Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 39-43). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 39-43).

Disertacijoje nagrinėjamą edukacinių paradigmų virsmą lemia dabartiniam laikotarpiui būdingi kultūros pokyčiai, globalizacija ir profesinio rengimo tikrovė nepriklausomybę atkūrusioje Lietuvoje. Aukštojoje mokykloje toks kontekstas pasireiškia studijų modernizavimu, kuris disertacijoje vertinamas kaip edukacinių paradigmų virsmo strategija ir nagrinėjamas profesinio rengimo teorijos bei jos įgyvendinimo praktikos plotme. Tai atskleidžiama nagrinėjant profesinio rengimo teorijos ir praktikos ypatybes bei ryšius. Rengiant būsimus specialistus kolegijoje akcentuojamas praktinis studijų kryptingumas. Disertacijoje jis vertintas kaip studijų modernizavimo strategija. Išnagrinėtos laikotarpiui būdingos profesinio rengimo, meno dalykų mokymo ir meninio ugdymo ypatybės atsižvelgiant į edukacinių paradigmų virsmą parodė, kad modernizuojant meno dalykų studijas tikslinga atsisakyti į siaurus dalyko pažinimo tikslus orientuoto tradicinio mokymo ir jį keisti į profesiniu požiūriu orientuotą meninį ugdymą. Todėl profesiniu požiūriu kryptingas meninis ugdymas pristatytas kaip meno dalykų studijų modernizavimo strategija. Pristatyti būsimo specialisto profesinio rengimo, tradicinio dalykų (muzikos) mokymo ir šiuolaikiško meninio (muzikinio) ugdymo teoriniai modeliai, apimantys dalyko studijų, aplinkos, vaidmenų spektro ir veiklos sritis. Ištirtos galimybės ugdymo dalyviams koreguoti meno dalykų studijas ir profesiniu požiūriu aktualų veiklos kontekstą taikant šiuos modelius, o studijų... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The shift of educational paradigm, analyzed in the dissertation, is determined by the cultural changes, globalization and the reality of vocational training in independent Lithuania, which are inherent for the present epoch. At an institution of higher education this context is manifested by the modernization of studies, which is qualified as a strategy of educational paradigm shift and analyzed in terms of the peculiarities of vocational training theory and practice. The latter two factors are revealed by exploring the peculiarities and relations of the theory and practice of vocational training. The practical purposefulness of studies is emphasized in college training of future specialists. In the dissertation it is qualified as a strategy of the modernization of studies. The peculiarities of vocational training, teaching of art subjects and art education are analyzed with regard to the shift of educational paradigms. It appears that in the modernization of studies it is relevant to withdraw from conventional teaching, which is oriented towards narrow subject aims, and switch to profession-oriented art education. Therefore, profession-oriented art education is presented as a strategy of modernizing art subject studies. Theoretical models of a future specialist’s vocational training, traditional teaching of a subject (music) and contemporary art (music) education are presented, which cover the areas of subject studies, environment, scope of roles and activities. The... [to full text]

The diploma thesis deals with the topic of so-called burnout syndrome. The work directly focuses on the knowledge of the students of the Faculty of Science on the issue of he burnout syndrome. The theoretical part provides an overview of the burnout syndrome and its symptoms, phases, and development. It also deals with disease prevention and a syndrome treatment. The practical part consists of quantitative research which tries to get through the issue of the burnout syndrome and to investigate the awareness of students of the Faculty of Education in the fields of teacher training for kindergartens, primary school teachers and teachers for the second level of primary school and secondary school teachers about the topic.

