Magister Educationis - MEd / Writing is an important skill throughout learners’ schooling trajectory because it is through writing that learners need to situate meaning and sense-making across the curriculum. Writing proficiency becomes even more important when learners access tertiary studies. Yet studies suggest that most students struggle with academic writing. Various authors suggest that writing has not been taught appropriately especially in secondary schooling contexts in South Africa and that writing becomes even more daunting for Second Language speakers of English when they reach tertiary education. There is abundant literature on students’ challenges with academic writing and ways to address academic writing challenges but the use of digital storytelling in relation to academic writing development is recent and distinctively underexplored in the literature. In this study, I seek to explore the potential that digital storytelling has in the teaching of undergraduate academic writing skills. I will focus on first year students' academic writing skills, how they are taught currently and how technology in the form of digital storytelling can help first year students improve their academic writing skills. The theoretical framework for the study is largely based on the New Literacies Studies which is championed by members of the New London Group such as Street and Street (1984) Lea and Street (2006) among others. The theoretical framework will draw on the notion of literacy as social practice rather than a set of reading and writing skills which explains why educators need to find new ways of teaching academic writing skills. I use semiotics and multimodality as a foundational concept for using digital storytelling in academic writing. That is because semiotics and multimodality further support the idea that literacy goes beyond words but that audio and visual elements are also part of learning and can help engage students in their academic work. The main aim of this proposed research is to explore both students and lecturer practices of digital literacies in the teaching and learning of academic writing at The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). I propose the following research objectives: (i.) elucidate current academic writing scaffolding in academic modules; (ii.) draw on the use of digital storytelling in a first-year undergraduate course; (iii.) shed light on lecturers and students’ perceptions of the ways digital storytelling impacts on first-year academic writing; (iv.) highlight the implications of infusing multimodality into academic writing in this context; and (v.) explore the ways first-year students’ take on new writing practices and how these new practices are facilitated by the ii lecturer. I plan to use a qualitative research method to achieve my set objectives. I have opted to conduct action research, as both participant and researcher. The qualitative research method allows me to use the following research tools: document analysis; questionnaires and interviews. I analyse 15 student essays in order to elucidate current academic writing scaffolding in academic modules. These essays are divided into three categories: high performance; average performance; and low performance. Then questionnaires are distributed to students through a Google Forms link. Of the 40 student participants; 32 students filled in the questionnaires. The interviews were conducted with three lecturers across two departments at CPUT. These interviews, together with questionnaires that the students filled in served to address the following objectives: draw on the use of digital storytelling in a first-year undergraduate course; shed light on lecturers and students’ perceptions of the ways digital storytelling impacts on first-year academic writing; highlight the implications of infusing multimodality into academic writing in this context; and explore the ways first-year students’ take on new writing practices and how these new practices are facilitated by the lecturer. All the ethical considerations were adhered to for my research. I categorized my findings according to the research questions that I posed in the study. There were three research questions which serve as the three main themes of my data analysis. However, during the process of analyzing the data, a fourth theme emerged. The first finding indicates that academic writing scaffolding in academic writing modules is adequate for students who have essays in the high-performance category. However, it is inadequate especially for students who wrote essays in the low performance categories as they could not meet the demands of academic writing. The second finding indicates that students are able to use digital storytelling to help them with various aspects of academic writing. They are able to improve language and grammar; the structure of their writing, that is, the introduction, body and conclusion. The third finding illustrates that lecturers also feel that there are academic writing benefits to when using digital storytelling. Even though that may be, the use of technology for the medium of digital storytelling proved to be somewhat difficult. That is mostly because students did not have access to various technology such as internet connection or even equipment to complete the digital stories unproblematically. Then the fourth finding emerged during lecturer interviews, that is, fees must fall protests and the impact it had on the traditional university structure across. Fees must fall protests led to disruptions in academia because one key aspect they highlight is the need for decolonisation of the curriculum The use of digital storytelling then not only addressed the student academic writing challenges that are highlighted by this study, but also speak to decolonisation of the curriculum because it is an innovative way for students to engage with the demands of academic writing. The conclusion of my thesis is that as useful as digital storytelling is in academic writing; those who wish to use it as a teaching tool need to be well versed with technology as it can have challenges if not used adequately. The most pertinent of the factors revealed is that there is a need for innovative ways to teach the 21st century student.

