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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Exploring strategies for developing Western classical music education in the Sultanate of Oman

Aljabri, Khalid January 2017 (has links)
The initial aim of this research was to assess whether it was possible to introduce Western Classical Music (WCM) into the Omani school music curriculum. Oman is a model for establishing, firstly, whether it is possible to introduce WCM to a school regime in which it has never previously existed and, secondly, how such an introduction can be most effectively implemented. There was no published research in this area and, as this research developed, the initial stance evolved and modified, leading to broader conclusions. This has implications not only for music education in Oman but also for wider discussions about the role of WCM in non-Western music education and its potential expansion in non-traditional spheres. The thesis reports on both the cultural and historical context of music and music education in Oman, as well as the attitude of Omani Islam to the permissibility of music within an Islamic state. Previous global attempts to introduce alien musical traditions into their curricula are reviewed to establish what lessons might be learned alongside the educational models and approaches adopted within English schools. The English observations are used to design investigative pilot schemes (including alternative pedagogies), which were conducted within four Omani state schools. Throughout the thesis, qualitative research makes use of ethnographically informed case studies and five research methods: semi-structured interviews, surveys, participant observation, field notes and documentation. Data are analysed thematically and via descriptive synthesis in order to identify key concepts and themes and, thus, to arrive at holistic strategies for a potential introduction of WCM into the National Curriculum (NC). Findings suggest that it is possible to introduce WCM into an outward-looking country with links to external governments and an established music scene. Religious reservations were largely overcome by public debate while cultural resistance was soothed by an emphasis on the equal status of national music alongside non-native music education. Observations in English schools found that learning outcomes are dependent on a number of factors including the individual ability of each teacher, teaching resources and a receptive environment. The Omani pilots, in turn, suggest that the incorporation of WCM into the NC requires additional elements such as cultural sensitivity, detailed planning and comprehensive, open debate. Additionally, it was not the musical genre that created the successful outcomes but, rather, the pedagogy. The desired outcome, therefore, was not to effect the introduction of WCM into the Omani national music curriculum per se but to open up the school music curriculum to a more progressive model of pedagogy. This research has implications for the introduction and expansion of new musical genres into National Curricula.
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The pedagogy of place : a naturalistic exploration of river as teacher.

Poirier, Bryan A. January 2004 (has links)
Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 2004. / Adviser: Barrie Bennett.
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O ensino de geologia como instrumento formador de uma cultura de sustentabilidade : o projeto geo-escola em São Jose do Rio Preto, SP / Geology education as an instrument for a culture of sustainability : the Geoschool Project in São Jose do Rio Preto, SP

