Esta tese – Tá Ligado?! Práticas de escuta de jovens urbanos contemporâneos e panoramas sonoros na metrópole, uma pauta para a Educação – tem como objetivo mostrar e compreender a produtividade das práticas de escuta de jovens urbanos contemporâneos a partir de artefatos sonoros portáteis na construção de identidades e culturas juvenis. Neste sentido busco caracterizar as práticas de escuta, mais do que a ação física de ouvir a partir de artefatos sonoros portáteis, praticada pelos garotos e garotas que circulam pelo espaço urbano, caracterizar a escuta como prática social, prática de significação, portanto, prática cultural. Este estudo está inscrito no campo dos Estudos Culturais, adotando a etnografia pós-moderna e fotoetnografia como instrumentos teórico-metodológicos, operacionalizados através de observação e registros de conversas, diários de campo, diários fotográficos e acompanhamento de produtos midiáticos em circulação durante o período da sua produção. O trabalho de observação no campo foi desenvolvido em Porto Alegre (RS), de julho de 2007 a julho de 2011. Também foram realizadas oito entrevistas etnográficas com garotos e garotas que permaneceram ao longo do processo de pesquisa como colaboradores mais constantes, considerando a pluralidade do universo investigado. A análise desenvolvida mostra a produtividade das práticas de escuta a partir de artefatos sonoros portáteis sobre a produção de determinadas identidades juvenis e de um estilo de vida que tem a conectividade como característica mais forte. / This thesis – Tá Ligado?! Práticas de Escuta de Jovens Urbanos Contemporâneos e Panoramas Sonoros na Metrópole, uma Pauta para a Educação – aims to show and to understand the productivity of the contemporary uban youth listening practices from portable sound devices i te construction of youth identities and cultures. In this sense I seek to characterize the listening practices in this research, rather than the physical act of listening from such portable sound devices, practiced by boys and girls moving through the Porto Alegre city spaces, I characterize the listening practices as social practice, practice of signification, therefore, a cultural practice. The theoretical support of this study is found in the field of Cultural Studies, adopting the postmodern ethnography and photoethnography as theoretical and methodological tools. It had been operacionalized through field observation and conversations records, field notes, photographic narratives, and monitoring of media products in circulation during th period of the research production. The field observation had taken place in Porto Alegre (RS) from July 2007 to July 2011. I had also conducted ethnographic interviews with eight boys and girls who stayed throughout the research process as more constant collaborators, considering the plurality of the universe investigated. The analyzes show the productivity of the listening practices from portable sound devices on certain youth identities and cultures, and e production of a lifestyle that has connectivity as he strongest characteristic.

Esta tese – Tá Ligado?! Práticas de escuta de jovens urbanos contemporâneos e panoramas sonoros na metrópole, uma pauta para a Educação – tem como objetivo mostrar e compreender a produtividade das práticas de escuta de jovens urbanos contemporâneos a partir de artefatos sonoros portáteis na construção de identidades e culturas juvenis. Neste sentido busco caracterizar as práticas de escuta, mais do que a ação física de ouvir a partir de artefatos sonoros portáteis, praticada pelos garotos e garotas que circulam pelo espaço urbano, caracterizar a escuta como prática social, prática de significação, portanto, prática cultural. Este estudo está inscrito no campo dos Estudos Culturais, adotando a etnografia pós-moderna e fotoetnografia como instrumentos teórico-metodológicos, operacionalizados através de observação e registros de conversas, diários de campo, diários fotográficos e acompanhamento de produtos midiáticos em circulação durante o período da sua produção. O trabalho de observação no campo foi desenvolvido em Porto Alegre (RS), de julho de 2007 a julho de 2011. Também foram realizadas oito entrevistas etnográficas com garotos e garotas que permaneceram ao longo do processo de pesquisa como colaboradores mais constantes, considerando a pluralidade do universo investigado. A análise desenvolvida mostra a produtividade das práticas de escuta a partir de artefatos sonoros portáteis sobre a produção de determinadas identidades juvenis e de um estilo de vida que tem a conectividade como característica mais forte. / This thesis – Tá Ligado?! Práticas de Escuta de Jovens Urbanos Contemporâneos e Panoramas Sonoros na Metrópole, uma Pauta para a Educação – aims to show and to understand the productivity of the contemporary uban youth listening practices from portable sound devices i te construction of youth identities and cultures. In this sense I seek to characterize the listening practices in this research, rather than the physical act of listening from such portable sound devices, practiced by boys and girls moving through the Porto Alegre city spaces, I characterize the listening practices as social practice, practice of signification, therefore, a cultural practice. The theoretical support of this study is found in the field of Cultural Studies, adopting the postmodern ethnography and photoethnography as theoretical and methodological tools. It had been operacionalized through field observation and conversations records, field notes, photographic narratives, and monitoring of media products in circulation during th period of the research production. The field observation had taken place in Porto Alegre (RS) from July 2007 to July 2011. I had also conducted ethnographic interviews with eight boys and girls who stayed throughout the research process as more constant collaborators, considering the plurality of the universe investigated. The analyzes show the productivity of the listening practices from portable sound devices on certain youth identities and cultures, and e production of a lifestyle that has connectivity as he strongest characteristic.

