Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:36:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseLAF.pdf: 844624 bytes, checksum: 29f0b815d76b468d6ddf84f014bee182 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005-12-16 / The aim of this investigation is to analyze the professional learning of the Physical Education teachers in the first year of their careers in which they experienced an induction program with one mentor (author of this study). This investigation occurred because beginning the teacher s career implicates in a variety of experiences positive or not that can influence in the constitution of belief, knowledge and beginner teacher s pedagogical action. The impacts of this initial process in the profession can lead the teacher to construct different professional ways. The most radical one is giving up the teacher s career. Nevertheless, we can also clarify the immediate disillusion with the profession without quitting it, what can result in a professional practice unconcerned with the students learning. With the purpose of helping the professional beginning in a less negative way, offering support and formative direction about learning and development of the profession and helping in the socialization with the scholar culture, the induction program with mentors are suggested. These programs are held in continuous formation and are important because they can help beginner teachers by facilitating the construction of a support net and a link between initial formation and professional development alongside the career. The theoric-metodological reference was based in the themes: professional learning teacher, professional development, teacher thinking, induction program based in mentors, reflexive teacher and teachers narrative. To orientate this study a research-intervention was developed according to a collaborativeconstructive pattern of continuous formation and of interaction researcher-teacher. The resource used to collect of dates was the diary of class and the semi-structured individual and collective interviews. The results showed that the teachers experienced a variety of emotions, personal and professional challenges. They had difficulties to understand the students, the principal and the other teachers, the physical structure of school and the material of the classroom. However, as the time passed by, the young teachers understood the students, the principal and the other teachers better. In this learning process of understanding and being understood the teachers built several action strategies. They established routines, they made deals with the students, and they negotiate with the principal and the other teachers. The induction program with mentor contributed with the necessities which are part of the beginning of teaching career and detailed elements that are a challenge to the process of continuous formation in general. / A presente investigação analisou a aprendizagem profissional de dois professores de Educação Física, no primeiro ano de atuação, que participaram de um programa de iniciação à docência, conduzido por uma mentora (autora deste estudo). Justifica-se a opção por esse tema de pesquisa uma vez que o início da carreira docente é um período que envolve uma série de experiências positivas ou não que podem influenciar na constituição de crenças, conhecimentos e na ação pedagógica do jovem profissional. Dentre os diversos desdobramentos de experiências mal-sucedidas no início da docência, a desistência da carreira consiste na opção mais marcante e radical. Evidencia-se também o desencanto com a profissão sem seu abandono, resultando freqüentemente numa prática profissional descompromissada com a aprendizagem dos alunos. Com o objetivo de auxiliar o ingresso profissional de um modo menos traumático, oferecer apoio e orientação formativa no sentido da aprendizagem e do desenvolvimento da profissão e, auxiliar na socialização com a cultura escolar, os programas de iniciação à docência baseado em mentores têm sido desenvolvidos. Tais programas, concebidos como atividades de formação continuada, são importantes na medida em que proporcionam uma assessoria aos docentes iniciantes e possibilitam a construção de uma rede de apoio e um elo entre a formação inicial e o desenvolvimento profissional ao longo da carreira. A literatura adotada como referencial teóricometodológico se orientou pelos temas: aprendizagem profissional da docência, desenvolvimento profissional, pensamento do professor, programas de iniciação à docência, professor reflexivo e narrativas de professores. Para a condução da investigação desenvolveu-se uma pesquisa intervenção segundo um modelo colaborativo-construtivo de formação continuada e de interação pesquisadorprofessor que fez uso de diários de aula e entrevistas semi-estruturadas individuais e coletivas na coleta de dados. Como resultado os professores iniciantes indicaram ter vivenciado uma série de emoções e desafios pessoais e profissionais e enfrentaram dificuldades para compreender os alunos, a direção e os outros docentes, o espaço físico e os materiais para aula. Mas, ao longo do desenvolvimento do programa de mentoria, os professores iniciantes passaram a entender melhor os alunos, a direção e os outros professores. Nesse processo de aprendizagem os professores iniciantes construíram inúmeras estratégias de ação, estabeleceram rotinas, fizeram acordos com os alunos, negociaram com a direção e os outros professores. Neste sentido, o programa de iniciação à docência baseado em mentores contribuiu com a promoção de aprendizagens relacionadas às necessidades características do início da docência e ainda apontou inúmeros aspectos que se configuram como desafiadores para os processos de formação continuada em geral.

