Utevistelse är en naturlig och central del i förskolans dagliga verksamhet, där förskolegården utgör den främsta platsen att vara på. Studien är kvalitativ och bygger på en metod med semistrukturerade intervjuer som genomförts med fem olika förskollärare. Syftet med studien r att bidra med kunskap om hur förskollärare ser på undervisning utomhus på förskolegården. Forskningsfrågorna som ska svara upp mot syftet är: Hur uppfattar förskollärare undervisning på förskolegården?, “Hurbeskriver förskollärare att de använder förskolegården vid undervisning?” och “Vilka ramar beskriver förskollärare finns vid undervisning på förskolegården?”Resultaten analyseras med hjälp av proximala utvecklingszonen och didaktikens fyra nyckelbegrepp som teoretisk utgångspunkt. Resultaten tyder på att förskollärare använder förskolegården till både spontan och planerad undervisning där de integrerar olika undervisningsmaterial och lärandeinnehåll. Förskolegårdens utformning avspeglar möjligheterna att bedriva undervisning utomhus, där resultaten visar på att en välplanerad miljö är önskvärd. Det framkommer i studien att det finns en del ramar att ta hänsyn till vid planering och genomförande av undervisning på förskolegården. Slutsatsen är att det faller tillbaka på förskollärares enskilda motivation och inställning till att undervisa utomhus på förskolegården, snarare än att förskolegårdens utformning avgör i vilken utsträckning undervisning bedrivs.

Submitted by Marcia Silva (marcia@latec.uff.br) on 2016-06-13T18:34:24Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERT MARIA CRISTINA MATOS DA COSTA.pdf: 3168596 bytes, checksum: 37b3968863e4b01a58c2fc8f9fa403e4 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-13T18:34:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERT MARIA CRISTINA MATOS DA COSTA.pdf: 3168596 bytes, checksum: 37b3968863e4b01a58c2fc8f9fa403e4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-09-26 / Este estudo mostra em que condições um programa de desenvolvimento de equipes, pode efetivamente provocar simultaneamente melhoria na execução das atividades da organização e maior interação entre líderes e liderados. Para tanto, tomou como experimento a implantação, através de um trabalho de consultoria, da metodologia ¨Team Building¨, através do “treinamento vivencial ao ar livre”, aplicado em duas empresas do mesmo porte e pertencentes ao mesmo segmento industrial – Petróleo e Gás. Para medir e identificar os resultados foram realizadas três medições. A primeira delas foi feita trinta dias antes do início do treinamento como parte do diagnóstico e levantamento de necessidades. As outras duas foram realizadas após o término do treinamento e foram utilizadas para consolidação e avaliação dos resultados comportamentais entre Gestor e equipe. A ferramenta utilizada para a análise das medições foi a TPI (Team Practices Inventory), adaptada pela consultoria com base na LPI (Leadership Pratices Inventory), desenvolvida por Kouzes e Posner em 1987. A ferramenta propõe a análise dos dados sob cinco dimensões que são os indicadores: (trabalho em equipe; liderança; orgulho e significado; confiança e motivação). O experimento permitiu identificar os pontos fortes e as oportunidades de melhorias efetivas das equipes, bem como avaliar criticamente a adequabilidade e as exigências para o sucesso de tal tipo de abordagem. Como resultado a pesquisa aponta para a importância e o cuidado na condução das etapas que antecedem e sucedem o treinamento propriamente dito, bem como destaca a importância do envolvimento do gestor como condição para alcançar os resultados potenciais da ferramenta. / This study shows the conditions under which a development program can effectively cause a simultaneously improve in the execution of the Organization's activities and a greater interaction between leaders and led. To this end, it was taken as an experiment the insertion, through a consulting job, of the “Team Building” methodology, during the " experiential training outdoors”, applied in two companies of the same size and belonging to the same industrial segment – oil and gas. To measure and identify the results three measurements were performed. The first one was made thirty days prior to the beginning of the training, as a part of the diagnosis and the assessment of needs. The other two were held after the end of the training and were used for consolidation and evaluation of behavioral results between manager and staff. The tool used for the analysis of the measurements was TPI (Team Practices Inventory), adapted by the consultancy based on the LPI (Leadership Practices Inventory), developed by Kouzes and Posner in 1987. The tool proposes the analysis of data in five dimensions (teamwork, leadership, pride and significance, confidence and motivation). The experiment allowed to identify the strengths and opportunities for effective improvements of teams, as well as critically evaluate the suitability and the requirements for the success of this type of approach. As a result, the research points out to the importance and care in the conduct of the steps that precede and succeed the training itself, as well as highlights the importance of the involvement of the Manager as a condition to achieve the potential results of the tool.

How can principles found in textile behaviour be translated into architectural expression? With water as a program in context of a new bath in Vanadislunden, Stockholm, this project studies how a rigid material can be percieved as soft and flexible.

<p>This work looks at the intersections of nature, race, and spirituality in Black communities primarily situated in the United States from the early 20th century to the present day. These communties stories are interpreted through the Black women that lived in them, and their stories denote that Black folks' relationship with and amongst nature could not be had without spiritual praxes in their day-to-day lives. </p>

This thesis is an exploratory look into the use of mindfulness practice on in-depth nature experiences to determine if the practice has benefit to the participant, their outdoor experience, and overall connectedness with nature. An original research project examined three groups of adolescents from St. Michaels University School Outdoor Education program in Victoria, BC, Canada, as they hiked the Juan de Fuca trail. Two of the three groups undertook a simple mindfulness protocol to explore the outcomes. Based on participant-observation and interviews, mindfulness practice was determined to be a useful practice towards alleviating stress and anxiety associated with aspects of in-depth outdoor experiences, such as morning preparations. Participants who practiced mindfulness on the trip asked fewer questions about the future and remained present more often than those who did not practice mindfulness. A further finding was that there are aspects of mindfulness inherent in in-depth nature experiences, such as sitting around a fire. These inherent mindfulness moments should be encouraged as they provide benefit to trip experiences, and potentially towards greater connectedness with nature. Overall, this qualitative study suggests that mindfulness is a useful tool for the benefit of human well-being and nature connection. However, more research is needed to further identify the magnitude and mechanisms of the benefit. / Graduate