Traditional views on science education focus solely on content learning in the classroom, however more contemporary perspectives harness science content to help students become active citizens and lifelong learners outside of the classroom (Daher & Saifi, 2018; Vedder-Weiss & Fortus, 2011; Yacoubian, 2018). Project-based science is a reform pedagogy that emphasizes real-world utilization of science to solve problems that are personally relevant to students’ everyday lives (Kanter & Konstantopoulos, 2010). Unfortunately, there is no uniform theory or approach to project-based science. The diversity that exists in the interpretation and implementation of the project-based learning theory and model has resulted in a variety of research and developmental issues across disciplines, often resulting in confusion about what counts as being project-based and what does not (Kokotsaki et al., 2016; McNeill & Krajcik, 2007; Yu et al., 2018). While the goal of project-based science is to positively impact all students’ motivation for and achievement in science learning, there has been little research on its use as an instructional strategy with diverse students in urban schools (Kanter et al., 2001; Krajcik et al., 2006; Panasan & Nuangchalerm, 2010; Scheneider et al., 2002; Shwartz et al., 2008). Even as newer studies are published (Fitzgerald, 2020; Nainggolan et al., 2020; Wang, 2020), the field is stagnant, and research is still needed that looks into the ways in which culture influences the way American secondary students learn science (Brown, 2020). One of the characteristics of project-based science that makes it appealing, is its ability to drawing on the lived experiences of students, but most of the work done to date has not included or reflected the lived experiences of urban students of color. The goal of this mixed methods instrumental case study was to provide a glimpse into what it would look like to use a reconceptualized approach to project-based science that was more inclusive of urban students’ identities and lived experiences, while also being intentional about the nature of science and science epistemology. This involved the creation and use of a project-based science unit that included both implicit and explicit design features of the nature of science and science epistemology, along with pedagogical practices that were aligned with the theoretical underpinnings of project-based science (active learning, sociocultural theory, constructionist theory, constructivist theory, and situated cognition); along with the frameworks of Black feminist thought and reality pedagogy, which have not yet been considered in project-based science settings. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected and analyzed for trends and emergent themes. Quantitative data were collected from a diverse sample of fifty urban 9th grade New York City Living Environment students ranging in age from 13 to 15 years old. Ninety eight percent of participants had ethnic backgrounds other than White. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) repeated measures statistical tests and mixed between-within ANOVA statistical tests were used to examine quantitative data. The findings revealed that 96% of participants developed understandings of the local, state, and national level science standards and learning outcomes, aligned to the unit used in this study; and made significant gains on pre, midterm, and post multiple-choice and free response exams. While both genders made significant improvements, the male participants in this study outperformed the female participants. Qualitative data were collected from a total of 13 students, ranging in age from 13 to 15 years old, who participated in two gender-specific cogenerative dialogues. One hundred percent of cogenerative dialogue participants had ethnic backgrounds other than White. Thick descriptions and analysis were used to make sense of students’ experience with the project-based science unit. All cogenerative dialogue participants seemed to developed understandings of the nature of science and science epistemology. Implications for practice and future research are considered.