Introdução: Programas de Tutoria (modalidade mentoring) têm sido reconhecidos em seus méritos, conquistando espaço nas instituições que investem na formação integral de seus alunos. Na formação médica, além de aprender a técnica, o jovem tem a necessidade de amadurecer para lidar com o sofrimento do outro, o que justifica a relação de proximidade e cuidado proporcionada pelo Mentoring. Esta relação, embora desejada e promissora, é bastante complexa e influenciada por características pessoais, questões institucionais e pelo próprio enquadre de funcionamento. No Programa Tutores FMUSP, o estar em grupo é outro elemento a se considerar, incluindo a presença de dinâmicas inconscientes, tal como descritas pela teoria psicanalítica de Wilfred Bion. Bion sugere que os grupos podem operar de duas maneiras distintas, as quais afetam seus objetivos - o \"grupo de trabalho\" (funcionamento colaborativo) e \"o grupo de suposto básico\" (funcionamento regredido). Objetivos: Para aprofundar a compreensão das relações de mentoring, este estudo investigou a dinâmica de um grupo de tutoria do Programa de Tutores FMUSP ao longo de um ano. Teve como objetivos específicos a descrição dos encontros realizados e sua análise a partir do referencial psicanalítico bioniano sobre grupos. Metodologia: O estudo foi realizado numa abordagem qualitativa, estudando o fenômeno em seu ambiente natural, Realizou-se um estudo de caso, por meio de observação participante, acompanhando os encontros de um grupo de tutoria em seus encontros mensais no Programa Tutores FMUSP, no período de abril de 2009 a março de 2010. Foi utilizado um roteiro de observação e um caderno de notas. Por meio da análise de conteúdo foram estabelecidas categorias articuladas aos objetivos do estudo. Resultados: O grupo observado, por sua formação artificial, mostrou-se de complexo manejo. O tutor, neste enquadre, precisou criar condições que favorecessem a ligação entre os participantes. As características pessoais e disposição do tutor e dos alunos favoreceram o compartilhamento de experiências e a formação de vínculos. O cotidiano da formação médica dificultou o estar no grupo, mas não impediu que o encontro ocorresse quando temas interessantes, prazerosos e da ordem da \"descompressão\" das angústias estiveram presentes. O grupo observado funcionou, predominantemente, de forma colaborativa, como um \"grupo de trabalho\". Também apresentou, como proposto por Bion, momentos de funcionamento regredido, derivados de fantasias inconscientes. O suposto básico de luta ou fuga manifestou-se no grupo em situações de cobrança e julgamento; a dependência quando houve intensa valorização da experiência do tutor e o acasalamento quando houve formação de pares não produtivos no grupo. O estilo do tutor, associado às características dos alunos, foi essencial para que o grupo saísse dos momentos regredidos e voltasse a funcionar de forma colaborativa. Conclusão: A proximidade e a intimidade com o grupo de tutoria revelaram aspectos importantes a respeito do que pode acontecer na relação de mentoring. Além de aspectos pessoais e do contexto institucional, fenômenos grupais inconscientes podem afetar o funcionamento de um grupo de tutoria. Programas desenvolvidos neste enquadre devem considerá-los para a compreensão da relação de mentoring em profundidade e para o manejo das dificuldades inerentes ao processo / Introduction: Mentoring programs have been recognized for their merits, gaining recognition in institutions concerning integral education of their students. In medical training, the young student needs to learn the technique and became mature to deal with others\" suffering, justifying the close and careful relationship offered by mentoring. Although desired and promising, mentoring relationship is complex and influenced by personal characteristics, institutional issues and the operating mode itself. In Programa Tutores FMUSP, another element to be considered is being in a group, including its unconscious dynamics, as described by psychoanalytic Bion\"s theory. Bion suggested that groups can operate in two distinct ways which affects the achievement of its purposes- the \"work group\" (a collaborative functioning) and the \"basic assumption group\" (a regressive one). Objectives: To deepen the understanding of mentoring relationships, this study investigated the dynamics of a FMUSP tutoring group over one year. We aimed to describe the mentoring meetings and analyze them using Bion\"s psychoanalytic framework about groups. Methodology: The study was carried out using a qualitative approach, studying the phenomenon in its natural environment. We conducted a case study through participant observation, following a tutoring group in their monthly meetings from April 2009 to March 2010.An observation guide and a field diary were used. Through content analysis, we established categories related to study objectives. Results: Due to its artificial composition the observed group showed a complex management. In this context, the tutor needed to promote conditions in order to connect the participants. Tutor and students personal characteristics and motivation