This investigation studied the impact of male student involvement in selected school activities upon grade-point averages, rates of attendance and college entrance examination scores. The main purpose of this study was to provide data for state officials, school administrators, and school boards as they seek to make decisions concerning the activities program and its place in the educational system. The specific purpose was to determine if involvement in selected school activities had any relationship to the variables grade-point average, attendance, and scores on college entrance examinations. The study was carried out in four large Texas high schools with a total student population of 6,456. Male participants in seven major school activities were randomly selected. This process produced a total sample of 280 male students representing participation in seven activities in four high schools. Each activity was represented by a sample of forty male students. The conclusions were drawn that (1) there is a positive relationship between participation in the activities program by male students and attendance rate, grade-point average, and scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test and (2) there was no negative relationship between participation in the activities program and the participants' ability to receive a high school education.

An examination of the characteristics of Texas middle schools has been conducted with the objective of developing a planning tool for middle staffs. This success is measured by the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS), whose rating scale has three components: campus scores on the Texas Assessment of Basic Skills (TAAS), campus attendance percentages, and campus dropout rates. TAAS scores and attendance rates have been the focus of this study. Two years of data were examined separately for research question. Principal component analysis reduced the number of indicators in both years' data to 20 factors/ Each of these factors received a designated based on the characteristics that the component indicators had in common. A multiple regression analysis was performed on these factors to determine the influence each had on the campus TAAS scores and attendance. The unpredictability of human subjects requires an additional step in this study to achieve valid conclusions. A comparison of the two years' results is made to discover attendance, gifted and talented programs, and teacher gender were the strongest overall positive influences on student achievement. Campus demographics, retention, and ESL/bilingual programs have the strongest association with low student achievement.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-04T18:33:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ana Paula Speck Feijo.pdf: 756644 bytes, checksum: e1d070437c083787ed4f85af28b5fd5b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-04 / The Bolsa Fam?lia Program (BFP) is a cash transfer program, implemented by the federal government, in 2003, which aims to fight poverty. It is intended for families whose per capita income is equal or less than R $ 140.00. The draft of the BFP seeks to confront the poverty articulating actions in two time periods. In short-term; direct cash transfers to the families, acting in what is called absolute poverty. In the long term; combat what is called intergenerational transmission of the poverty, through conditionalities linked to health and especially education. In relation to education, school attendance is required at least 85% for children between 6 and 15 years old, and 75% for adolescents between 16 and 17 years old. The assumption of this understanding, which links income transfers to required school attendance, is that children and young people, as they enter in the labor market on early age, decrease their schooling, and drastically reduce their chances of escape of the poverty as adults. Many studies conducted on the BFP have privileged the analysis of the effectiveness of the program in relation to indicators of reducing absenteeism and school dropout. However, studies that privilege the perception of the recipients, about the importance of the participation of the program in relation to the improvement of their lives are not as frequent. This research aims to understand how to establish the relationship between school attendance and the exit from the poverty, according to the perception of the holders of families benefiting from the BFP, residents in the southern region of Campinas (SP). This is the region that is home to most of the families assisted by the program in this city (about 42% according to the 2010 Census). To prepare this study we analyze of the 15 interviews that were conducted between the months of December 2012 and January 2013, with the holders of BFP. The results of this investigation show that the BFP for these interviewees collaborates with an immediate improvement in their lives and their families, but not the cut of poverty, and it is not clear in their assertions, the prospect of reaching it for the future. / O Programa Bolsa Fam?lia (PBF) ? uma pol?tica de transfer?ncia de renda, implantada pelo governo federal, em 2003, que visa combater a pobreza. Destina-se a fam?lias com renda per capita igual ou inferior a R$ 140,00. O desenho do PBF busca enfrentar a pobreza articulando a??es em dois per?odos temporais. Em curto prazo, transferir renda diretamente ?s fam?lias, atuando na redu??o da chamada pobreza absoluta. Em longo prazo, combater a chamada transmiss?o intergeracional da pobreza, por meio de condicionalidades vinculadas ? sa?de e, sobretudo, ? educa??o. Em rela??o ? educa??o, ? exigida frequ?ncia escolar m?nima de 85% para as crian?as entre 6 e 15 anos de idade, e 75% para adolescentes entre 16 e 17 anos de idade. O pressuposto deste entendimento, que vincula transfer?ncia de renda com exig?ncia de frequ?ncia