Doctor Educationis / Writing is an important skill throughout learners’ schooling trajectory because it is through writing that learners need to situate meaning and sense-making across the curriculum. Writing proficiency becomes even more important when learners access tertiary studies. Yet studies suggest that most students struggle with academic writing. Various authors suggest that writing has not been taught appropriately especially in secondary schooling contexts in South Africa and that writing becomes even more daunting for Second Language speakers of English when they reach tertiary education. There is abundant literature on students’ challenges with academic writing and ways to address academic writing challenges but the use of digital storytelling in relation to academic writing development is recent and distinctively underexplored in the literature.

Doctor of Philosophy / Family Studies and Human Services / Duane W. Crawford Jr / Farrell J. Webb / This investigation sought to examine the role of acculturation and generational theory and influenced social and cultural practices among Saudi Arabian students who were currently residing in the United States. Theoretically, it sought to answers questions that help determine how Americanization—the adaptation and acculturation of a visiting culture to absorb and incorporate the host culture into their lives, customs, and social practices, and in this case savings behavior. A comprehensive model was developed to test the idea that living in America can and does have an influence on social and cultural practices. What was of interest in this study was whether or not these same influences could have an impact on particular cultural practices, in this case how people felt about, reacted to, and addressed the concept of savings—the stockpiling of funds for future needs. Information was gathered from a sample of over 500 Saudi Arabian students living in the United States. The model as structured was tested using SEM analytic techniques in an effort to fully explore and expose the nuanced and subtle differences among the respondents. The concept of savings behavior being influenced by Americanization as originally discussed was not substantiated by the model even though some of the indicators were within expected parameters (χ² = 217.241, p < .001; CFI = 0.839, TLI = 0.732, RMSEA = 0.034). Despite the general problems the overall model revealed that at least 17% of what was termed as savings behavior could be explained by the model. The study still retained its value because it has made inroads into an area that has not yet been explored. Future investigations should take care to find better ways to incorporate some of the cultural elements of savings behavior directly into the instrument based on the perspective of their test populations rather than assume value in and use instruments tested and normed with US samples.

Denna studie har undersökt medialiseringen av nätverket Refugees Welcome to Gothenburg. Det har skett genom att identifiera sociala handlingar på en mesonivå för att hitta medieringsprocesser bland dem. Analysen på makronivå (i relation med samhället) har i sin tur visat vilken betydelse medieringsprocesserna har haft för Refugees Welcome to Gothenburg. Urvalet har skett på sociala medier och nätverkets webbsida. Analysen är baserad på ett ramverk av Alice Mattoni och Emiliano Treré (2014) kombinerat med medialiseringsteorier, mer specifikt, Winfried Schulzs (2004) fyra processer inom medialisering tillsammans med José van Dijck och Thomas Poells (2013) medielogik på sociala medier. En kvalitativ textanalys har använts för att kunna studera materialet. Analysen har genomförts på två nivåer, en mesonivå för att hitta de sociala handlingarna och deras medieringsprocesser, och på en makronivå, för att se medialiseringen inom Refugees Welcome to Gothenburg. Resultatet visade att Refugees Welcome to Gothenburg har en stark medialisering, men att de samtidigt är långt från helt medialiserade. Vissa sociala handlingar har inte medialiseras, men har fortfarande haft en sammanslagning (amalgamation) med andra medierade handlingar. Slutligen har studien också påvisat att sociala rörelser bör studeras ytterligare ur ett medieperspektiv, för att förstå funktioner och förändringar inom dem. / This study has examined the mediatization of the social movement Refugees Welcome to Gothenburg. By identifying social practices at a meso level within Refugees Welcome to Gothenburg, mediation processes have been found. The analysis at a macro level (in relation with the society) have then led to the understanding of the mediation processes. The material selection has been made on social media and on the website of Refugees Welcome to Gothenburg. The analysis is based on a conceptual framework by Alice Mattoni and Emiliano Treré (2014), combined with mediatization theories, and more specifically, the four processes of social change within mediatization by Winfried Schulz (2004) together with the media logics in social media by José van Dijck and Thomas Poell (2013). A qualitative text analysis was used in order to study the material. The analysis was performed at two levels, firstly, at a meso level to identify the social practices and the mediation processes, and secondly, at a macro level to find the mediatization of Refugees Welcome to Gothenburg. The results showed that Refugees Welcome to Gothenburg has a strong mediatization, but at the same time, not completely. Some social practices have not been mediated. The non-mediated social practices, however, have shown an amalgamation (joining) with the mediated social practices. Finally, the essay has also shown that social movements should be studied from a media perspective even further, to be able to understand functions and changes within them.

