The aim of this qualitative respondent investigation is to delve into the various views that teachers have concerning the “One-to-One project”, as well as the use of computers as an aid in teaching. One-to-One means that teachers and students will be equipped with a laptop they can use at home and at school.This essay looks at how several factors have changed as a result of this. These factors are threefold: the role of the teacher, the teaching experience, and the student´s learning process. In order to answer the mentioned questions, four interviews have been conducted at two different high schools in southern Norrland. The theory used is the socio-cultural perspective. One result has been that computers can simplify teaching in various ways. Students have faster access to information, and there exists a platform for further communication between the teacher and student outside the classroom. However, there are also several negative aspects. One of these is that the students spend time doing non-school related activities, such as interacting using social mediums. Results also show that the role of the teacher has due to the "One-to-One project" gone from being structural to being interactional. The conclusions reached by the investigation are that today’s schools are experiencing a paradigm shift. Old teaching methods are being replaced by new methods and an altered teaching practice has developed as a result of the presence of the computer in the classroom.

<p>Syftet med denna undersökning har varit att beskriva och analysera sex pedagogers syn på sitt ledarskap. För att göra detta har jag genomfört sex kvalitativa intervjuer med olika pedagoger. De intervjuade är: tre förskolelärare, två lärare för yngre barn och en fritidspedagog. Pedagogerna är från olika städer och olika arbetslag. Jag har utfört undersökningen utifrån fyra huvudfrågor:</p><p>– Vad innebär ledarskapet?</p><p>– Vad är det som påverkar ledarskapet?</p><p>– Hur kan man utveckla sig själv som ledare?</p><p>– Vilken sorts ledare behöver barn idag?</p><p>Resultatet visar att ledarskapet i läraryrket framförallt innebär att lära barnen det sociala samspelet. Pedagogerna anser att ledarskapet påverkas av en rad faktorer, bl.a. av barngruppen, kollegorna, den egna personligheten och egna erfarenheter. Utvecklingen till att bli en bättre ledare sker genom att man får erfarenhet. Man utvecklar sig själv bl.a. genom att pröva olika metoder och genom att lära av andra ledare. Intervjupersonerna anser att barn idag bl.a. behöver en tydlig ledare som kan sätta gränser och samtidigt vara en lyhörd ledare som lyssnar på barnen.</p> / <p>The purpose of this study has been to describe and analyse how six educators look upon their leadership. To achieve this purpose I have carried out six qualitative interviews. The interviewees are: three preschool teachers, two primary school teachers and one leisure pedagogue. The educators work in different cities and in different working teams. My main questions in the study have been:</p><p>- The meaning of the leadership?</p><p>- The factors which affect the leadership?</p><p>- How can one develope ones leadership?</p><p>- What kind of leader do children of today need?</p><p>The results show that the leadership in the teaching profession above all implys teaching children the social teamwork. The educators think that the leadership is influenced by many factors for example: the children in the group, the colleagues, the personality of the leader and his/her experiences. By getting more and more experienced you become a better leader. Trying different methods and learning from other leaders are ways of developing your leadership. The interviewees think that children of today among other things need a clear leader who can set bounds and at the same time be a person with a sensitive ear who listens to the children.</p>

Syftet med denna undersökning har varit att beskriva och analysera sex pedagogers syn på sitt ledarskap. För att göra detta har jag genomfört sex kvalitativa intervjuer med olika pedagoger. De intervjuade är: tre förskolelärare, två lärare för yngre barn och en fritidspedagog. Pedagogerna är från olika städer och olika arbetslag. Jag har utfört undersökningen utifrån fyra huvudfrågor: – Vad innebär ledarskapet? – Vad är det som påverkar ledarskapet? – Hur kan man utveckla sig själv som ledare? – Vilken sorts ledare behöver barn idag? Resultatet visar att ledarskapet i läraryrket framförallt innebär att lära barnen det sociala samspelet. Pedagogerna anser att ledarskapet påverkas av en rad faktorer, bl.a. av barngruppen, kollegorna, den egna personligheten och egna erfarenheter. Utvecklingen till att bli en bättre ledare sker genom att man får erfarenhet. Man utvecklar sig själv bl.a. genom att pröva olika metoder och genom att lära av andra ledare. Intervjupersonerna anser att barn idag bl.a. behöver en tydlig ledare som kan sätta gränser och samtidigt vara en lyhörd ledare som lyssnar på barnen. / The purpose of this study has been to describe and analyse how six educators look upon their leadership. To achieve this purpose I have carried out six qualitative interviews. The interviewees are: three preschool teachers, two primary school teachers and one leisure pedagogue. The educators work in different cities and in different working teams. My main questions in the study have been: - The meaning of the leadership? - The factors which affect the leadership? - How can one develope ones leadership? - What kind of leader do children of today need? The results show that the leadership in the teaching profession above all implys teaching children the social teamwork. The educators think that the leadership is influenced by many factors for example: the children in the group, the colleagues, the personality of the leader and his/her experiences. By getting more and more experienced you become a better leader. Trying different methods and learning from other leaders are ways of developing your leadership. The interviewees think that children of today among other things need a clear leader who can set bounds and at the same time be a person with a sensitive ear who listens to the children.

