Com a expansão do sistema educacional, em especial do ensino superior no Brasil, intensificou-se a preocupação com a qualidade das instituições educacionais. A pesquisa sobre egressos (ex-alunos) é considerada um dos importantes meios para informar sobre a qualidade institucional e demonstrar os impactos gerados na sociedade. Apesar disso, é observado que as instituições brasileiras raramente utilizam os egressos como fonte de informações para os cursos, e quando captam informações, não as utilizam eficazmente para a melhoria da qualidade educacional. Nesse contexto, esta Tese tem como pergunta de pesquisa: Que indicadores podem subsidiar a avaliação, sob a perspectiva dos egressos, como ferramenta para o aperfeiçoamento dos Programas de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu? Para tanto, a pesquisa foi desenvolvida em duas etapas: (a) proposição teórica das dimensões e dos indicadores para Avaliação de Programas de Doutorado em Administração, sob a perspectiva dos egressos; e (b) aplicação desse conjunto de indicadores, junto a uma amostra de egressos, por intermédio de um e-survey, para Avaliação de um Programa de Doutorado em Administração. Os resultados propõem a classificação dos indicadores em três dimensões: (1) Avaliação das Repercussões (mensuração das mudanças ocorridas no nível individual em função de uma determinada intervenção educacional); (2) Avaliação do Relacionamento (análise do nível de participação, envolvimento e engajamento dos alunos e dos egressos na vida da Instituição/Programa) e (3) Avaliação da Qualidade dos Serviços (visão dos egressos sobre a estrutura e os serviços prestados pela Instituição/Programa de formação). A aplicação e validação do conjunto de indicadores, em uma amostra de 141 egressos, mostraram serem válidos e consistentes os instrumentos utilizados e as dimensões propostas, permitindo chegar a constatações com relação às repercussões, ao relacionamento e ao nível de qualidade do Programa de Doutorado avaliado. Nesse sentido, a principal contribuição desta pesquisa reside na proposição das dimensões e indicadores para avaliação de Programas de Doutorado em Administração, a partir da visão dos egressos, que podem ser ratificadas em futuras pesquisas, com replicação dessas dimensões e dos indicadores em Programas de diferentes instituições ou áreas / With the expansion of the educational system, especially higher education in Brazil, concerns about the quality of educational institutions were intensified. Research on graduates (alumni) is considered one of the main sources to inform about the educational quality and to demonstrate the impacts on society. Nevertheless, it is observed that Brazilian institutions rarely consider alumni as a source of information for their courses, and when these institutions capture information, they do not apply them effectively for improving the educational quality. In this context, this Thesis presents the following research question: What indicators can support the evaluation, from alumni\'s perspective, as a tool for improvement of Graduate Stricto Sensu Programs? Therefore, the study was conducted in two stages: (a) theoretical proposition of dimensions and indicators for evaluation of Doctoral Programs in Business Administration, according alumni\'s perspective; and (b) application of this set of indicators in a sample of graduates, through an e-survey, for evaluation of a Doctoral Program in Business Administration. The results suggest the classification of indicators in three dimensions: (1) Impact Evaluation (measurement of changes at the individual level in terms of a particular educational intervention); (2) Relationship Evaluation (analysis of the level of participation, involvement and engagement of students and graduates in the Institution/Program life) and (3) Services Quality Evaluation (the alumni insight into the structure and the services provided by the institution / training program). The application and validation of the set of indicators, in a sample of 141 graduates, showed that the tools used and the proposed dimensions are valid and consistent, allowing reach findings regarding the impact, the relationship and the quality level of the evaluated Doctoral Program. In this sense, the main contribution of this research is the proposition of dimensions and indicators for evaluation of Doctoral programs in Business Administration, from the alumni\'s perspective, which can be ratified in future researches, with replication of these dimensions and indicators in programs of different institutions or areas.

Doctor of Education / Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology / Kenneth F. Hughey / Advocacy is an increasingly integral role for school counselors, and advocacy dispositions, knowledge, and skill competencies are critical for school counselors to function effectively in the contemporary school setting. This study assessed the perceptions of school counselor educators regarding the degree of importance of including advocacy dispositions, knowledge, and skill competencies (Trusty & Brown, 2005) in master’s degree school counseling programs; the extent to which the advocacy competencies are taught in the program; and the relative readiness of program graduates to apply the advocacy competencies. Additionally, this study also investigated whether there were significant differences between the responses of participants associated with CACREP-accredited and those with non-CACREP-accredited school counselor preparation programs. Stratified proportional sampling was used to identify study participants. A sample of 250 counselor educators teaching in master’s degree programs in school counseling was identified and a survey was sent to each participant. One-hundred thirty six surveys were returned (54.4%); this represented 69 CACREP-accredited programs and 67 non-CACREP-accredited programs involving respondents in each region of Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Mean ratings for respondents indicated that counselor educators perceived inclusion of the 15 advocacy competencies in master’s programs in school counseling as moderately to very important, moderately taught in their programs, and their graduates to be moderately ready to apply the advocacy competencies. Using independent samples t-tests to compare the mean ratings, the results showed no statistically significant differences between CACREP-accredited and non-CACREP-accredited respondents. It was concluded that the advocacy disposition, knowledge, and skill competencies delineated by Trusty and Brown (2005) are appropriate for inclusion in master’s degree programs in school counseling, and that additional focus on advocacy competencies might be needed within programs to ensure that all school counseling graduates learn and are able to apply the competencies. It was also concluded that the perceptions of counselor educators in CACREP-accredited and non-CACREP-accredited programs are more similar than different relative to the importance of including the competencies in graduate programs, the extent to which they are taught, and the readiness of graduates to apply the competencies.

