Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 2005. / CD has title: Appendix B, the song self. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 132-138).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 284-298).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Washington State University, December 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-144).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2006. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-186).

Orientador: Luiz Alberto Lorenzetto / Banca: Carmem Maria Aguiar / Banca: Adilson Nascimento de Jesus / Resumo: A motivação deste trabalho resultou da insatisfação da representação de corpo gestada na tradição dualista (corpo/mente), e do paradigma da ciência moderna onde o corpo é visto como máquina. Essa visão afetou a educação fisica que se pautou em um modelo esportivista, buscando a aptidão fisica. O termo alternativo é resultante do movimento da contracultura, ocorrido na década de 60, e refere-se a uma maneira de pensar e agir fora dos padrões da modernidade ocidental, contrapondo-se ao modelo hegemônico das práticas corporais baseadas no esforço, atividade e rendimento máximo. A cultura alternativa buscou no Oriente soluções para as conseqüências do processo civilizador, expressando a reconciliação corpo/mente, defendendo, ainda, outros arranjos sociais e relações entre homem/natureza. As Práticas Corporais Alternativas (PCAs) mostram a possibilidade de desenvolver trabalhos que enfatizem a sensibilidade, bem-estar e criatividade, possibilitando ao homem resgatar a sua corporeidade, atuando na resignificação do mesmo, como ser integral, acenando para uma visão de complementaridade entre o indivíduo e a natureza. Portanto, esta pesquisa teve a finalidade de analisar o entendimento que os professores de educação fisica dos ensinos fundamental e médio, e dos cursos de graduação em educação fisica têm a respeito das PCAs. Para isso, foram coletadas informações através de questionários enviados aos professores de educação fisica de instituições públicas e privadas das cidades de Rio Claro, Campinas e Piracicaba, englobando os três níveis de ensino. A amostra foi composta pelos questionários que retornaram, totalizando 52. A partir da análise dos dados, concluiu-se que os professores consideram necessário um trabalho com PCAs nos ensinos fundamental e médio, pois 80,8% deles concordam com a importância do trabalho com PCAs nesses níveis...(Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: This study was motivated by the dissatisfaction of the body representation emerged from the dualistic tradition (body/mind) and by the modem science paradigm in which body is seen as a machine. This vision has affected the physical education, which was based on a sporting model, searching for a physical fitness. The alternative term is resulting of counter culture movement, occurred during the 60's, and it refers to a way of thinking and acting out of the western modernity standards, opposing to the dominant model of the body practices based on effort, activity and maximum results. The alternative culture has looked for solutions from the Orient for the consequences of the civilization process, expressing the reconciliation body/mind and still defending other social arrangements and relationships between mankind/nature. The Alternative Body Practices (ABPs) have shown the possibility to develop works that emphasize sensibility, well-being and creativity, making possible to mankind to rescue his/her "corporeidade", seeking for a new meaning for him/herself a way to be entire, searching for a complementary vision between the individual and the nature. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to analyze the understanding that elementary, secondary and under-graduating physical education teachers has regarding to ABPs. For that, information were collected through questionnaires sent to physical education teachers of public and private institutions of Rio Claro, Campinas and Piracicaba cities, São Paulo state, Brazil, including those three teaching levels. Sampling was composed by the questionnaires which returned, totaling 52. From the data analysis, it was concluded that teachers consider necessary a work with ABPs in the elementary and secondary schools, because 80,8% of them agree that a work with ABPs is important in those teaching levels...(Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:28:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2003-02-24Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:57:11Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 coldebella_aoc_me_rcla_prot.pdf: 1865788 bytes, checksum: ce4c0583e6bef3ba4ba93f9a1c32dbeb (MD5) / A motivação deste trabalho resultou da insatisfação da representação de corpo gestada na tradição dualista (corpo/mente), e do paradigma da ciência moderna onde o corpo é visto como máquina. Essa visão afetou a educação fisica que se pautou em um modelo esportivista, buscando a aptidão fisica. O termo alternativo é resultante do movimento da contracultura, ocorrido na década de 60, e refere-se a uma maneira de pensar e agir fora dos padrões da modernidade ocidental, contrapondo-se ao modelo hegemônico das práticas corporais baseadas no esforço, atividade e rendimento máximo. A cultura alternativa buscou no Oriente soluções para as conseqüências do processo civilizador, expressando a reconciliação corpo/mente, defendendo, ainda, outros arranjos sociais e relações entre homem/natureza. As Práticas Corporais Alternativas (PCAs) mostram a possibilidade de desenvolver trabalhos que enfatizem a sensibilidade, bem-estar e criatividade, possibilitando ao homem resgatar a sua corporeidade, atuando na resignificação do mesmo, como ser integral, acenando para uma visão de complementaridade entre o indivíduo e a natureza. Portanto, esta pesquisa teve a finalidade de analisar o entendimento que os professores de educação fisica dos ensinos fundamental e médio, e dos cursos de graduação em educação fisica têm a respeito das PCAs. Para isso, foram coletadas informações através de questionários enviados aos professores de educação fisica de instituições públicas e privadas das cidades de Rio Claro, Campinas e Piracicaba, englobando os três níveis de ensino. A amostra foi composta pelos questionários que retornaram, totalizando 52. A partir da análise dos dados, concluiu-se que os professores consideram necessário um trabalho com PCAs nos ensinos fundamental e médio, pois 80,8% deles concordam com a importância do trabalho com PCAs nesses níveis... / This study was motivated by the dissatisfaction of the body representation emerged from the dualistic tradition (body/mind) and by the modem science paradigm in which body is seen as a machine. This vision has affected the physical education, which was based on a sporting model, searching for a physical fitness. The alternative term is resulting of counter culture movement, occurred during the 60's, and it refers to a way of thinking and acting out of the western modernity standards, opposing to the dominant model of the body practices based on effort, activity and maximum results. The alternative culture has looked for solutions from the Orient for the consequences of the civilization process, expressing the reconciliation body/mind and still defending other social arrangements and relationships between mankind/nature. The Alternative Body Practices (ABPs) have shown the possibility to develop works that emphasize sensibility, well-being and creativity, making possible to mankind to rescue his/her corporeidade, seeking for a new meaning for him/herself a way to be entire, searching for a complementary vision between the individual and the nature. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to analyze the understanding that elementary, secondary and under-graduating physical education teachers has regarding to ABPs. For that, information were collected through questionnaires sent to physical education teachers of public and private institutions of Rio Claro, Campinas and Piracicaba cities, São Paulo state, Brazil, including those three teaching levels. Sampling was composed by the questionnaires which returned, totaling 52. From the data analysis, it was concluded that teachers consider necessary a work with ABPs in the elementary and secondary schools, because 80,8% of them agree that a work with ABPs is important in those teaching levels...(Complete abstract click electronic access below)