As I have noticed how different teachers have various ways of organizing their teaching, despite following the same curriculum and having the same mission, a curiosity arose within me to investigate what makes the organization look so different between teachers. Therefore the aim with this report is to examine how teachers interpret the role teachers have in teaching and how this affects their teaching within problem solving in mathematics. To analyse this I have conducted a qualitative interview with ten active teachers who teach or has taught in primary school. The result of the study found that the teaching role is complex and varying, but is generally considered to be of the supervising and follow-up character within the working field of problem solving. The forms of work and the working methods are characterized by active learning where investigation and discussion are in focus. The difficulties are to create functional group dynamics to make the teaching rewarding, but also the higher requirements imposed on teachers´ competency. The positive effects generated by these forms of work and working methods are described as student motivating, but it also enhances discussions, leading to deeper understanding. / Då jag har märkt av att olika lärare har olika sätt att organisera sin undervisning på trots att de följer samma styrdokument och har samma uppdrag, blev jag nyfiken att ta reda på vad det är som gör att organiseringen ser så olika ut mellan lärare. Därför är syftet med denna studie att undersöka hur lärare tolkar den roll läraren har i undervisningen och hur detta påverkar deras undervisning inom problemlösning i matematik. För att undersöka detta har jag genomfört en kvalitativ intervju av tio verksamma lärare som undervisar eller har undervisat i de lägre årskurserna. Resultatet av studien som framkom var att lärarrollen är komplex och varierande, men anses generellt vara av den handledande och uppföljande karaktärsrollen inom arbete med problemlösning. Arbetsformerna och arbetssättet karaktäriseras av aktivt lärande där undersökandet och diskussionen är i fokus. Svårigheterna är att skapa fungerande gruppdynamiker för att göra undervisningen givande, men också de högre kraven som ställs på lärares kompetens. De positiva effekter genererade av dessa arbetsformer och arbetssätt beskrivs som motiverande hos eleverna, men det berikar också diskussioner, som leder till djupare förståelse

The aim of this research project is to investigate the roles and responsibilities of foundation phase heads of departments (HoDs) in the Mpumalanga Province in South Africa. A quantitative research approach was used to assess the perceptions of the foundation phase HoDs. Questionnaires were distributed to 274 foundation phase HoDs in Mpumalanga and SPSS 20 was used to analyse the data. The findings show that HoDs perceive that they are overworked, whereas in reality, the amount of time they spend in school is not as expected in the Personnel Administrative Measures (PAM) document. It emerged that most educators leave school earlier than normal and thus experience a lack of time for supervision and administration, which then becomes a stress factor in the completion of their roles and responsibilities. Twenty two percent of the respondents indicated that they are not familiar with the HoD duties as outlined in the PAM document. Furthermore, the study uncovered issues such as lack of support and training for HoDs, the role of parents as motivators in terms of learner achievement, and the importance of evaluating and developing teachers to provide quality education in the 21st century. This research project utilises instructional leadership as a conceptual framework and maps out the roles and responsibilities of the HoD as outlined in the PAM document. Due to the low Annual National Assessment (ANA) results in literacy and numeracy, the research focuses on the challenges that HoDs in the foundation phase face regarding fulfilling their roles and responsibilities towards ensuring a quality education. On Tuesday 28 June 2011, the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, revealed the results of the February 2011 ANA. In excess of 6.5 million learners from Grades 2 to 7 and a sample of G10s wrote tests in literacy/language and numeracy/mathematics. According to the statistics released by the Department of Basic Education (DBE), the average mark for literacy for G3 