Depuis plusieurs années, l’enseignement des sciences joue un rôle de 2e plan, après le français et les mathématiques, chez plusieurs enseignants du primaire (Lenoir, 2000). Peinant à établir des liens entre les savoirs à enseigner et la réalité quotidienne, ces enseignants ayant souvent une formation lacunaire semblent rechercher de nouveaux outils didactiques efficaces. À cet effet, l’intégration de pratiques sociales de référence (Martinand, 1986) aux situations d’apprentissage peut constituer une pratique innovante favorisant la transposition didactique des savoirs disciplinaires. Misant sur l’intérêt grandissant des Québécois pour la cuisine, cette recherche tente de déterminer l’impact d’une formation continue établissant des liens entre les sciences et les pratiques culinaires sur l’enseignement des sciences au primaire. Pour cette étude de cas descriptive, six enseignants du primaire ont participé à deux rencontres de formation durant lesquelles elles ont expérimenté une situation d’apprentissage et d’évaluation (SAÉ) intégrant des activités culinaires. À la suite d’une période de mise à l’essai de cette SAÉ en classe, les sujets ont été interviewés afin d’établir les apprentissages réalisés durant la formation et de dresser une liste des avantages et des obstacles associés à l’utilisation d’activités culinaires pour enseigner les sciences. De plus, les suggestions émises visant l’amélioration de la SAÉ (rapport bilan écrit) ont permis de mettre en relief la prédominance de préoccupations de nature pédagogique, organisationnelle et socioaffective chez les sujets de l’échantillon. Cette recherche entraîne des retombées pour les didacticiens puisqu’elle fournit des données supplémentaires pouvant contribuer à améliorer la qualité du matériel didactique mis à la disposition des praticiens. De plus, la SAÉ développée pour cette étude constitue un outil didactique novateur pouvant être utilisé par les enseignants du primaire. / Science education is frequently neglected by elementary school teachers who prioritize French and mathematics (Lenoir, 2000). These teachers often lack the training and educational tools to link scientific knowledge with everyday life situations. Therefore, the integration of social practices with teaching activities can be considered an innovative teaching method which will enable students and teachers to contextualize many scientific concepts (Martinand, 1986). Capitalizing on the enthusiasm of Quebeckers for cooking, this research investigates the impact of a science-cooking professional development experience on six elementary school teachers. In this descriptive case study, the participants attended two training sessions during which they tried out various science teaching activities. After testing the activities in class, the participants were interviewed to establish the evolution of their knowledge regarding science teaching and to create a list of benefits and obstacles related to the use of cooking activities to teach science. Furthermore, the suggestions given by the subjects to improve the proposed teaching activities show the predominance of organizational and socioemotional concerns when it comes to adapting the instructional materials used in class. The results of this research may be useful for curriculum developers seeking to improve the quality of the educational tools created for the teachers. In addition, this study contributes to the improvement of science education by offering innovative teaching activities to the elementary school community.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-21T13:42:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ANDRESSA KALIBERDA,1.pdf: 1540259 bytes, checksum: bf8973272d5b7a2dbe4809a496dc7b4f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-27 / This Master thesis studies Media Agenda in Police pages in daily news in Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil. The study analyzes the main news criteria that contribute to the agenda-setting of police content with photographs in the covers of Diário dos Campos and Jornal da Manhã, as well as the connection between text and photojournalistic image in this process. To do so, the sample consists on the first week of each even month in the year of 2014 in both newspapers. Enrolled in Line 2 of the Postgraduate Program in Journalism of Ponta Grossa State University, "Journalistic Processes and Social Practices", this investigation is grounded in the following concepts: Media Agenda, News Criteria and Police Journalism. The method used is the quantitative content analysis, with qualitative inferences. The news criteria present in texts and photos of the cover stories about police news, the space these stories occupy and the corresponding content, the