contributed to the sharing of experiences and the link among them. The daily medical training made it difficult to be in the group but it did not prevent meetings from happening when interesting, pleasant and de-stressing issues were present. Most of the time, the group operated as a \"working group\". The group also worked as a \"basic assumption group\" showing a regressive functioning. \"Fight or flight\" were observed in group situations of accusations and judgments, \"Dependence\" was observed when the tutor\"s experience was overestimated and \"Pairing\" when unproductive interaction occurred in pairs. The return of a collaborative way of group functioning was possible due to tutor\"s style associated with students\" characteristics. Conclusion: The closeness and intimacy experience with the tutoring group revealed important aspects about what could happen in mentoring relationships. In addition to personal aspects and institutional context, unconscious dynamics can affect the mentoring group meetings. Mentoring programs must recognize all these influences to an in-depth understanding of the relationship and to better deal with the inherent difficulties of the process

This mixed methods dissertation study explored how secondary school educators in specific K-12 competition programs recruited and deployed STEM professional volunteers. The study explored which practices were viewed as most important, and how practices related to constructivist pedagogy, all from the viewpoint of educators. The non-positivist approach sought new knowledge without pursuing generalized results. Review of the literature uncovered extensive anecdotal information about current practices, and suggested that large investments are made in engaging volunteers. One National Science Foundation-sponsored study was identified, and its recommendations for a sustained research agenda were advanced. Three study phases were performed, one to explore practices and operationalize definitions, a second to rate practice's importance and their relation to pedagogy, and a third to seek explanations. Educators preferred recruiting local, meaning recruiting parents and former students, versus from industry or other employers. Most educators preferred volunteers with mentoring skills, and placing them in direct contact with students, versus deploying volunteers to help with behind-the-scenes tasks supporting the educator. Relationships were identified between the highest-rated practices and constructivism in programs. In STEM professional volunteers, educators see affordances, in the same way a classroom tool opens affordances. A model is proposed which shows educators considering practicality, pedagogy, knowledge and skills, and rapport when accessing the affordances opened by STEM professional volunteers. Benefits are maximized when programs align with strong industry clusters in the community.

This study was designed to obtain an increased understanding of faculty members’ perceptions of faculty-development activities offered by the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) at one location of a multicampus, regionally accredited, private, nonprofit university. This study was necessary to help with administrative and academic decisions regarding faculty development. The first of the four research questions addressed participants’ perceptions of the TLC’s professional development through workshops to prepare and assist faculty with teaching. The second research question addressed participants’ perceptions of their mentoring experience to support faculty members during their initial teaching assignments. The third and fourth research questions addressed the influence of experience and demographic factors on participants’ overall perceptions of activities offered by the TLC. Survey methodology was utilized to obtain quantitative data. Because the researcher designed the instrument, the questionnaire utilized was validated by a formative and a summative committee and pilot tested. The instrument included questions that were formatted and ordered to address each of the research questions. The first sequence of questions addressed the first research question and offered an opportunity for comments on the overall TLC experience. The second sequence of questions addressed the second research question and allowed an opportunity for comments on mentoring. The third sequence of questions addressed the third and fourth research questions. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The analysis revealed that respondents’ perceptions of the TLC were positive; it adequately prepared them for initial teaching assignments at the university. However, respondents’ comments indicated the need for a variety of topics they would like to have presented at workshops. Participants’ perceptions of mentoring experiences were mixed; however, there was a general indication that there were problems with mentoring experiences and relationships that needed to be addressed. Analysis also indicated that demographic and experience factors had very little impact on respondents’ perceptions of the TLC workshops and mentoring.

