M.A. / The inclusive education model was explained in a South African perspective with, reference made to race, class, and gender. This was in line with the past experiences that emerged in our country. Separate learning opportunities were introduced. This was seen as discrimination against those with disabilities, who have been labeled as having learning barriers and placed in special settings. Engelbrecht and Green (2001) indicated that South African education was moving away from a special education towards a policy of inclusion. This was reflected in the National Education policy development since 1994, and was strongly supported by parent bodies such as the Disability Desk of the Office of the Deputy State President, the Disability Movement, the new South African School Act, as well as the policy on Outcome Based Education and Curriculum, 2005. As inclusive practices were implemented, attitudinal barriers, especially among teachers, have been explored. The primary findings were that teachers agreed in principle with the goals of inclusion, but many felt unprepared to work in inclusive settings (Matsropieri and Scruggs, 2000). Engelbrecht (1999) was of the opinion that teachers may need to be trained on how to identify and address special educational needs, as well as developing a critical understanding of common stereotypes and prejudices related to disability, and reflect on how these have influenced their own attitudes. If all the above can be achieved, teachers could be in a position to work as change agents who can influence the attitudes of the school community towards learners with disabilities. The aim of the study was to explore the dilemmas teachers were faced with in implementing the inclusion programme in mainstream schools around Daveyton, with the intention of determining the extent to which the inclusion programme objectives were implemented.

Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document / Thesis (PhD (Education Management))--University of Pretoria, 2006. / Education Management and Policy Studies / unrestricted

The quality of early caregiving and educational environments has a significant effect on children’s later cognitive outcomes. Early childhood teachers are an important determining factor in the quality of these environments. Due to inconsistencies in practice across the early childhood field, there is a call for better prepared teachers. Teacher preparation itself is criticized for its lack of innovative and effective practices. While research finds that more effective teacher preparation programs are those that are steeped in clinical practice, these types of experiences are inconsistent and fragmented in the early childhood field. Part of the issue is the lack of knowledge on how to integrate highquality clinical experiences carefully into early childhood teacher preparation in order to prepare all preservice teachers successfully for the classroom. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Darbe analizuojami klausimai, kurie susiję su muzikos pedagogų rengimu, nagrinėjama jų profesinė kompetencija bei jos tobulinimo ypatumai. Mokytojų rengimo problema itin aktuali, nes ne tik švietimo reformos eigos sėkmė, bet ir tolesnė mūsų kultūros raida didžia dalimi priklauso nuo tinkamai paruošto pedagogo. Pagrindinė Lietuvos šiandieninės švietimo politikos kryptis – profesinio tobulėjimo skatinimas – atvėrė plačias galimybes pačių mokytojų profesiniam tobulėjimui. Siekiant atskleisti muzikos mokytojų požiūrį į profesinį tobulinimąsi buvo atliktas tyrimas, kurį sudarė tęstinė muzikos pedagogų apklausa raštu bei muzikos ir menų mokyklų vadovų kokybinis tyrimas. Pirmojo tyrimo etapo metu apklausta 109 muzikos mokytojai, antrajame tyrimo etape buvo siekiama apklausti kuo daugiau respondentų, dalyvavusių pirmajame tyrimo etape (91muzikos pedagogas). Tyrimo objektas – muzikos pedagogų kvalifikacijos bei profesinių kompetencijų plėtojimas. Darbo uždaviniai: 1) išnagrinėti muzikos pedagogų profesinio rengimo etapus; 2) išanalizuoti šiandieninius reikalavimus muzikos mokytojo kompetencijoms; 3) atskleisti muzikos mokytojų kvalifikacijos tobulinimo formas; 4) ištirti muzikos mokytojų požiūrį į kvalifikacijos tobulinimą, kaip savo profesinės veiklos sudedamąją dalį; 5) išnagrinėti profesinio tobulinimosi motyvaciją skatinančius ir ribojančius veiksnius; 6) nustatyti muzikos bei menų mokyklų vadovų požiūrį į muzikos pedagogų kvalifikacijos plėtojimo galimybes. Tęstinio tyrimo... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / In this work the issues related to preparation of music educators have been analyzed and also the peculiarities of their professional competences and their improvement has been investigated. The problem of the preparation of teachers has been a relevant one, as not only the success of education reform course, but also the further development of our culture is mostly based on the relevant preparation of teachers. The main direction of present educational policies in Lithuania is the encouragement of professional improvement; ant is has presented wide possibilities of the professional improvement of teachers. In order to reveal the attitude of music teachers towards their professional improvement, the research has been carried out, which consisted of continuous written survey of music teachers and also the qualitative research of art school directors. In the first stage of this research 109 music teachers have been questioned, while in the second part of the research the attempts have been made to question more respondents, who had already participated in the first stage of the survey (i.e. 91 music teachers). The object of the research – the development of qualification and competences of music teachers. The following tasks have been made: 1) to review the peculiarities of professional preparation of music teachers; 2) to analyze the current requirements for the competences of music teachers; 3) to reveal the qualification improvement forms among music teachers; 4) to... [to full text]