This study examines questions about the relationships that seem to exist between the goal of supporting personal agency in student writers and a specific meditation practice as implemented in the second semester of freshman composition. With both whole-class and individualized data sources, the study seeks to address changes in students' attitudes toward the meditative practice as well as their own senses of personal agency. In addition the study seeks to identify to what extent and in what ways do students articulate relationships between their use of meditative techniques in class and their own perceptions of their personal agency in writing. The individualized case studies examine students' reflective writings completed during one semester of data collection, in addition to their verbalized reflections discussed during an oral interview conducted at the end of that semester.

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The propose of this study was to determine the effectiveness and appropriateness of the integrated holistic method for teaching grammatical structure, cultural norms and behavior, writing and listening skills to beginning German language students. The study examined a sample of undergraduate students who were enrolled in the introductory college level German offered at the Collin County Community College, Spring Creek Campus in Plano, Texas. A total of 24 students participated in this study. This study utilized a pre- and posttest group to measure the instructional effectiveness of the integrated holistic teaching method. Structural grammar, cultural norms and behavior, writing, and listening skills were used as dependent variables. The holistic integrated teaching method were measured at the end of the course as independent variables. Individual pre- and posttests were used for each of the dependent variables. The higher posttest mean scores indicated significant improvement in student learning level in four major language skills such as structural grammar, cultural norms and behavior, writing, and listening through the holistic integrated teaching method.

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