Significant environmental impacts such as climate change, reduction in biodiversity, increasing food scarcity, impacts on water supply and availability, and exacerbation of human health problems are occurring and are expected to increase. Despite these environmental challenges the teaching of California’s environmental literacy standards, the California Environmental Principles and Concepts (CA EP&Cs), in the K-12 public education system is infrequent and inadequate. The purpose of this study was to use a mixed methods approach to examine relationships between environmental identity (EI), personal environmental education teacher efficacy (PEETE), and peak stage of concern (SOC) for implementing CA EP&Cs for K-12 in-service teachers participating in regional 3-year California Environmental Literacy Projects (CELP). In the last year of CELP, a survey was given to 72 of the participating teachers to probe their EI, PEETE, and peak SOC for implementing CA EP&Cs. Eighteen months after the conclusion of CELP, five participating teachers engaged in a follow-up interview providing further insight about the relationships between EI, PEETE, and peak SOC for implementing CA EP&Cs. The findings from quantitative analysis of the survey and the qualitative analysis of the follow-up interviews indicate that participating teachers had high levels of EI and PEETE, and that there is a moderately large correlation between EI and PEETE within the sample of teachers surveyed. These high levels of EI and PEETE did not translate into impact level peak SOC in the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) for most teachers. This finding demonstrates that environmental literacy professional development providers, site and district administrators, and teachers will have to overcome significant challenges to be able to increase the environmental literacy for students in California’s educational system. For environmental literacy professional development providers, it is suggested to surface teachers’ individual challenges to implementing CA EP&Cs and provide explicit recommendations to overcome these challenges. For district and site administrators, it is suggested that the CA EP&Cs be prioritized as important standards that are taught, and that student access to outdoor field experiences be valued and funded. For teachers, it is suggested to prioritize the teaching of CA EP&Cs and to integrate environmental literacy into the teaching of the various content areas where appropriate. Further details and additional suggestions are outlined in this research study.

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Studiens syfte är att bidra med kunskaper om hur blivande förskollärare ser på fysisk aktivitet i förskolan och om det finns yttre ramfaktorer som påverkar för vilken fysisk aktivitet som möjliggörs. Det handlar om yttre ramfaktorer såsom styrdokument, tid för planering, pedagogers kompetens och förhållningssätt, barngruppens storlek, lokaler, miljöer samt materiella resurser. Dessa ramfaktorer utgår från ramfaktorteorin som också varit den teoretiska grunden för vår studie. 14 blivande förskollärare fördelat på tre grupper deltog i studien, där fokusgrupper användes som metod för att få kunskaper om vilka uppfattningar de blivande förskollärarna har om fysisk aktivitet och vilka yttre ramfaktorer som kan påverka inom området. Utifrån ljudinspelning vid fokusgruppsintervjuerna samt transkribering av materialet som sedan analyserades utifrån IPA- metoden, kunde ett resultat urskönjas.Resultatet visar att de blivande förskollärarna upplever att de finns påverkande ramfaktorer för vilken fysisk aktivitet som kan möjliggöras i förskolan. Läroplanen och tiden för planering av fysisk aktivitet är svårpåverkade ramfaktorer. Att barngruppens storlek, pedagogers kompetens och förskolans olika miljöer är ramfaktorer som påverkar möjliggörandet av fysisk aktivitet framkommer också. Samtidigt ser de blivande förskollärarna möjligheterna i att kunna påverka dessa ramfaktorer för att kunna möjliggöra för fysisk aktivitet i större utsträckning. Därmed visar resultatet att hur förskollärare väljer att förhålla sig till de yttre ramfaktorerna, påverkar för vilken fysisk aktivitet som sker i förskolan. Vår studie visar att blivande förskollärare har en positiv syn i att se möjligheterna i de yttre ramfaktorerna vilket bidrar till att barn i större utsträckning får vara fysiskt aktiva. / The purpose of the study is to contribute knowledge about how prospective preschool teachers view physical activity in preschool and whether there are external framework factors that affect which physical activity is made possible. These are external framework factors such as curriculum, time for planning, educators' skills and attitudes, the size of the children's group, premises, environments and material resources. These framework factors are based on the framework factor theory, which has also been the theoretical basis for our study. 