Thesis (MTech (Education))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2005 / The focus of this research is the evaluation of the National Diploma in Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) for the purpose of suggesting improvements that could enable ABET diplomates to meet the demands of their challenging ABET world of work. The research study is based on the reflections of employed ABET diplomates and their employers on the relevance and usefulness of the ABET qualification in the workplace. The research is set against the general literature on the linkages between higher education and workplaces in general and the need for the development of work integrated curricula and high workplace competence levels in particular. The research also draws on literature that relate to the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) in the current South African education system and the role that could be played by learnerships and service-learning in the development of ABET practitioners. Reference is also made to the literature on employability of graduates, the contextual nature of the ABET world of work, work-based learning, and pedagogy or andragogy that is needed to support workplace practices. Qualitative evaluation approaches and narrative data production methods in the context of teaching and learning were used. The lecturers, ABET diplomates and their employers were interviewed in order to find out how the National Diploma in ABET prepared the diplomates to be effective and efficient in their ABET world of work. Curriculum documents for the National Diploma in ABET were also consulted. The research findings indicated that employed ABET diplomates find it difficult to meet all the demands of the workplace in general and to demonstrate an understanding of unit standards and outcomes when preparing lessons and planning learner activities in particular. The study therefore calls for higher education institution to find alternative ways of offering the National Diploma in ABET by establishing partnerships with workplaces and work closely with potential employers of ABET diplomates. Such collaborative efforts could result in the development of work-integrated curricula which could enable ABET diplomates to spend more time in the workplace than in the classroom. The study recommends that higher education institutions should be involved in ABET Practitioner learnerships that provide work-based learning and in service-learning which provides community service experience in order to provide learners with an opportunity to connect theory with practice and ideology with actuality.

Esta tese teve o objetivo de investigar o processo de apropriação do espaço por educadores que atuam nos berçários da Creche Institucional Doutor Paulo Niemeyer. Trata-se de um estudo de caso/intervenção o qual busca entender os significados e sentidos produzidos por esses sujeitos e as transformações dos arranjos espaciais provocadas pelas intervenções ocorridas em 2008, que enfocaram a formação em serviço através da participação dos mesmos como co-pesquisadores. Partimos do pressuposto de que o espaço/ambiente é um mediador das práticas pedagógicas e do desenvolvimento infantil. Discutimos a concepção de espaço e de outras categorias espaciais (ambiente, território e lugar) a partir da abordagem interdisciplinar (Filosofia, Geografia, Arquitetura, Psicologia e Educação), e histórico-cultural, destacando o caráter relacional do mesmo. Participaram da pesquisa 22 educadores e 37 crianças dos 3 agrupamentos de berçários, além da diretora. Para a produção dos dados, foram realizados os seguintes procedimentos metodológicos: entrevista com a diretora, observação e registro em diário de bordo e fotográfico dos arranjos espaciais e suas transformações, sessões reflexivas com os educadores e aplicação de um questionário nos educadores. Os resultados indicam que as intervenções, via ações colaborativas, propiciaram mudanças significativas nos arranjos espaciais, aumentando a quantidade e a qualidade da estruturação espacial. Igualmente, esta pesquisa possibilitou a reflexão da prática pedagógica e a ressignificação do papel do ambiente no fazer pedagógico. Esperamos que esta pesquisa contribua para a melhoria da qualidade da educação de crianças pequenas e que o uso desta metodologia, da qual os educadores participaram como co-pesquisadores, possa auxiliar no processo de formação em serviço desses profissionais e também em outras pesquisas que privilegiem o víeis interventivo no contexto de investigação. / This thesis aimed to investigate the process of environmental utilization by educators based on nurseries belonging to the Creche Institucional Doutor Paulo Niemeyer (Dr. Paulo Niemeyer Day Care Center). This is a case study/intervention aiming at understanding the meanings and senses created by the subjects and the change in the use of the spatial organization promoted by the intervention which took place in 2008. We start with the assumption that space/environment is a mediator in pedagogical practices and in childhood development. We discuss the concept of space and the concept of other spatial categories (environment, area, place) from an interdisciplinary understanding (Philosophy, Geography, Architecture, Psychology and Education), and a cultural-historical understanding, emphasizing the relational character of the afore mentioned concept. The Head of this Early Years Center, twenty two educators and thirty seven children from three baby groups took part in this research. The production of data was created using differentiated methodological processes and was collected in two research phases. In the first phase: interview with the headship, observation and annotation in logbook with photographic evidence of the spatial organization and its developments. In the second phase: reflexive sessions and questionnaire for the educators with added photographic of the spatial arrangements after the introduction of over-sized toys and open dividers. The results indicate that the interventions, through collaborative actions with the educators, produced significant changes in the spatial organization augmenting the quantity and quality of the spatial structure in the three rooms. The research fostered reflection on the pedagogical practice and a re-conception of the role played by the environment in the pedagogical act. We expect this research to contribute to a better environmental appropriation by the educators and this to reflect in the improvement of the quality of education for young children. And, for this research methodology which prioritizes the participation of the educators as co-researchers to contribute to the inset development of these same professionals. Finally, we hope for this research methodology to contribute to further researches which prioritize the intervention outline in the investigative process.