learners was a mere 35%. Grade 3 learners scored an average of 28% in numeracy. Amongst the Grade 3 learners, the Western Cape performed the best in both literacy and numeracy with 43% for literacy and 36% for numeracy. In Mpumalanga, Grade 3 learners scored 27% in literacy and only managed to score 19% for numeracy (DBE Report 40). If learners can’t read, write, spell and calculate at Grade 3 level, surely there is something wrong. Where are the foundation phase managers and how do they spend their time? Internationally, teachers responsible for supervising Grade R-3 are called middle managers. In South Africa, middle managers are called heads of departments (HoDs). The duties and roles of middle managers (or HoDs) in the foundation phase might be the cause of poor performance of learners in numeracy and literacy, due to insufficient support being provided to educators and learners. The role of HoDs in schools is not widely understood (Turner, 1996; Blandford, 1997; McLendon&Crowther, 1998). As a consequence, the literature relating to their role and functions is sparse. What is apparent, however, is the dual role that HoDs play, namely an administrative role within the school, as well as a teaching responsibility. A great deal of the work in managing the teaching-learning process operates at the middle management level in schools. However, management development often occurs at the senior management level, and HoDs remain the forgotten tier in schools. HoDs co-ordinate all educational activities between the top management of the school and the educators. Gold (1998:1) describes the role of HoDs as the most exciting and probably the most influential position in a well-organised school. Given the dual roles of HoDs, it is evident that they are exposed to a dilemma in executing duties carrying competing demands namely managing a department and being a class teacher at the same time (Blandford, 1997:13). This dual role becomes a particular challenge in the foundation phase, depending on the type of school, e.g. private school, former model C school, township or rural schools (which normally fall under Quintile 1-3), and lastly farm schools. It is challenging, especially in township and farm schools, to manage teaching, supervise educators, ensure learners cooperate positively in a class, and to be responsible for all the classes in a phase, including the own HOD’s class. Educators are experiencing overcrowding in their classrooms and schools are under staffed. A thorough study needed to be conducted to ensure that HoDs in the foundation phase are operating as effectively as those in the intermediate, senior and FET phases. It is critical to formulate strategies to ensure that learners progress positively in the foundation phase, especially in terms of their literacy and numeracy. HoDs must be able to perform their roles and responsibilities to ensure that learners can read and write at Grade 3 level. The PAM document clearly spells out the roles and responsibilities of the HoD; however when an HoD has 90% of their time allocated for teaching, one wonders if it is fair to expect them to carry out their administrative role in the remaining 10% of their time. / Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Education Management and Policy Studies / unrestricted

I detta arbete har musiklärares rolltagande undersökts i enskild musikundervisning på gymnasienivå. Hur lärarna skapar och upprätthåller sina roller har varit i fokus för undersökningen. De observationer som gjorts har analyserats med hjälp av Erving Goffmans perspektiv på sociala interaktioner, med fokus på framträdandet och fasaden. Resultaten visar att de lärare som observerats har gemensamma rollaspekter rörande musikalitet och positiv återkoppling. Implikationer för musikundervisning och förslag på vidare forskning diskuteras även i arbetet. / In this essay, music teachers' role-taking has been investigated in one-on-one music education at upper secondary level. How the teachers create and maintain their roles has been the focus of the investigation. The observations made have been analyzed using Erving Goffman's perspective on social interactions, with a focus on the performance and the front. The results show that the teachers observed have commonalities regarding musicality and positive feedback. Implications for music education and suggestions for further research are also discussed in the essay.

