Thesis (M.A. (Research Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2010.

Submitted by Fabio Sobreira Campos da Costa (fabio.sobreira@ufpe.br) on 2016-06-30T13:21:16Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) FORMAÇÃO CONTINUADA DO PROFESSOR ALFABETIZADOR_VERSÃO DIGITAL.pdf: 2044555 bytes, checksum: 33e6289c02c36783bc8b90f358814be6 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-30T13:21:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) FORMAÇÃO CONTINUADA DO PROFESSOR ALFABETIZADOR_VERSÃO DIGITAL.pdf: 2044555 bytes, checksum: 33e6289c02c36783bc8b90f358814be6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-10-28 / O Pacto Nacional pela Alfabetização na Idade Certa (PNAIC), como programa de formação continuada, busca promover uma reflexão sobre o processo de alfabetização e sobre a prática docente. Levando em consideração a criação desse Programa e a sua proposta, esta pesquisa teve por objetivo analisar a prática do orientador de estudo no processo de formação continuada dos professores alfabetizadores a partir do PNAIC. A fim de responder nosso objetivo, realizamos observação participante das formações dos formadores da IES com os orientadores de estudos de Recife e de São Lourenço da Mata e, destes com os professores alfabetizadores em seus respectivos municípios, entrevistas semiestruturadas com duas orientadoras de estudos e análise documental de cadernos do PNAIC. Todas as formações foram gravadas em aparelho de áudio e anotados em diário de campo e, posteriormente, transcritos integralmente. Ao todo foram observados três seminários (II, III e IV) dos formadores com os orientadores de estudos de Recife e de São Lourenço da Mata, quatro encontros de orientadores de estudos de Recife (IV, V, VI, X) e quatro dos orientadores de São Lourenço da Mata (IV, V, VI, X) com os professores alfabetizadores. Os dados foram tratados a partir da análise de conteúdo (BARDIN, 2010). Os resultados revelaram que o orientador de estudos se apresenta no documento do Pacto como elemento fundante, pois é através dele que a proposta do PNAIC chega aos espaços de formação, é ele que vai tomar as decisões, organizar e planejar situações de aprendizagem sobre a língua portuguesa com os alfabetizadores. Nossa análise evidenciou que as orientadoras de estudos observadas priorizaram estratégias formativas relacionadas aos aspectos teóricos da formação, como estudo de texto e as questões práticas como nos momentos de retorno da tarefa de casa, variando em relação à recorrência, que ao transferi-las para a formação nos municípios fabricaram “táticas” para reconstruírem sua prática. Em relação ao tratamento dispensado na formação às práticas da sala de aula, verificamos que se tornaram objeto de análise e aprendizagem coletiva dos orientadores de estudos, tanto nas suas formações com os professores da IES, como nas formações com os professores alfabetizadores. / Pacto Nacional pela Alfabetização na Idade Certa (henceforth PNAIC), as a continuous training programme, aims at promoting reflection about literacy process of Brazilian basic school students and teachers practice. Taking into account the aforementioned programme and its goals, the present study aims at analysing Study Counselor's practices regarding continuous training programme for teachers in charge of developing students literacy skills. In order to attain the goal of this study we attended and observed pre-service training programme for Brazilian Universities' trainers in which Study Counselors from Recife and São Lourenço da Mata participated, and we also attended continuous training programme workshops held by Study Counselors. We conducted semistructured interviews to two Study Counselors in additon to analysing PNAIC official document and guidelines. We voice-recorded the workshops, wrote down notes and also transcribed recordings in its entirety. We attended three seminars held by Study Counselors for teachers of both Recife and São Lourenço da Mata (II, III and IV), four meetings of Study Counselors for Recife's (IV, V, VI, X), and four meetings of Study Counselors for São Lourenço da Mata's literacy teachers (IV, V, VI, X). Data were processed according to Bardin's content analysis theory (2010). Results showed that Study Counselors are considered a fundamental element in PNAIC official document and guidelines because the programme proposal is to be delivered by means of them in the workshops, and Study Counselors are also in charge of making decisions, organizing and planning learning situations with literacy teachers concerning Portuguese language. Our analysis made evident that Study Counselors prioritized formative strategies related to theoretical aspects, such as scholarly articles study, as well as practical matters, such as those concerning students turning in assigned homework. When teaching strategies at workshops for literacy teachers, these strategies turned into "tactics" in order for literacy teachers to be able to apply them in a classroom environment. As far as classroom teaching practices are concerned, it was made evident that these became Study Counselors' study element for both analysis and collective learning in seminars designed for Brazilian universities trainers, as well as in workshops for literacy teachers.

