The purpose of this research survey is to investigate how the extramural English that primary-school pupils, grades 4-6, devote their leisure time to - playing games, listening to music, surfing the web and watching TV – may affect their performance of English in school. The study also investigates research about the teachers’ role in the pupils’ development of English proficiency. The research that I review in this essay shows that extramural English has positive effects on the pupils’ learning in school. The results also show that it is important for teachers to base their teaching on the pupils’ prior knowledge of, and interest in, English. In this way, teachers can help increase the pupils’ motivation to learn more English. How teachers encourage pupils to learn is also examined, to a limited extent, in this study, particularly how they make pupils take responsibility for their own language learning.

Community college instructors confront many challenges, teaching increasingly diverse students in their classrooms. This study's purpose was to enhance educational literature on diversity, and assist community college faculty in personal self-reflection and professional skill review to meet multicultural student body needs. In addition, the relationship between these perceptions and faculty characteristics, such as faculty status, gender, race/ethnicity, age, years of teaching experience, program area, teaching locale, instructing locality, diversity training, years of teaching, teaching division, and previous diversity instruction, were examined. The participants were 194 randomly selected, full and part-time faculty members who taught at four community colleges within the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). The most common profile of respondents included Caucasian females who were 50+ years of age, had been employed 10 or fewer years as part-time faculty in the Liberal Arts and Social Sciences program area of a community college in a suburban location, and had participated in previous diversity training. This study utilized the Survey of Community College Faculty (SCCF), a combined survey of the Multicultural Teaching Scale (MTS) and Pluralism and Diversity Attitude Assessment (PADAA) that framed the research. The MTS assessed self-reported cultural competencies categorized into five dimensions: (a) Content Integration, (b) Knowledge Construction, (c) Prejudice Reduction, (d) Equity Pedagogy, and (e) Empowering School Culture (Banks, 1993). The PADAA assessed cultural diversity attitudes on four subscales: (a) Appreciate Cultural Pluralism, (b) Value Cultural Pluralism, (c) Implement Cultural Pluralism, and (d) Uncomfortable with Cultural Diversity (Stanley, 1992). The investigation results revealed that faculty members perceived themselves as having high multicultural competence in the Equity Pedagogy dimension and moderate multicultural competence in the other four dimensions. Additionally, faculty indicated a strong appreciation and value for cultural diversity and pluralism but demonstrated an unwillingness to implement cultural pluralism ideologies into their instructional practices. Outcomes of regression analysis of selected respondent characteristics revealed previous diversity instruction and instructional program area (Business, Engineering, and Technology) were significant in predicting perceived increased multicultural competence of community college faculty in all five dimensions. Study findings indicated gender (female) and race (African American) also contributed positively in the prediction of multicultural competence. / Ph. D.