The purpose of the study was to attempt to understand why Brigham Young University Technology Teacher Education program has attracted and retained a high number of females. This was done through a self-created survey composed of four forced responses, distributed among the Winter 2006 semester students. Likert-scale questions were outlined according to the five theoretical influences on women in technology, as established by Welty and Puck (2001) and two of the three relationships of academia, as established by Haynie III (1999), as well as three free response questions regarding retention and attraction within the major. Findings suggested strong positive polarity in four of the five influences and in both relationships, with particular emphasis on subject content, positive teacher/student relationships, as well as an overall positive environment as major contributors to attraction and retention at this university. "Role Models, Mentors, and Peers" was the only influence that scored in the negative range. Though the effect size showed differences between males and females on individual questions as well as the two relationships and "Messages from Counselors", no practical difference was found between the male and female perceptions under the five remaining general categories. In all three categories where a medium to large effect size was shown, females were favored in having more positive responses and perceptions than males.

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Text in Afrikaans / Die een biljoen tieners wereldwyd (Borgman 1997:3) is nie meer dieselfde as 'n paar jaar gelede nie, maar raak daagliks moeiliker om te bereik. 'n Generasie wat wereldburgerskap ontvang het en deur die Televisie vermaak en die Media beinvloed word. Jongmense, skrikkerig vir "commitment", nie anti-godsdiens nie, maar soekend om te bepaal watter een die regte God is. Die kerk het vir die Millennium generasie tieners "boring" geraak want weekliks word hulle vermaak. Die uitdaging vir jeugbedienings lê daarin dat hierdie moderne tiener uit hulle geestelike verveeldheid uitgehelp sal word sodat hulle iets kan begin doen met dit wat hulle vir jare al weet. Die Tienerleier selgroep model is gerig op die verstaan van Millennium tieners en hulle geestelik te help groei. Met die oop steel in gedagte word elke tiener wat Jesus Christus as 'n werklikheid ontdek het gemotiveer om hierdie werklikheid met 'n ander tiener te gaan deel. / The one billion teenagers in the world (Borgman 1997:3) today are very different than a few years ago. The process to reach them with the Gospel is recently more difficult than ever. As citizens of the Global village they enjoy the entertainment on television and dress in the way the media proclaims. Modern youth are scared of commitment, not really anti-religion but searching for the true God. The youth of today look to the church to show them something, no, SOMEONE but instead the church became boring to them. We need to help them step out of their own boredom and do something with what they know (Hutchcraft 1996:168). With the focus on spiritual growth, and the vacant chair to remind them of their lost friends, the student-led cell group model can be one of the most effective strategies for reaching and serving the teenager of the next century. / Philosophy, Practical & Systematic Theology / M. Diac. (Jeugwerk)

The purpose of this study was to investigate and improve reflective teaching in the Ethiopian Secondary School Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs). This study used a mixed methods research approach that employed a concurrent triangulation design. For data collection, the study utilized a structured questionnaire, a semi-structured individual and group interviews. The data collection instruments were utilized to solicit pre-service teachers’, teacher educators’, and cooperating teachers’ (mentors’) views on reflections and how reflective teaching in the pre-service teacher secondary school teacher education framework is being implemented. The study particularly aimed to investigate how the pre-service teachers view reflective teaching, identify the hindrances for effective reflective teaching practice, and discover strategies that could be used to improve the practice. Prominent reflective scholars’ theories and outlooks on reflective practice were reviewed and used