August 2016 Management of metabolic syndrome (MetS) may be enhanced by promoting patient engagement. Training health care providers in the conceptual and practical application of integrative patient centered care tools may promote patient lifestyle behaviors for better management of MetS. The purpose of this quantitative quasi-experimental study was to assess the impact of training providers in integrative patient centered care for patients with MetS. The biopsychosocial construct provided the conceptual framework for the study. Two groups of physicians were included; one received training in an integrative model (IM) while the second received no training and provided usual care (UC). Following training, patient disease biometrics and medication adherence were monitored for approximately four months. Due to a diminished sample size in the completer data set, an intention to treat (ITT) data set was created with baseline values brought forward. In the ITT set, BMI decreased significantly (p=0.005, d=0.18) with each group over time: (IM: 32.9 -± 7.3 Kg/m2 to 31.6 -± 6.8 Kg/m2) and (UC: 32.1 -± 6.7 to 31.5 -± 6.3 Kg/m2). However, there were no statistically significant differences between these two groups' measures. In the completer set, BMI decreased significantly (p < 0.05, d=0.18) over time with the IM group, but not the UC group: (IM: 35.14 -± 7.9 Kg/m2 to 33.65* -± 7.62 Kg/m2) and (UC: 32.4 -± 6.62 Kg/m2 and (32.4 -± 6.5 Kg/m2); indicating a possible relationship between the intervention training (IM) and improved health outcomes. Thus, providers are assisting patients with important lifestyle choices to better manage MetS, potentially leading to social change around improved patient health care behaviors and advancement in providers' patient centered practices.

<p>Regional integration is being proposed as a means to development in Southern Africa. As a part of the formal agreements regarding this cooperation, a Protocol on Education in the Southern African Development Community region has been signed. This research set out to compare the higher education systems of two Southern African countries and to examine the extent to which this Protocol has had an impact on national policies and practices. The research sought to investigate this by means of exploring the extent to which the Protocol has provided an institutional frame which is guiding the development of higher education policy in each of the two countries. The findings of the study indicate that the Protocol, rather than providing leadership in the area of education policy, is to a large extent a symbolic document, reflective of norms already existent in national policy in the two countries studied.&nbsp / &nbsp / &nbsp / &nbsp / &nbsp / &nbsp / </p>

<p>This study investigated the reasons why FET part-time students enrolled at a FET college by examining their learning orientations. Guided by the literature, the focus was on the vocational orientation to learning and orientations to learning were further investigated within the vocational orientation based on orientations developed for part-time students found in the literature. In addition, it was investigated whether students&rsquo / expectations have been met and if they were satisfied with the college experience. Lastly, the study examined the relevance of college learning to the world of work and the contribution it made to the career development of learners in a globalising world. </p> <p>The research shows that part-time students enrol at FET colleges predominantly for vocational reasons and the majority of the students were enrolled in order to advance their careers and associated with a vocational orientation to learning. However, it emerged that reasons for learning within the vocational orientation to learning are often multi-faceted and complex. The most important findings are 3 new learning orientations for part-time students that were identified: &lsquo / education for a qualification&rsquo / , &lsquo / education for adults who previously made the wrong choice&rsquo / and &lsquo / education for adults as a model for their children&rsquo / . Furthermore, the findings indicate that learners were satisfied with the programme they were enrolled in because they believed that the qualification would enable them to achieve their vocational aims which were primarily to find a new job, to be promoted and to increase their income. The findings suggest that the programme that was examined was relevant to the world of work, promoted employability and that it made a significant and important contribution to students&rsquo / career development in a globalising world.</p>