FundaÃÃo de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Cearà / Esta tese resulta de uma pesquisa que teve por objeto a experiÃncia do exercÃcio da profissÃo e o saber ensinar, um estudo com professores dos cursos de bacharelado. O objetivo foi compreender como os professores do ensino superior sem formaÃÃo pedagÃgica formal e com experiÃncias concomitantes em atividades profissionais especÃficas elaboram sua competÃncia para o trabalho docente em cursos de bacharelado por ocasiÃo de sua prÃtica. E os objetivos especÃficos foram: caracterizar as concepÃÃes pedagÃgicas e as prÃticas dos professores, identificando os elementos da aÃÃo situada que contribuem para interferir nas suas deliberaÃÃes em sala de aula; identificar a relaÃÃo entre a formaÃÃo especÃfica e sua prÃtica em sala de aula; mapear como sucede a integraÃÃo entre a atuaÃÃo em sua atividade profissional especÃfica e a profissÃo da docÃncia; analisar as prÃticas dos professores, diagnosticando como se define e se faz a competÃncia docente e examinar os saberes da experiÃncia, elaborando, de forma colaborativa, os princÃpios de uma competÃncia da docÃncia universitÃria. Para responder à questÃo de pesquisa, a investigaÃÃo trabalhou no Ãmbito teÃrico, as categorias trabalho docente, profissionalidade, epistemologia da prÃtica e competÃncia docente. Os sujeitos da pesquisa foram dez professores bacharÃis que exercem concomitamente a profissÃo de sua formaÃÃo especÃfica nos cursos de AdministraÃÃo, CiÃncias ContÃbeis, ComunicaÃÃo e Sistema de informaÃÃo de uma instituiÃÃo superior privada. A investigaÃÃo baseou-se na abordagem qualitativa com referencial teÃrico-metodolÃgico da pesquisa colaborativa, caracterizando pela socializaÃÃo dos saberes elaborados no percurso da pesquisa, dando o enfoque formativo e investigativo, simultaneamente. O trabalho de campo teve a duraÃÃo de um ano e meio, incluindo momento de imersÃo, por meio de entrevistas, debates, orientaÃÃes, reflexÃes e estudos de casos de ensino, cuja anÃlise foi realizada. Para a anÃlise, apreciou-se a importÃncia das enunciaÃÃes coletivas elaboradas no percurso da investigaÃÃo, bem como os significados tecidos pelos professores colaboradores, estabelecendo questÃes, relaÃÃes e identificaÃÃo dos elementos apresentados no conteÃdo, articulando com os aportes teÃricos. Os resultados reafirmam a tese de que os saberes construÃdos no exercÃcio da profissÃo podem ser articulados aos saberes necessÃrios à docÃncia no ensino superior. à preciso repensar a docÃncia, valorizando os saberes elaborados na prÃtica da profissÃo da Ãrea especÃfica com os saberes experienciais do trabalho docente articulados aos conhecimentos teÃricos da aprendizagem. As diversas formas de ensinar traduzem e perpassam a experiÃncia profissional da Ãrea de atuaÃÃo especifica. O impacto da pesquisa na prÃtica do professor foi manifestado por significativas mudanÃas, ainda tÃmidas, mas significativas, percebidas ao longo da investigaÃÃo. A convivÃncia com o grupo pela abordagem da pesquisa colaborativa despertou provocaÃÃes de ordem epistemolÃgica, manifestadas pela compreensÃo da docÃncia como profissÃo; a percepÃÃo da importÃncia da cultura colaborativa entre os professores; a prÃtica de abertura para intervenÃÃes entre os pares; a apropriaÃÃo das exigÃncias inerentes à profissÃo docente; o entendimento da contribuiÃÃo da profissÃo da Ãrea especÃfica para os saberes da docÃncia, despertado para a importÃncia da articulaÃÃo das profissÃes e o investimento na disponibilizaÃÃo de tempo para a docÃncia.

This study investigated intrapersonal self-reported, perceived teaching competence. Each of ten adult educators� teaching competence was analysed in a qualitative/quantitative study within ten interactive teaching sessions. Self-reported influences of performance variables pertaining to perceived arousal discrepancy, effort, performance state self-esteem, and telic/paratelic metamotivational states were related to self-perceptions of teaching competence. Seven of ten adult educators demonstrated a relationship between their current state and perceived teaching competence. A higher perceived teaching competence was experienced when rating themselves nearer to their ideal teaching state. From a reversal theory perspective, the investigator determined telic/paratelic situational state balance by primarily utilising the Telic State Measure (Svebak and Murgatroyd, 1985), and conducting the Metamotivational State Interview Coding Schedule (O�Connell, Potocky, Cook, & Gerkovich, 1991) to code psychological lability (i.e., how easily and readily one shifts between states) and subjective experiences of the educator�s perceived competent and �less� competent teaching sessions.

This study investigated intrapersonal self-reported, perceived teaching competence. Each of ten adult educators� teaching competence was analysed in a qualitative/quantitative study within ten interactive teaching sessions. Self-reported influences of performance variables pertaining to perceived arousal discrepancy, effort, performance state self-esteem, and telic/paratelic metamotivational states were related to self-perceptions of teaching competence. Seven of ten adult educators demonstrated a relationship between their current state and perceived teaching competence. A higher perceived teaching competence was experienced when rating themselves nearer to their ideal teaching state. From a reversal theory perspective, the investigator determined telic/paratelic situational state balance by primarily utilising the Telic State Measure (Svebak and Murgatroyd, 1985), and conducting the Metamotivational State Interview Coding Schedule (O�Connell, Potocky, Cook, & Gerkovich, 1991) to code psychological lability (i.e., how easily and readily one shifts between states) and subjective experiences of the educator�s perceived competent and �less� competent teaching sessions.

Thesis (DAppLing)--Macquarie University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Linguistics, 2009. / Bibliography: p. 167-188.