Studien, en multicenterstudie, som genomfördes vid barnpsykiatriska mottagningar i mellansverige, med kvantitativ ansats och konsekutivt urval ämnade utforska om ett deltagande i föräldrautbildningen STRATEGI för omsorgspersoner till barn med ADHD påverkar synen på familjefunktionen. Den ämnade också undersöka om självskattningsskalan SCORE- 15 som ännu inte validerats för svenska förhållanden kan urskilja en klinisk population i Sverige och valideras med hjälp av instrumentet Familjeklimat. Datainsamling skedde via upprepade mätningar via standardiserade protokoll i samband med föräldrautbildningen STRATEGI. Resultaten visade att deltagande i föräldrautbildningen STRATEGI kan ha effekt på synen på familjefunktionen för de omsorgspersoner som rapporterar högst problemtyngd. Resultaten i studien korrelerar väl med mätningarna från tidigare studier av kliniska populationer av O'Hanrahan (2016). Validiteten hos SCORE-15 tycks vara hög. SCORE-15 tycks fungera för en svensk population och bedöms kunna urskilja en klinisk population. SCORE-15 visar sig vara ett användbart kliniskt instrument. / The study, a multicenter study, conducted at the child psychiatric clinics in central Sweden, with a quantitative approach and consecutively selection aimed to explore whether a participation in the parental training programme STRATEGI for caregivers to children with ADHD affects the perception of family function. It meant also to examine whether self-rating scale SCORE-15 can distinguish a clinical population in Sweden and be validated using the instrument Familjeklimat. Data collection was done through repeated measurements using standardized protocols in connection as the caregivers participated in the programme. The results showed that participation in the parental education programme STRATEGI could have an effect on the perception of family function for the caregivers who reported having the largest impact of problems. The results of the study correlates well with measurements from previous studies of clinical populations (O'Hanrahan (2016). The validity of the SCORE-15 appear to be high. SCORE-15 seems adapted to a Swedish population and is expected to distinguish a clinical population. SCORE-15 is therefore a useful clinical instrument.

Thesis (Ph.D. (Nursing Science)) -- University of Limpopo, 2022 / The purpose of this study was to develop a training programme to facilitate the implementation of the 6 Ministerial Priorities by Professional Nurses in the Health Care facilities in Limpopo Province. The purpose of the training programme was to capacitate the Professional Nurses to enable them to facilitate the implementation of the 6 Ministerial Priorities in the Health Care facilities of Limpopo to improve the provision of quality service. The study was conducted in three phases, namely, qualitative, quantitative and development of a training programme. Phenomenological semi structured one-to-one interviews were conducted to explore the perceptions of Professional Nurses on the implementation of the 6 Ministerial Priorities in the public hospitals in Limpopo Province. Interviews were conducted until saturation was reached. Themes and sub-themes were coded manually. The results of the qualitative phase were used to develop a questionnaire for the quantitative phase. Self-administered quantitative questionnaires were given to Professional Nurses to describe their experiences, knowledge and perceptions on the implementation of the 6 Ministerial Priorities in the Health Care facilities of Limpopo. The results that emerged from the integration of qualitative and quantitative results revealed that 6 Ministerial Priorities were not implemented effectively in the Health Care facilities due to challenges such as shortage of Professional Nurses and cleaners, shortage of cleaning material, linen and patients clothing. Shortage of medication, lack of in-service training on the 6 Ministerial Priorities and lack of orientation programme for the newly appointed Professional Nurses. These challenges affected the implementation of 6 Ministerial Priorities negatively thus compromising the provision of quality patient care. The training programme was developed for Professional Nurses to capacitate them on the facilitation of the implementation of the 6 Ministerial Priorities to improve quality care.