Piranha, Joseli Maria 13 December 2006 (has links)
Orientador: Celso Dal Re Carneiro / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Geociencias / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-07T22:47:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Piranha_JoseliMaria_D.pdf: 6272428 bytes, checksum: cb62265def4b519ad4341b6da49a923a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: A presente investigação buscou avaliar Q alcance de práticas de Ensino-Aprendizagem de Geologia para formar uma cultura de sustentabilidade. Foi adotado o modelo de investigação de estudo de caso, por meio do desenvolvimento do Projeto Geo-Escola no município de São José do Rio Preto, situado na região noroeste do Estado de São Paulo. A experiência possibilitou que os participantes - professores de ciências e geografia - se apropriassem de saberes das geociências na construção de conhecimentos profissionais que, na qualidade de cidadãos, demandam. Vários recursos didáticos foram utilizados, com destaque para trabalhos de campo, que sensibilizaram os participantes e despertaram certa identidade com o meio que os cerca, na medida em que ofereceram vivência inestimável. O processo expôs conceitos revelados na teoria, mas sobretudo levou-os a identificar, visualizar e compreender mais profundamente o ensino e a legitimá-to. Se a investigação estruturou-se pela tese de que o conhecimento das geociências 'exerce papel especial na educação para sustentabilidade da vida, os resultados obtidos permitiram confirmar que, na relação dinâmica do ensino-aprendizagem, o conhecimento de geologia é essencial para desenvolvimento cultural do cidadão terreno. Para formação do indivíduo planetário, as geociências, na medida em que promovem a consciência de identidade e pertinência requeridas para a cidadania planetária, introduzem perspectiva histórica, essencial para ajudar a construir um compromisso com o coletivo da vida no planeta. Conhecimentos de Ciências da Terra contribuem para democratização responsável, introduzindo sentimentos de solidariedade, valorização e respeito à vida. Assim, a pesquisa não somente revela potenciais, evidencia compromissos e sugere rotas, mas aponta para a resolução de problemas ambientais mais amplos, que envolvem sustentabilidade / Abstract: This investigation has tried to evaluate the role of Geology Teaching to form a culture of sustainability. It is a study of case, which has developed the Project Geo-School in the municipality of Sao Jose do Rio Preto, situated in the northeast part ofthe Sao Paulo State. The experiment allowed the participants - science and geography teachers - to use Geosciences as the basis of getting a professional knowledge which, as citizens, they need as well. Geology is essentially a historical science of Nature, an inheritance of human knowledge that aims at the understanding of the materiaIs, processes and products of planetary evolution in ali senses. Fast scientific advances, both technological and cultural, in this beginning ofthe XXI century, have introduced important changes in the humanity beliefs, a time that has been called the Society of Knowledge. These reasons are enough to consider that geology/geosciences teaching can be essential in the process and should play an active participation to help forming a culture of sustainability. To educate a responsible citizen, which is sensible to the questions that affect his life and the planet, Education should allow the individual to recognize what the planet is, how it functions and how the relationships of life develop, both in time and space. Geology, understood in a broad sense, which incIudes the knowledge known today as the Geosciences or the Earth Systems Science, studies systematically the historical-geological proce~s, as recorded in the planet by the continuous interaction of natural processes and life. Therefore the globalization concept receives benefits from attributes and singular concepts belonging to this field of science. It helps an individual to find his place on earth. Several kinds of educational resources were used, especially fieldwork, allowing the participants to create an identity with the world around them, a result of unvaluable importance. The research has not only exposed concepts revealed in theory but has also allowed one to identify them, to visualize them and to get a deeper understanding ofteaching. It has also legitimated the overall process: if the investigation has a starting point from the assertive that the knowledge of geosciences plays and special role in an education for sustainability of life, the obtained results allow to confirm it / Doutorado / Educação Aplicada as Geociencias / Doutor em Geociências
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O ensino de administração da produção e operações na cidade de São Paulo: um estudo comparado de programas e livros didáticos utilizados nos cursos de graduação em administração de empresas. / The education of production and operations management in the city of São Paulo: a comparative study of programs and didatic books used in the graduation courses in business administration.

Bido, Diogenes de Souza 24 May 2004 (has links)
O ensino de Administração da Produção e Operações (APO) foi investigado em quatro formas complementares: através da revisão da literatura; análise dos conteúdos dos livros didáticos; análise das questões do Exame Nacional de Cursos (Provão) e análise dos programas das disciplinas de APO dos cursos de graduação em Administração de Empresas da FEA-PUC-SP, FEA-USP e FGV-EAESP, que foram consideradas as principais escolas de Administração do município de São Paulo. Quanto aos conteúdos de APO, os resultados convergiram para uma lista de 25 tópicos principais que deveriam ser tratados tanto nos livros didáticos de APO, quanto nos cursos de graduação em Administração de Empresas. Através das respostas aos questionários enviados aos professores, bem como contatos telefônicos, por e-mail e in loco, foram obtidas informações que complementaram a análise do conteúdo de APO, mas também permitiram as seguintes comparações: as três escolas possuem de quatro a cindo disciplinas obrigatórias de APO, totalizando 230 horas no curso, que ainda conta com disciplinas optativas, sendo que a FEA-USP oferece apenas uma disciplina, enquanto a FEA-PUC-SP e a FGV-EAESP oferecem oito; Slack et al. (2002) é o livro mais recomendado para as disciplinas de Administração da Produção e operações, mas para as disciplinas ligadas à Administração de Materiais não há um livro que predomine, além disso, os professores têm complementado seus cursos com apostilas; o método de ensino e o sistema de avaliação nas três escolas possuem vários pontos em comum e o Provão não tem sido utilizado como recurso didático; finalmente, nas três escolas o corpo docente está organizado em áreas ou departamentos, sendo a área de produção uma das menores na FEA-USP e na FGV-EAESP. Sendo poucos os professores, deveriam, então, ter alto número de carga horária. Apesar disso, os professores do Departamento de Produção da FGV-EAESP possuem a menor carga horária na graduação, quando comparados com as outras duas escolas. / Production and Operations Management (POM) teaching has been investigated in four different supporting ways: from literature review, books content, Brazil´s National Exam questions, and discipline program analysis, all of them related to POM, and taking place in FEA-USP (Faculdade de Economia e Administração – Business Economics College of University of São Paulo) Business Management Courses, PUC-SP (Catholic University of São Paulo), and FGV-EAESP, most renowned Business Schools in São Paulo. Results concerning POM drove to 25 main listed topics which should be referred not only in POM school books, but also in Management graduation courses. Upon answers to the questions sent to professors, phone contacts, e-mails and locals, some information was collected, which led to the following comparison levels: the mentioned schools above have 4 or 5 primary course disciplines related to POM, totalizing 230 hours, and there are still free choice program students. FEA-USP offers just one disicipline, while FEA-PUC-SP, and FGV-EAESP offer eight. Slack et al. (2002) is the most recomended book concerning POM disciplines, but for the ones related to Material Management there is no such prevailing book. Besides, professors have been meeting their courses content goal using their own notes. Teaching methods, and grading systems in those schools have common views and the National Exam has not been used as a reference or a pattern. Finally, the faculty in those three schools is divided into areas or departments. The Production area is one of the smallest in FEA-USP and FGV-EAESP, and as a result of it, FGV-EAESP Production Department professors have the smallest number of classes in graduation courses, compared to the other two schools, though as they are so few, those teachers were expected to have great numbers of classes.
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Role-play aplicado ao ensino da contabilidade: um estudo à luz dos estilos de aprendizagem e percepções discentes / Role-playing applied to the teaching of accounting: a study in the light of learning styles and student´s perceptions