14 prospective preschool teachers divided into three groups participated in the study. Focus groups were used as a method to gain knowledge about what perceptions the prospective preschool teachers have about physical activity and which external framework factors can influence the area. Based on audio recording at the focus group interviews and transcription of the material, which was then analyzed based on the IPA method, a result could be discerned. The results show that the prospective preschool teachers feel that there are influencing framework factors for what physical activity can be made possible in the preschool. The curriculum and the time for planning physical activity are difficult factors to influence. It also appears that the size of the group of children, the competence of educators and the different environments of the preschool are framework factors that affect the enabling of physical activity. At the same time, the prospective preschool teachers see the possibilities in being able to influence these framework factors in order to be able to enable physical activity to a greater extent. Thus, the results show that how preschool teachers choose to relate to the external framework factors, affects for which physical activity takes place in the preschool. Our study shows that prospective preschool teachers have a positive view in seeing the possibilities in the external framework factors, which contributes to children being physically active to a greater extent.

This study was designed to bring to the fore the reasons for introducing peace education in pre-service teacher education in Zimbabwean teachers colleges in order to establish the foundations for positive peace in Zimbabwe. The focus of the study was on the preparation of Zimbabwean pre-service teachers in peace education as an effective approach for building durable peace in Zimbabwe. The main research question that guided this study was: Why and how should peace education be introduced at pre-service teacher education colleges in Zimbabwe? The overall aim of the research is to develop an appropriate peace education programme for Zimbabwean teachers’ colleges which will be employed as a strategy for constructing positive peace in Zimbabwe. A phenomenological methodology blending Edmund Husserl’s descriptive phenomenology and Martin Heidegger’s interpretive phenomenology was used to elicit participants’ views on the challenges and possibilities of introducing peace education at pre-service teacher education colleges in Zimbabwe. Data for the study were gathered using semi-structured interviews, focus group interviews and documentary analysis. Key themes emerging from the data analysis were that (a) there is an absence of positive peace in contemporary Zimbabwe (b) Zimbabwean teachers’ colleges are not offering courses in peace education (c) peace education would benefit Zimbabwe as a country, (d) peace education is implementable at pre-service teacher education colleges in Zimbabwe, (e) there is need to develop an appropriate peace education curriculum that reflects the needs of Zimbabwean citizens and (f) college principals, lecturers, student teachers, policymakers and programme-makers have important roles to play in peace education initiatives. Through this study, the researcher established that peace education is a plausible and sustainable mechanism for building positive peace which has remained obscure in Zimbabwe despite thirty-four years of hard won independence. This shows the necessity for introducing peace education in Zimbabwean teachers colleges as a strategy for positive peace building. It is therefore, recommended that teachers’ colleges in Zimbabwe should introduce peace education in their pre-service programmes in order to build prospective teachers’ capacities to establish an infrastructure for positive peace in their future classrooms, the immediate communities and Zimbabwean society as a whole. / Philosophy of Education / D. Ed. (Philosophy of Education)

La littérature scientifique internationale montre la réalité des apprentissages informels des enseignants sur leur lieu de travail, au sein des établissements scolaires. Toutefois ces apprentissages présentent plusieurs limites et sont qualitativement de moins bonne qualité que les apprentissages réalisés en environnement organisé. La présente recherche a précisément pour objet le développement professionnel des enseignants expérimentés à travers un dispositif de formation continue prenant en compte leurs apprentissages informels. Cette étude s’inscrit dans un programme de recherche anthropoculturel (Bertone, 2011 ; Chaliès, 2012) dont les principaux présupposés théoriques sont empruntés à la philosophie du langage ordinaire (Wittgenstein, 2004). Elle a été menée dans le cadre de deux dispositifs innovants de formation permettant à un enseignant expérimenté (le pair formateur) d’enseigner ostensivement l’une de ses pratiques spécifiques jugées efficaces à un pair enseignant expérimenté (le pair formé). Les principaux résultats de la recherche montrent