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2017-09-28T14:57:34Z No. of bitstreams: 1 elviramariafernandesveras.pdf: 2246469 bytes, checksum: f71cb1cf26f9d3d6689212c1d1ca3e92 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-10-09T18:58:25Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 elviramariafernandesveras.pdf: 2246469 bytes, checksum: f71cb1cf26f9d3d6689212c1d1ca3e92 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-09T18:58:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 elviramariafernandesveras.pdf: 2246469 bytes, checksum: f71cb1cf26f9d3d6689212c1d1ca3e92 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-22 / A presente dissertação é desenvolvida no âmbito do Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Avaliação da Educação (PPGP) do Centro de Políticas Públicas e Avaliação da Educação da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (CAEd/UFJF). O caso de gestão estudado discute a avaliação de desempenho dos professores na Coordenadoria Regional de Desenvolvimento da Educação (CREDE 4) da Secretaria de Educação do Estado do Ceará (SEDUC). Nesse sentido, a questão norteadora desta pesquisa é: de que maneira a avaliação do desempenho docente está impactando a prática dos professores? Com base nessa pergunta, os objetivos definidos para este estudo foram: i) descrever o formato da avaliação de desempenho docente e sua implementação no âmbito da CREDE 4, ii) analisar as contribuições da referida avaliação na melhoria da prática dos professores das escolas estaduais da CREDE 4 e iii) propor ações com vistas ao aperfeiçoamento da avaliação a partir das questões identificadas na pesquisa. Assumimos como hipóteses que é necessário aperfeiçoar as etapas de planejamento, implementação e análise da avaliação docente. Para tanto, utilizamos como metodologia a pesquisa qualitativa e como instrumentos, a pesquisa documental, bem como, a realização de entrevistas e aplicação de questionários com os atores protagonistas desse processo, são eles: técnicos da CREDE 4, núcleo gestor das escolas estaduais da CREDE 4 e professores. / The present dissertation is developed in the scope of the professional master’s degree on Educational Management and Evaluation (in Portuguese, PPGP) of the Center of Governmental Policies and Evaluation of Education of Juiz de Fora Federal University (CAEd/UFJF). The focused case discusses the evaluation of the performance of the teachers located in the Regional Coordination of Educational Development, in Portuguese “Coordenadoria Regional de Desenvolvimento da Educação (CREDE 4)”, this coordination is supported by the Education Secretary of the State of Ceará, in Portuguese SEDUC. In this sense, the leading question of this research is: How is the evaluation of teacher’s competence affecting the teaching practice? Based on this question, the defined objectives in this work were: i) describing the procedure of the evaluation of teacher’s competence and its implementation in CREDE 4, ii) analyzing the contributions of the cited evaluation in the development of teacher’s practices who work in the schools located in CREDE 4 and iii) proposing actions in order to improve the evaluation, taking into consideration the data collected in this research. We also pointed out as our hypothesis that it is necessary to enhance the phases of planning, implementation and analysis of teacher’s evaluation. In order to test our hypothesis, we used as methodological procedure the qualitative research and as methodological instruments the documental research, interviews and questionnaire replies from the characters involved in this research: educational technicians and school coordinators of CREDE 4 and teachers.

The purpose of this study was to examine the preschool teachers' view of their competence in art and art creation, as well as the competence they consider that a preschool teacher should have and how competence can develop. In this study, we define competence as something you own in the practice of preschool education and that preschool teachers can meet the challenges that the profession requires. Competence is about being able to carry out an action in practice, and in this study, the expression summarizes what a person can in the field of art and art creation. Our study addresses the following questions; how do preschool teachers perceive their competence in art and art creation? What do the preschool teachers think they need in competence in art and art creation? What role do preschool teachers play in promoting their own and children's competence development in art and art creation? Four preschool teachers and a teacher for elementary school's older years who worked in preschool since her education was interviewed with a qualitative interviewing method from a sociocultural perspective. The results show that the competencies that preschoolers apprehend is competence that includes material knowledge, the ability to link activities with curriculum and theories, and to make it a fun-filled activity for the children. In order to develop their competence, the result shows that they use continuous education and collegial learning and in interaction with children.

The purpose of this study was (a) to identify the strengths and deficiencies as perceived by business education student teachers for working with students from diverse cultural backgrounds and for meeting these students' needs, and (b) to examine the business education students' multicultural backgrounds and demographic factors as they relate to their perceptions of their multicultural competence. The participants were business education student teachers at National Association for Business Teacher Education (NABTE) institutions. The 152 business education student teachers who were student teaching in the spring semester of 1996 were from 12 Southern Region states as defined by the National Business Education Association (NBEA) to be: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Wayson's (1993) The Multicultural Teaching Scale was classified into Banks' (1993) Dimensions of Multicultural Education to determine the perceived multicultural teaching competence of business education student teachers. The five dimensions are Content Integration (8 skills), Knowledge Construction Process (6 skills), Prejudice Reduction (11 skills), Equity Pedagogy (5 skills), and Empowering School Culture (7 skills). The results of the study indicated that business education student teachers perceived themselves as having moderate or extreme multicultural competence two dimensions, Equity Pedagogy and Empowering School Culture. Further, they perceived themselves as needing to develop competence in the other three dimensions, Content Integration, Knowledge Construction Process, and Prejudice Reduction. The outcomes of regression analyses revealed that ethnicity was significant in predicting the Content Integration dimension. Ethnicity, multicultural kg round and area of student teaching were significant in predicting the Knowledge Construction Process dimension. city, gender, and multicultural background were significant in predicting the Prejudice Reduction dimension. Ethnicity, gender, area of instruction, and multicultural background were significant in predicting Equity Pedagogy dimension. Ethnicity, gender, hours of instruction, and multicultural background were significant in predicting the Empowering School Culture Dimension. The findings of the study indicated that age was not a significant predictor of multicultural teaching competence for all five dimensions. / Ph. D.