Souza, Laudicéia Normando de 30 October 2006 (has links)
Pesquisa realizada com alunos de graduação, na disciplina introdutória de Contabilidade e Análise de Balanço para economistas, com o objetivo de verificar se o emprego das modalidades didáticas do role-play comparativamente ao exercício grupal exerce influência no nível da percepção discente relativas ao desenvolvimento de habilidades (domínio psicomotor), satisfação (domínio afetivo) e aprendizagem (domínio cognitivo). A pesquisa usou o estilo do ?quase-experimento?, aplicado em duas turmas de 28 e 32 alunos. Considerando aspectos éticos relativos a possíveis prejuízos na aprendizagem discente, ambas modalidades didáticas (role-play e exercício grupal) foram aplicadas de maneira alternadas em cada uma das turmas, ocasionando que cada turma desempenhou a dupla função de grupo controle e grupo experimental ao mesmo tempo. Nas duas turmas controles foram aplicados um exercício grupal que tinha por objetivo buscar a reversão econômicofinanceira de uma Cia Aérea em dificuldades por meio da tomada de decisões. Nas turmas experimentais, os mesmos objetivos anteriores foram aplicados à modalidade didática do roleplay. Paralelamente, aplicou-se o questionário ILS desenvolvido por Kolb para identificar os estilos de aprendizagem dos alunos, cujo objetivo era verificar se havia alguma influência dos estilos e o nível da percepção discente. Por outro lado, o questionário da avaliação docente tinha por objetivo verificar se havia alguma diferença no nível da percepção discente antes (pré-teste) e depois do quase-experimento (pós-teste). Como instrumentos de coleta de dados foram utilizados questionários e um focus group. Os resultados demonstram: a) existência de diferenças ?entre as turmas? e ?turmas isoladas? no nível da percepção da aprendizagem, desenvolvimento de habilidades (analíticas e de pesquisa), satisfação com a participação e disposição em participar favoráveis a modalidade didática do role-play em relação ao exercício grupal. b) existência de uma ?pequena? influência no nível perceptivo discente com a inserção do role-play e exercício grupal quando segmentados nos estilos de aprendizagem. c) existência de diferença significativa no nível da avaliação docente aplicada antes do quaseexperimento e na avaliação docente após o quase-experimento relacionado ao estímulo do professor ao conteúdo do curso. Os resultados do focus group, evidenciam que o role-play é efetivamente recomendado para o aprendizado de atitudes (domínio afetivo) e desenvolvimento de habilidades de comunicação, interatividade, pesquisa e tomada de decisões (domínio psicomotor). Conclui-se, ainda, com base nos resultados alcançados, que o role-play deve ser utilizado em complementação a outras modalidades de forma a contemplar possibilidades de aprendizagem aos alunos. / This research was carried out with undergraduate students taking an introductory course on Accounting and Balance Sheet analysis for economists. It focused on verifying whether the use of role-play influenced students? level of perception as far as levels of development abilities (psychomotor domain), satisfaction (affective domes), and learning (cognitive development) go, when compared with group work. The research was conducted using ?quasi-experiment? applied to two groups ? one with 28 students and the other with 32 students. Having in mind the ethic aspects of possible harm to students? learning process, both strategies (role-play and group work) were alternatively used with the two groups, in such a way that both functioned not only as control group but also as experiment group. Both control groups performed group work aiming at finding economic and financial ways out for an Air Company in difficulty, using decision making as the means. In the experimental groups, the same activity should be carried out through role-play. Simultaneously, the researcher used the ILS questionnaire developed by Kolb to identify students? learning styles, with the objective of testing whether there was influence of different styles and the level of awareness by students. On the other hand, the questionnaire for professor evaluation sought verifying if there could be differences in the level of students? awareness before (pre-test) and after (post-test) the quasi-experiment. Questionnaires and a Focus Group were the means for the collection of data. The results showed: a) differences of perception ?among the groups? and ?isolated groups? in relation to level of awareness of learning; development of analytical and research abilities; satisfaction with participation and willingness to participate, all favoring the teaching technique of role-play over group work; b) a ?tiny? influence on student awareness level with the insertion of role-play and group work when segmented in learning styles; c) significant difference of the results in professor evaluation applied before the quasi-experiment, versus after the quasi-experiment, as far as professor incentive on course content goes. The results of the Focus Group show that role-play is effectively recommended not only for the learning of attitudes (affective domain), but also for the development of communication skills, interactivity, research and decision making (psychomotor domain). The results reached lead to the conclusion that role-playing should be used as a complement to other classroom techniques, so as to enhance students? learning possibilities.
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Aprendizado dos conceitos de flor e fruto e sua utilização pelos alunos de ciências biológicas do I. B. - USP / Learning concepts of flower and fruit and their use by students of biological sciences IB - USP