<p>This study investigated the reasons why FET part-time students enrolled at a FET college by examining their learning orientations. Guided by the literature, the focus was on the vocational orientation to learning and orientations to learning were further investigated within the vocational orientation based on orientations developed for part-time students found in the literature. In addition, it was investigated whether students&rsquo / expectations have been met and if they were satisfied with the college experience. Lastly, the study examined the relevance of college learning to the world of work and the contribution it made to the career development of learners in a globalising world. </p> <p>The research shows that part-time students enrol at FET colleges predominantly for vocational reasons and the majority of the students were enrolled in order to advance their careers and associated with a vocational orientation to learning. However, it emerged that reasons for learning within the vocational orientation to learning are often multi-faceted and complex. The most important findings are 3 new learning orientations for part-time students that were identified: &lsquo / education for a qualification&rsquo / , &lsquo / education for adults who previously made the wrong choice&rsquo / and &lsquo / education for adults as a model for their children&rsquo / . Furthermore, the findings indicate that learners were satisfied with the programme they were enrolled in because they believed that the qualification would enable them to achieve their vocational aims which were primarily to find a new job, to be promoted and to increase their income. The findings suggest that the programme that was examined was relevant to the world of work, promoted employability and that it made a significant and important contribution to students&rsquo / career development in a globalising world.</p>

<p>Regional integration is being proposed as a means to development in Southern Africa. As a part of the formal agreements regarding this cooperation, a Protocol on Education in the Southern African Development Community region has been signed. This research set out to compare the higher education systems of two Southern African countries and to examine the extent to which this Protocol has had an impact on national policies and practices. The research sought to investigate this by means of exploring the extent to which the Protocol has provided an institutional frame which is guiding the development of higher education policy in each of the two countries. The findings of the study indicate that the Protocol, rather than providing leadership in the area of education policy, is to a large extent a symbolic document, reflective of norms already existent in national policy in the two countries studied.&nbsp / &nbsp / &nbsp / &nbsp / &nbsp / &nbsp / </p>

Title of the diploma thesis Training of experts of the Labor Office of the Czech Republic in the capital city of Prague Author Bc. Markéta Fraibišová Abstract This diploma thesis deals with education of specialists of the Labour Office of the Czech Republic in the capital city of Prague. The Labour Office of the Czech Republic, as an administrative authority with nationwide competence, has its own educational system, which includes both regular and project staff. Employee education program is driven by direct leaders who identify learning needs, assign employees to training events and evaluate learning outcomes. The aim of this diploma thesis is to propose a modification of the educational system for specialists of the Czech Labour Office in the capital city of Prague. The theoretical part of the diploma thesis is focused on adult education, education management and training of public administration employees. The practical part of the diploma thesis is based on questionnaire survey, interview and internal documents analysis. Keywords The Labour Office of the Czech Republic, public administration, vocational education, adult education, employee training