This study identified the leadership competencies, skills, behaviors, and training needs most critical to a college newspaper leader's success. A Web-based Delphi technique, supported by the Center for Distance Learning Research at Texas A&M University, was used to submit three rounds of questionnaires to a panel of 25 editors from 19 institutions in 13 states. The experts responded to 13 open-ended questions in Round One designed to elicit information to establish the leadership competencies, skills, and behaviors critical to college newsroom leaders. Round One also established information concerning participants' prior knowledge of the top leadership position. The Round Two instrument included seven questions with 189 statements developed from responses to Round One. Panelists rated responses using a four-point Likert scale. Panelists reached consensus in the final round by selecting the three most important of the ranked responses to each question returned from Round Two. Additional questions asked for recommendations for the future training and development of editors. The panel's list of leadership traits agrees with more than 50 percent of the admired traits of all leaders (Kouzes and Posner,1997), and more than 50 percent of the ideal traits of top professional journalists (Peters, 2001). The panel reached consensus on 8 situations they considered unique to the college newsroom that had a significant impact on their leadership experience. The topthree included: the need to manage everything and still publish a great paper, dealing with uncommitted students, and dealing with frequent staff changes. The panel reached consensus on the following as most important for incoming college newsroom leaders: the most critical leadership competency was "ability to communicate"; the most critical leadership behavior was "a passion to improve and develop the newspaper"; the most critical leadership competency editors "lacked" was "ability to take charge"; the experiences they considered most important to shaping their understanding of the role was that it is a full-time, difficult, and frustrating position; and they indicate that "dedication to the newspaper" is the leadership trait that separates an average from a great newsroom leader.

This study identified the leadership competencies, skills, behaviors, and training needs most critical to a college newspaper leader's success. A Web-based Delphi technique, supported by the Center for Distance Learning Research at Texas A&M University, was used to submit three rounds of questionnaires to a panel of 25 editors from 19 institutions in 13 states. The experts responded to 13 open-ended questions in Round One designed to elicit information to establish the leadership competencies, skills, and behaviors critical to college newsroom leaders. Round One also established information concerning participants' prior knowledge of the top leadership position. The Round Two instrument included seven questions with 189 statements developed from responses to Round One. Panelists rated responses using a four-point Likert scale. Panelists reached consensus in the final round by selecting the three most important of the ranked responses to each question returned from Round Two. Additional questions asked for recommendations for the future training and development of editors. The panel's list of leadership traits agrees with more than 50 percent of the admired traits of all leaders (Kouzes and Posner,1997), and more than 50 percent of the ideal traits of top professional journalists (Peters, 2001). The panel reached consensus on 8 situations they considered unique to the college newsroom that had a significant impact on their leadership experience. The topthree included: the need to manage everything and still publish a great paper, dealing with uncommitted students, and dealing with frequent staff changes. The panel reached consensus on the following as most important for incoming college newsroom leaders: the most critical leadership competency was "ability to communicate"; the most critical leadership behavior was "a passion to improve and develop the newspaper"; the most critical leadership competency editors "lacked" was "ability to take charge"; the experiences they considered most important to shaping their understanding of the role was that it is a full-time, difficult, and frustrating position; and they indicate that "dedication to the newspaper" is the leadership trait that separates an average from a great newsroom leader.

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Glasgow, 2008. / Ph.D. thesis submitted to the Faculty of Education, Centre for the Support for Learning, University of Glasgow, 2008. Includes bibliographical references. Print version also available.