la modélisation de l’activité professionnelle des pairs formateurs et contribuent ainsi à documenter la recherche internationale sur les apprentissages informels des enseignants du primaire. Ils montrent également l’apprentissage de nouvelles pratiques professionnelles de la part des pairs formés entendu comme l’acquisition de nouveaux systèmes de règles. Les résultats montrent enfin le développement professionnel des pairs formés entendu comme l’interprétation des règles apprises dans des circonstances nouvelles ainsi que le développement réflexif de l’activité professionnelle des pairs formateurs. / The international scientific literature shows the reality of teachers' informal learning in the workplace, within schools. However, these learnings have several limitations and are of lower quality than those that are carried out in an organized environment. The purpose of this research is precisely the professional development of experienced teachers through a professional development program that considers their informal learning.This study is part of an anthropocultural research program (Bertone, 2011; Chaliès, 2012) whose main theoretical assumptions are borrowed from the philosophy of ordinary language (Wittgenstein, 2004). It was conducted within the framework of two innovative training devices allowing an experienced teacher (the peer trainer) to ostensibly teach one of his specific practices considered effective to an experienced peer teacher (the trained peer). The main research results show the modelling of the professional activity of peer trainers and thus contribute to documenting international research on informal learning by primary school teachers. They also show the learning of new professional practices from trained peers understood as the acquisition of new rule systems. Finally, the results show the professional development of the trained peers understood as the interpretation of the rules learned in new circumstances as well as the reflexive development of the professional activity of the trained peers.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:56:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Victor Rafael Laurenciano Aguiar.pdf: 1232087 bytes, checksum: 1e5221ecbe853f7e229d9e559eea84a8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-10-17 / This paper aimed to know how the in-service teacher education contributes to the professional development of Business Administration professors. In addition to this main objective, three other secondary objectives were defined: to identify the professional teaching knowledge of the professors and how they developed this knowledge, if they develop their knowledge by their own and / or institutional initiatives and, finally, if they have the necessity for an ongoing updating. It was carried out a theoretical study based on many authors, for instance, Imbernón and Marcelo who were the main reference in relation to the professional development theme, while Tardif was the main one who provided the principles in relation to professional teaching knowledge. A survey research instrument was applied with 235 Business Administration professors, from 10 different community universities which are part of ACAFE System (Association of Santa Catarina educational foundations). It was noticed by the collected data that the initial assumption of this work, expressed in the research question that in-service teacher education contributes to the professional development, was correct, because despite all the limitations pointed out in the in-service teacher education offered currently by all institutions, professors still consider that it helps a lot . But it was possible to realize that there is a limited understanding of professional development, as a synonym for in-service teacher education and in this sense, it was confirmed that in-service teacher education could contribute effectively to professional development if it included (1) reflection on the experiential knowledge, (2) updating the knowledge of the specific field of Administration, (3) discussion of the role of the University and its institutional policies, (4) the curriculum of the course as a whole, (5) knowledge of reality and the students of the institution / Este trabalho visou estudar como a formação continuada contribui para o desenvolvimento profissional de professores de Administração. Além deste objetivo principal, três outros objetivos secundários foram definidos: identificar quais são os saberes profissionais docentes destes professores e como os constituíram, se eles desenvolvem seus saberes por meio de iniciativas próprias e/ou institucionais e, por fim, se sentem a necessidade de uma constante atualização. Realizou-se o estudo de muitos autores, todavia deve-se destacar que, em relação ao tema desenvolvimento profissional, Imbernón e Marcelo foram os principais referenciais, enquanto em relação aos saberes profissionais docentes, Tardif foi o autor mais consultado. Para alcançar os objetivos propostos realizou-se