Esta dissertação é o resultado da pesquisa que realizamos acerca das crenças subjacentes à teoria metodológica e suas relações com a prática, no âmbito do ensino e aprendizagem de língua estrangeira (LE). Partimos dos questionamentos elaborados por nós desde a Licenciatura, como estudante, até o labor atual como professora de espanhol como língua estrangeira (ELE). No que se refere aos objetivos de nossa pesquisa, procuramos: 1) investigar como a teoria relaciona-se à prática docente, 2) averiguar quais são as crenças mais comuns de professores sobre atuação, papel do docente, materiais didáticos e desenvolvimento da aula, 3) analisar como os procedimentos aplicados revelam as crenças a respeito da teoria e da prática. Justificamos a relevância de nosso estudo ao investigar as representações, crenças ou percepções que tanto os professores quanto os alunos criam sobre uma boa atuação pedagógica e os componentes a ela referidos. Consideramos alguns aspectos filosóficos apresentados por Dewey (1959) referentes à importância da reflexão sobre teoria e prática didática, acerca do fundamento teórico-metodológico relacionado à competência comunicativa, abordagens e métodos expostos por Almeida Filho (2005, 2010) e Richards e Rodgers (2001) bem como as crenças no ensino e aprendizagem explanadas por Barcelos (2004, 2006). As contribuições teóricas apontadas por Barcelos e Vieira Abrahão (2006); Cortés Cárdenas, Cárdenas Beltrán e Nieto Cruz (2013); Eres Fernández (2000, 2009); Figueiredo (2012); Sánchez Pérez (1997, 2009); Sánchez Lobato e Santos Gargallo (2004) embasam nosso estudo. Centramos nossa análise nas características qualitativas e adotamos uma perspectiva etnográfica de estudo de caso. Para a pesquisa de campo foram realizadas entrevistas com questões abertas direcionadas às professoras e aos seus alunos na rede pública de ensino, em Centros de Estudos de Línguas do estado de São Paulo (CEL) e também observamos aulas nesse mesmo espaço educacional. As informações coletadas relacionam-se ao contexto em que se insere a pesquisa e a ida a campo teve o intuito de conhecer em que momento(s) a teoria, a prática e as crenças subjacentes dialogam. Os dados obtidos e analisados por nós revelam as competências docentes esperadas no profissional, entre as quais ressaltamos a competência comunicativa que se refere à capacidade de utilizar a LE e de promovê-la nos aprendizes, além da competência pedagógica, que está relacionada ao contexto educativo, aos métodos, às reflexões sobre a atuação docente. As considerações finais ressaltam a importância dos estudos sobre abordagens, métodos, aspectos emocionais, análise de materiais didáticos e em especial a reflexão sobre a atuação didática na formação inicial ou continuada do docente, pois a partir da conscientização é possível melhorar a prática pedagógica, para facilitar o ensino e a aprendizagem. Ao conhecer as crenças no ensino, o professor pode promover uma (re)significação da atuação docente, em busca da formação pedagógica integral. / This dissertation is the result of the research that we have made about the intrinsic beliefs related to the methodological theory and its correlation to the practice, as far as the learning/teaching of a foreign language (FL) is concerned. We have started with enquiries which have been carried on from the time we were finishing our Bachelors Degree up to present as Spanish as a foreign language (SFL) teacher. Concerning the objectives of our research, we have attempted: 1) to investigate how the theory connects to the teaching practice; 2) to verify which are the most common teachers beliefs about their acting, the role of the educators, the didactic materials and the development of the classes; 3) to analyze how the applied procedures reveal these beliefs about the theory and the practice. We justify the relevance of our study through the investigation of representations, beliefs or perceptions that both teachers and students create about a good pedagogical action and its components. We have considered some philosophical aspects presented by Dewey (1959), linked to the importance of the thinking about the theory and the didactical practice, regarding the theoretical - methodological fundaments associated to the communicative competence, approaches and methods exposed by Almeida Filho (2005, 2010) and Richards and Rogers (2001) as well as the teaching/learning beliefs elucidated by Barcelos (2004, 2006). The theoretical contributions pointed by Barcelos and Vieira Abrahão (2006); Cortés Cárdenas, Cárdenas Beltrán and Nieto Cruz (2013); Eres Fernández (2000, 2009); Figueiredo (2012); Sánchez Pérez (1997, 2009); Sánchez Lobato and Santos Gargallo (2004) support our study. Our analysis is centered in qualitative characteristics and we adopted an ethnographic perspective in our case. For the field research were provided interviews with open questions directed to the teachers and their public schools students in the Language Study Centers of the State of São Paulo (CEL), as well as classes observation at the same educational centers. The collected information is related to the context in which the investigation is inserted and the field study had the objective of showing the moment that the theory, the practice and the fundamental beliefs interact. The obtained and analyzed data revealed the educational competences expected to be developed by the teachers, among which we emphasize the communicative competence that refers to the ability of using the FL. We also promote it to the learners, along with a pedagogical aptness that is connected to the educational context and with the methods and the reflection on the educators actions. The final considerations focus the attention on the importance of academic studies about different approaches, methods, emotional aspects and analysis of didactic material. They especially consider the initial and continual formation of the educators, because from their consciousness it is possible to improve the pedagogical practice in order to make the learning/teaching process easier. Being aware of the learning beliefs, the teachers are able to promote a new connotation to their actions, searching for an intrinsic pedagogical formation.

