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Este trabalho analisa as necessidades de informação em comunidades carentes. Conduziu-se a investigação junto a 11 comunidades que integram a região denominada de Grande Rosa Elze, situada no município de São Cristóvão, em Sergipe. Os dados analisados foram obtidos tomando-se a opinião de 75 informantes, destes 68 responderam questionários e sete foram entrevistados. A pesquisa teve como objeto de estudo a análise de como comunidades carentes, sem a presença de órgãos públicos de informação, obtém informações que respondam as suas necessidades. Nesse sentido, observou-se o atendimento das necessidades de informação, verificaram-se as práticas de obtenção, avaliaram-se as demandas criadas e as buscas realizadas e identificaram-se as necessidades de informação. Os resultados mostram que: as comunidades carentes do Grande Rosa Elze têm carências de informação; os residentes das comunidades não têm um órgão público a que possam recorrer quando necessitam de informação; a circulação da informação é frágil, pois depende, exclusivamente, de fontes midiáticas; a região é tecnologicamente atrasada, portanto distante da inclusão digital. Conclui-se que a região do Grande Rosa Elze é um lugar onde a informação não acontece, situação resultante da ausência de uma política pública de informação; e que é necessário à existência de um órgão público, para o atendimento da necessidade de informação da comunidade, integrando os processos tradicionais da informação impressa, e os modernos da informação virtual. / This work analyzes the need for information in poor communities.The investigation was conducted in the eleven communities that integrate Rosa Elze region, located at São Cristóvão municipality, in Sergipe state. The analyzed data was based on the opinion of seventy-five people, from which, 68 answered questionnaires and 7 were interviewed. The research aimed at showing how poor communities obtain information they need without having public facilities that provide information located near them. Having this in mind, not only was the fulfilment of the information´need observed but the way they were obtained was also verified.After that, the created demands were evaluated and the need for information was identified.The results of this research showed that: the poor communities at Grande Rosa Elze region are in need of information; the communities dwellers don´t have a public facility where they can require information when they need; The flow of information is poor as it only depends on social communication means and the region is technologically out-of-date, far from the digital era.In conlusion, we notice that Grande Rosa Elze region is a place where there is no flow of information due to the abscense of an information public policy.Therefore, it is imperative to set a public facility that provides not only some traditional printed information as well as some modern virtual one

Thesis (M.L.A.)--Mississippi State University. Department of Landscape Architecture. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.

Este trabalho analisa as necessidades de informação em comunidades carentes. Conduziu-se a investigação junto a 11 comunidades que integram a região denominada de Grande Rosa Elze, situada no município de São Cristóvão, em Sergipe. Os dados analisados foram obtidos tomando-se a opinião de 75 informantes, destes 68 responderam questionários e sete foram entrevistados. A pesquisa teve como objeto de estudo a análise de como comunidades carentes, sem a presença de órgãos públicos de informação, obtém informações que respondam as suas necessidades. Nesse sentido, observou-se o atendimento das necessidades de informação, verificaram-se as práticas de obtenção, avaliaram-se as demandas criadas e as buscas realizadas e identificaram-se as necessidades de informação. Os resultados mostram que: as comunidades carentes do Grande Rosa Elze têm carências de informação; os residentes das comunidades não têm um órgão público a que possam recorrer quando necessitam de informação; a circulação da informação é frágil, pois depende, exclusivamente, de fontes midiáticas; a região é tecnologicamente atrasada, portanto distante da inclusão digital. Conclui-se que a região do Grande Rosa Elze é um lugar onde a informação não acontece, situação resultante da ausência de uma política pública de informação; e que é necessário à existência de um órgão público, para o atendimento da necessidade de informação da comunidade, integrando os processos tradicionais da informação impressa, e os modernos da informação virtual. / This work analyzes the need for information in poor communities.The investigation was conducted in the eleven communities that integrate Rosa Elze region, located at São Cristóvão municipality, in Sergipe state. The analyzed data was based on the opinion of seventy-five people, from which, 68 answered questionnaires and 7 were interviewed. The research aimed at showing how poor communities obtain information they need without having public facilities that provide information located near them. Having this in mind, not only was the fulfilment of the information´need observed but the way they were obtained was also verified.After that, the created demands were evaluated and the need for information was identified.The results of this research showed that: the poor communities at Grande Rosa Elze region are in need of information; the communities dwellers don´t have a public facility where they can require information when they need; The flow of information is poor as it only depends on social communication means and the region is technologically out-of-date, far from the digital era.In conlusion, we notice that Grande Rosa Elze region is a place where there is no flow of information due to the abscense of an information public policy.Therefore, it is imperative to set a public facility that provides not only some traditional printed information as well as some modern virtual one

Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Education) / Deficit models dominate current research on academic retention and success in South African higher education and internationally. Most studies focus on students who are at risk of exiting higher education prematurely or those who fail academically because of their socio-economic conditions. Dropout and failure in existing research is often correlated to class and lack of access to financial resources. The prevailing philosophy based on needs assessment, deficit intervention and problem-solving does not sufficiently facilitate the academic success of diverse learners. Yet, surveys in most countries show that addressing weakness does not necessarily help people improve in their performance more than will highlighting their strengths (Hodges & Clifton, 2004). In contrast, this study adopts a strength-based approach, drawing largely on ‘ecological’ perspectives which recognize the importance of people’s surroundings and the multifaceted variables constantly at play, impacting the lives of students throughout the world. A strength-based model is posited as a pragmatic approach to pedagogy in the 21st century. This perspective recognizes the resilience of individuals and focuses on potential, strengths, interests, abilities, determination and capabilities rather than limits. This study accepts that there are persistent challenges to widening participation in South African universities, and leakages in the education pipeline continue with little improvement in graduation rates. However, there are numerous undocumented examples of academically successful students from working-class backgrounds whose academic attainment is not accounted for. Empirical data is required to establish the relationship between academic success and the resilience of undergraduate sponsored students from working class backgrounds. The case study examines factors that influence the academic attainment of undergraduate sponsored students and the institutional practices that enhance their performance at the University of the Western Cape. Factors motivating sponsored students from poor communities to succeed were explored. Furthermore, institutional influences that are relevant to, and inform students’ academic attainment are investigated. The study utilized a variety of data including relevant institutional documents, interviews with sponsored students and secondary data sourced from the Institutional Quality Assurance and Planning department. Findings of the study show that affordability through funding for equitable access to higher education is a motivating factor in academic attainment for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Also, participants in this study attributed their success to nurtured resilience across the institution, and the supportive relationships established through structured intervention programmes in and out of class. It is important to note, contrary to findings in other studies, that low socio economic background was more of a motivational factor and being resourceful for social mobility. This study adds to the limited understanding of the academic attainment of students from poor backgrounds who succeed against all odds. This provides direction to universities for adopting different approaches and offers insights for the University of the Western Cape into the experiences of its graduates. Based on the findings, the study highlights recommendations and opportunities for future investigation. / Ngalo-Morrison, L. (2017). Factors influencing the academic attainment of undergraduate sponsored students at the University of the Western Cape: A strength-based approach. PhD thesis. University of the Western Cape

This Master thesis is written in the field of collaborative planning aiming to challenge the collaborative approach on it applicability, especially in the context of the Global South. As a case study it looks on the urban poor community participatory practice, the so called 're-blocking' in Cape Town – an example of insitu informal settlement upgrading. It questions not only to what extent re-blocking displays a successful approach of collaborative planing but also whether it can lead to more inclusive cities in South Africa. The field data was gained through qualitative semi-structured interviews, observations and an analysis of national housing policy documents. The findings evaluate re-blocking as a successful example of collaborative planning in the sense that local communities are truly involved in the process and have a lot of decision making power. Also, re- blocking can be replicable to other cities in South Africa. Yet it faces several risks in community mobilisation and communication and can only be operated on a small scale. Therefore, the thesis concludes that re-blocking itself may not lead to inclusive cities, however as an example of community participation it may change the mindset of the South African society and (local) government towards informal community inclusion.

This study aims at investigating what kind of teaching-learning process Brazilian students go through when they learn English with focus on New Literacies for a semester in 2010. The students are from two poor communities in Maceió, in the state of Alagoas. The methodological approach was based on action research (ANDRÉ, 2004) and the collecting data procedures were field notes, questionnaires, interviews recorded in audio and video. The theoretical underpinnings were based on Applied Linguistics assumptions and on some concepts such as, new literacies (NEW LONDON GROUP,1996;COPE & KALANTZIS,2008), critical pedagogy (KRAMSCH, 1993) and active responsive production (ZOZZOLI, 2006). The results reveal that using the three activities developed in the classroom within the New Literacies pedagogy made the students participate consciously and sometimes critically. Each activity aimed at working with a different design (NEW LONDON GROUP, 1996). The first activity was for the students to produce a presentation in which students should first analyze the context of some images (visual design) in order to choose appropriate linguistic elements (linguistic design); the second one was meant to use relationship websites in order to write a profile, the task also demanded students to choose adequate linguistic elements (linguistic design); the third one aimed at producing a slogan (linguistic design) through analyzing video images (visual design) that dealt with social topics (violence, sexual abuse and environmental preservation) in which students had to build up their arguments and write about them. The results also reveal that the teacher-researcher has undergone a self-reflection process. She is more aware of her teacher talking time in classroom and feels more confident when she conducts activities in classroom and when she has to take instant decisions. / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / Este estudo tem como objetivo investigar o processo de ensino-aprendizagem de alunos de duas comunidades de baixa renda da cidade de Maceió durante um semestre letivo. O semestre em questão teve como foco o ensino da língua inglesa com ênfase nos novos letramentos visando desencadear uma consciência crítica sobre os temas discutidos. A metodologia de pesquisa escolhida foi à pesquisa-ação (ANDRÉ, 2004), e os procedimentos utilizados para a coleta dos dados foram notas de campo, questionário, entrevista, gravações em áudio e vídeo. A fundamentação teórica se baseou nos pressupostos da Linguística Aplicada e nos conceitos dos novos letramentos (NEW LONDON GROUP,1996; COPE & KALANTZIS,2008), da pedagogia crítica (FREIRE, 2005; KRAMSCH, 1993) e da produção responsiva ativa (ZOZZOLI, 2006). Os resultados sinalizam que a condução das três atividades desenvolvidas com nuances dos novos letramentos promoveu a participação dos alunos com posicionamentos conscientes e alguns críticos. Cada atividade trabalhou com um tipo de design (NEW LONDON GROUP, 1996). A primeira objetivou a produção de uma apresentação na qual os participantes teriam, inicialmente, que analisar o contexto de algumas imagens (design visual) para depois escolher os elementos linguísticos apropriados (design linguístico); a segunda objetivou o uso de sítios de relacionamento para a produção de um perfil, a atividade envolvia também a escolha de elementos linguístico adequados (design linguístico); a terceira atividade tinha como objetivo a produção de um slogan (design linguístico) através das imagens de um vídeo (design visual), que trazia alguns temas sociais (violência, preservação ambiental, abuso sexual) nos quais os alunos tiveram que construir seus posicionamentos e escrever a respeito. Os resultados também indicam que a professora-pesquisadora passou por um intenso processo de auto-reflexão. Ela está mais consciente sobre o seu tempo de fala nas aulas e sente-se mais confiante na condução das atividades e nas tomadas de decisão.