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-07T15:08:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1450901 bytes, checksum: b47d46b8786f3c0e3ddf70fd872636a8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-03-17 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Discussions concerning Environmental Education (EE) arise every day all over the world. In this sense, the school environment has been seen as privileged for the sustainable environment awareness. This work aims at examining the experience of the Environmental Education Program Lagoa Viva, concerning teacher training. To this end, we carried out a comparative study of the pedagogical practices of teachers who did not attend training for Environmental Education (Block I), sponsored by the Program cited above, as well as actions of teachers who joined such a training (Blocks I and II). In the latter group, some schools were considered notable in developing their projects. Regarding the implementation of EA in the schools, teachers in blocks II and III could result better than the Block I. The themes of the draft EA for teachers in the block I was mostly very general and did not involve the community surrounding the schools, while the blocks II and III were more relevant and more realistic place. Teachers of the blocks II and III showed a higher percentage of involvement in the projects of EA compared to the block I. It was verified as the analysis reveals that, despite undergoing the process of training (Blocks II and III), some teachers are still struggling to develop an interdisciplinary way, shares of EA in schools, however, this difficulty was more present in Block I. The teachers know little about the contents of EA included in the PPP of the school, but the blocks II and III proved to be a little more attentive to this issue. The teachers cited the three blocks, lack of resource material / financial support and lack of direction as the main difficulties in implementing the EA in schools. From this study, it was possible to observe, as the analysis shows, that despite having undergone training process, some teachers are still struggling to develop, in an interdisciplinary way, Environmental Education actions in schools. On the other hand, the analysis also showed that teachers' participation in the process of preparation of environmental educators, enabled the socialization of school projects, dialogue and a significant interaction among the units of instruction, specifically with regard to effective communication among different areas of expertise. These moments of reflection, not always possible within the school environment, contributed to the sensitization and mobilization, particularly by teachers, for the need to implement environmental education in schools. / A cada dia emergem mais discussões sobre a Educação Ambiental (EA) em todo o mundo. Nesse sentido, o espaço escolar tem se apresentado privilegiado para uma tomada de consciência de um ambiente sustentável. Este trabalho teve por objetivo analisar a experiência do Programa de Educação Ambiental Lagoa Viva (PLV), no que se refere à formação de professores. Adotou-se o estudo de caso como metodologia, verificando, através de uma análise qualitativa os efeitos dessa formação para a inserção da EA em escolas da rede pública atendidas pelo programa. Para tanto, realizou-se um estudo comparativo entre as ações pedagógicas dos docentes que não participaram da formação de EA (Bloco I), promovida pelo próprio programa, e ações dos docentes que participaram dessa formação (Blocos II e III). Nesse último bloco, inclusive, algumas escolas foram consideradas destaque no desenvolvimento de seus projetos. Em relação à implementação da EA nas escolas, os professores dos blocos II e III conseguiram melhor resultado do que os do bloco I. Os temas dos projetos de EA dos professores do bloco I foram em sua maioria muito gerais e não envolveram a comunidade do entorno das escolas, ao passo que os dos blocos II e III foram mais relevantes e mais próximos da realidade local. Os professores dos blocos II e III apresentaram maior percentual de envolvimento nos projetos de EA comparado aos do bloco I. Pôde-se verificar, tal como revela a análise, que, apesar de submetidos ao processo de formação (Blocos II e III), há professores que ainda enfrentam dificuldades para desenvolver, de forma interdisciplinar, ações de EA nas escolas, no entanto, esta dificuldade foi mais presente no bloco I. Os professores pouco conhecem sobre os conteúdos de EA incluídos no PPP da escola, porém os dos blocos II e III se mostraram um pouco mais atentos a esta questão. Os professores dos três blocos citaram, falta de recurso material/financeiro e falta de apoio da direção como principais dificuldades para implementar a EA nas escolas. A análise também mostrou que a participação dos professores no processo de formação de educadores ambientais, possibilitou crescimento profissional, despertou maior interesse pelas questões ambientais, oportunizou a criação de parcerias, a socialização dos projetos das escolas, o diálogo e uma expressiva interação entre as unidades de ensino, especificamente no que se refere a uma efetiva comunicação entre as diversas áreas de conhecimento. Estes momentos de reflexão, nem sempre possíveis dentro do espaço escolar, contribuíram para uma sensibilização e mobilização, sobretudo, por parte dos professores, para a necessidade da implementação da EA nas escolas.