escolar, ? que as crian?as e jovens, ao entrarem cedo no mercado de trabalho, diminuiriam a sua escolaridade e reduziriam drasticamente suas chances de sair da pobreza quando adultas. Muitos trabalhos realizados sobre o PBF t?m privilegiado a an?lise sobre a efetividade do programa em rela??o a indicadores de redu??o do absente?smo e da evas?o escolar. Todavia, estudos que privilegiem as percep??es dos pr?prios destinat?rios sobre a import?ncia da participa??o no programa em rela??o ? melhoria de suas vidas n?o s?o t?o frequentes. Esta pesquisa visa compreender como se estabelece a rela??o entre frequ?ncia escolar e sa?da da pobreza, de acordo com as percep??es dos pr?prios titulares das fam?lias beneficiadas pelo PBF, residentes na regi?o sul do munic?pio de Campinas (SP). Trata-se da regi?o que abriga a maior parte das fam?lias assistidas pelo programa, neste munic?pio, cerca de 42% da popula??o, de acordo com o Censo de 2010. Para a elabora??o desta disserta??o, foram analisadas 15 entrevistas realizadas entre os meses de dezembro de 2012 a janeiro de 2013, junto aos titulares do PBF. Os resultados desta investiga??o nos mostram que o PBF para estas entrevistadas colabora com uma melhoria imediata em suas vidas e de suas fam?lias, por?m n?o as retira da situa??o de pobreza, e n?o fica claro, em suas afirma??es, uma perspectiva de alcance disto para o futuro.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-04T18:33:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DANIELA FERNANDA FLORES.pdf: 1231074 bytes, checksum: 4cf357cb34cc5224071d61679bc2cbb6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-20 / The present study aims to understand the teachers' points of view on the importance of the Brazilian government s social welfare program - Programa Bolsa Fam?lia (PBF), as a way to fight against poverty through school attendance. A brief history of the constitution of the social welfare policies in Brazil in order to contextualize the income transfer policy treated in this work. The PBF, established in 2003, is a conditional income transfer program of the Brazilian federal government which is destined for poor families. To receive the benefit there conditionalities that must be met in health and education. There are conditionalities that must be met in health and education areas to be eligible to receive this benefit. In education there is the requirement of minimum school attendance of 85% for children between 6 and 15 years of age, and 75% for adolescents between 16 and 17 years of age. In program design, the demands of school attendance of children and young people in school would be an important factor to break the so-called intergenerational transmission of poverty. Considering the important role of the teacher in the school environment, the research sought to examine their views about the process of coping with poverty by participating students. We interviewed 13 teachers of a public school located in the Northwestern region of the city of Campinas SP. The data analysis showed that there is a great lack of teachers in relation to the PBF, that there is in the school unit space or time devoted to the discussion of the program and its effects and that the information that reaches you are not very concise and made by non-institutionalized channels. The reports of the interviews pointed out that most students have no interest in studying and that the problems which the school, has are the result of the educational policy of continued progression in the state of SP allied to none parental monitoring. Finally, the teachers of the sample surveyed indicated that the requirement of minimum school frequency PBF per se, not necessarily leads to good performance in school learning, jeopardizing the possibility of breaking the cycle of poverty in future generations. / O presente estudo visa compreender os pontos de vista dos professores sobre a import?ncia do Programa Bolsa Fam?lia (PBF) como forma de enfrentamento da pobreza por meio da frequ?ncia escolar. Para isso, foi apresentado inicialmente um breve hist?rico da constitui??o das pol?ticas de bem-estar social no Brasil com o intuito de contextualizar a pol?tica de transfer?ncia de renda tratada neste trabalho. O PBF, criado em 2003, ? um programa de transfer?ncia de renda condicionada do governo federal destinado ?s fam?lias pobres. Para recebimento do benef?cio existem condicionalidades que precisam ser cumpridas na sa?de e na educa??o. Na ?rea educacional h? a exig?ncia da frequ?ncia m?nima escolar de 85% para as crian?as entre 6 e 15 anos, e 75% para adolescentes entre 16 e 17 anos. No desenho do programa, a exig?ncia da frequ?ncia escolar de crian?as e jovens na escola seria um fator importante para romper com a chamada transmiss?o intergeracional da pobreza. Considerando o importante papel do professor no ambiente escolar, a pesquisa buscou analisar seus pontos de vista acerca do processo de enfrentamento da pobreza pelos alunos participantes. Foram entrevistados 13 professores de uma escola estadual localizada na regi?o Noroeste do munic?pio de Campinas SP. A an?lise das entrevistas evidenciou que h? um grande desconhecimento dos professores em rela??o ao Programa Bolsa Fam?lia, que n?o h? na unidade escolar espa?o ou tempo dedicado ? discuss?o sobre o Programa e seus efeitos e que as informa??es que lhe chegam s?o pouco concisas e feitas por canais n?o institucionalizados. Os relatos das entrevistas apontaram que a maioria dos alunos n?o tem interesse pelo estudo e que os problemas enfrentados pela escola resultam da pol?tica educacional de progress?o continuada no estado de SP e o pelo n?o acompanhamento da fam?lia. Os docentes da amostra pesquisada indicaram que a exig?ncia da frequ?ncia m?nima escolar do PBF n?o conduz, necessariamente, ao bom rendimento na aprendizagem, colocando em xeque a possibilidade da quebra do ciclo de pobreza nas gera??es futuras.