Submitted by Maike Costa (maiksebas@gmail.com) on 2016-02-17T13:06:47Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1647736 bytes, checksum: 65f9814ce193fab40024fcd2d9c392e3 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-02-17T13:06:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1647736 bytes, checksum: 65f9814ce193fab40024fcd2d9c392e3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-06-30 / Religious Education, regulated by Law 9.475/97, as an integral part of the basic education of citizens is a privileged locus for promotion of cultural recognition and assumption of people belonging to minorities, among them people with disabilities, because they present a long-term impairment of physical, intellectual or sensory nature, they are more susceptible to situations of exclusion. Thus, this research has as main objective to investigate the importance of the religious education teacher in special/inclusive education, from the perspective of human rights, in order to strengthen the inclusion process of students with disabilities in school. And the following objectives: contextualize the phenomenon of exclusion/inclusion of persons with disabilities in the mythical and historical time, and the exclusion is evidenced most visibly over time in socioeconomic, religious and education of such persons; present guiding documents aimed at inclusive education, religious education and human rights at the international and national level, seeking dialogue with these three areas of knowledge aiming at the reasoning of including students with disabilities in school; and outline the necessary knowledge for inclusive teaching from the perspective of human rights, with a religious education teacher profile reasoned from the Pedagogy of Autonomy. The dissertation was structured containing an introduction - Through the windows of the soul: resignifying looks! - Three chapters: (1) a glance at the time: the journey between exclusion and inclusion of people with disabilities to stand as a subject of rights; (2) a cutout on the look religious education: leaving the exclusion of proselytizing for the visibility of minorities! (3) The training of religious education teachers from the perspective of human rights: expanding the focus of the look; and the final considerations: a new look on the inclusion of disabled students in school. This study was conducted with a methodological approach as a theoretical-methodological documental and bibliographic research on special/inclusive education, religious education and human rights, always seeking to promote the interface between knowledge, and diversity as a guiding principle. Authors such as Santiago (2011), Silva (2009), Freire (1996; 2002), Holmes (2010), Souza (2013), Escarião (2009; 2013), Frankl (1991), Martins (1997) Junqueira (2009; 2011) Passos (2007) Gonsalves (2012; 2015a; 2015b) and others contributed to the theoretical framework.Because Religious Education has its National Curriculum Parameters - PCNER's grounded on the principles of citizenship, respect for diversity, tolerance in understanding the other and the relationship of human beings in their quest for the transcendent and within an epistemological and pedagogical vision to stand against situations of prejudice and intolerance, it becomes an appropriate curricular component to bring up issues related to inclusive education, since this also features respect for diversity as one of its guiding principle.The relevance of this research is to provoke reflections on the specific role that the teacher of Religious Education can play as a facilitator of inclusive education regarding the inclusion of students with disabilities in an open and pluralistic school, geared towards ensuring not only access for all students but to successfully remain in school. / O Ensino Religioso normatizado pela Lei 9.475/97, enquanto parte integrante da formação básica do cidadão é um lócus privilegiado para promoção do reconhecimento e assunção cultural das pessoas pertencentes às minorias, dentre elas, as pessoas com deficiência que, por apresentarem algum impedimento de longo prazo de natureza física, intelectual ou sensorial, são mais suscetíveis às situações de exclusão. Destarte, esta pesquisa tem como objetivo geral investigar a importância da formação do professor do ensino religioso em educação especial/inclusiva na perspectiva dos direitos humanos com vistas a fortalecer o processo de inclusão de alunos com deficiência na escola. Como objetivos específicos: Contextualizar o fenômeno da exclusão/inclusão da pessoa com deficiência no tempo mítico e histórico e de como a exclusão se evidencia de forma mais visível ao longo do tempo nos aspectos socioeconômicos, religiosos e educacionais dessas pessoas; apresentar documentos norteadores voltados à educação inclusiva, ensino religioso e direitos humanos em âmbito internacional e nacional, procurando dialogar com essas três áreas de conhecimento com vistas à fundamentação da inclusão do aluno com deficiência na escola e enunciar os saberes necessários para uma docência inclusiva na perspectiva dos direitos humanos, apresentando um perfil do professor do Ensino Religioso fundamentado a partir da Pedagogia da Autonomia. A dissertação foi estruturada contendo uma introdução - Através das janelas da alma: ressignificando olhares! - três capítulos: Um olhar sobre o tempo: o percurso entre a exclusão e a inclusão da pessoa com deficiência para se situar enquanto sujeito de direitos; um recorte no olhar para o ensino religioso: saindo da exclusão do proselitismo para a visibilização das minorias! A formação do professor do ensino religioso na perspectiva dos direitos humanos: ampliando o foco do olhar; e as considerações finais: um novo olhar sobre a inclusão do aluno com deficiência na escola. Este estudo foi realizado tendo como abordagem metodológica uma Pesquisa teórico-metodológica documental e bibliográfica sobre educação especial/inclusiva, ensino religioso e Direitos Humanos, procurando sempre promover a interface entre os saberes, tendo a diversidade como eixo norteador Autores como Santiago (2011), Silva (2009), Freire (1996; 2002), Holmes (2010), Souza (2013), Escarião (2009; 2013), Frankl (1991), Martins (1997) Junqueira (2009; 2011) Passos (2007) Gonsalves (2012; 2015a; 2015b) e outros contribuíram com o aporte teórico. Pelo fato do ER ter seus Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais - PCNER´s alicerçados nos princípios de cidadania, respeito à diversidade, tolerância no entendimento do outro e na relação do ser humano em sua busca pelo transcendente e dentro de uma visão epistemológica e pedagógica se posicionar contra situações de preconceito e intolerância, torna-se um componente curricular apropriado para trazer à tona questões pertinentes à educação inclusiva, uma vez que esta também possui o respeito à diversidade como um dos seus princípio norteadores. A relevância dessa pesquisa consiste em provocar reflexões sobre o papel concreto que o professor do Ensino Religioso pode desempenhar enquanto facilitador da educação inclusiva no tocante à inclusão de alunos com deficiência numa escola aberta e plural, voltada para garantir não somente o acesso de todos os alunos, mas a permanência com sucesso no ambiente escolar.