Esta tese teve o objetivo de investigar o processo de apropriação do espaço por educadores que atuam nos berçários da Creche Institucional Doutor Paulo Niemeyer. Trata-se de um estudo de caso/intervenção o qual busca entender os significados e sentidos produzidos por esses sujeitos e as transformações dos arranjos espaciais provocadas pelas intervenções ocorridas em 2008, que enfocaram a formação em serviço através da participação dos mesmos como co-pesquisadores. Partimos do pressuposto de que o espaço/ambiente é um mediador das práticas pedagógicas e do desenvolvimento infantil. Discutimos a concepção de espaço e de outras categorias espaciais (ambiente, território e lugar) a partir da abordagem interdisciplinar (Filosofia, Geografia, Arquitetura, Psicologia e Educação), e histórico-cultural, destacando o caráter relacional do mesmo. Participaram da pesquisa 22 educadores e 37 crianças dos 3 agrupamentos de berçários, além da diretora. Para a produção dos dados, foram realizados os seguintes procedimentos metodológicos: entrevista com a diretora, observação e registro em diário de bordo e fotográfico dos arranjos espaciais e suas transformações, sessões reflexivas com os educadores e aplicação de um questionário nos educadores. Os resultados indicam que as intervenções, via ações colaborativas, propiciaram mudanças significativas nos arranjos espaciais, aumentando a quantidade e a qualidade da estruturação espacial. Igualmente, esta pesquisa possibilitou a reflexão da prática pedagógica e a ressignificação do papel do ambiente no fazer pedagógico. Esperamos que esta pesquisa contribua para a melhoria da qualidade da educação de crianças pequenas e que o uso desta metodologia, da qual os educadores participaram como co-pesquisadores, possa auxiliar no processo de formação em serviço desses profissionais e também em outras pesquisas que privilegiem o víeis interventivo no contexto de investigação. / This thesis aimed to investigate the process of environmental utilization by educators based on nurseries belonging to the Creche Institucional Doutor Paulo Niemeyer (Dr. Paulo Niemeyer Day Care Center). This is a case study/intervention aiming at understanding the meanings and senses created by the subjects and the change in the use of the spatial organization promoted by the intervention which took place in 2008. We start with the assumption that space/environment is a mediator in pedagogical practices and in childhood development. We discuss the concept of space and the concept of other spatial categories (environment, area, place) from an interdisciplinary understanding (Philosophy, Geography, Architecture, Psychology and Education), and a cultural-historical understanding, emphasizing the relational character of the afore mentioned concept. The Head of this Early Years Center, twenty two educators and thirty seven children from three baby groups took part in this research. The production of data was created using differentiated methodological processes and was collected in two research phases. In the first phase: interview with the headship, observation and annotation in logbook with photographic evidence of the spatial organization and its developments. In the second phase: reflexive sessions and questionnaire for the educators with added photographic of the spatial arrangements after the introduction of over-sized toys and open dividers. The results indicate that the interventions, through collaborative actions with the educators, produced significant changes in the spatial organization augmenting the quantity and quality of the spatial structure in the three rooms. The research fostered reflection on the pedagogical practice and a re-conception of the role played by the environment in the pedagogical act. We expect this research to contribute to a better environmental appropriation by the educators and this to reflect in the improvement of the quality of education for young children. And, for this research methodology which prioritizes the participation of the educators as co-researchers to contribute to the inset development of these same professionals. Finally, we hope for this research methodology to contribute to further researches which prioritize the intervention outline in the investigative process.

