutsatser och implikationer: Det föreligger ett stort behov inom specialskolan att fortsätta utveckla hur man i åtgärdsprogram beskriver behov och åtgärder för målgruppen, såväl som hur man tydliggör kopplingen mellan åtgärder och aktuell forskning. Risken med att inte ha tydligt beskrivna behov och åtgärder grundade i aktuell forskning är att elever löper risk att inte få sina behov tillgodosedda och därmed också löper en ökad risk att inte få tillgång till den utbildning som de har rätt till. / Eklund, Louise (2020). So what’s the plan? - A study of IEP’s for pupils with SLI within the special schools. Department of School Development and Leadership (SOL), Malmö University, 90 hp. Purpose: Pupils with SLI have a harder time than their peers in reaching academic achievement according to current research, which can be explained by the discrepancies between the diverse language difficulties that children with SLI experience and the specific linguistic skills required by the curriculum. Therefore, this paper aims to examine how needs and interventions are described and correlate to each other as well as to current research regarding pupils with SLI. Contribution to knowledge: By increasing the insight into how needs, interventions and pupils are described in IEP’s for children with language impairment in special schools, this study can contribute to a more conscious approach regarding the phrasing and establishing of IEP’s. Method: A total of forty-two IEP’s for children with SLI were collected from a special school for the target group. Qualitative content analysis was used to process the data and determine trends which were then analyzed using special educational perspectives and Bronfenbrenners ecological systems theory as a framework. Results: Results show that descriptions of needs and interventions in IEP’s for pupils with SLI are generally not clearly defined and only partly contain a clear connection between needs and interventions as well as interventions and current research. Conclusions and implications: There is a dire need within the special school to further improve on how needs and interventions are described for the target group in IEP’s as well as clarify the interventions connection to current research in the field. The risk that follows with needs and interventions that aren’t clearly defined and anchored in current research, is that the pupils are put at risk of not having their needs met and thereby also an enhanced risk that the pupils won’t receive access to the education that they are entitled to.

Orientador: Regiane Helena Bertagna / Resumo: A presente pesquisa tem o objetivo de analisar as percepções dos professores que fazem parte do Programa de Ensino Integral do Estado de São Paulo (PEI) e que participam da avaliação de desempenho que faz parte do PEI, denominada “Avaliação 360 graus”, colocando a educação e as relações desses profissionais sob a ótica do gerencialismo, tendo como principais objetivos a obtenção do alcance de metas na lógica do mercado empresarial. Para que isso ocorra, é necessário medir e avaliar o trabalho que é realizado pelos profissionais e se os mesmos correspondem com o perfil esperado pela escola para garantir resultados satisfatórios. Nesse contexto, a Avaliação de Desempenho, utilizada no setor administrativo, é introduzida no ambiente escolar, avaliando os professores através de um processo que, em teoria, deve colaborar com sua formação profissional, com a reflexão sobre seu trabalho e o apontamento de melhorias. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida com o aporte de referências bibliográficas tanto na área de educação quanto de administração, além dos documentos que embasam a implantação e o funcionamento do Programa de Ensino Integral do Estado de São Paulo, Programa esse que utiliza como Avaliação de Desempenho um método específico chamado de “Avaliação 360 graus”. Como foco maior dessa pesquisa, a análise do instrumento inserido no PEI se dá através das percepções de seis professores com relação ao instrumento adotado para avaliar seu desempenho e ao processo de avaliação. Os participan... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Mestre