Magister Artium (Social Work) - MA(SW) / The Further Education and Training Colleges Sector is a new phenomenon and attract students from school who are unprepared for the rigours of further education and training. This could have a direct impact on retention and throughput of first-year students in the sector. Against this backdrop student retention and success or throughput is a critical topic for further education and training in the public FET Colleges. The goal of this research was to explore and describe the challenges of retention and throughput from the perceptions and experiences of successful first-year students based on the assumption that lessons can be learned from this. The objectives were to explore and describe successful first-year students’ perceptions and experiences of retention and throughput a selected FET college; make recommendations to the management of the FET college sector; and to describe the role of social work to increase retention. An explorative, descriptive and contextual research design was adopted for the purpose of the study. It was conducted at Northlink FET College, Protea campus in Bellville, Cape Town. The population encompasses academic inclusion criteria for homogeneity and included all successful first-year students who met the minimum pass requirements for all their subjects in the national examination results of November 2007 and the supplementary examination results of February 2008. Non-probability purposive sampling was used to select the sample of 21 participants. Focus group interviews were facilitated by a semi-structured interview guide. The interviews were conducted in English and Afrikaans to accommodate the diversity of the participants. The data analysis and verification were done according to the framework recommended by Cresswell (1998). The findings of the study revealed that the following factors are strong predictors for student retention and success: Environmental influences within the college contribute to successful throughput and retention. These include financial aid, student support and developmental services, monitoring student progress, study programs and safety of the college. Public internet, library and transport services were experienced as important essentials which contributed significantly to the retention and success of the participants. The participants experienced the lack of an internet and library service, and study facility at the campus a major challenge to overcome. Student support in the form of group support or peer help, study groups, student counselling and referral for rehabilitation services were key determinants or predictors for the retention and throughput of the participants. The importance of trusting relationships also featured as key factors in the form of family and role models contributing to the success and persistence of the participants. Relationships in the academic environment with the academic staff and their communication styles of practicing such as flexible communication channels and democratic authoritarian relationship building contributed significantly to the receptiveness of learning and the success and persistence of the participants.Key factors with regards to the significant strengths of the participants which have contributed to their retention and throughput highlighted by the findings of the study included self-efficacy with its underpinning developmental intrinsic aspects self-discipline,self-esteem, independent decision-making, locus of control and acquiring essentials skills to adapt to student life. These attributes are strong predictors of student success and retention as have emerged from the findings of the study. Personal challenges such as hard times, drug abuse, learning disabilities, health problems and single parenting were indicated by the participants as strong predictors to rise above these adversities by persisting and succeed to enjoy a good quality life. The participants’ perception of education and employment were inter-linked toward an outcome for economic benefit and also perceived as a strong predictor for retention and throughput. Other factors indicated by the participants that have contributed to their retention and throughput, are neighbourhood and socio-economic background. The findings of this research study are generally in line with most of the studies conducted at community colleges internationally, and with some of the studies conducted at institutions of Higher Education in South Africa.