Pucinelli, Ricardo Henrique 30 April 2010 (has links)
O sujeito ingressante no ensino superior tende a passar por um processo de adaptação da sua linguagem (senso comum) para a linguagem científica, uso restrito dos centros acadêmicos e universitários, na maioria das vezes. Desta forma, o universitário passa a conviver com duas realidades - a do \"mundo prático\" e a do \"mundo acadêmico\" (MINOGUE, 1981). O universitário, então, encontra-se diante do desafio de adequar-se às novas regras e às práticas do ensino superior. A nossa pesquisa teve como objetivos verificar como estes \"sujeitos da aprendizagem\" (LEVINAS, 1998) conciliam a práxis universitária com a sua formação acadêmica, sem se desvencilhar dos objetivos das Ciências - entender a natureza. Outros dois objetivos também foram delimitados, ou seja, procuramos verificar: 1º) que significados os ingressantes do curso de Ciências Biológicas da USP dão aos conceitos - flor e fruto; 2º) se esses significados sofrem \"adequações\" ao longo de dois anos no Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da USP. Para tanto, utilizamos-nos dos instrumentos - questionário e teste de confrontação, em três momentos distintos, a saber: no primeiro dia de aula da disciplina Flora, Fauna e Ambiente, em 2006; no primeiro dia de aula na disciplina Morfologia e Anatomia de Plantas Vasculares, em meados de 2007; e no último dia de aula da disciplina Taxonomia de Fanerógamas, no final de 2007. As \"falas\" dos entrevistados foram categorizadas, com base na metodologia de Laurence Bardin (2008), onde o mesmo, comparando um \"analista\" a um \"arqueólogo\", afirma que o \"analista\" trabalha com \"vestígios\", ou seja, documentos que podem ser \"naturais\" ou \"criados\" e que permitem ao mesmo assumir uma \"postura crítica\" a partir do tratamento das mensagens que \"manipula\" para \"inferir\" conhecimentos sobre o \"emissor da mensagem\" ou sobre o \"seu meio\", por exemplo. Assim sendo, os dados nos demonstraram que os ingressantes apresentam diversos conflitos de conhecimento com os signos analisados (flor e fruto). Além disso, os mesmos buscam um referencial a ser seguido, pois ainda se encontram na fase de transição entre os dois mundos - o prático e o acadêmico. Após um ano do ingresso no curso de Ciências Biológicas, os alunos já apresentam uma estabilidade maior nas \"suas falas\", mas ainda podemos perceber que os conflitos de conhecimento permanecem. Ao final de dois anos de curso, os alunos apresentam um aumento considerável de vocabulário, o que favorece uma visão mais clara do significado dos objetos de conhecimento, mas, ao mesmo tempo, também ampliam as suas possibilidades de atribuírem significados divergentes das concepções do mundo acadêmico atribuídos aos signos. Em relação à formação profissional, os sujeitos analisados apresentam uma motivação pessoal voltada para a conclusão do curso dentro do prazo mínimo estabelecido pela Instituição de Ensino além de poderem exercer o bacharelado. Finalmente, constatamos que, no nosso caso, as práticas metodológicas voltadas para o ensino superior ainda se baseiam principalmente nas \"falas\" dos professores, ou seja, aulas expositivas e práticas de laboratório com o reforço das \"falas\" iniciais e as práticas avaliativas ainda são marcadas por dois tipos: a prova dissertativa e a prova prática. / The newcomer student in higher education tends to go through a process of adapting their language (common sense) to scientific language, restricted use of the academic centers and universities, most of the time. Thus, the University begins to face two realities - the one related to \"practical world\" and the other associated to \"academic\" (MINOGUE, 1981). The academic student, then, is faced with the challenge of adapting to new rules and practices of higher education. Our research aims to explore how these \"subjects of learning\" (LEVINAS, 1998) reconcile the practice with their university academic, not to let go of the goals of science - to understand the nature. Two other goals were also defined, i.e., we checked: 1º) what were the concepts that beginners students of the Biological Sciences degree, USP, give to - flower and fruit, and 2º) whether these meanings are suffering \"adjustments\" over two years at the of Biological Sciences degree at USP. We used ourselves the following tools: questionnaire and test of confrontation, in three separate stages, namely: the first day of school discipline Flora, Fauna and Environment, in 2006, the first day of school discipline Morphology and Anatomy Vascular Plants in mid - 2007, and the last day of school discipline Taxonomy Phanerogam at the end of 2007. The \"lines\" of the respondents were categorized based on the methodology Laurence Bardin (2008), where the same, comparing an \"analyst\" to an \"archaeologist\", states that the \"analyst\" working with \"traces\", i. e. documents that can be \"natural\" or \"created\" and allow him to even take a \"critical attitude\" from the processing of messages that \"handles\" to \"infer\" knowledge of the \"sender\'s message\" or on \"your way \"for example. Therefore, the data showed us that the freshmen have several conflicts with knowledge of the signs examined (flower and fruit). Moreover, they find out a reference to be followed, as still in transition between the two worlds - the practical and academic. After a year of enrolling in the course of Biological Sciences, students already have a greater stability in their \"speech, but we can see that the conflict of knowledge remain. At the end of two-year course, students present a considerable increase in vocabulary, which clarifies the view of the significance of the objects of knowledge, but at the same time, also expand their ability to attach different meanings of the conceptions of the world academic attributed to signs. Regarding training, the subjects discussed have a personal motivation toward completing the course within the time limit set by the education institution and they can pursue a bachelor\'s degree. Finally, we found out that, in our case, methodological practices aimed at higher education is still mainly based on \"lines\" of teachers, i.e., lecture and laboratory practice with the strengthening of \"speech\" and initial assessment practices have are marked by two types: the essay question exams and practical exam.
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O ensino de administração da produção e operações na cidade de São Paulo: um estudo comparado de programas e livros didáticos utilizados nos cursos de graduação em administração de empresas. / The education of production and operations management in the city of São Paulo: a comparative study of programs and didatic books used in the graduation courses in business administration.