Sexual abuse is not being reported adequately. Teachers are in an ideal position to deal with and report sexual abuse. However, research, as well as practical experience, shows that teachers are not sufficiently trained to deal with sexual abuse. Various establishments offer training initiatives to teachers, but it is unclear what the teachers’ perceptions are of the training after completion thereof. The goal of this research was to explore the perceptions of teachers after they had been exposed to an available training programme called “Understanding the Scope of Child Abuse”. The programme forms part of the training material of Forensic Assessment Consultation Training (FACT). FACT is a training company which offers support and training to professional people on the topic of sexual abuse. The researcher followed a qualitative approach. Twenty teachers from Welkom, Odendaalsrus, Virginia, Wesselsbron and Bothaville were involved in two separate training sessions. After completion of the training sessions, two focus group interviews were conducted in order to explore the participants’ perceptions regarding the training programme. The results show clearly that the perceptions of the teachers who participated in the Understanding the Scope of Child Abuse programme were significantly positive. It is also clear that there was a certain need among teachers for information such as provided by the programme. Besides the dispensation of relevant information, which was regarded as valuable and appropriate, participants valued the group consolidation and felt confident to share experiences regarding sexual abuse. Participants cherished the information not only as teachers, but also in their capacity as parents. They agreed there was a need for such training, even before participating in the study. It was recommended that colleagues, student teachers and parents should undertake the same training, conducted in a similar way. / MSW (Forensic Practice), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015

Sexual abuse is not being reported adequately. Teachers are in an ideal position to deal with and report sexual abuse. However, research, as well as practical experience, shows that teachers are not sufficiently trained to deal with sexual abuse. Various establishments offer training initiatives to teachers, but it is unclear what the teachers’ perceptions are of the training after completion thereof. The goal of this research was to explore the perceptions of teachers after they had been exposed to an available training programme called “Understanding the Scope of Child Abuse”. The programme forms part of the training material of Forensic Assessment Consultation Training (FACT). FACT is a training company which offers support and training to professional people on the topic of sexual abuse. The researcher followed a qualitative approach. Twenty teachers from Welkom, Odendaalsrus, Virginia, Wesselsbron and Bothaville were involved in two separate training sessions. After completion of the training sessions, two focus group interviews were conducted in order to explore the participants’ perceptions regarding the training programme. The results show clearly that the perceptions of the teachers who participated in the Understanding the Scope of Child Abuse programme were significantly positive. It is also clear that there was a certain need among teachers for information such as provided by the programme. Besides the dispensation of relevant information, which was regarded as valuable and appropriate, participants valued the group consolidation and felt confident to share experiences regarding sexual abuse. Participants cherished the information not only as teachers, but also in their capacity as parents. They agreed there was a need for such training, even before participating in the study. It was recommended that colleagues, student teachers and parents should undertake the same training, conducted in a similar way. / MSW (Forensic Practice), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015

A quantative descriptive study was used to describe the factors that influence the output in the four (4) year nurse training programme. Data was collected by using a self administered questionnaire to 73 participants sampled by stratified random sampling in the Southern Campus of Free State School of Nursing in the Free State Province. Data was analysed by using SPSS computer version 15. The findings of this study revealed that there were difficult subjects like Fundamental Nursing Science, General Nursing Science, Basic Nursing Science, Psychiatric Nursing Science and Midwifery. These were identified per year level of study. The study revealed that difficulty experienced by students resulted in them failing the indicated subjects. Recommendations were made as to how to address the identified factors especially those regarding subjects that were failed in each level, different teaching strategies that could be used to improve the throughput. / M. A. (Health Studies) / Health Studies