Counselor education program faculties evaluate applicants to masters and doctoral level programs using criteria that the faculties hope will predict the applicant's potential for academic success and then effectiveness as a counselor, counselor educator, or researcher. Choosing admission criteria to assess this level of potential in an applicant is quite a task. Those counselor education programs that are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) have the benefit of the admission guidelines provided by CACREP standards for accreditation. These guidelines give only basic, general direction to programs regarding their admission criteria but each individual program determines their own criteria for admission. The purpose of this study was to discover any recognizable trends in admission policy criteria, in terms of specific criteria used to evaluate and select students from the applicant pool, for CACREP accredited masters and doctoral programs. This study also sought to discover any recognizable trends in admission policy criteria, in terms of a specific number of criteria used to evaluate and select students for CACREP accredited master and doctoral counselor education programs. This qualitative study investigated 178 masters level CACREP accredited counselor education programs and 45 doctoral CACREP accredited counselor education programs. The CACREP Website provided contact names and Web address for each program. Admission criteria were pulled from the program Websites. If no criteria were present on the Website, the program contact person was contacted by phone or by email. A contact form for the masters level programs, and another for the doctoral level programs, was developed to record program criteria. A rate or return of 96% for the masters level programs and 91% for the doctoral programs was achieved. For the purposes of this study, a trend was defined as 1) any measure being required by 50% or more of the responding programs, or 2) the number of measures used by a program being equal to the mean number of measures used by all programs. The masters level program trends were for counselor education programs to use the following criteria to assess applicants: transcripts, grade point average (GPA), letters of reference, applications, Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores, letters of intent, and interviews with faculty members. A trend was also discovered for masters level programs to use between 3 and 12 measures to assess applicants for admission with a mean score of 7.01, a median score of 7, and a mode of 7. The doctoral level program trends were for counselor education programs to use the following criteria to assess applicants: transcripts, letters of reference, letters of intent to address goals, aspirations, experiences, and purpose, GRE scores, applications, and GPA. A trend was also discovered for doctoral level programs to use between 4 and 10 measures to assess applicants for admission with a mean score of 8.097, a median score of 8, and a mode of 9. Given the high rate of return, the trends discovered can be said to reflect the admission criteria used to assess applicants for admission into CACREP accredited masters and doctoral counselor education programs in the United States. A limitation could be that the data was collected using different methods of communication in that some data was collected from Websites, some from email correspondence, and some data from phone conversations. It seemed that the Websites and the emails gave the admission criteria but the phone conversations gave an understanding of not only the criteria used but the process used in selecting students from the applicant pool.

In thesis I focus on the current position of art gallery and museum education, which is influenced by science disciplines pedagogy and museology. In the theoretical part, on the basis of specialized literature, I define terms related to the theme of the work (gallery/museum pedagogy and educator, gallery/museum educator position within the institution, General educational program etc.). I am seeking further possibilities of cooperation and limits of cooperation of an elementary school with galleries/museums as institutions that have educational potential. Didactic work is based on qualitative research, which mainly uses the methods of open coding of videos from executed programs. My intention is to compare the differences and similarities in the implementation of educational programs between the 1st and 5th grade. Based on defined objectives I evaluate their implementation in accordance with educational programs, which are crucial for cooperation of galleries and schools. The focus is mainly on the conception, implementation and reflection of a three-phase educational program. The didactic part also reveals a possible link to the interdisciplinary relations. In the creative part of the thesis, I compile a topic of an authoring book, on the theme of the exhibition of Květa Pacovská: Maximum Contrast.

This thesis focuses on the indicators of quality of education. The indicators are learning exercises the aim of which is to prove whether the tested pupils reached the level of knowledge defined by the national curriculum and listed in the Framework Education Programme. While learning Chemistry, the students should master the key competencies and educational objectives from the education area "Man and Nature" and further from the subject of Chemistry. The thesis focuses on the evidence of reaching the educational goals in Chemistry within the scope of General Chemistry. Since the level of knowledge defined by the Framework Education Programme is not very specific, the author of this thesis decided to settle the educational goals for the subject of General Chemistry based on the study of expert literature and curricular documents. Furthermore, the author also suggests a system of indicators which can be used to verify reaching these goals by the pupils of the secondary schools. The thesis also includes one of the models of working with such indicators. The indicator system was first assessed by a focus group (Chemistry teachers and experts in Didactics of Chemistry). This focus group evaluated the content and the construct validity of the suggested indicators. Afterwards, some of the learning...