Diogenes de Souza Bido 24 May 2004 (has links)
O ensino de Administração da Produção e Operações (APO) foi investigado em quatro formas complementares: através da revisão da literatura; análise dos conteúdos dos livros didáticos; análise das questões do Exame Nacional de Cursos (Provão) e análise dos programas das disciplinas de APO dos cursos de graduação em Administração de Empresas da FEA-PUC-SP, FEA-USP e FGV-EAESP, que foram consideradas as principais escolas de Administração do município de São Paulo. Quanto aos conteúdos de APO, os resultados convergiram para uma lista de 25 tópicos principais que deveriam ser tratados tanto nos livros didáticos de APO, quanto nos cursos de graduação em Administração de Empresas. Através das respostas aos questionários enviados aos professores, bem como contatos telefônicos, por e-mail e in loco, foram obtidas informações que complementaram a análise do conteúdo de APO, mas também permitiram as seguintes comparações: as três escolas possuem de quatro a cindo disciplinas obrigatórias de APO, totalizando 230 horas no curso, que ainda conta com disciplinas optativas, sendo que a FEA-USP oferece apenas uma disciplina, enquanto a FEA-PUC-SP e a FGV-EAESP oferecem oito; Slack et al. (2002) é o livro mais recomendado para as disciplinas de Administração da Produção e operações, mas para as disciplinas ligadas à Administração de Materiais não há um livro que predomine, além disso, os professores têm complementado seus cursos com apostilas; o método de ensino e o sistema de avaliação nas três escolas possuem vários pontos em comum e o Provão não tem sido utilizado como recurso didático; finalmente, nas três escolas o corpo docente está organizado em áreas ou departamentos, sendo a área de produção uma das menores na FEA-USP e na FGV-EAESP. Sendo poucos os professores, deveriam, então, ter alto número de carga horária. Apesar disso, os professores do Departamento de Produção da FGV-EAESP possuem a menor carga horária na graduação, quando comparados com as outras duas escolas. / Production and Operations Management (POM) teaching has been investigated in four different supporting ways: from literature review, books content, Brazil´s National Exam questions, and discipline program analysis, all of them related to POM, and taking place in FEA-USP (Faculdade de Economia e Administração – Business Economics College of University of São Paulo) Business Management Courses, PUC-SP (Catholic University of São Paulo), and FGV-EAESP, most renowned Business Schools in São Paulo. Results concerning POM drove to 25 main listed topics which should be referred not only in POM school books, but also in Management graduation courses. Upon answers to the questions sent to professors, phone contacts, e-mails and locals, some information was collected, which led to the following comparison levels: the mentioned schools above have 4 or 5 primary course disciplines related to POM, totalizing 230 hours, and there are still free choice program students. FEA-USP offers just one disicipline, while FEA-PUC-SP, and FGV-EAESP offer eight. Slack et al. (2002) is the most recomended book concerning POM disciplines, but for the ones related to Material Management there is no such prevailing book. Besides, professors have been meeting their courses content goal using their own notes. Teaching methods, and grading systems in those schools have common views and the National Exam has not been used as a reference or a pattern. Finally, the faculty in those three schools is divided into areas or departments. The Production area is one of the smallest in FEA-USP and FGV-EAESP, and as a result of it, FGV-EAESP Production Department professors have the smallest number of classes in graduation courses, compared to the other two schools, though as they are so few, those teachers were expected to have great numbers of classes.
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Within the pilot study in Hong Kong for the I.E.A. second mathematics study the preparation, trial, and analysis of cognitive items for the thirteen-year-olds /