Orientador: Elizabeth Nogueira Gomes da Silva Mercuri / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-08T00:41:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Smaniotto_SandraReginaUliano_M.pdf: 400030 bytes, checksum: 8ee1977bf1102c93ef8ae8fa5b51eef8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: O aumento dos Cursos Superiores de Tecnologia e as mudanças nas características dos alunos do ensino superior são conseqüências das atuais políticas nacionais de expansão do ensino superior. Os Centros de Educação Tecnológica e as Faculdades de Tecnologia, embora representando 7,4% do total de instituições do sistema, foram os que tiveram o mais expressivo crescimento entre todos os modelos de organização acadêmico, atingindo 54,8% no ano de 2004, modalidade esta em que se observa, entre seus estudantes, uma grande concentração de adultos e de trabalhadores. O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever e analisar as mudanças pelas quais passam os estudantes adultos-trabalhadores de cursos superiores de tecnologia, a partir da percepção dos alunos; descrever e analisar as condições internas e externas a sala de aula, propiciadoras das mudanças e analisar a relação existente entre as mudanças, nos diferentes domínios e as condições favorecedoras, internas e externas à sala de aula. Para tanto, foi utilizada a metodologia de investigação qualitativa, com entrevistas semi-estruturadas com 11 alunos concluintes de curso, com idade superior a 30 anos e que trabalhavam em período integral - estudantes de uma faculdade privada de tecnologia localizada no interior do estado de São Paulo. A análise de conteúdo das respostas possibilitou a categorização das mudanças nos domínios social, pessoal, profissional e acadêmico e, quanto às condições propiciadoras, em internas e externas a sala de aula. Constatou-se que a extensão das mudanças percebidas pelos estudantes é comparável à citada pela literatura de aluno tradicional, o que nos sugere que a vivência acadêmica, independente da categoria de organização acadêmica, tem um impacto similar, tanto para alunos tradicionais como os não tradicionais. Com relação às condições propiciadoras, observamos que as internas à sala de aula são responsáveis pela grande parte das mudanças percebidas por este grupo, porém nota-se que há uma ampla variedade de condições que não são de responsabilidade da instituição, mas assumidas como propiciadoras de mudanças, ligadas à família, trabalho e amigos. Estes dados nos apontam para a necessidade de políticas e práticas de ensino que atendam as exigências e características dos alunos não tradicionais / Abstract: The increase in the number of Technology Higher-Education Courses and the changes in the students of higher-education are consequences of the current national policies for highereducation expansion. The Centers for Technological Education and the Technology Colleges, although representing 7.4% of the total amount of institutions of the system, were the ones that had the most significant increase among all the academic organization models, reaching 54.8% in the year of 2004, in which segment we can notice, among the students, a great number of adults and workers. The aim of this study was describe and analyze the changes the adult-workers students of technology higher-education students have been through from the students¿ point of view; describe and analyze the in-class and out-class conditions, which can lead to changes, and analyze the existing relationship between the changes in the different domains and the favorable conditions in-class and out-class To do so, a qualitative investigation methodology was used, with semi- structured interviews done with 11 senior students, aged over 30 and who worked fulltime, studying in a private technology college in the interior of São Paulo. The analyses of the content of the answers made it possible to classify the changes in social, personal, professional and academic domains and, in what concerns to favorable conditions, in in-class and out-class. It was concluded that the depth of the changes felt by the students is comparable to the already mentioned by traditional students in other literature, which suggests that academic life, undependably of the academic organization category, has a similar impact both for traditional and non-traditional students. In what concerns to favorable conditions, we could see that the in-class ones are responsible for the greatest part of the changes realized by this group, however we can see there is a wide variety of conditions that are not responsibility of the institutions, which are taken as propitiating the changes connected to family, work and friends. This data show us the policy need and teaching practices that meet our needs and the characteristics of the nontraditional students / Mestrado / Ensino, Avaliação e Formação de Professores / Mestre em Educação

Adult education and training centres, known as Public Adult Learning Centres were managed by the Department of Basic Education until 31st March 2015. On the 1st April 2015, Public Adult Learning Centres were transferred to the Department of Higher Education and Training and changed to Community Learning Centres (CLCs). The educators were not trained, coached or prepared for the transition. This inquiry explores transition through management change: the experiences of Community Learning Centre educators from basic education to Higher Education. This study was conducted by employing the qualitative approach using an interpretive paradigm and multiple case study design. Kurt Lewin’s (1951) three stage theory was used as theoretical framework to assist me in bringing theory and practice together to understand the educators’ experiences from their individual meaning and understanding of the transition. The data collection strategies, namely, in-depth face-to-face semi-structured interviews with educators and centre managers were employed. Document analysis was also used to probe the opinions and views of the educators and centre managers. The sample comprised multiple case studies of four CLCs in the Tshwane South District. The main purpose of the study was to find out how educators and centre managers of CLCs understand, respond and manage the transitioning through management change from the Department of Basic Education to the Department of Higher Education and Training and to highlight the views and opinions of educators and centre managers regarding the transition. The study attempted to further assist educators, centre managers, Community Education and Training College principal and the Department of Higher Education and Training to effectively implement and manage the implemented change or transition under study as well as any transition that may be effected in future. The study found that educators and centre managers are battling to deal with the transitioning through management change in Community Learning Centres. Educators and centre managers are confused, depressed and fear the loss of their jobs due to the introduction of hard skills learning areas as they are not trained to offer those skills. In the light of the findings, the study recommends that Community Education and Training Colleges and the Department of Higher Education and Training should address and support CLCs with physical and financial resources for them to be effective and functional. Educators and centre managers’ challenges and concerns should be addressed accordingly to eliminate fears and reduce animosity amongst staff members. / Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2019. / Early Childhood Education / MEd / Unrestricted