Student Number : 8908713V - M Ed project report - School of Education - Faculty of Humanities / This research report focuses on educators’ current attitudes, skills and knowledge in relation to democracy in South African education today. The research report also considers what needs to be done to make democracy a reality that informs education as opposed to simply adhering to policy and legislation that speaks of fine ideals but may well have limited impact on the lives of the majority of South Africa’s citizens. I contend that one of the main barriers between democratic theory and practice is ambiguity and the resulting uncertainty and insecurity. I believe that many South Africans, many world citizens in fact, struggle to articulate what democracy actually means. If this grey area is to be addressed and ambiguity defused then educators need to be clear about what it is they are trying to educate learners for. This can only be realised when educators have internalised ‘lived democracy’ and, as a result, feel both an ownership and commitment to democracy as a lived practice.

Aplicativos simples e utilizados durante um curto período de tempo são cada vez mais comuns nos dispositivos móveis. Eles perdem a utilidade uma vez que seu objetivo específico é atingido. Porém, consomem memória e processamento do dispositivo, além de seu desenvolvimento consumir recursos humanos e tecnológicos. Para minimizar esses problemas, este trabalho apresenta uma nova abordagem para geração e controle desse tipo de aplicativo por meio de uma nova arquitetura e modelo de ciclo de vida para aplicações de curta duração. A abordagem permite que os aplicativos sejam gerados automaticamente e possam ser excluídos ou gerenciados de acordo com a vontade do usuário ou por outros critérios pré-estabelecidos (e.g., por tempo transcorrido ou por localização). A arquitetura e modelos desenvolvidos foram utilizados em três aplicativos típicos com funcionalidades básicas, layout trivial e processamento leve. Essa validação demonstrou que a abordagem atende às necessidades de aplicativos em diferentes domínios (restaurantes, shoppings e eventos) e pode ser aplicado em situações com diferentes restrições de tempo e localização / Simple applications that are used over a short period of time are becoming increasingly popular on mobile devices. They lose their usefulness once their specific goal is achieved. However, they consume memory and processing of the device; furthermore, its development consume human and technological resources. To minimize these problems, this work presents a new approach for generation and control of this type of application by means of a new architecture and life cycle model for short lived applications. The approach allows applications to be automatically generated, excluded or managed according to the user\'s wishes or other pre-established criteria (e.g., by time elapsed or by location). The architecture and models developed were used in three typical applications with basic functionalities, trivial layout and light-weight processing. This validation demonstrated that the approach addresses the needs of applications in different domains (restaurants, malls and events) and can be applied in situations with different time and location constraints

Religious traditions are something that all of us have learnt about in school, even if we do not have a personal connection to a specific religion. Studies have shown that there is a discrepancy between what we learn about religious traditions and religiosity in school, and how religious people practice their faith in everyday life. How the religious tradition plays a part of an individual’s identity is not something that school textbooks specifically explains. For example, the course material does not mention how geographical context affects a person’s religiosity, even though the course curriculum, that is being studied in this thesis clearly states that you have to give examples of how different aspects of someone’s identity affect their religious identity.    This thesis discusses how Lived Religion can be included in course material as well as in the teaching of religious education in school in order to give a more accurate and more democratic picture of religiosity. Lived religion is a perspective that capture how individuals express their religious tradition and how religiosity could look like in different contexts. To use Lived religion as a complement in education could also help the pupils to achieve what the objectives in the curriculum asks for. Nevertheless, even if Lived religion is a helpful compliment to the traditional way of teaching the topic of religion, this thesis also shows that is it important to be aware of how this new perspective is used. If the perspective of Lived religion is not used correctly in classroom or how you explain someone’s religious identity, it could have greater negative consequences than its positive gain.   The title of this thesis aims to points towards how Lived religion can communicate a more complete picture of what religiosity is. The thesis argues that it is problematic to omit e.g. religious tradition or geographical context from an individual’s identity. That is also one of the main points of Lived religion, which is that religious identity is the religion lived out in the day-to-day life.