This study investigates how youth in Uganda experience televised HIV and AIDS educational programmes. Television is the medium that can be used to address the resurgence of HIV and AIDS in Uganda. The factors responsible for the resurgence include prevention fatigue and the saturation of HIV and AIDS messages in the media. The audio-visual component of television makes it possible to convey HIV and AIDS messages innovatively through education-entertainment. Despite its potential, television has not played a leading role in conveying HIV-related knowledge, skills, and attitudes to urban youths. The study required looking at the televised HIV and AIDS educational programmes from the perspective of young people. In line with the interpretivist and social constructivist framework, the primary source of information about the programmes is the experiences of young people who are the target audience. A qualitative research approach was used in the study and an instrumental case design in particular was employed in data collection. Data were collected through focus group discussions, personal interviews, document analyses and participant observations. Findings have revealed that young people can learn about HIV and AIDS from both educational programmes and television soaps. While they undergo sexual socialisation through television soaps, they have the capacity to distinguish between fiction, fantasy and reality. However, they dislike the didactic and authoritarian approaches that are used in the educational programmes. An important finding is that communication gaps characterise televised HIV and AIDS educational programmes. Some of the prevention messages and the values propagated by television HIV and AIDS education are detached from the experiences and world views of the youths. This could be attributed to insufficient knowledge on the part of HIV and AIDS educators regarding the way in which youth experience televised HIV and AIDS programmes. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Early Childhood Education / unrestricted

This qualitative action research concentrates on examining the best practices for teachers in trauma-informed practices by producing an implementation guide to train the trainer. The theoretical framework utilized to help inform the development of this research was Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory (1989) in relation to human development for identifying the emerging best practices with being trauma informed. The scope of this research focuses on low-socioeconomic status (SES) urban youth, so cultural sensitivity is naturally always a component of a complete train-the-trainer, trauma-informed teaching program. I identified the emerging best practices in two ways: (a) by gathering and summarizing supporting sources of literature and (b) by holding collaborative conversations with acknowledged experts in culturally competent trauma-informed training. The findings revealed six components essential to prepare the trainer on trauma-informed education training. First, culturally responsive pedagogy and culturally responsive teaching were identified to aid in bridging the gap in providing support. Social capital based upon lived experiences of students was recognized by acknowledging their needs through appropriate modeling of positive attitudes and behavior while increasing confidence in student learning using inclusive resources demonstrated throughout academic content. Next, the key principles of brain science were acknowledged showing a relationship between impact of trauma and learning affects such as: processing, decoding, self-regulation, and impulse control. Then, mental health was addressed to show there is an impact of negative interactions and disciplinary actions, according to Bronfenbrenner’s (1979) ecological systems theory. Attitude and language were acknowledged as both verbal and non-verbal and having an impact on instructional behavior, which influences student climate in learning and behavior. Lastly, the equity and accountability components were identified to require teachers to move away from implicit bias issues by creating more cultural-normative behavior through designing more restorative practices while building partnerships with students and families alike. The result of this action research provided a set of emerging best practices embedded in the implementation guide to support the trainer in training educators on how to teach trauma-impacted youth in California’s culturally diverse public-school classrooms.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T14:54:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ariane Aboboreira.pdf: 901313 bytes, checksum: 710ecbd2fa92f7c051df126196b7b26d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-05-26 / This investigation has as its main objective to analyse, in the specific situation of the Program "Urban Youth" - CENPEC and Itau Social Foundation - what are the impacts on their young participants within their experimentations in Sao Paulo metropolitan area. By evaluating the proposal of the program - which combines explorations in the city, experimentations of new technologies and interventions on the neighborhoods in which the participants are residents - this investigation intends to: understand how the movement of the young participants around the city - and the perception they acquire in the relation