um estudo do tipo survey com 235 professores que atuam na graduação em Administração, de 10 diferentes instituições de ensino, todas comunitárias e pertencentes ao Sistema ACAFE (Associação Catarinense das Fundações Educacionais). Por meio dos dados coletados pode-se constatar que o pressuposto inicial deste trabalho, expresso na própria questão de pesquisa, de que a formação continuada contribui para o desenvolvimento profissional, estava correto, pois apesar de todas as limitações apontadas na formação continuada atualmente oferecida por todas as Instituições, ainda assim os docentes consideram que a mesma auxilia muito . Mas pôde-se perceber que há um entendimento restrito de desenvolvimento profissional, como sinônimo de formação continuada e neste sentido, confirmou-se que a formação continuada poderia contribuir efetivamente para o desenvolvimento profissional se contemplasse (1) a reflexão sobre os saberes experienciais; (2) a atualização dos saberes do campo específico da administração; (3) a discussão da função da Universidade e de suas políticas institucionais; (4) a proposta curricular do curso como um todo; (5) o conhecimento da realidade e dos discentes da Instituição

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:57:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PED - Julio Ribeiro Soares.pdf: 929846 bytes, checksum: fc7bcccbd8187b6f5583351fdde3ec0b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-11-03 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / Nowadays, the topic of teacher training has played a major role in the research scenario of human sciences, namely Pedagogy and Educacional Psychology. At the same time, however, despite the fact that the understanding of some questions concerning this issue has improved significantly, there has been little research focusing more specifically on training in-service teachers. Thus, based on the issues raised above, the aim of this study is to aprehend and analyse meanings produced by teachers as regards their in-service academic training. The present analysis involves qualitative research, whose theoretical and methodological reference background was that of Sociohistorical Psychology. The study was carried out with only one subject, who teaches at the Elementary Level and was a former student of an academic in-service training course. Data were obtained from this subject by means of recurring interviews. The analysis of the data was conducted as from a proposal made by the Signification Nuclei. From the interviews, five signification nuclei were systematised as a means of approximation to the zones of meanings which shape the subject of the research in the process of her academic training. The signification nuclei are as follows: the teaching pedagogical action as a vital human activity; the pedagogical posture of the teaching trainers; the relationship between theory and pratice in the process of academic training; the affective mediation involved in being a teacher; overcoming of difficulties during the academic training period. As to the final considerations, an aspect to be highlighted is how the subject went through the process of her academic training, which not only seems to be commmitted to building up a new teacher but also a new person in her relation to the world. Hence the construction of a new individual, a new humanization / Na atualidade, o tema formação de professor tem ocupado um dos mais importantes espaços no cenário da pesquisa na área das ciências humanas, como a Pedagogia e a Psicologia da Educação. Ao mesmo tempo, porém, em que tem aumentado de forma significativa a compreensão acerca de algumas questões concernentes a esse tema, poucas são as pesquisas voltadas especificamente para a formação do professor em serviço. Dessa forma, com base nas questões acima enunciadas, nosso objetivo geral, neste trabalho, consiste em apreender e analisar os sentidos produzidos pelo professor acerca da sua formação acadêmica em serviço. Trata-se de um trabalho de pesquisa qualitativa, cujo referencial teórico-metodológico utilizado foi a Psicologia Sócio-Histórica. Trata-se, ainda, de um trabalho realizado com apenas um sujeito, que é professor do Ensino Fundamental e ex-aluno de um curso de formação acadêmica em serviço. A obtenção das informações junto ao sujeito ocorreu a partir do uso de entrevistas recorrentes. E a análise dessas informações foi realizada a partir da proposta dos Núcleos de Significação. A partir das entrevistas realizadas, inferimos e sistematizamos cinco núcleos de significação como via de aproximação às zonas de sentidos que configuram o sujeito da nossa pesquisa no processo de sua formação acadêmica. Destaquemos os núcleos de significação: a atuação pedagógica docente como uma atividade vital humana; a postura pedagógica dos professores formadores; a relação teoria e prática no processo de formação acadêmica; a mediação afetiva na constituição do ser professora; a superação das dificuldades vividas na formação acadêmica. No que se refere às considerações finais, um aspecto a ser destacado é o modo pelo qual o sujeito vivenciou o processo de sua formação acadêmica, a qual se configura como uma formação comprometida não apenas com a construção de uma nova professora, mas, de uma nova pessoa na relação com o mundo. Por isso, a construção de um novo indivíduo, de uma nova humanização