I denna masteruppsats studeras ett antal rektorers uppleveda effekter av utbildningen vid Rektorsprogrammet efter år1. Fokus ligger på hur det pedagogiska ledarskapet påverkas när rektor går utbildningen. Med rektor avses i denna uppsats den person på skolan/förskolan som är chef för lärarna/förskolelärarna och övrig personal, och som har uppdraget att leda verksamheten så att lärarna kan genomföra sitt uppdrag, d.v.s. att utifrån skolans mål säkerställa att eleverna når målen. Detta kan alltså även vara en biträdande rektor, en förskolechef eller en biträdande förskolechef. Med upplevda effekter avses den upplevelse av förändring vad gäller erfarenheter, kunskaper och lärdomar som rektorerna tar med sig från utbildningen. Studien undersöker inte de faktiska effekter som rektors utbildning leder till ute på skolorna eller om den leder till förbättrade resultat. Denna uppsats baseras på textanalys av reflekterande brev som skrivits av deltagare som påbörjade Rektorsprogrammet vid två lärosäten våren 2014. Detta görs genom ett hermeneutiskt förhållningssätt med en narrativ ansats. Den narrativa ansatsen innebär att, genom rektorernas brev, försöka fånga den betydelse rektorerna tillskriver sina erfarenheter från utbildningen. Dessa brev är förankrade i rektorernas kontext som skapats genom deras interaktion med sin omgivning i vardagen. Den narrativa ansatsen ökar förståelsen för rektorernas subjektiva upplevelse av utbildningen. Med hjälp av två perspektiv: pedagogiskt ledarskap och vuxnas lärande har empirin sedan analyserats med hjälp av ett raster i form av en ledarskapsmodell som bygger på en teoretisk modell där ledarskap förstås som något som tar gestalt relationellt i skärningspunkten där Ledare, Följare och Situation möts. Denna analys av breven visar att det första året av rektorsutbildningen primärt ger rektorerna allmänt ökad kunskap som de tillämpar i sina skolor och använder/sprider i verksamheten och att detta gör att rektorerna känner sig säkrare i rollen som ledare. Under det första året på Rektorsprogrammet handlar detta primärt om juridiska aspekter av ledarskapet. Det är tydligt att rektorerna upplever att de har stärkts i rollen som pedagogiska ledare under år 1 vid Rektorsprogrammet. Resultatet av denna studie visar att det inte primärt handlar om att via utbildningen ge rektorerna ökade ämneskunskaper utan snarare om att utveckla det pedagogiska ledarskapet och därmed skapa säkrare och bättre rektorer. / This thesis investigates what effects a number of Swedish school principals experience during the first year of the National School Leadarship Training Programme, focusing on how the educational leadership is affected by the education. The term principal refers to the person at a school/pre-school designated to lead the organization and enabling the teachers/pre-school teachers and staff to do their work, i.e. to make the students reach the educational goals. The term experienced effects refers to the sense of change in experiences and knowledge that the principals gain from the education. The thesis does not take into account the actual effects of the education at the principal’s organizations or if it leads to improved school results. This thesis is based on the analysis of reflective letters written by participants who started the programme at two different universities during the spring of 2014. This is done by applying a hermeneutic and narrative approach. The narrative approach means that, by analyzing the principals’ letters, try to capture the meaning that they attribute to their experiences from the education. These letters are based in the context of each principal which has been created through their interaction with the surrounding environment in the daily work. The narrative approach increases the understanding for the principals’ subjective experience of the education. By using two different perspectives: educational leadership and adult education, the material has been analyzed by using a raster in the shape of a leadership model based on the assumption that leadership can be understood as something that is taking relational form at the point of intersection between Leader, Follower and Situation. This analysis shows that the first year of the education primarily provides the principals with increased general knowledge which they apply in practice in their respective organizations and that this increased knowledge makes the principals feel stronger in their role as leaders. During the first year of the programme this general knowledge primarily relates to legal aspects of leadership. It is evident that the principals experience that they have developed as educational leaders during the first year of the National School Leadership Training Programme. This thesis indicates that the main effect of the program is not to increase the principals’ knowledge in specific areas, but to develop the educational leadership and thus create more confident and better principals.