with new ways of appropriation and uses of the metropolis - resonates in the resignifications they make about their resident neighborhood; it is also the objective, to answer how these mobile perceptions interfere in the interventions promoted by the end of the "Urban Youth" program. The young participant's narrative is the basis of the methodological axis of this investigation but the research also has as fundamentals:the evaluation of official documents distributed by the "Urban Youth" program, blog analysis; and also with ethnografical practices centered on field research and based on participant observation and interviews / Esta investigação tem como principal objetivo analisar, na situação particular do Programa Jovens Urbanos - CENPEC e Fundação Itaú Social - quais os impactos provocados em seus jovens participantes Programa em suas experimentações na metrópole paulistana. Por meio da análise da proposta do referido Programa que combina explorações na cidade de São Paulo, experimentações de novas tecnologias e intervenções nos bairros de origem , esta investigação visa: compreender como o caminhar dos jovens pela cidade e a percepção que adquirem na relação com novas formas de apropriações e usos da metrópole ressoa nas ressignificações que fazem a respeito do seu bairro de origem; objetiva, também, responder sobre como tais mobilidades perceptivas interferem nas intervenções que promovem ao final do programa por meio dos Projetos Jovens. Ainda que as narrativas juvenis constituam o eixo metodológico privilegiado desta investigação, a pesquisa fundamentou-se, ainda, nos seguintes procedimentos que compuseram o protocolo metodológico: leitura de documentos oficiais disponibilizados pelo Programa Jovens Urbanos , análise dos blogs; e finalmente, em práticas etnográficas centradas na pesquisa de campo e baseada na observação participante e em entrevistas em profundidade

This dissertation examines the ways in which Ferréz Sacolinha, Junot Díaz and Ernesto Quiñonez negotiate the global subordination of diasporic subjects in São Paulo and New York. Through a street aesthetic of the urban underworld, these four writers explore social inequalities tied to race and social class in the urban periphery. In São Paulo, Ferréz and Sacolinha use the public transit system to examine the contained mobility of residents of the periferia. Through encounters with criminality, Ferréz critiques the image of the criminoso associated with the marginal space of the periferia. Sacolinha analyzes systemic inequalities through the cobrador's use of the perua, which functions as a subversive tactic against governmental organizations. In New York, Junot Díaz and Ernesto Quiñonez address the marginalization of urban Latino youth on the streets of the inner city. Díaz complicates the fractured identity of Dominican American youth who experience stigma in relation to the U.S.'s black-white racial binary. By dissecting the relationship between crime and hegemonic social structures, Quiñonez traces Spanish Harlem residents' colonized, racialized status as Puerto Ricans in New York. In the literary works of the four authors, young protagonists roam the streets, maintaining a macho demeanor to conceal their insecurities and to appear to others -- and more importantly to themselves -- as tough individuals who will not crack under pressure. The aggressive, fearless attitude that they embody allows them to survive the inner city streets. They face an endless cycle of suspicion, racial discrimination and lack of resources, which limits their chances for social mobility.

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Carleton University, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-374). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M.Ed.)--York University, 2005. Graduate Programme in Education. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 192-211). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url%5Fver=Z39.88-2004&res%5Fdat=xri:pqdiss &rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:MR11922

Thesis (MSc)--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Birth to Twenty (BTT) study involves the monitoring of the health status and related factors of urban-born children from birth until age twenty. When the cohort reached age 13 years in 2003, nutrition knowledge assessment was identified as an important new priority and a nutrition knowledge questionnaire was required for these purposes. Subsequently a valid and reliable nutrition knowledge questionnaire was developed for the BTT study. This process started with the development of a conceptual framework of nutrition-related issues facing urban South African adolescents and identification of related nutrition concepts. A pool of potential questionnaire items reflecting the concepts was subsequently developed. These items were evaluated by an expert panel to ensure content and face validity before being structured into a questionnaire. The resulting 88-item questionnaire was completed by adult and adolescent samples, each age group comprising subgroups of those likely to have good nutrition knowledge and those likely to have poor nutrition knowledge. The data obtained from the completion of the questionnaire by these groups was used to refine the questionnaire through the determination of difficulty and discriminatory indices of the items, and the deletion of items that