O objetivo deste estudo é investigar possibilidades de construção de um saber geográfico na escola em processos de ensino e aprendizagem que consideram as experiências dos sujeitos envolvidos no processo. Saber este, que está para além do conhecimento científico acadêmico. Na relação entre os diversos conhecimentos que compõem a geografia escolar e na diversidade de práxis pedagógica, a construção de cada acontecer é singular, pois o universo escolar é composto de diversas possibilidades existentes a partir dos conhecimentos científicos, populares e das experiências. No caso da Geografia, a construção de um saber na escola, passa necessariamente pela compreensão das principais categorias de análise da Geografia, sobretudo o espaço geográfico e o lugar, com as quais os estudantes possam entender as relações espaciais existentes no espaço-tempo em que vivem. Assim, a perspectiva desta pesquisa é de uma ontologia no processo de ensino aprendizagem da Geografia, que destaca as experiências de cada um dos envolvidos neste processo. Os relatos de experiências que compõem esta dissertação surgem como possibilidades de se dar voz e vez às experiências vividas na construção de um saber geográfico na escola, sem perder o rigor na pesquisa e na docência ao contrapor, criticar, estimular e principalmente, possibilitar condições para que professores e estudantes sintam-se de fato, protagonistas no processo de ensino aprendizagem com as suas experiências vividas. / This study aims at investigating possible ways to acieve a geographical knowledge at ashcool through processes of teaching and learning which take in consideraton the experiences of the individuals involed the process. Such knowledge goes beyond the academic-scientific knowledge. In the relations involving the existing geographic knowledges in the school and the various possible pedagogical praxis, the construction of every event is unique for the school’s universe is made up by several possibilities such as popular and scientific knowledge as well as personal experiences. In the case of Geography, the construction of a given knowledge at school is necessarily linked with the understanding of the main categories of analysis of this discipline, especially the geographic space and the place with which the students ay become able to understand the existing spacial relations with in the timespace where they live. Therefore the perspective of this research is an ontology on the teaching-learning process of Geography which highlights the experiences lived by each individual involved. The reports of the experiences described in this article are a possibility to give voice to the experiences lived in the construction of the geographic knowledge at school but still focusing on the scientific method and on the research method by subjecting to the critique, stimulating and making possible to students and teachers feel like the real protagonists of the teaching-learning process with their own experiences.

Trata-se de uma pesquisa sobre o currículo da Geografia escolar, analisando a articulação entre a prática docente e a teoria geográfio-pedagógica, tendo como foco o desenvolvimento da percepção vivida pelos alunos sobre a Geografia. A organização curricular é entendida como uma \"ação\" dos professores para estruturar os conteúdos e os conceitos, a metodologia, a didática e sua concepção das ciências para repensar sobre prática na busca de um ensino que inter-relacione as questões do vivido e produzido da sociedade em que o aluno está inserido. Nas últimas décadas, vários foram os estudos que indicam a articulação do conhecimento, a partir do momento em que o professor se reconheça como pesquisador, mediador e orientador desse conhecimento. Ao elaborar o currículo escolar de geografia, o professor deve não só destacar os conteúdos relacionados à ciência geográfica como também organizar suas ações didáticas, com a perspectiva de uma transformação do conhecimento do aluno, e este compreenda a importância da Geografia. Uma das preocupações do professor ao organizar o currículo é articular as aulas e o conhecimento do aluno em relação ao seu cotidiano. Portanto, deve entender os fenômenos geográficos que estão inseridos. Com relação à utilização da pesquisa qualitativa, a opção pela pesquisa-ação permite romper com a dicotomia pesquisador/objeto e passa-se a trabalhar numa inter-relação pesquisador-sujeito-objeto, com base nas referências teóricas de Fiorentini, Silva e Thiollent; Coll e Sacristán discutem sobre a organização curricular pensando numa questão mais prática do currículo, de sua construção e de sua aplicação para uma produção sistematizada e orientada dos trabalhos na escola; enquanto Callai, Capel, Castellar, Cavalcanti, Lacoste debatem a questão do ensino de Geografia, seus conceitos, seus conteúdos, sua história, a formação do docente e a construção do conhecimento do aluno. No resultado final da pesquisa, a produção curricular realizada pelos professores possibilitou novos olhares sobre suas ações didáticas, permitindo o trabalho sobre as questões do cotidiano e o conhecimento dos alunos em sala. / This is a research about the school Geography curriculum, taking into account the articulation between teaching practice and pedagogic-geographical theory, focusing on the development of students experienced perception about Geography. The curricular organization is understood as a teacher\'s \"action\" in order to structure the contents and concepts, methodology, didactic, and their conception of sciences to think over the practice in search of teaching that interrelates the issues of the lived and produced space of society where the student is inserted. In the last decades, several studies have shown the knowledge articulation, from the moment the teacher becomes a researcher, mediator, and advisor of this knowledge. When elaborating the school geography curriculum, the teacher should not only highlight the contents related to geographical science, but also organize their didactic actions, expecting to change the student\'s knowledge, and as a consequence, the student will understand the importance of Geography. One of teacher\'s concerns when organizing the curriculum is to articulate classes with student\'s knowledge regarding to their everyday life. Therefore, the teacher must understand the geographical phenomena they are inserted in. Regarding to qualitative research use, a research-action was chosen in order to break with the dichotomy research/object and begin to work with an interrelation researcher-subjectobject, based on theoretical references of Fiorentini, Silva and Thiollent; Coll and Sacristán discuss about the curricular organization, approaching a more practical issue of the curriculum, its application and building a systematic and oriented production of school work; whereas Callai, Capel, Castellar, Cavalcanti, Lacoste debate the issue of Geography teaching, its concepts, contents, history, teaching formation, and the student knowledge building. In the research final result, the curricular production done by the teachers enabled new views on their didactic actions, allowing the work about everyday issues and students knowledge in classroom.