Underage street work is a social problem that is on the increase in Ecuador. Children, ages 5 to 17, wander through the streets in an attempt to make some money for their own survival or to help their families survive. The literature on underage street workers (USWs) reports that the working activities of these children impact their health and education. This study examined school attendance and achievement of USWs who are affiliated with an underage workers program in Ecuador. Using a quantitative methodology, the study looked at variations by location and age, with a special focus on gender issues, as there is some evidence that these variables affect the school behavior of the USWs. Among the population of USWs, there is a significant group of girls who work on the streets. According to the literature, female underage workers are in a disadvantaged position compared to boys because of the generally inferior position held by women in Latin America and, specifically, because these girls are overloaded with both productive and domestic activities. This overload interferes with their education and the possibility of their upward mobility. Education, according to several studies done in Latin America, opens up a wider range of opportunities and is an important instrument in women's upward mobility. However, there is controversy over the benefits of education for poor women. The data for this study were drawn from the Program's data base; three locations were chosen, and the sample subjects were followed up for 18 months, during which time they were evaluated every 6 months. The hypothesized male advantage in school attendance and achievement was not supported; at the elementary level, more USWs girls than boys were attending school, although at the secondary level there were actually no differences between genders. School achievement was found to be similar for both genders. However, significant differences in school attendance and achievement were found by age and location; younger USWs were more likely to attend school and perform satisfactorily than older ones. Regarding location, the largest city, Cuenca showed higher rates of school attendance and achievement than the other sample sites.

Diploma thesis deals with pupils from socially excluded localities and their education. The theoretical part defines the term socially excluded locality and deals with distinctive features that influence the situation of people living here. The Roma minority, which is often associated with social exclusion, is also characterised, and unfortunately is still frequently represented in socially excluded localities. The main topic is a socially disadvantaged pupil, their needs and current educational opportunities are taken into account. Special attention is given to Roma children and pupils with regard to cultural and ethnic specifics. The practical part is processed in the form of 12 case studies describing individual families from socially excluded localities and their attitude to children's education. The main objective of the research was to identify barriers that influence the education of their children from the parents' point of view. Partial objectives focus on other circumstances that families may have to limit access to school in relation to their social situation. The results of the research point to a close connection between the unfavorable social situation of the family, when these circumstances have a negative effect to the school education of children. Parents themselves perceive these...

This research report looks into the factors that cause truancy among secondary school pupils. The aim is to establish ways in which the African Secondary School teachers can manage the problem. It is argued that the causes of truancy are multifaceted. Thus in attempting to understand these causes and to develop strategies to manage truancy, several approaches are considered, which focus on the individual truant, the family, the community and, in particular school, related factors. Empirical research was undertaken in the Galeshewe, Kimberley area with particular reference to Tlhomelang High School. Questionnaires were administered with the staff and interviews were conducted with both staff and pupils. Data was also obtained from official records. It is concluded that a major cause of truancy is the absence of a culture of teaching and learning. A number of recommendations are proposed to manage these problems. / Thesis (M.Ed.)-University of Natal, Durban, 1992.

The aim of the submitted diploma thesis is to find and describe how parents look back on the early school attendance in their intellectualy gifted children, what parents led to this decision and what were the reactions of the neighbourhood. The theoretical part of the diploma thesis deals with topics related to the issues of talent, developmental acceleration and premature start of school attendance. The theoretical part is divided into three major parts-the first one is dedicated to talent, its definitions and developmental acceleration and also the relationship between talent, intelligence and heredity. Some models of talents are also mentioned here. The second part deals with the gifted child, its characteristics and asynchrony in its development. The last part focuses on the initiation of education in children with accelerated cognitive development, school maturity and readiness and the possibility of acceleration in education. The practical part is dedicated to qualitative research ivolving parents of six children who started school attendance early and at the same time were intellectually accelerated. Later talent in the intellecutal area was diagnosed in all children based on repeated examination in Pedagogical Psychological Counseling Office.

This work is aimed at connection of somatic values and school success in girls in the first and the fourth year of primary schools. Objective of the work is description of the mode of effect of age structure and growth on school success. Further, the influence of postponed school attendance on school success. The surveying took place at fourteen basic schools in České Budějovice and its proximity in the year of 2006. The sample was made up of 220 girls in first year and 204 girls in fourth year. The opinions of teachers and parents were recorded in a case of position of 6 years old pupils and 7 years old ones in connection with school success, then information of delay of school attendance.

The diploma thesis focuses on issues of the school admission to the 1st grade of the primary school. Nowadays this topic is more and more often discussed mainly from perspective of the different approach of many primary schools to checking out the school readiness during the school admission. This thesis is divided into two parts, the theoretical and the practical part. The first chapter of the theoretical part describes the terms school readiness and its particular issues. Next chapter describes the school admission to the 1st grade; there we can find recommended methods of checking the school readiness and organization of the school entry. Next chapter focuses on postponement of school attendance and preparatory classes, which are aimed at those children who got the postponement of school attendance. The last chapter deals with the school entrance and first months spent in the school class, because it relates to the school readiness and school admission and therefore it logically closes the theoretical part. The practical part of the thesis presents case study of the school admission on six primary schools. These schools were chosen to differ in the size, size of the city and socioeconomic status of families whose children attend the primary school. The aim is to find out how much the school...