did not meet the stated criteria. The construct validity of the remaining 63 items was assessed using the same data set. To assess the internal consistency reliability (ICR) of the 63-item questionnaire it was completed by an adolescent sample population considered to be representative of the BTT cohort, after which the questionnaire underwent further steps of refinement. The result was a 60-item questionnaire of which the ICR and construct validity was reassessed and found to be satisfactory. However, to ensure the accurate interpretation of scores obtained by testees, the development of a performance-rating scale was necessary. A norm-referenced performance-rating scale (norms) was developed by administering the nutrition knowledge questionnaire to a sample population similar to the BTT cohort (norm group) and transforming their performance scores to z-scores. The z-scores ranges were then categorised into stanines, thereby resulting in a norm-referenced performance-rating scale that can be used to rate the performance of the BTT cohort. The validity of the norms was assessed by administering the nutrition knowledge questionnaire to three validation groups that comprised groups who were expected to obtain different performance-ratings on the questionnaire based on their varying levels of nutrition knowledge. The validation groups performed as expected, with significant differences in performance-rating profiles found among the three groups, indicating the validity of the norms. The study was successful in developing a reliable and valid nutrition knowledge questionnaire for use on the urban adolescents who participate in the BTT study. A norm-referenced performance-rating scale for use with the questionnaire was also successfully developed. The questionnaire and norms will be useful in assessing nutrition knowledge as well as in comparing the changes in knowledge of the BTT cohort as they move from lower to higher school grades. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die “Birth to Twenty” (BTT)-studie behels die monitering van die gesondheidstatus en verwante faktore van kinders wat in stedelike gebiede gebore is van geboorte tot twintigjarige ouderdom. Toe die kohort in 2003 dertienjarige ouderdom bereik het, is die evaluering van die voedingkennis van die kinders as ‘n belangrike nuwe prioriteit geïdentifiseer. ‘n Toepaslike voedingkennisvraelys is vir hierdie doeleindes benodig en gevolglik is ‘n geldige en betroubare vraelys vir gebruik in die BTT-studie ontwikkel. Hierdie proses is begin deur die ontwikkeling van ‘n konseptueleraamwerk oor voedingverwante vraagstukke wat stedelike Suid-Afrikaanse adolessente in die gesig staar, asook die identifisering van verwante voedingkonsepte. ‘n Poel van potensiële vraelysitems wat die konsepte reflekteer is daarna ontwikkel. Die items is eers deur ‘n paneel van kenners evalueer om inhoud- en gesigsgeldigheid te verseker alvorens dit in ‘n vraelys omskep is. Die produk was ‘n vraelys wat 88 items ingesluit het wat vervolgens deur volwasse en adolessente groepe voltooi is. Die groepe het subgroepe ingesluit van diegene met verwagte goeie voedingkennis en diegene met verwagte swak voedingkennis. Die data wat tydens hierdie stap gegenereer is, is gebruik om die vraelys verder te verfyn deur die bepaling van die moeilikheids- en diskriminatoriese-indekse van die items. Die items wat nie aan vooraf gestelde kriteria voldoen het nie, is weggelaat. Die konstrukgeldigheid van die oorblywende 63 items is bepaal deur dieselfde datastel te gebruik. Om die interne-konsekwensie-betroubaarheid (IKB) van die vraelys te bepaal, is dit deur ‘n steekproef van adolessente, wat verteenwoordigend van die BTT-kohort is, voltooi. Hierna is die vraelys verder verfyn. Die uitkoms was ‘n 60-item vraelys waarvan die IBR en konstrukgeldigheid weereens bepaal is. Dit is gevind dat dié twee indikatore van geldigheid en betroubaarheid bevredigend is. Om akkurate interpretasie van die punt wat deur ‘n respondent vir die toets behaal te verseker, is die ideal om ‘n skaal te ontwikkel wat gebruik kan word om dié punt te takseer. ‘n Norm-gebaseerde prestasietakseringskaal is ontwikkel deur die voedingkennisvraelys deur ‘n steekproef wat verteenwoordigend is van die BTT-kohort (normgroep), te laat voltooi. Die prestasiepunte is getransformer na z-tellings wat vervolgens getransformeer is na stanneges, wat ‘n norm-gebaseerde prestasietakseringskaal opgelewer het wat gebruik kan word om die prestasie van die BTT-kohort te takseer. Valideringsgroepe met verskillende vlakke van voedingkennis, wat dus na verwagting verskillend getakseer behoort te word indien die norme toegepas word, het die voedingkennisvraelys voltooi om die geldigheid van die norme te bepaal. Dié valideringsgroepe het soos voorspel presteer, met betekenisvolle verskille in die prestasieprofiele van die verskillende groepe. Hierdie resultate dui daarop dat die norme geldig is. Die ontwikkeling van ‘n geldige en betroubare voedingkennistoets vir gebruik in die BTT-studie is suksesvol in hierdie studie deurgevoer. ‘n Norm-gebaseerde prestasietakseringskaal vir gebruik saam met die vraelys is ook suksesvol ontwikkel. Die vraelys en norme sal van waarde wees vir die evaluering van die voedingkennis van die BTT-kohort. Dit sal ook met sukses gebruik kan word om die verandering in die voedingkennis van die kinders soos wat hulle ouer word, te bepaal.