Chan, Hin-fai, Gregory. January 1979 (has links)
Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 1980. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 83). Also available in print.
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The nature exchange program at the Woodland Park Zoo exploration, evaluation, and impact /

King, Kristina M. January 2009 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (M.E.S.)--The Evergreen State College, 2009. / Title from title screen (viewed 2/25/2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-106).
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On Positioning of Business, Management and Economics Fields of Study in the University Space

Nairz-Wirth, Erna, Wurzer, Marcus 04 1900 (has links) (PDF)
Based on available studies on business and management fields of study as upwardly-mobile university field of study choices as a basis, this study seeks to test this hypothesis of upward mobility. In doing so, it endeavours to identify correlations between field of study choice and educational background and between field of study choice and gender. The base data is taken from a survey of all domestic first-time students at Austrian universities in the 2011/12 winter semester (N=27,575). This data was subjected to a correspondence analysis, which allowed us to visualise and interpret the relations between the positions of these fields of study in the university space. The results indicate a clearly structured (stratified) university space. Our supplementary regression analysis shows that the upwardly-mobile higher education choice hypothesis can be confirmed for the fields of study studied. Our analyses also confirm the feminisation hypothesis for the business and management fields of study studied: women significantly more frequently select fields of study which lead to a career in a pedagogic (business education), social (social economy) or language (international business and management) context. In the group of fields of study explored, business education fields of study had both the highest share of first-time students and the highest level of feminisation. In contrast, economics fields of study, which was included in the analysis in addition to the business studies and management fields of study, have a significantly higher share of male students and the lowest share of higher education climbers. (authors' abstract)

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