Previous research on female street sex workers (FSSWs) has primarily concentrated on the stigmatisation of women's involvement in the sex industry particularly with reference to the spread of HIV/AIDS. The response of the criminal justice system to the regulation of the illegal aspects of women's engagement in street sex work has also been criticised. However, the impact of street sex work on the health and wellbeing of these women requires further research. The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions and needs of female street sex workers in relation to their own health and wellbeing. The study used a qualitative mixed methods approach that included analysis of three sets of data: visual data, secondary data and primary data. There were 10 FSSWs recruited for the primary data sample. The epistemological position underpinning this study is social constructivism and a feminist paradigm has informed the conduct of the research process and data analysis. The theoretical application of Bourdieu's framework of habitus, capital and field has provided the lens through which to explore the socially constructed experiences of FSSWs health and wellbeing. Findings from this study revealed that FSSWs experienced poor physical, mental and social health and wellbeing. They faced limited life choices and often felt discriminated against by the agencies and institutions that should have offered support. The women spoke of their personal histories especially traumatic life events in childhood consisting of sexual abuse, neglect, loss, rejection as well as intimate partner violence in adult life. The loss of their children to social services, housing difficulties and addiction to alcohol and crack cocaine were also significant in contributing to social exclusion and their multiple positions of vulnerability. This study contributes to the body of work on women's health and wellbeing. In particular, it adds to our understanding of the lived experiences of women involved in street sex work. A key public health priority should be the development of policies and systems to provide quality services to support the health, safety and wellbeing of FSSWs.

Cancer i prostatan upptäcks hos allt fler svenska män. En behandlingsform är operation, så kallad radikal prostatektomi, vilket betyder att man tar bort hela prostatakörteln. Operationen har dock en stor nackdel, nämligen att den ofta gör männen både impotenta och urininkontinenta. Syftet är därför att beskriva män som drabbats av prostatacancer och genomgått radikal prostatektomi, samt drabbats av biverkningarna impotens och/eller urininkontinens, upplever och hanterar sin förändrade livssituation Studien använder sig av metoden analys av kvalitativa artiklar vilket innebär att djupare analysera artiklar som belyser männens upplevelser. Artiklarna söktes fram i databaser och granskas med tanke på innehåll och kvalité. När alla artiklar lästs grundligt flera gånger i sin helhet undersöktes sedan delarna. Därefter plockades meningsinnebörderna ut och placerades under rubriker som stämde in på budskapet. Till slut formades en text som byggde på artiklarnas resultat och som understöddes med citat. Resultatet samlades under fem huvudteman som växte fram under arbetets gång: Upplevelser av hur impotens förändrar livet, Att leva med urininkontinens, En förändrad syn på sig själv och sin manlighet, Upplevelser av otrygghet och Upplevelser av brist på information. Det handlade mycket om just hur de kände att de hade blivit ofrivilligt förändrade och fått en ny syn på sig själva och sin manlighet. / <p>Program: Sjuksköterskeutbildning</p><p>Uppsatsnivå: C</p>