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T14:31:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maila Aparecida Ferreira Borges.pdf: 1499351 bytes, checksum: dc9f89142bbf1b1411106c55ed2ebf70 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-25 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This Dissertation analyzes the in service training process of early childhood education teachers, developed in the context of two public preschools at the municipality of São Bernardo do Campo, state of São Paulo. The research includes two dimensions: the first one focus the municipal system, exploring the structure set for the in service training programs; and the second one examines this process at two municipal preschools. The research followed a qualitative methodology; it collected and analysed the municipal legal and orientation documents and the written records about the training practices developed by the schools management teams (composed by one principal, one pedagogical adviser and one assistant teacher at each school). Nowadays, teacher s formation is a controversial field, where are reflected different ideas on models for people, school and society. The preschool teacher formation is part of this scene, defined, however, by its own specific features. The specific literature concerning the formation of early childhood education teachers has been asserting the knowledge built about childhood, as relevant in their training programs. . In this sense, this dissertation attributes centrality to this generational category, as a central aspect for the early childhood education teacher s formation. The research results reveal, at the municipal level, several contradictions and a lack of importance given to the early childhood education particularities; at the same time, results show that the municipal documents offer an important general structure for the training process developed at municipal schools. In the two preschools it was observed that conceptions about early childhood education and teacher formation followed more integrated and holistic perspectives, what can be explained by the professionals own formation experiences that showed influences from past external advisors. The research also registered a relative lack of initiative by the teachers at the in service formation programs, in comparison with the active leadership of the management team at each school / Esta dissertação tem como objetivo analisar a formação continuada do professor de educação infantil, desenvolvida no contexto de duas pré-escolas públicas, no município de São Bernardo do Campo, estado de São Paulo. A pesquisa desdobrou-se em duas dimensões: no âmbito do sistema municipal de ensino, investigando as estruturas que normatizam a formação e no âmbito interno às escolas, analisando as práticas formativas desenvolvidas pelas equipes gestoras, por meio de registros escritos dessa prática. A pesquisa adotou uma abordagem qualitativa e utilizou como estratégia de coleta de dados, a análise documental. A formação de professores constitui-se, na atualidade, em campo multirreferenciado e marcado por disputas em defesa de modelos de sociedade, de homem e de escola. A formação do professor de educação infantil insere-se nesse cenário, delimitada, contudo, por especificidades que lhe são próprias. A literatura sobre a formação do professor de educação infantil vem afirmando que os saberes construídos sobre o campo da infância são relevantes na formação desse profissional; esta dissertação aborda os conhecimentos sobre esse campo como elementos fundantes desse processo formativo. Os principais resultados da pesquisa revelam que, no âmbito municipal, a despeito de contradições e da não priorização de uma abordagem específica para a educação infantil, existe um quadro legal prescrito que estrutura a formação continuada nas unidades. No âmbito das pré-escolas investigadas, os resultados indicam que as concepções que balizam o trabalho formativo são mais amplas do que as orientações municipais, sugerindo a contribuição das histórias de formação das equipes gestoras e de assessorias passadas. Observou-se, também, o pequeno espaço ocupado pelo protagonismo docente na formação continuada no lócus escolar, e o papel decisivo assumido pelas equipes gestoras nesse processo

