The purpose of this single site case study was to identify how four advising teams in a medium-sized public university adapt to the changes presented to them and what role leadership and culture play in that adaptation. This was accomplished through analysis of advisor and administrator interviews, office and meeting observations, and reviews of documents relating to advising and university changes in curriculum and systems. The study was guided by team culture and the five core adaptation strategies described by Eckel and Kezar (2003). The study indicates that although part of the same institution, each advising team has a unique culture and approach to doing their work. In turn each team has a different approach to their adaptation to the change that affects them. The study began with an examination of how and if the advising teams use the five core adaptation strategies described by Eckel and Kezar (2003). It was found that these adaptation strategies were not utilized because they require authority and the advisors do not have the organizational control necessary to use these strategies. However, the study revealed that the advising teams adapt to their environment through coping mechanisms depending on the type of adaptation. It was also found that the responses the advising teams have to particular change events depends on when they find out about the change as well as the culture and leadership of the teams. Consequently, their resilience to changes is a result of their ability to either absorb the change or alter their system quickly in reaction to the change. Implications are presented for universities and the advising teams in addition to recommendations for future study. / by Leigh A. McFarland. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2011. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2011. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

O presente estudo defende o pressuposto de que a localização específica das Instituições de Ensino Superior, no processo de formação territorial brasileira, comprova que a seletividade espacial representa a ação dada em lugares escolhidos pelos agentes sociais. Com formas e conteúdos bastante diferenciados, com variadas densidades humanas, o território brasileiro, no tempo presente, encontra-se inteiramente apropriado. Ainda que de forma bastante desigual quanto à sua distribuição, constata-se, num crescente número de lugares, maior densidade técnica acompanhada de maior densidade informacional. Trata-se de constatações concretas quando comparamos o crescimento de modernizações em parcelas do território que, até recentemente, encontravam-se pouco conectadas a outros subespaços do país. O crescimento do número de instituições de ensino superior, em cidades fora das regiões metropolitanas e com mais de 100 mil habitantes, sinaliza para o fato de uma interiorização desse evento, correspondendo a uma verdadeira conquista do território. É importante destacar que, nesse movimento, embora o que se amplia seja uma demanda por qualificações específicas em todo o território, a oferta de vagas em tais instituições acompanha as especializações produtivas dos lugares. Em consonância com as necessidades do período técnico-científico-informacional, o ensino superior desenvolve-se de forma que suas ofertas ajudam a configurar o território. É nesse contexto que compreendemos a realidade de Juiz de Fora/MG: historicamente, a cidade aglutina fixos favorecendo fluxos que, por conseguinte, impulsionaram a atração de investimentos, de pessoas, de instituições, enfim. Ratificando a tese que defendemos, a cidade exibe, portanto, o processo de seletividade espacial na alocação de instituições de ensino superior. / This study defends the presupposition that the specific location of Higher Education Institutions, in the process of Brazilian territorial formation, proves that space selectivity represents the action taken in places which were chosen by social agents. With forms and contents and a variety of human densities, the Brazilian territory is entirely appropriated nowadays. Although in a rather unequal way regarding its distribution, it is possible to detect in a growing number of places, higher technical density accompanied by higher informational density. These are concrete perceptions when we compare the growth of modernizations in parts of the territory which until a short time ago, had few connections with other sub-spaces in the country. The increasing number of Higher Educations Institutions, in towns outside metropolitan areas and with more than 100,000 inhabitants, is a sign of this event, which can be considered a true conquest of territory. It is important to highlight that in this movement, although what is amplified is a demand for specific qualifications in all the territory, the offer of positions in such institutions is accompanied by the productive specializations of the places. In accordance with the necessities of the technical-scientific-informational era, higher education progresses in a way that it offers help to shape the territory. It is in this context that we understand the reality of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais. Historically the city incorporates facilities and that is favorable to flows which, therefore, increase the attraction of investments, people and institutions. Confirming the thesis we defend, the city exhibits the process of space selectivity in the allocation of Higher Education Institutions.