format of the text publicized in inside pages that is linked to the cover and the main themes that appear in the cover are evaluated. The analysis identified a tendency of publishing themes coming from official releases and, in Jornal da Manhã, the use of cover stories for contents published in inside pages as notes. News-values that appeared the most are "proximity", "impact", "rarity", "surprise" and "tragedy/drama". With this study, it is intended to contribute academically to the comprehension of news criteria that guide Police Journalism, especially on what concerns the appreciation of said theme on the covers of regional papers headquartered in the country. / Esta pesquisa de mestrado estuda o agendamento midiático da editoria de polícia no jornalismo diário em Ponta Grossa - PR. O trabalho analisa os principais critérios de noticiabilidade que contribuem para o agendamento do conteúdo policial com foto nas capas do Diário dos Campos e Jornal da Manhã, bem como a relação entre o texto e a imagem fotojornalística nesse processo. Para tanto, o recorte utilizado é a primeira semana de cada mês par do ano de 2014 em ambos os diários. Inscrita na linha 2 do Programa de Pós Graduação em Jornalismo da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, “Processos Jornalísticos e Práticas Sociais”, a investigação é fundamentada nos conceitos de Agendamento Midiático, Critérios de Noticiabilidade e Jornalismo Policial. A metodologia utilizada é análise de conteúdo de tipo quantitativa com inferências qualitativas. São avaliados os critérios de noticiabilidade presentes nos textos e fotos das chamadas de capa referentes ao jornalismo policial, o espaço ocupado por essas chamadas e pelo conteúdo correspondente, o formato do texto publicado na página interna agendado na capa e as principais temáticas agendadas na primeira página. A análise identificou uma tendência pela publicação de temas oriundos de releases oficiais e, no caso do Jornal da Manhã, a utilização de chamadas de capa para conteúdos publicados nas páginas internas com o formato nota. Os valores-notícia mais encontrados foram “proximidade”, “impacto”, “raridade”, “surpresa” e “tragédia/drama”. Com este estudo, pretende-se contribuir academicamente para a compreensão dos critérios de noticiabilidade que pautam o jornalismo policial, sobretudo no que diz respeito à valorização desse tema nas capas dos impressos regionais sediados no interior.

Submitted by Mariana Dornelles Vargas (marianadv) on 2015-03-20T19:12:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 lugar_espaco.pdf: 14777510 bytes, checksum: 9fed180db861f3a92f44ce937c152535 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-20T19:12:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 lugar_espaco.pdf: 14777510 bytes, checksum: 9fed180db861f3a92f44ce937c152535 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-23 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / A presente dissertação parte do reconhecimento da existência de representações de espaços do mundo físico em ambientes multiusuário online. Pretendemos identificar e discutir as motivações para a criação desse tipo de representação, bem como os modos como as mesmas são utilizadas e apropriadas por seus criadores e outros usuários. Iniciamos o trabalho com uma discussão teórica para diferenciar e definir três conceitos-chave para o tema da pesquisa: espaço, lugar e território. Nossa conceituação foi construída com base em estudiosos do espaço concreto, nas áreas da comunicação, geografia, sociologia e outras. De posse dos três conceitos, entramos em questões relacionadas à sociabilidade mediada pela internet, com especial atenção ao sentido identitário das relações com o espaço. A seguir, discutimos a associação dos usuários aos grupos sociais, lugares e identidades virtuais, com foco na reprodução de lugares concretos genéricos (como parques, florestas e bairros) e específicos (como cidades e monumentos históricos) no ciberespaço. Após uma revisão de diferentes tipos de ambientes multiusuário online, decidimos realizar o trabalho empírico no mundo virtual mulit-usuário (MUVE) Second Life, da Linden Lab. A escolha se deve à maior liberdade criativa que esse aplicativo propicia, à ausência de uma temática rígida e ao uso de várias linguagens (verbal, sonora e visual). A metodologia escolhida foi a etnografia virtual, que realizamos em 3 ilhas do Second Life: Ilha Brasil (representações de lugares genéricos), Ilha RJ City (representações de lugares específicos) e Ilha Brasil Curitiba (representações mistas). Os resultados apontam para a existência de uma ligação simbólica de territórios e lugares virtuais com os territórios e lugares concretos, tanto pela sua dinâmica, identidade e apresentação