Thesis (M Sport Sc (Sport Science))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of participation in a small group-based perceptual-motor training programme on the gross motor and visual-motor integration skills of children who show signs of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). Two physical education teachers selected 22 children for assessment as potential participants for this study. The Movement ABC (M-ABC) was then administered to this group and the eight children who scored the lowest were invited to volunteer for this study. These children all volunteered and then completed the assessment of their visual-motor integration skills as measured by the Developmental Test of Visual Perception (DTVP-2). The study followed an evaluative case study design in which changes in the gross motor and visual-motor integration skills of each participant were reported and interpreted individually. The six-week intervention programme was focused on developing the perceptual-motor link between throwing, catching and balancing skills with challenges to visual skills development, especially eye-hand coordination. A comparison of pre-test, post-test and retention test scores in the M-ABC revealed that the programme had a positive effect on six of the children. The results for the seventh child were inconsistent on each test occasion, leading to the conclusion that he may have a co-morbid disorder related to attention. Improvements in static balance were noted and some children also experienced improvements in their ball skills (aiming and coincident timing) which brings the researcher to the conclusion that the programme was effective for gross motor development. DTVP-2 results showed improvements in eye-hand coordination in five of the seven children. According to the VMI quotient score, only one child improved, one deteriorated and the rest showed no change which brings the researcher to the conclusion that the intervention programme was not effective for visual-motor integration. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van die studie was om die impak te bepaal van deelname in „n klein-groep gebaseerde perseptueel-motoriese oefenprogram op die groot motoriese en visueel-motoriese integrasievaardighede van kinders met tekens van die Ontwikkelingskoördinasie-afwyking (DCD). Twee Lewensoriëntering-onderwysers het 22 kinders geïdentifiseer vir assessering as potensiële deelnemers aan die studie. Hierdie groep het die Beweging-ABC toets (M-ABC) ondergaan en die agt deelnemers met die laagste uitslae is uitgenooi om aan die studie deel te neem. Hierdie agt kinders het ingestem en daarna is die assessering voltooi deur hulle visueel-motoriese integrasievaardighede te meet deur middel van die Ontwikkelingstoets vir Visuele Persepsie (DTVP-2). Die studie het „n evaluerende gevallestudie-ontwerp gevolg waarin die veranderings tussen die groot motoriese en visueel-motoriese integrasievaardighede van elke deelnemer individueel geïnterpreteer en gerapporteer is. Die ses week-intervensieprogram het gefokus op die ontwikkeling van die perseptueel-motoriese skakel tussen gooi-, vang- en balans-vaardighede met uitdagings vir die ontwikkeling van visuele vaardighede, veral oog-hand koördinasie. „n Vergelyking tussen die voor-, na- en opvolgtoetse van die M-ABC se toetstellings het getoon dat die program „n positiewe effek op ses van die kinders se groot motoriese vaardighede gehad het. Die uitslag van die sewende kind was teenstrydig tydens elke toetsgeleentheid en dit het gelei tot die gevolgtrekking dat hy moontlik aan „n addisionele afwyking mag ly wat verband hou met „n aandagprobleem. Verbeterings in statiese balans is waargeneem en sommige kinders het ook „n verbetering in balvaardighede getoon (akkuraatheid en reaksietyd). Volgens die DTVP-2 resultate was daar verbeterings in oog-hand koördinasie by vyf van die sewe kinders. Volgens die VMI-kwosiënttelling het slegs een kind verbeter, een het versleg en die ander vyf het geen verandering getoon nie. Die navorser kom dus tot die gevolgtrekking dat die intervensieprogram nie effektief is vir visueel-motoriese integrasie nie.

Thesis (M Sport Sc (Sport Science)-- University of Stellenbosch, 2010. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a perceptual-motor training programme on the coincident anticipation timing and batting performance of university club cricket players. The intervention programme focused on developing players‟ visual attention and concentration. Vickers‟ (2007) Three-Step Decision Training Model was used to structure the training sessions. The study followed a repeated measures experimental design with three groups (experimental, placebo, and control) formed by volunteers from a university club cricket team. The independent variable was a four-week training programme. The dependent variables were coincident anticipation timing and performance on a cricket batting test. Subjects were pre- and post-tested with retention tests occurring after a set period of “no training” following the post-tests. Differences between groups were compared using Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA by Ranks Tests. Differences within each group were compared using multiple Mann-Whitney U-Tests. No significant improvements were observed in the experimental group‟s coincident anticipation timing and batting performance. Although neither coincident anticipation timing nor batting performance significantly improved, further research into the use of Vickers‟ (2007) Model to enhance sport performance is recommended. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van hierdie studie was om die uitwerking van ʼn perseptueel-motoriese opleidingsprogram op die samevallende vooruittydsberekening (“coincident anticipation timing”) en kolfprestasie van universiteitsklubkrieketspelers te bepaal. Die klem van die intervensieprogram het op die ontwikkeling van spelers se visuele aandag en konsentrasie geval. Die opleidingsessies is volgens Vickers (2007) se drieledige model vir besluitnemingsopleiding saamgestel. Die studie het ʼn eksperimentele ontwerp van herhaalde metings op drie groepe (eksperimenteel, plasebo en kontrole) van ʼn universiteitsklubkrieketspan toegepas. Die onafhanklike veranderlike was ʼn vier weke lange opleidingsprogram. Die afhanklike veranderlikes was samevallende vooruittydsberekening, en prestasie in ʼn krieketkolftoets. Proefpersone het voor en net ná die opleiding toetse ondergaan, sowel as behoudtoetse drie weke ná die na-opleidingstoetse. Verskille tussen groepe is met behulp van rangtoetse uit Kruskal-Wallis se variansie-analisemodel (ANOVA) bepaal, terwyl verskille binne groepe met veelvuldige Mann-Whitney-U-toetse vergelyk is. Geen beduidende verbetering is in die eksperimentele groep se samevallende vooruittydsberekening of kolfprestasie waargeneem nie. Hoewel nóg samevallende vooruittydsberekening nóg kolfprestasie aansienlik verbeter het, word verdere navorsing oor die gebruik van Vickers (2007) se model vir die verbetering van sportprestasie aanbeveel.