UFC / A presente tese tem por objetivo geral investigar os impactos e as transformaÃÃes de uma formaÃÃo ludoestÃtica em contexto na prÃtica pedagÃgica do educador infantil no trabalho com as artes visuais. Considerando as novas demandas apontadas pelo currÃculo da EducaÃÃo Infantil (DCNEI) de 2009, em que apontam o trabalho pedagÃgico a partir de princÃpios Ãticos, polÃticos e estÃticos que estejam atrelados a experiÃncias no brincar e nas interaÃÃes sociais, questionamos Qual o impacto de uma formaÃÃo ludoestÃtica nas prÃticas pedagÃgicas em educadores infantis ? Os pilares teÃricos de sustentaÃÃo desta tese repousam sobre os trabalhos de: Formosinho (2013), Imbernon (2010), Pimenta (2010) e Tardiff (2002), no que se refere à formaÃÃo docente; Vygotsky (1989), Benjamim (1984), BrougÃre (2000), no que concerne Ãs prÃticas lÃdicas e temos como referÃncia; Barbosa (2009), Duarte Jr (1999); HernÃndez (2000), Read (2010) e Shiller (1979) quanto à perspectiva da educaÃÃo estÃtica. Como abordagem metodolÃgica, serà utilizada a pesquisa qualitativa na modalidade de pesquisa-aÃÃo a partir de Andrà (2001), Barbier (2002),Thiollent (1998) e Bogdan & Bicley (1994). A pesquisa colaborativa sugere que as prÃticas de formaÃÃo de professores da educaÃÃo infantil sÃo significativas se tomamos como eixo vertebrador a formaÃÃo em contexto atrelada à sua dimensÃo situada e que apontam concretamente suas necessidades e potencialidades pessoais e institucionais. A dimensÃo lÃdica atrelada à formaÃÃo estÃtica tem um ganho formativo quando alinhadas, fomentando uma nova tessitura de saberes culturais que transformam, fortalecem e ampliam a consciÃncia estÃtica dos educadores, transfigurando, assim, impactos e transformaÃÃes na sua prÃxis pedagÃgica, no que tange Ãs linguagens visuais na educaÃÃo infantil. / The main goal of this thesis is to investigate the impacts and transformations of ludic and esthetic training in context on pedagocical practice of child educator at work with visual arts. Considering the nem demands pointed by the early childhood ( DCNEI) of 2009, at which point the pedagogical work from political and esthetic, ethical principles that are fied to experiences in play and in social interactions. We what impacts of ludic and esthetic training in pedagogical practices in children educators? The ttheoretical pillars of support of this project lie on the work of: Formosinho ( 20013), ImbernÃn ( 2010) and Tardiff (2002) with regend to teacher training; Vygotsky (1989), Benjamin (1984), Brougerà (2000) , in playful practices and have as references: Barbosa( 2009), Duarte Jr( 1999), Hernandez( 2000), Read ( 2010), and Schiller ( 1979) as for the perspective of esthetic education. As a methodological approach will be used yhe qualitative research in action, research from Andrà (2001), Barbier(2002), Thiollent (1998), and Bogdan & BICLEY (1994). Colaborative research suggests that teacher training practices of early childhood education are significant if we take as the main column training in context linked to its dimension situated and in particular aiming their personal and institutional needs and potential. The playful dimension coupled with esthetic formation has a formative gain when aligned, fostering a new tessitura of cultural know ledge that transform, strengthen and broaden the esthetic conscieioussens of educators transfiguring in this way impacts and transformations in its pedagogical praxis in visual languages in early childhood educators.

After the introduction of the Basic Education Teacher Diploma (BETD) in Namibia, a number of studies were conducted on how teachers, lecturers, stakeholders and the Namibian public perceived the BETD program and its implementation. However, very few studies focussed specifically on mathematics subject content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge in the BETD. The purpose of this study was to investigate the need for a complementary course in mathematics education to address the lack of mathematical content and pedagogical knowledge in the Namibian BETD. The study involved five mathematics school teachers, two mathematics college lecturers in the Kavango educational region and a professor of mathematics education at the University of Namibia. These participants were purposefully selected because of their knowledge and experiences with various aspects of the BETD program. The motivation for conducting this study was to gain a better understanding of some of the issues that have been raised about the BETD program, particularly the perceived inadequacy of mathematical subject content and methodology since the inception of the program. The study adopts a qualitative approach in reporting participants’ reflections. The views of the focal educators and documents such as syllabi and course outlines were the main source of data. The findings indicate that despite the training that the three BETD mathematics graduates in this study received, the level of mathematics taught in a complementary course, such as an ACE, would clearly better equip mathematics teachers to teach proficiently and facilitate access to institutions of higher learning such as universities. The results of the study revealed that there was a need for the implementation of a complementary course to the BETD in mathematics education for teachers of mathematics in Namibia. This study also provided valuable insights into what such a course could look like.