Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 2010. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 63). Also available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2005. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 98-103). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2007. / Title from title screen (site viewed Oct. 10, 2007). PDF text: vi, 109 p. : ill. (some col.) UMI publication number: AAT 3258772. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in microfilm and microfiche formats.

Orientador: Sadao Omote / Banca: Anna Augusta Sampaio de Oliveira / Banca: Camila Mugnai Vieira / Banca: Thelma Simões Matsukura / Banca: Olga Maria Piazentin Rolim Rodrigues / Resumo: A tarefa de casa (TC) pode ser um importante recurso no processo de escolarização do aluno com deficiência, merecendo atenção especial nas discussões relacionadas à Educação Inclusiva. O objetivo geral deste estudo foi o de investigar como a TC é utilizada no processo de escolarização do aluno com deficiência física (DF), sob a perspectiva dos professores. Os objetivos específicos foram: identificar e analisar a concepção dos professores acerca da TC; identificar e analisar como a TC está sendo proposta para os alunos com DF inseridos no ensino regular; identificar e analisar a concepção dos professores sobre a parceria colaborativa entre a família e a escola; identificar e avaliar as atitudes sociais dos professores em relação à inclusão; e identificar e analisar a concepção dos professores sobre a parceria colaborativa entre a área da Saúde e a da Educação. Participaram deste estudo 15 professoras de alunos com DF. Para a coleta de dados, foram utilizados seis instrumentos: uma Ficha de Caracterização do Professor Participante (FCPP), um roteiro de entrevista semiestruturado, o Sistema de Classificação da Habilidade Manual (MACS), o Sistema de Classificação da Função Motora Grossa (GMFCS), a Viking Speech Scale e a Escala Likert de Atitudes Sociais em Relação à Inclusão (ELASI). Os dados foram analisados quantitativa e qualitativamente. Os resultados revelaram que quatorze professoras enviavam TC. Onze professoras solicitavam TC para o aluno com DF com a mesma frequência qu... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The homework (HW) can be an important resource in the school process of students with disabilities and it deserves special attention in the discussions regarding Inclusive Education. The general objective of this study was to investigate how the HW is used in the schooling process of the student with physical disability (PD), from the teachers' perspective. The specific objectives were: to identify and to analyse the teachers' conception regarding the HW; to identify and to analyse how the HW is being proposed for students with PD inserted in regular education; to identify and to analyse the teachers' concept of the collaborative partnership between the family and the school; to identify and evaluate teachers' social attitudes towards inclusion; and to analyse the teachers' concept of the collaborative partnership between Health and Education. Fifteen teachers of children with PD participated in this study. Six instruments were used in order to collect data: a Participant Teacher Characterization Sheet (PTCS), a semistructured interview script, the Manual Ability Classification System (MACS), the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), the Viking Speech Scale and Likert Scale of Social Attitudes towards Inclusion (ELASI). The data were analysed quantitatively and qualitatively. The results revealed that fourteen teachers usually sent HW. Eleven teachers requested HW for the student with PD with the same frequency as for the other students. Seven teachers made explicit different adaptations in the HW according to the specificities presented by the child with PD and nine teachers pointed out that they presented difficulties in their performance of the assignments. The teachers revealed that not all the students with PD would always do the HW and that not all the families would always participate in its ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Magister Educationis - MEd / South Africa is amongst the lowest performers in numeracy and literacy in the developing countries, according to Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS 2006). Systemic research conducted by the Western Cape Education Department has pointed to the fact that the literacy and numeracy skills of the learners in the Western Cape are far below what is required for them to learn and develop effectively. Many educators blame parents for learners’ poor academic achievement. This study therefore aims to explore challenges to parental involvement in the homework assignments of learners in a historically disadvantaged primary school in Cape Town. This exploratory qualitative case study followed an interpretive paradigm. Data was collected via field notes; and semi – structured interviews from individuals and focus groups. Thematic data analysis was used to determine challenges to parental involvement in homework assignments of the primary school learners. This research study is grounded on Epstein’s model of overlapping spheres of influence of family, school and community on learners’ learning; six typologies of parental involvement; and on Bronfenbrenner’s bio-ecological model of human development. General systems theory was kept in mind during the study. Where parents were not involved in homework assignments, it was not a deliberate act. The findings highlighted challenges such as poverty, unemployment, inequalities; lack of educational resources; lack of structure in the home; single parenting, school and community factors, and a lack of educational stimulation that negatively affected parental involvement in homework assignments. The blame that educators apportioned on parents for learners’ poor academic outcomes was thus found to be inaccurate. True systems thinkers never debate whether the cause or the solution is situated in one single system, but considers the interdependence between all the systems. The whole is therefore more important than the sum of the parts. Despite the many challenges that parents experience in helping the learners with homework, the parents still want their children to excel in academic work. Parents in the historically disadvantaged school however seek assistance in how to help the learners with homework assignments.

The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between homework methodology and compliance. The "Clinical Perception of Homework Style and Compliance Survey" was developed to measure compliance, methodology, and relating variables. A convenience sample consisted of 121 participants in this study. Participating therapists were asked to rate the likelihood of using various examples of homework methodologies and estimate the compliance they have received over the past 3 months. The results show that items used on the survey factored into two groups, which can be called direct and collaborative. Neither of the groups (i.e., direct and collaborative) was significantly correlated with homework compliance. Further conceptualization of the collaborative methodology was proposed. Implications for future research were highlighted.

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