to guide the study. The responses of the stakeholders on the nature and implementation of reflective practices were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. For the quantitative data analyses, both the descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were employed. On the other hand, narration was used to analyze the qualitative data. Triangulation of the study was observed by presenting and interpreting the qualitative data with reference of the quantitative data. The research questions were answered as the researcher analyzed the responses that the pre-service teachers hold to the reflective teaching, as well as the method, situation and issues of the reflective teaching practice in the pre- service teacher education curriculum framework. The study uncovered that secondary schools’ pre-service teachers in the existing teacher education programme were practicing few reflective teaching tools. The findings indicated that the pre-service teachers hold fair insights of reflective teaching, yet they felt less capable of doing reflective teaching critically. The findings indicated that the pre-service teacher education programme faced a number of barriers to effective reflective teaching practice. The findings also raised concerns over writing journals, instructional technology, teaching portfolios, and action research projects for reflective teaching in the pre-service teacher education programme. The study has identified key strategies that may be useful for the Ministry of Education, teacher educators, cooperating teachers, and teacher education institutions who are responsive for reflective teachers in Ethiopia. / Maikemišetšo a thuto ye e be e le go nyakišiša le go hlabolla thuto ya taetšo go Dihlongwa tša Thuto ya Borutiši Dikolong tša Ethiopia (TEI). Thuto ye e šomišwa mokgwa wa diphatišišo wa mekgwahlakantšho yeo e šomišago tlhamo ya go šoma mmogo ka ditsela tša go hlama khutlotharo. Go kgoboketša ya datha, thuto ye e šomišitše letlakalapotšišo la sebopego sa go ikgetha, dipoledišano tša mošomo la motho le sehlopha seo se hlamegilego gannyane. Didirišwa tša kgoboketša ya datha di šomišitšwe go hwetša barutiši ba pele ga kabo ya tirelo, barutiši ba go ruta, le barutiši ba go šomišana (baeletši’) ditaetšo le mmono ka ga ka fao thuto ya taetšo e phethagatšwago ka go tlhako ya thuto ya barutiši ba thuto ya sekolo se se phagamego. Thuto gabotse e nepile go nyakišiša ka fao barutiši ba ditirelo tša go thoma ba bonago thuto ya taetšo, go hlaola ditšhitišo tša tiragatšo ya maswanedi ya go ruta ka mokgwa wa ditaetšo le go lemoga maanotšhomo ao a ka kgonago go tlhabolla tiragatšo. Diteori tša baithuti ba maemo ba go diriša ditaetšo le mmono mo go tiragatšo ya taetšo di lebeletšweleswa le go šomišwa go hlahla thuto ye. Dikarabo tša baamegi go mohuta le phethagatšo ya tiragalo ya taetšo di lekotšwe ka dipalopalo le boleng. Go dikahlaahlo tša datha ya dipalopalo, bobedi dipalopalo tša go hlalosa le tša tšhupetšo di šomišitšwe. Ka letsogong le lengwe, tlhaloso e šomišitšwe go ahlaahla datha ya boleng. Go dira gore thuto e tšwe dikhutlotharo e lebeletšwe ka go ruta le go tlhathollela ka datha ya boleng go lebeletšwe datha ya dipalopalo. Dipotšišo tša diphatišišo di arabilwe bjalo ka ge monyakišiši a lekotše dikarabo tša barutiši ba pele ga tirelo go tliša thuto ya taetšo go tee le mokgwa, maemo le ditaba ka ga tshepedišo ya thuto ya taetšo ka go tlhako ya kharikhulamo ya thuto ya barutiši bja pele ga tirelo. Thuto e utullotše go re barutiši ba sekolo se se phagamego sa pele ga tirelo ka go lenaneo le le lego gona la thuto ya barutiši ba be ba diriša didirišwa tše nnyane tša taetšo ya thuto. Dipoelo di laeditše gore barutiši ba pele ga kabo ya tirelo ba bile le pono ka ga thuto ya taetšo, eupša ba be ba sa kwe ba kgona go ruta ka mokgwa wa taetšo. Dipoelo di laeditše go re lenaneo la thuto ya barutiši bja pele ga kabo ya tirelo ba lebane le ditšhitišo tše mmalwa go tshepedišo ya maleba ya thuto ya taetšo. Dipoelo gape di tlišitše kamego ka ga go ngwala ditšenale, thekenolotši ya go ruta, diphotefolio tša go ruta le diprotšeke tša tiro ya diphatišišo go fihlelela thuto ya taetšo ka go lenaneo la thuto ya tirelo ya go ruta. Thuto e hlaotše maanotšhomo a motheo ao a ka bago le mohola go Kgoro ya Thuto, barutiši, barutiši bja bašomišane le dihlongwa tša thuto ya barutiši tšeo di ikemišeditšego go hlahla