visual, como pelas práticas sociais que neles têm lugar, o que sugere um importante papel da identidade cultural na criação e busca por lugares virtuais que representam lugares do mundo concreto. / This dissertation's departing point is the recognition of the existence of representations of the physical world in multi-user online environments. We intended to identify and discuss the motivations behind the creation of this type of representation and the ways in which they are used and appropriated by their creators and other users. We began with a theoretical discussion aiming to differentiate and define three concepts central for the research theme: space, place and territory. To that end, we resorted to previous studies of material space in different areas of knowledge: communication, geography, sociology and others. With these three concepts, we addressed questions related to internet mediated sociability, with special attention to the identity meaning of spatial relations. Followed a discussion of users' association to social groups, places and virtual identities focusing the reproduction of generic concrete places (such as parks, forests and neighbourhoods) and specific ones (as cities and historical monuments) in cyberspace. After a revision of the different types of multi-user online environments, we decided to locate the empirical investigation in the multi-user virtual world (MUVE) Second Life, by Linden Lab. This choice was due to the higher level of creative freedom provided by this system, to the absence of strict theme and the combined use of text, sound and image in Second Life's interface. The chosen methodology was virtual ethnography, which we have performed in 3 Second Life islands: Ilha Brasil (representations of generic places), Ilha RJ City (representation of specific places) and Ilha Brasil Curitiba (mixed representations). Our results indicate the existence of a symbolic link between virtual and physical territories and places. This link is related to their dynamics, identity and visual presentation as well as to the social practices that happen there. This suggests that cultural identity plays an important role in the creation and search for virtual places which represent physical world places.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T16:32:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lilian dos Santos Lacerda.pdf: 897515 bytes, checksum: 45952f1b4d88a1a1f69d618bcc725621 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-10-21 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The school is privileged to train readers place, and how teachers view and deal with reading regulates their practices and affects the education of students. This perspective of reading as a cultural practice, headed for the option to conduct this study, with the theoretical Critical Theory of Society, especially the aspects related to the formation of the individual. The questions that guided the research are: what is the place of reading in the lives of students in the educational process? Reading in school is presented as a differential element of training and the empowerment of learners in the schooling process? Thus, given the possibilities of conducting the empirical research, was defined as objective to describe and analyze what is provided in terms of reading, students of the 6th year of elementary school in a state public school, located in the southern city of São Paulo. The hypothesis is empirically verified that the reading experience offered by the school is bound predominantly to schoolwork, prevailing practices that do not take reading as a cultural practice, which, in turn, tends to nullify their formative dimension. Classroom observations were conducted during a week - a total of twenty-three classes - in the year 2013. The collection and analysis of information was identified fourteen practical situations. Information was also collected on teachers and their approach toward reading in school, through a questionnaire. As the theoretical framework, empirical data were analyzed based on the concepts of cultural training and experience (Theodor W. Adorno). Still, for better understanding of the teaching and learning of reading resorted to studies by Magda B. Smith, Anne-Marie Chartier and Roxane Rojo. And to situate the teaching practice was used studies Alda J. Marin and José Gimeno Sacristan. The survey results point to the predominantly guided in teaching courseware. In general, in relation to the teaching strategies, there is a gap between practical social and school reading practice and the prevalence of situations that the student activity is restricted to copying. Teachers, while recognizing the importance of reading for the training of individuals in practice