LACERDA, Cecília Rosa. A experiência no exercício da profissão e a relação com o saber ensinar: estudo com professores dos cursos de bacharelado no ensino superior. 2011. 249f. – Tese (Doutorado) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação Brasileira, Fortaleza (CE), 2011. / Submitted by Márcia Araújo (marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2014-03-07T17:26:04Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2011-TESE-CRLACERDA.pdf: 1364662 bytes, checksum: 66031a7c508ceb96a299e74c685bc6f4 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Márcia Araújo(marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2014-03-07T17:33:51Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2011-TESE-CRLACERDA.pdf: 1364662 bytes, checksum: 66031a7c508ceb96a299e74c685bc6f4 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2014-03-07T17:33:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2011-TESE-CRLACERDA.pdf: 1364662 bytes, checksum: 66031a7c508ceb96a299e74c685bc6f4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Esta tese resulta de uma pesquisa que teve por objeto a experiência do exercício da profissão e o saber ensinar, um estudo com professores dos cursos de bacharelado. O objetivo foi compreender como os professores do ensino superior sem formação pedagógica formal e com experiências concomitantes em atividades profissionais específicas elaboram sua competência para o trabalho docente em cursos de bacharelado por ocasião de sua prática. E os objetivos específicos foram: caracterizar as concepções pedagógicas e as práticas dos professores, identificando os elementos da ação situada que contribuem para interferir nas suas deliberações em sala de aula; identificar a relação entre a formação específica e sua prática em sala de aula; mapear como sucede a integração entre a atuação em sua atividade profissional específica e a profissão da docência; analisar as práticas dos professores, diagnosticando como se define e se faz a competência docente e examinar os saberes da experiência, elaborando, de forma colaborativa, os princípios de uma competência da docência universitária. Para responder à questão de pesquisa, a investigação trabalhou no âmbito teórico, as categorias trabalho docente, profissionalidade, epistemologia da prática e competência docente. Os sujeitos da pesquisa foram dez professores bacharéis que exercem concomitamente a profissão de sua formação específica nos cursos de Administração, Ciências Contábeis, Comunicação e Sistema de informação de uma instituição superior privada. A investigação baseou-se na abordagem qualitativa com referencial teórico-metodológico da pesquisa colaborativa, caracterizando pela socialização dos saberes elaborados no percurso da pesquisa, dando o enfoque formativo e investigativo, simultaneamente. O trabalho de campo teve a duração de um ano e meio, incluindo momento de imersão, por meio de entrevistas, debates, orientações, reflexões e estudos de casos de ensino, cuja análise foi realizada. Para a análise, apreciou-se a importância das enunciações coletivas elaboradas no percurso da investigação, bem como os significados tecidos pelos professores colaboradores, estabelecendo questões, relações e identificação dos elementos apresentados no conteúdo, articulando com os aportes teóricos. Os resultados reafirmam a tese de que os saberes construídos no exercício da profissão podem ser articulados aos saberes necessários à docência no ensino superior. É preciso repensar a docência, valorizando os saberes elaborados na prática da profissão da área específica com os saberes experienciais do trabalho docente articulados aos conhecimentos teóricos da aprendizagem. As diversas formas de ensinar traduzem e perpassam a experiência profissional da área de atuação especifica. O impacto da pesquisa na prática do professor foi manifestado por significativas mudanças, ainda tímidas, mas significativas, percebidas ao longo da investigação. A convivência com o grupo pela abordagem da pesquisa colaborativa despertou provocações de ordem epistemológica, manifestadas pela compreensão da docência como profissão; a percepção da importância da cultura colaborativa entre os professores; a prática de abertura para intervenções entre os pares; a apropriação das exigências inerentes à profissão docente; o entendimento da contribuição da profissão da área específica para os saberes da docência, despertado para a importância da articulação das profissões e o investimento na disponibilização de tempo para a docência.