The central theme of this work is cross-cutting themes. The author analyzes them from various parts, but in the context of the curriculum.The aim of the first part is to provide a comprehensive picture of the cross-sectional themes. Therefore, this section comprises of several analyzes. Critical comments and experiences of the author are an integral part of the thesis. At the end of this section, the author would like to offer the revision of the cross-sectional themes in the curriculum. Research part of thesis answers the fundamental question "How is dealt with cross-sectional themes and how are they implemented in the school curriculum, teaching and school life?" Furthermore he notes in particular the obstacles that teachers have in practice when implement the cross-sectional themes.Fundamental research method of this study is intrinsitive case study. The author was collecting the data and gaining experience for three years. He depicts the acquired knowledge in detail through a story.In conclusion, the study summarizes the most important findings. KEYWORDS: cross-sectional themes, curriculum, case study,analysis of educational programs, critical reflection

The title of this licentiate thesis is: Urban contract archaeology, public outreach and schools. Beyond the horizons of history teaching.   The aim of my licentiate thesis is to investigate how educational programs for schools are implemented within the framework of contract archaeology. I study the underlying incentives that motivate public outreach within contract archaeology, who carries out the outreach and what impact educational programs have on schools. My research project also aims to explore how public outreach within contract archaeology can be organized to meet schools´ demand for knowledge and activities. With an interdisciplinary approach, taken from archaeology and educational sciences, the goal is to instigate a dialogue between the scientific community and contract archaeology, as well as between contract archaeology and schools. As a primary goal, midway into in my doctoral degree, I have chosen in this licentiate thesis to study the practices of public outreach on urban excavation sites in Sweden, specifically studying outreach practices towards schools. The research queries in the licentiate thesis are:   What are the purposes and objectives with public outreach in contract archaeology? What are the preconditions for working with public outreach in contract archaeology? How are the practices of public outreach aimed at schools conducted at urban excavation sites? How do educational programs within contract archaeology address the needs and goals of school education?   Based on these queries, I also discuss how contract archaeology in the future can make possible broader collaborations with schools. This serves as an introduction to how archaeo-didactics can evolve bringing together contract archaeology's goals and potential in an educational situation, with the needs and goals of school education.

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Students ‘motivation for religious studies at upper secondary school decrease on a yearly basis. The reasons for this lack of motivation are, among other things, the rising secularization in the Swedish society as well as the methods used for teaching religious studies.  The aim of this pedagogic study is to elucidate the challenges connected to the motivation of the students ‘regarding the motivation for religious studies that teachers encounter, as well as to understand how teachers undertake these challenges in their teaching practices. The method used for this study was semi structured interviews with active teachers conducted on the telephone or in person. The interviews were recorded and then transcribed. From this data a number of key factors were selected through thematized content analysis.  The result of the study confirms that the motivation of religious studies dwindles in Swedish Upper Secondary Schools. Teachers encounter vast challenges when trying to explain why students should take religious studies, especially vocational students find religious studies superfluous. The teachers who reached the highest degree of attainment reported that they teach in close connection to the students. Furthermore, they aim at using a broad variety of methods adjusted for the different students. Future research ought to study the reception of the subject by the students ‘ and how they perceived their own motivation for religious studies. By interviewing students, you might also collect data representing the experiences and perception of the students.

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo diseñar el programa cuentos que cuentan para potenciar el desarrollo de las nociones básicas matemáticas en niños de cinco años, el tipo de investigación es descriptiva, propositiva, no experimental. Para la recolección de datos se utilizó la técnica de observación con fin de conocer el estado actual del desarrollo de las nociones básicas matemáticas en niños de cinco años, la población está conformada por treinta y tres alumnos de cinco años, quienes fueron seleccionados por método no probabilístico, por conveniencia. Los resultados de la investigación revelaron que las nociones básicas están en un nivel de logro de proceso presentándose mayores necesidades atender en las nociones de conteo, comparación y correspondencia, estas necesidades traen consigo dificultades en los procesos de adquisición del número. Se caracterizó el programa cuentos que cuentan bajo un enfoque comunicativo y de resolución de problemas los cuales pueden ser representados de manera vivencial resaltando el uso del texto con material concreto y grafico para facilitar la mayor comprensión. / El The objective of this research was to design the story-telling program to enhance the development of basic mathematical notions in five-year-old children. The type of research is descriptive, propositional, non-experimental. For data collection, an observation sheet was used in order to know the current state of development of basic mathematical notions in five-year-old children. The population is made up of thirty-three five-year-old students, who were selected by non-target method. probabilistic, for convenience. The results of the research revealed that the basic notions are at a level of process achievement, presenting greater needs to address the notions of counting, comparison and correspondence, these needs bring with them difficulties in the number acquisition processes. The program was characterized by stories that are told under a communicative and problem-solving approach, which can be represented in an experiential way, highlighting the use of text and concrete and graphic material to facilitate greater understanding.