do not value it. The results allow us to affirm that the hypothesis of this study was confirmed / A escola é lugar privilegiado para a formação de leitores, e o modo como os professores concebem e lidam com a leitura regula suas práticas e repercute na formação dos alunos. A perspectiva da leitura como prática cultural encaminhou para a opção de se realizar este estudo, tendo por referencial teórico a Teoria Crítica da Sociedade, especialmente os aspectos relacionados à formação do indivíduo. As questões que orientaram a investigação são: qual o lugar da leitura na vida dos alunos em processo de escolarização? A leitura na escola se apresenta como elemento diferencial de formação e promoção da autonomia dos educandos em processo de escolarização? Assim, diante das possibilidades de realização da pesquisa empírica, definiu-se como objetivo descrever e analisar o que é proporcionado, em termos de leitura, aos alunos do 6º ano do ensino fundamental de uma escola estadual paulista, situada na zona sul da cidade de São Paulo. A hipótese verificada empiricamente é a de que a experiência de leitura ofertada pela escola está vinculada predominantemente às tarefas escolares, prevalecendo as práticas que não tomam a leitura como uma prática cultural, o que, por sua vez, tende a anular sua dimensão formativa. Observações em sala de aula foram realizadas no decorrer de uma semana no total de vinte e três aulas , no ano de 2013. Da coleta e análise das informações foi possível identificar catorze situações práticas. Também foram Quanto ao referencial teórico, os dados empíricos foram analisados com base nos conceitos de formação cultural e experiência (Theodor W. Adorno). Ainda, para melhor compreensão acerca do ensino e da aprendizagem da leitura recorreu-se aos estudos de Magda B. Soares, Anne-Marie Chartier e Roxane Rojo. E para situar a prática docente utilizou-se estudos de Alda J. Marin e de José Gimeno Sacristán. Os resultados da pesquisa apontam para o ensino predominantemente pautado no material didático. De modo geral, em relação às estratégias didáticas, verifica-se o distanciamento entre a prática da escola e as práticas sociais de leitura e a prevalência de situações em que a atividade discente está restrita à cópia. Os docentes, embora reconheçam a importância da leitura para a formação dos indivíduos, na prática não a valorizam. Os resultados encontrados permitem afirmar que a hipótese deste estudo foi confirmada

A presente pesquisa teve por objetivo analisar os modos de interação e as relações de alunos jovens e adultos com o conhecimento matemático dentro e fora da escola, bem como as possibilidades de aproximação entre conhecimento matemático escolar e não escolar. As referências teóricas compõem-se da concepção de Bernard Charlot (2001) sobre as interações do jovem com o saber; da noção de aprendizagem situada desenvolvida por Jean Lave e Etienne Wenger (1991); e da análise da matemática como cultura feita por Alan Bishop (1999). O desenvolvimento do trabalho apoia-se em análise de bibliografia sobre a temática aqui questão e em dados levantados por meio de acompanhamento de aulas e de entrevistas realizadas com alunos e um professor de duas classes de Educação de Jovens e Adultos de uma escola pública da cidade de São Paulo. Entre os principais resultados do trabalho, podem-se destacar a possibilidade de diálogo entre o conhecimento matemático escolar e o conhecimento matemático adquirido pelos alunos em diferentes contextos não escolares, bem como a possibilidade de relação entre contexto e aprendizagem de modo que cada ambiente crie situações e artefatos próprios para enriquecer momentos de aprendizagem. / This research aimed to analyze the modes of interaction and relationships of young and adult students with mathematical knowledge, inside and outside school, as well as possibilities of approach between mathematical knowledge school and non-school. The theoretical references consist of the conception of Bernard Charlot (2001) on the relationship of youth with knowledge; the idea of situated learning of Jean Lave & Etienne Wenger (1991); and the analysis made by Alan Bishop (1999) of mathematics as a culture. The work development is based on analysis of bibliography on the topic and data collected through monitoring classes and interviews with students and teacher of two classes of youth and adults in a public school in the city of São Paulo. Among the highlight results of the study, its present the possibility of dialogue between the school mathematical knowledge and mathematical knowledge acquired by students in different non-school contexts, as well as the relationship between context and learning, so that each environment creates situations and artifacts to enrich learning moments.