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2017-03-29T12:27:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Marisa Garbellini Sensato.pdf: 1038044 bytes, checksum: f2fa4cac7aa165bea355f7765d407e02 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-29T12:27:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marisa Garbellini Sensato.pdf: 1038044 bytes, checksum: f2fa4cac7aa165bea355f7765d407e02 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-17 / This research aims at investigating an in-service teacher education proposal which occurs through a Special Project of Action (PEA) in a municipal public elementary school of São Paulo. In the legal material which guide and standardize the training actions for all schools, the in-service teacher education is linked to the construction of the Pedagogical Political Project of schools and aims at improving the quality of education taking into account the real situation of the school and the community. The main focus of analysis in this research is the teacher education process, which is developed in the school and its potential contribution to improve practices carried out by the teachers of the Literacy Cycle, which covers the first three years of schooling and includes the age group between six and eight years. For the development of the study, we chose a qualitative approach, using the methodological procedures of document analysis, a semi-structured interview with the pedagogical school coordinator and focal groups with the teachers. The scenario is composed of a municipal elementary school in the region of São Paulo. The actors are eight literacy teachers with more than five years of teaching experience, certificated to hold an effective teacher position in Early Childhood Education and Elementary School Education, who passed exams and titles to work in public schools. Moreover, they should be working in this school for at least five years. The context in which the school is inserted is a neighborhood that presents socioeconomic contrasts, comprising three areas of popular education and middle class housing. The collected empirical material was analyzed under the theoretical framework of the field of teacher education. The analysis of the data showed that the PEA is a powerful space for the training of teachers of the Literacy Cycle, since it promotes collective work, assuring time and space for studies, discussions, changing experiences and gradually constitution of a group. The role of the pedagogical coordinator is relevant for the training actions, and to give support, guidance and follow-up to the group of teachers in the school. The data also pointed out a need to strengthen theoretical basis and to deeply study the references indicated in the written material available in the school. The results of the analysis provided support for the design of a collaborative teacher education plan to be developed in the PEA / Esta pesquisa tem por objetivo investigar a formação permanente de professores do Ciclo de Alfabetização, proposta no Projeto Especial de Ação (PEA) de uma escola da rede municipal de São Paulo. Na legislação pertinente, a formação de professores em serviço está vinculada à construção do Projeto Político Pedagógico das escolas e visa à melhoria da qualidade da educação, considerando a realidade da escola e do entorno. O foco principal desse trabalho é a análise do processo de formação em contexto e suas contribuições na mudança das práticas realizadas pelas professoras do Ciclo de Alfabetização, que compreende os três primeiros anos e atende a faixa etária entre seis a oito anos. Para o desenvolvimento do trabalho, optamos por um enfoque qualitativo, utilizando como procedimentos metodológicos a análise documental, entrevista semiestruturada com a coordenadora pedagógica e grupos de discussão com as professoras. O cenário é composto por uma escola municipal de ensino fundamental da região sudeste de São Paulo. Os participantes da pesquisa são oito professoras alfabetizadoras com mais de cinco anos de experiência, titulares de cargo efetivo de Professor de Educação Infantil e Ensino Fundamental I com provimento por concurso público de provas e de títulos, com lotação na escola há cinco anos, pelo menos, Também foi sujeito da pesquisa, a coordenadora pedagógica da escola. O contexto em que a escola está inserida é um bairro que apresenta contrastes socioeconômicos, compreendendo três áreas de conjuntos de habitações populares e moradias de classe média. O material empírico coletado foi analisado a partir dos referenciais teóricos do campo teórico da formação continuada de professores. A análise dos dados evidenciou que o PEA apresenta-se como um espaço potente para a formação de professores do Ciclo de Alfabetização, favorecendo o trabalho coletivo, garantindo tempo e espaço para estudo, discussões, troca de experiências e a constituição de um grupo. O papel da coordenadora pedagógica é de grande importância para as ações formativas, de apoio, orientação e acompanhamento do grupo de professoras na escola. Os dados apontaram ainda a necessidade de fortalecimento dos fundamentos teóricos e de aprofundamento dos estudos indicados no material bibliográfico disponível na escola. As constatações da pesquisa forneceram subsídios para a proposição de um plano de formação colaborativo para ser desenvolvido no PEA