Esta dissertação é o resultado da pesquisa que realizamos acerca das crenças subjacentes à teoria metodológica e suas relações com a prática, no âmbito do ensino e aprendizagem de língua estrangeira (LE). Partimos dos questionamentos elaborados por nós desde a Licenciatura, como estudante, até o labor atual como professora de espanhol como língua estrangeira (ELE). No que se refere aos objetivos de nossa pesquisa, procuramos: 1) investigar como a teoria relaciona-se à prática docente, 2) averiguar quais são as crenças mais comuns de professores sobre atuação, papel do docente, materiais didáticos e desenvolvimento da aula, 3) analisar como os procedimentos aplicados revelam as crenças a respeito da teoria e da prática. Justificamos a relevância de nosso estudo ao investigar as representações, crenças ou percepções que tanto os professores quanto os alunos criam sobre uma boa atuação pedagógica e os componentes a ela referidos. Consideramos alguns aspectos filosóficos apresentados por Dewey (1959) referentes à importância da reflexão sobre teoria e prática didática, acerca do fundamento teórico-metodológico relacionado à competência comunicativa, abordagens e métodos expostos por Almeida Filho (2005, 2010) e Richards e Rodgers (2001) bem como as crenças no ensino e aprendizagem explanadas por Barcelos (2004, 2006). As contribuições teóricas apontadas por Barcelos e Vieira Abrahão (2006); Cortés Cárdenas, Cárdenas Beltrán e Nieto Cruz (2013); Eres Fernández (2000, 2009); Figueiredo (2012); Sánchez Pérez (1997, 2009); Sánchez Lobato e Santos Gargallo (2004) embasam nosso estudo. Centramos nossa análise nas características qualitativas e adotamos uma perspectiva etnográfica de estudo de caso. Para a pesquisa de campo foram realizadas entrevistas com questões abertas direcionadas às professoras e aos seus alunos na rede pública de ensino, em Centros de Estudos de Línguas do estado de São Paulo (CEL) e também observamos aulas nesse mesmo espaço educacional. As informações coletadas relacionam-se ao contexto em que se insere a pesquisa e a ida a campo teve o intuito de conhecer em que momento(s) a teoria, a prática e as crenças subjacentes dialogam. Os dados obtidos e analisados por nós revelam as competências docentes esperadas no profissional, entre as quais ressaltamos a competência comunicativa que se refere à capacidade de utilizar a LE e de promovê-la nos aprendizes, além da competência pedagógica, que está relacionada ao contexto educativo, aos métodos, às reflexões sobre a atuação docente. As considerações finais ressaltam a importância dos estudos sobre abordagens, métodos, aspectos emocionais, análise de materiais didáticos e em especial a reflexão sobre a atuação didática na formação inicial ou continuada do docente, pois a partir da conscientização é possível melhorar a prática pedagógica, para facilitar o ensino e a aprendizagem. Ao conhecer as crenças no ensino, o professor pode promover uma (re)significação da atuação docente, em busca da formação pedagógica integral. / This dissertation is the result of the research that we have made about the intrinsic beliefs related to the methodological theory and its correlation to the practice, as far as the learning/teaching of a foreign language (FL) is concerned. We have started with enquiries which have been carried on from the time we were finishing our Bachelors Degree up to present as Spanish as a foreign language (SFL) teacher. Concerning the objectives of our research, we have attempted: 1) to investigate how the theory connects to the teaching practice; 2) to verify which are the most common teachers beliefs about their acting, the role of the educators, the didactic materials and the development of the classes; 3) to analyze how the applied procedures reveal these beliefs about the theory and the practice. We justify the relevance of our study through the investigation of representations, beliefs or perceptions that both teachers and students create about a good pedagogical action and its components. We have considered some philosophical aspects presented by Dewey (1959), linked to the importance of the thinking about the theory and the didactical practice, regarding the theoretical - methodological fundaments associated to the communicative competence, approaches and methods exposed by Almeida Filho (2005, 2010) and Richards and Rogers (2001) as well as the teaching/learning beliefs elucidated by Barcelos (2004, 2006). The theoretical