A presente tese analisa comparativamente o tema 'comer fora de casa' em três países, Brasil, Reino Unido e Espanha, a partir da Teoria das Práticas Sociais e da Sociologia do Comer. O objetivo central desse trabalho é analisar as principais características e as diferenças das práticas sociais em torno do comer, especialmente o comer fora de casa, a partir dos dados e definições conceituais, das rotinas alimentares e dos contextos sociais. No que diz respeito aos dados oficiais de cada país os conceitos operacionais se apresentam de forma distinta, mostrando uma série de limitações para as análises e comparações desse fenômeno social. Ao se averiguar os dados empíricos, percebe-se que do ponto de vista conceitual, a prática do comer fora é então definida como não se configurando somente em uma única situação: quando se come em casa, o próprio menu na companhia do núcleo familiar mais próximo. Todos os outros momentos e situações em que se come há algum grau ou intensidade que corresponde à prática do comer fora. Diante dessa definição é discutida a formação das rotinas alimentares nos três países de forma relacional entre o dentro/fora, o prazer/obrigação e as constâncias/mudanças. Quanto as antinomias dentro/fora e prazer/obrigação, o que se destaca são: o cosmopolitismo britânico, o tradicionalismo espanhol, e uma 'mescla' entre o tradicionalismo e o cosmopolitismo no Brasil. No que corresponde as mudanças, a estrutura teleoafetiva das práticas sociais se mostrou diversa entre os países, sendo que os valores normativos que mais se destacaram em torno do comer foram: o 'poupar', o 'cuidar', o 'prazer', o 'variar' e o 'adaptar', incorrendo em mudanças na prática do comer por bifurcação, coalescência e hibridização. O entendimento compartilhado de que o almoço tem pouca importância para os britânicos e de que os espanhóis acreditam comer bem, por terem uma dieta mediterrânea, são os mais marcantes, refletindo diretamente nas práticas alimentares levadas adiante em cada país. As regras em torno do comer tendem a ser fracamente reguladas, sendo que os dados mostraram que a prática do comer fora apresenta-se cada vez mais informal nos três países, sendo predominantemente realizada em razão da sociabilidade, conveniência e experimentação. Ao se analisar a composição das práticas sociais em torno do comer, notou-se a presença de outras práticas socais ora se relacionando com ao ato de comer de forma co-dependente, ora co-existente. Quando essa relação ocorre de forma co-depende a prática do comer se configura em uma prática 'composta', que é 'ancorada' por outras práticas sociais, porém, quando essa relação for co-existente, a prática do comer se configura apenas como uma prática integrativa. Essa dinâmica foi percebida como situacional, ou seja, variando de acordo com os contextos sociais e as condicionantes presentes em cada país, bem como perante as dimensões analisadas, em relação aos eventos, os processos de incorporação e os menus. Como contribuição para Teoria das Práticas indica-se analisar os 'nexus' que conectam as práticas sociais e os arranjos, moldados pelas condicionantes dos contextos sociais, como a unidade suscetível às mudanças sociais. / This thesis comparatively analyzes the theme “eating out” in three countries: Brazil, the United Kingdom and Spain. This thesis is based on the Theory of Social Practices and on the Sociology of Eating. The main goal of this paper is to analyze the major aspects and differences of social practices around eating, especially eating out (in restaurants and alike), based on conceptual data and definitions, eating routines and social contexts. Regarding the official data of each country, the operational concepts are presented in a distinct way, exposing a series of limitations for both the analysis and comparisons of this social phenomenon. When looking at the empirical data, one can see that from the conceptual point of view, the practice of eating out is not characterized by a single situation: when eating at home, the menu itself in the company of those close to us. On all other situations in which we eat, there is a degree or intensity that correlates to the practice of eating out. Facing this definition, the formation of eating routines in these three countries is discussed in a relational way between inside/outside, pleasure/obligation and constancy/change. As for the antinomies inside/outside and pleasure/obligation, the ones that stand out are: British cosmopolitanism, Spanish traditionalism, and a “blend” between traditionalism and cosmopolitanism in Brazil. Regarding the changes, the teleoaffective structure of social practices was diverse among the countries, and the normative values about eating that stood out the most were: “saving money”, “caring”, “pleasure”, “vary” and “adapt”, incurring