barutiši ba go ikarabela go taetšo mo Ethiopia. / Die doel van hierdie studie was om besinnende onderrig aan Ethiopiese opleidingsinstellings vir hoërskoolonderwysers te ondersoek en te verbeter. Verskeie metodes en ‘n triangulasieontwerp is in hierdie studie gevolg. Data is deur middel van ‘n gestruktureerde vraelys en halfgestruktureerde individuele en groeponderhoude ingesamel. Studenteonderwysers, onderwyseropvoeders en medewerker-onderwysers (mentors) se siening van hoe besinnende onderrig in die raamwerk van hoërskoolonderwysers se opleiding neerslag vind, is verkry. Daar is in die besonder op studenteonderwysers se opvattings oor besinnende onderrig gekonsentreer. Struikelblokke in die weg van doeltreffende besinnende onderrigpraktyk en strategieë om dit uit die weg te ruim, is aangetoon. Die teorieë en gesigspunte van vooraanstaande kenners van besinnende onderrigpraktyk is bestudeer, en het rigting aan hierdie studie verleen. Belanghebbers se reaksie op die aard en inwerkingstelling van besinnende praktyke is kwantitatief en kwalitatief ontleed. Sowel die beskrywende as die afgeleide statistiek is in die ontleding van die kwantitatiewe data gebruik. Die kwalitatiewe data, daarteenoor, is met behulp van vertellings ontleed. Die kwalitatiewe data is met verwysing na die kwantitatiewe data vertolk te einde reg te laat geskied aan die triangulasie van die studie. Die navorsingsvrae is beantwoord namate die navorser die reaksie van studenteonderwysers op besinnende onderwys ontleed het asook die metode en situasie daarvan, en die probleme daarmee in die kurrikulum van studenteonderwysers. Daar is bevind dat weinig studente wat as hoërskoolonderwysers opgelei word, die tegnieke van besinnende onderwys toepas. Volgens die bevindings weet studente wel van besinnende onderwys, maar voel dat hulle nie tot kritiese besinnende onderwys in staat is nie. Daar was ʼn hele paar struikelblokke in die onderwysersopleidingprogram vir besinnende onderwyspraktyk. Die bevindings is kommerwekkend wat betref die skryf van joernale, onderrigtegnologie, onderwysportefeuljes en aksienavorsingsprojekte vir doeltreffende onderwys in die onderwysersopleidingsprogram. Verskeie strategieë is aangetoon wat van nut kan wees vir die ministerie van Onderwys, die opleiers van onderwysers, medewerker-onderwysers en instellings wat onderwysers oplei om sensitiewe, besinnende onderwysers in Ethiopië te word. / Curriculum and Instructional Studies / D. Ed. (Curriculum and Instructional Studies)

Text in Afrikaans / Die een biljoen tieners wereldwyd (Borgman 1997:3) is nie meer dieselfde as 'n paar jaar gelede nie, maar raak daagliks moeiliker om te bereik. 'n Generasie wat wereldburgerskap ontvang het en deur die Televisie vermaak en die Media beinvloed word. Jongmense, skrikkerig vir "commitment", nie anti-godsdiens nie, maar soekend om te bepaal watter een die regte God is. Die kerk het vir die Millennium generasie tieners "boring" geraak want weekliks word hulle vermaak. Die uitdaging vir jeugbedienings lê daarin dat hierdie moderne tiener uit hulle geestelike verveeldheid uitgehelp sal word sodat hulle iets kan begin doen met dit wat hulle vir jare al weet. Die Tienerleier selgroep model is gerig op die verstaan van Millennium tieners en hulle geestelik te help groei. Met die oop steel in gedagte word elke tiener wat Jesus Christus as 'n werklikheid ontdek het gemotiveer om hierdie werklikheid met 'n ander tiener te gaan deel. / The one billion teenagers in the world (Borgman 1997:3) today are very different than a few years ago. The process to reach them with the Gospel is recently more difficult than ever. As citizens of the Global village they enjoy the entertainment on television and dress in the way the media proclaims. Modern youth are scared of commitment, not really anti-religion but searching for the true God. The youth of today look to the church to show them something, no, SOMEONE but instead the church became boring to them. We need to help them step out of their own boredom and do something with what they know (Hutchcraft 1996:168). With the focus on spiritual growth, and the vacant chair to remind them of their lost friends, the student-led cell group model can be one of the most effective strategies for reaching and serving the teenager of the next century. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M. Diac. (Jeugwerk)