O presente estudo defende o pressuposto de que a localização específica das Instituições de Ensino Superior, no processo de formação territorial brasileira, comprova que a seletividade espacial representa a ação dada em lugares escolhidos pelos agentes sociais. Com formas e conteúdos bastante diferenciados, com variadas densidades humanas, o território brasileiro, no tempo presente, encontra-se inteiramente apropriado. Ainda que de forma bastante desigual quanto à sua distribuição, constata-se, num crescente número de lugares, maior densidade técnica acompanhada de maior densidade informacional. Trata-se de constatações concretas quando comparamos o crescimento de modernizações em parcelas do território que, até recentemente, encontravam-se pouco conectadas a outros subespaços do país. O crescimento do número de instituições de ensino superior, em cidades fora das regiões metropolitanas e com mais de 100 mil habitantes, sinaliza para o fato de uma interiorização desse evento, correspondendo a uma verdadeira conquista do território. É importante destacar que, nesse movimento, embora o que se amplia seja uma demanda por qualificações específicas em todo o território, a oferta de vagas em tais instituições acompanha as especializações produtivas dos lugares. Em consonância com as necessidades do período técnico-científico-informacional, o ensino superior desenvolve-se de forma que suas ofertas ajudam a configurar o território. É nesse contexto que compreendemos a realidade de Juiz de Fora/MG: historicamente, a cidade aglutina fixos favorecendo fluxos que, por conseguinte, impulsionaram a atração de investimentos, de pessoas, de instituições, enfim. Ratificando a tese que defendemos, a cidade exibe, portanto, o processo de seletividade espacial na alocação de instituições de ensino superior. / This study defends the presupposition that the specific location of Higher Education Institutions, in the process of Brazilian territorial formation, proves that space selectivity represents the action taken in places which were chosen by social agents. With forms and contents and a variety of human densities, the Brazilian territory is entirely appropriated nowadays. Although in a rather unequal way regarding its distribution, it is possible to detect in a growing number of places, higher technical density accompanied by higher informational density. These are concrete perceptions when we compare the growth of modernizations in parts of the territory which until a short time ago, had few connections with other sub-spaces in the country. The increasing number of Higher Educations Institutions, in towns outside metropolitan areas and with more than 100,000 inhabitants, is a sign of this event, which can be considered a true conquest of territory. It is important to highlight that in this movement, although what is amplified is a demand for specific qualifications in all the territory, the offer of positions in such institutions is accompanied by the productive specializations of the places. In accordance with the necessities of the technical-scientific-informational era, higher education progresses in a way that it offers help to shape the territory. It is in this context that we understand the reality of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais. Historically the city incorporates facilities and that is favorable to flows which, therefore, increase the attraction of investments, people and institutions. Confirming the thesis we defend, the city exhibits the process of space selectivity in the allocation of Higher Education Institutions.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-17T13:54:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 THELMA HELENA COSTA CHAHINI.pdf: 660837 bytes, checksum: ae399448617cad04227eead39e70c8eb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-02-07 / In the present study the main challenges are analyzed to be surpassed so that pupils with visual deficiency, auditory and physical they have access, permanence and attendance specialized in the Institutions of Higher Education of São Luis-Ma (IES-MA), in accordance with the effective federal legislation. Exactly having its rights assured for the Brazilian Federal Constitution (1988), the people with educational necessities special (NEE) do not have the guarantee of the same ones. Of a poor fraction of the related pupils who come receiving some form educational attendance "especial", the majority does not obtain to arrive at the Higher Education. / No presente estudo são analisados os principais desafios a serem superados para que alunos com deficiência visual, auditiva e física tenham acesso, permanência e atendimento especializado nas Instituições de Educação Superior de São Luis-Ma (IES-MA), de acordo com a legislação federal vigente. Mesmo tendo seus direitos assegurados pela Constituição Federal Brasileira (1988), as pessoas com necessidades educacionais especiais (NEE) não tem a garantia dos mesmos. Da reduzidissima fração dos referidos alunos que vêm recebendo alguma forma atendimento educacional "especial", a maioria não consegue chegar à Educação Superior.