in changes in the practice of eating by bifurcation, coalescence and hybridization. The shared understanding that Lunch is of little importance to the British, and that Spaniards believe that they eat well, because they have a Mediterranean diet, much more remarkable, reflecting directly on the eating practices carried out in each country. The rules about eating tend to be poorly regulated, and the data showed that the practice of eating out is becoming increasingly informal in these three countries, being predominantly motivated because of sociability, convenience and experimentation. When analyzing the composition of social practices around eating, the presence of other social practices, related to the act of eating in a co-dependent or co-existent way, were noticed. When this relation occurs in a co-dependent manner, the practice of eating is seen as a “composed” practice, which is “anchored” by other social practices, however, when this relation is co-existent, it is seen as a integrative practice. These dynamics were perceived as situational, that is, varying according to the social contexts and the constraints present in each country, as well as to the dimensions analyzed, in relation to events, the process of incorporation and the menus. As a contribution to the Theory of Practices it is necessary to analyze the “nexus” that connect social practices and arrangements, shaped by the constraints of social contexts, as an unit susceptible to social changes. / La presente tesis analiza comparativamente el tema 'comer fuera de casa' en tres países, Brasil, Reino Unido y España, a partir de la Teoría de las Prácticas Sociales y de la Sociología del Comer. El objetivo central de este trabajo es analizar las principales características y diferencias de las prácticas sociales en torno al comer, especialmente el comer fuera de casa, a partir de datos y definiciones conceptuales, de las rutinas alimenticias y los contextos sociales. En relación con los datos oficiales de cada país, los conceptos operacionales se presentan de forma distinta, mostrando una serie de limitaciones para los análisis y las comparaciones de este fenómeno social. Al examinar los datos empíricos, se observa que, desde el punto de vista conceptual, la práctica de comer afuera no se configura en una única situación: cuando se come en casa el menú propio, en compañía del núcleo familiar más próximo. En los otros momentos y situaciones en que se come, existe algún grado o intensidad que corresponde a la práctica de comer afuera. Frente a esta definición, se discute la formación de las rutinas alimenticias en los tres países de forma relacional entre el adentro/afuera, placer/obligación y constancias/cambios. En cuanto a las antinomias adentro/afuera y placer/obligación, lo que se destaca es el cosmopolitismo británico, el tradicionalismo español, y una 'mezcla' entre el tradicionalismo y el cosmopolitismo en Brasil. En lo que respecta a los cambios, la estructura teleoafectiva de las prácticas sociales se mostró diversa entre los países, y los valores normativos que más se destacaron en torno al comer fueron: el 'ahorrar', 'cuidar', 'placer', 'variar' y 'adaptar', incurriendo en cambios en la práctica del comer por bifurcación, coalescencia e hibridación. El entendimiento compartido de que el almuerzo tiene poca importancia para los británicos y de que los españoles creen que comen bien, por tener una dieta mediterránea, son los más marcados, reflejándose directamente en las prácticas alimenticias llevadas a cabo en cada país. Las reglas en torno al comer tienden a estar poco reguladas, siendo que los datos mostraron que la práctica del comer afuera se presenta cada vez más informal en los tres países, y se realiza predominantemente en razón de la sociabilidad, conveniencia y experimentación. Al analizar la composición de las prácticas sociales en torno al comer, se observó la presencia de otras prácticas sociales que se relacionan con el acto de comer, ya sea de forma co-dependiente o co-existente. Cuando esta relación ocurre de forma co-dependiente, la práctica del comer se configura como una práctica 'compuesta', que es 'anclada' por otras prácticas sociales, mientras que, cuando esta relación es co-existente, la práctica del comer se configura solo como una práctica integrativa. Esta dinámica fue percibida como situacional, es decir, varía de acuerdo con los contextos sociales y los condicionantes presentes en cada país, así como ante las dimensiones analizadas, en relación con los eventos, los procesos de incorporación y los menús. Como contribución a la Teoría de las Prácticas, se sugiere analizar los 'nexus' que conectan las prácticas sociales y las disposiciones, moldeados por los condicionantes de los contextos sociales, como la unidad susceptible a los cambios sociales.