Trata-se de uma pesquisa sobre o currículo da Geografia escolar, analisando a articulação entre a prática docente e a teoria geográfio-pedagógica, tendo como foco o desenvolvimento da percepção vivida pelos alunos sobre a Geografia. A organização curricular é entendida como uma \"ação\" dos professores para estruturar os conteúdos e os conceitos, a metodologia, a didática e sua concepção das ciências para repensar sobre prática na busca de um ensino que inter-relacione as questões do vivido e produzido da sociedade em que o aluno está inserido. Nas últimas décadas, vários foram os estudos que indicam a articulação do conhecimento, a partir do momento em que o professor se reconheça como pesquisador, mediador e orientador desse conhecimento. Ao elaborar o currículo escolar de geografia, o professor deve não só destacar os conteúdos relacionados à ciência geográfica como também organizar suas ações didáticas, com a perspectiva de uma transformação do conhecimento do aluno, e este compreenda a importância da Geografia. Uma das preocupações do professor ao organizar o currículo é articular as aulas e o conhecimento do aluno em relação ao seu cotidiano. Portanto, deve entender os fenômenos geográficos que estão inseridos. Com relação à utilização da pesquisa qualitativa, a opção pela pesquisa-ação permite romper com a dicotomia pesquisador/objeto e passa-se a trabalhar numa inter-relação pesquisador-sujeito-objeto, com base nas referências teóricas de Fiorentini, Silva e Thiollent; Coll e Sacristán discutem sobre a organização curricular pensando numa questão mais prática do currículo, de sua construção e de sua aplicação para uma produção sistematizada e orientada dos trabalhos na escola; enquanto Callai, Capel, Castellar, Cavalcanti, Lacoste debatem a questão do ensino de Geografia, seus conceitos, seus conteúdos, sua história, a formação do docente e a construção do conhecimento do aluno. No resultado final da pesquisa, a produção curricular realizada pelos professores possibilitou novos olhares sobre suas ações didáticas, permitindo o trabalho sobre as questões do cotidiano e o conhecimento dos alunos em sala. / This is a research about the school Geography curriculum, taking into account the articulation between teaching practice and pedagogic-geographical theory, focusing on the development of students experienced perception about Geography. The curricular organization is understood as a teacher\'s \"action\" in order to structure the contents and concepts, methodology, didactic, and their conception of sciences to think over the practice in search of teaching that interrelates the issues of the lived and produced space of society where the student is inserted. In the last decades, several studies have shown the knowledge articulation, from the moment the teacher becomes a researcher, mediator, and advisor of this knowledge. When elaborating the school geography curriculum, the teacher should not only highlight the contents related to geographical science, but also organize their didactic actions, expecting to change the student\'s knowledge, and as a consequence, the student will understand the importance of Geography. One of teacher\'s concerns when organizing the curriculum is to articulate classes with student\'s knowledge regarding to their everyday life. Therefore, the teacher must understand the geographical phenomena they are inserted in. Regarding to qualitative research use, a research-action was chosen in order to break with the dichotomy research/object and begin to work with an interrelation researcher-subjectobject, based on theoretical references of Fiorentini, Silva and Thiollent; Coll and Sacristán discuss about the curricular organization, approaching a more practical issue of the curriculum, its application and building a systematic and oriented production of school work; whereas Callai, Capel, Castellar, Cavalcanti, Lacoste debate the issue of Geography teaching, its concepts, contents, history, teaching formation, and the student knowledge building. In the research final result, the curricular production done by the teachers enabled new views on their didactic actions, allowing the work about everyday issues and students knowledge in classroom.

Implementation of the common core state standards began in 2010 for public school districts across the United States, and research about the impact of these standards on teaching and learning in smaller rural schools is limited. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to describe how K-12 English language arts teachers in rural remote schools integrated the common core state standards into curriculum, as defined by Aoki's theory about planned and lived curriculums, which formed the conceptual framework for this research. Participants included 8 K-12 English language arts teachers from 2 rural remote public school districts located in a western state. Research questions addressed curricular and instructional alignment, and data were collected from individual teacher interviews and reflective journals, observations of instructional lessons, and curriculum documents. Data were coded and categorized to determine themes and discrepant data (Charmaz, Merriam, and Miles, Huberman, and Saldaña). A content analysis was used for documents. Results indicate that teachers aligned curriculum with common core state standards by using previously adopted textbooks, developing alignment documents to address standards, creating unit and lesson materials independently, and participating in limited collaborative planning with colleagues. Recommendations include continued investigation into rural teachers' professional development needs, collaborative planning practices, and use of curriculum materials within and across grade levels. This study contributes to positive social change because improved rural education impacts rural remote students, communities, and educators, who play a valuable role in developing a national curriculum.

Obesity and overweight issues are nationally recognized crises for African American women. A noteworthy gap remains in the literature regarding this population's experiences with excessive weight, specifically, the role of culture and social support networks on their experience with being overweight. Without an understanding of the experience and meaning of being overweight for African American women, physicians and clinicians will not be able to fully support African American women in their weight loss journeys. Using the social learning theory as a framework, the purpose of this phenomenological research study was to explore experiences of obese or overweight middle-aged African American women while discovering the roles of culture and social support network in those experiences. Twelve women participated in individual, semi-structured interviews with the researcher. All interviews were audiotaped, transcribed and thematically analyzed. Findings showed that emotional eating and over-indulgence contributed to their obesity; social support networks supported their behaviors in attempts to be supportive and non-judgmental and eating was a primary feature of social interactions and cultural events. Their stories showed how important eating was to African American women's relationships and social interactions and how the social environment may be contributing to the crisis of obesity in this population. This study's results could be used to help promote positive social change in this population by helping African American women develop weight management programs that also support their lifestyle and cultural focus on food. Furthermore, examining how to engage socially and balance the social elements with proper eating should be the focus of future research.