This study analyses the Political Principles and the Educational Practice of Centro Sergipano de Educação Popular (CESEP) from 1988 to 1998. As well as its institutional nature, its social political role of formation of social movements in Sergipe, and of support for these movements. It interprets the Social Movements, Social Class and Work as explanatory categories for the investigated object. The reseach focuses on the formative processes developed in the educational programs of this NGO`s. In order to accomplish this, it starts with the interpretation of the NGO`s in the context of globalization, emphasising that in Latin America, Brazil, and especially in the Northeast, the apogee of the neo-liberalism, in the 1990`s, determined the new ways of social policies. The work follows the principles of Historical Science in the patterns of Critical-Historical Pedagogy. The conclusion is that CESEP reveals itself as an institution in tune with the neo-liberalism precepts when it comes to its insertion in the global movement proper to the NGO`s, moreover, it presents advances towards the transmission of an Education towards Citizenship , although it is still based on concepts of social rights in the liberal patterns. / O presente trabalho analisa os Princípios Políticos e a Prática Educativa do Centro Sergipano de Educação Popular (CESEP) no período compreendido entre 1988 e 1998, bem como sua natureza institucional, seu papel sociopolítico de formação dos movimentos sociais em Sergipe e de assessoria a esses movimentos. Interpreta os Movimentos Sociais, Classe Social e Trabalho como categorias explicativas desse objeto investigado. A pesquisa enfoca os processos formativos desenvolvidos nos programas educacionais dessa ONG. Para tanto parte da interpretação das ONGs no contexto da globalização, destacando que na América Latina, no Brasil e especificamente, no Nordeste o apogeu do neoliberalismo na década de 1990 determinou as formas de políticas sociais. O trabalho segue os princípios da Ciência da História, e está calcado nos moldes da Pedagogia Histórico-crítica. Concluiu-se que, o CESEP revela-se uma instituição sintonizada com o ideário neoliberal, no que se refere à inserção do Centro no movimento global das ONGs. Não obstante, apresenta avanços em direção à transmissão de uma "educação para a cidadania", ainda que baseada na concepção de direitos sociais nos moldes liberais.

The use of technology in Kindergarten to grade 12 classrooms provides opportunities for teachers to employ mathematical rigor, to integrate problem solving strategies and to extend mathematical ways of knowing (Drier, Dawson, & Garofalo, 1999). The presentation consists of two parts. One investigation maps secondary mathematics technology lessons and materials to the elementary school mathematics standards and converts the mathematics concepts to manageable elementary school lessons. The other investigation analyzes pre-service teacher lessons written using ASSURE instructional design format. The major aims of this paper are to present two teacher preparation practices, one for secondary mathematics pre-service teachers (converting secondary materials to elementary materials) and the other for elementary mathematics pre-service teachers (writing lessons using the ASSURE model).

anglicky The work is focused on professional training of teachers in terms of the concept of lifelong learning. Notes the role and importance of universities in the context of modernization of the content ofteaching profession and its importance for the development of the whole society. Attention is focused on the specific activity of the implementation of programs of continuing professional education of teachers in further education at nine faculties in the Czech Republic. Through comparison and analysis of educational programs, information resources brings lifelong appreciation of the performance features of high schools as a contribution to the development of socially relevant competence and professional groups throughout the company. Specifies the notion of a European educational policy in the field of training and competence development of teachers and works with comparative approaches to the professional education of teachers in selected European countries (Great Britain, Germany, Finland, Poland). Based on the results of internal analysis and comparison with the surroundings gives examples of good practice and recommendations for improvement activities in the field of further education. Keywords: lifelong learning, vocational education, teacher training, further education for teachers, high...