contributions pointed by Barcelos and Vieira Abrahão (2006); Cortés Cárdenas, Cárdenas Beltrán and Nieto Cruz (2013); Eres Fernández (2000, 2009); Figueiredo (2012); Sánchez Pérez (1997, 2009); Sánchez Lobato and Santos Gargallo (2004) support our study. Our analysis is centered in qualitative characteristics and we adopted an ethnographic perspective in our case. For the field research were provided interviews with open questions directed to the teachers and their public schools students in the Language Study Centers of the State of São Paulo (CEL), as well as classes observation at the same educational centers. The collected information is related to the context in which the investigation is inserted and the field study had the objective of showing the moment that the theory, the practice and the fundamental beliefs interact. The obtained and analyzed data revealed the educational competences expected to be developed by the teachers, among which we emphasize the communicative competence that refers to the ability of using the FL. We also promote it to the learners, along with a pedagogical aptness that is connected to the educational context and with the methods and the reflection on the educators actions. The final considerations focus the attention on the importance of academic studies about different approaches, methods, emotional aspects and analysis of didactic material. They especially consider the initial and continual formation of the educators, because from their consciousness it is possible to improve the pedagogical practice in order to make the learning/teaching process easier. Being aware of the learning beliefs, the teachers are able to promote a new connotation to their actions, searching for an intrinsic pedagogical formation.

The binary distinction of “native speaker” and “non-native speaker” (NS/NNS) remains the primary way in which professionals are categorised in the field of teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). This distinction is problematic because it is used to place greater value on native English speaking teachers (NEST) over non-native English speaking teachers (NNESTs). This distinction is argued to be largely based on linguistic features (Medgyes 1992; Cook 1999). However the aspect of race remains to be adequately discussed (Kubota and Lin 2006).This thesis has its origins in my personal experiences with racism because, as a Canadian- Filipino, my employer and my students did not accept me as a “real” NEST because I am “non-white”. In my initial research, during my MA TESOL, into the professional experiences of racism I coined the acronym “VEM-NEST”: visible ethnic minority, native English speaking teacher. I used this term to describe the particular group of teachers, to which I belong, who do not easily fit into the available categories of NS/NNS, and consequently NEST/NNEST.My thesis reported on the experiences of nine VEM-NESTs and how they performed specific identities during specific events. Their experiences were presented as individual restoried narratives which were developed from the combination of the participants’ written stories and one-to-one interviews. The restoried narratives were analysed using an analytical lens based on Labov and Waletzky’s (1967) structural approach. The findings suggest that VEM-NESTs need to meet a certain amount of “native speaker” norms in order to be given the opportunity to perform their VEM-NEST role identities in specific situations. This has particular implications for how the NS/NNS binary distinction needs a more nuanced understanding as a way of addressing the inequalities embedded in the way TESOL professionals are valued.

Die rollenbasierte Modellierung ist ein aktueller Forschungszweig, welcher Verfahren für die Analyse und die Lehre benötigt. Zu diesem Zweck präsentiert die Arbeit eine Erweiterung des klassischen, objektorientierten CRC-Karten-Verfahrens um rollenbasierte Konzepte. Diese basiert auf grundlegenden Eigenschaften rollenbasierter Elemente, wie Rollen, Objekte und Kontexte, welche modular in das CRC-Karten- Verfahren eingebunden werden. Weiterhin soll anhand einer empirische Studie ermittelt werden, wie gut das rollenerweiterte R-CRC-Karten-Verfahren für die Aufgaben in Analyse und Lehre geeignet ist. Das R-CRC-Karten-Verfahren soll letztendlich eine effiziente Möglichkeit bieten, Problemstellungen rollenbasiert zu analysieren und rollenbasierte Konzepte in der Lehre zu vermitteln.