The social and environmental challenges of the coming decades will require that individuals possess environmental literacy: the understanding of natural systems combined with a sense of care for the earth, and the confidence and competency to act on its behalf. At the same time, disengaged youth need education environments that foster belonging and promote affective outcomes. The youth conservation corps model provides a natural context for engaging academically at-risk youth in environmental science education, while fostering connection to nature and student self-efficacy in ways that are experiential, relevant, and relationship-based. The focus of this study was a conservation corps program that integrates habitat restoration fieldwork and environmental science curriculum. The participants of this study were eight high school seniors who participated in the program for credit toward their high school diplomas. Data were collected through both quantitative and qualitative measures. Students completed a pre-test to assess their understanding and application of conceptual knowledge in ecosystem relationships and biodiversity. Upon completion of a six-week curriculum, they completed a post-test assessing knowledge in the same areas, two retrospective pre-post surveys measuring connection to nature and self-efficacy, and a post-evaluation measuring affective outcomes. Individual interviews were conducted in order to provide further insights and to identify elements of the program that contributed to positive outcomes. Results showed statistically significant increases in all outcome areas as well as positive student evaluation of affective outcomes. The outdoor and experiential components of the program were found to contribute most significantly to the positive outcomes.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T16:32:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Karen Danielle Magri Ferreira.pdf: 1295970 bytes, checksum: 3d9bc2a45a6a59367a98647c5a07b6d8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-02-27 / This exploratory research aims to identify how education to minors is understood. The critical theory oriented the interpretations to understand the importance and contradictions of education in contemporary capitalist society and the concepts of education, formation and pseudo-formation, ideology of technological rationality, among others. In addition to these concepts, this theory was fundamental to discuss the aspects of capitalism that raise the "minors" and keep them in their social and unequal situation, such the constant tutelage of social assistance. A set of ten laws that mention the socially excluded children and adolescents, the minors, between 1927 and 2012 was studied. After reading the laws fully, the measures that are understood as education for this population were outstanding. It was also analyzed theses and dissertations related to school education of young people who abide social education measures of internment, before categories that include the most relevant topics for researchers or by the frequency that they were mentioned in their theses. It was observed that education has low priority in comparison to social assistance measures or coercion. The experience of the Escola Oficina of Parque Dom Pedro, a public school, opened in 1985, for boys and girls that lived in central streets of São Paulo is further explored. The research was based on official documents, newspaper reports, information obtained from agencies responsible for registration of schools, testimonies registered during the existence of the school and interviews. The four people interviewed were involved with the creation project and deployment of Escola Oficina, consulting and teaching. It was noted that the Escola Oficina had many limitations and difficulties, especially with the changes of government in São Paulo, which, ultimately, changed the project, disarticulated the team and transferred the Escola Oficina to Fundação Bem-Estar do Menor. It was concluded that different measures from those commonly promoted by social assistance suffer resistance from the government and the society, which, unknowing the direction that education and criticism can cause, seem to prefer to use a lot of energy to keep things as they are than to change the position which children and young people socially excluded occupy / A presente pesquisa exploratória tem como objetivo identificar como a educação de menores é entendida. A teoria crítica orientou as interpretações para compreender a importância e as contradições da educação na sociedade capitalista contemporânea e os conceitos de educação, formação e pseudoformação, ideologia da racionalidade tecnológica, entre outros. Além desses conceitos, tal teoria foi fundamental para discutir os aspectos do capitalismo que criam os menores e os mantém em suas condições sociais e desiguais de existência, tal como a constante tutela da assistência social. Levantou-se um conjunto de dez leis que versam sobre crianças e adolescentes socialmente excluídos, os menores, no período de 1927 e 2012. A partir da leitura integral das leis, destacou-se as medidas entendidas como educativas para essa população. Analisou-se também teses e dissertações relacionadas à educação escolar de jovens que cumprem medida socioeducativa de internação, mediante categorias que incluem os temas mais relevantes para os pesquisadores ou pela frequência que eram referidos nos trabalhos. Observou-se que a educação escolar tem pouca prioridade em comparação com as medidas de assistência social ou coerção. Explorou-se ainda a experiência da Escola Oficina do Parque Dom Pedro, uma escola pública, inaugurada em 1985, para meninos e meninas que viviam nas ruas do centro de São Paulo. A investigação baseou-se em documentos oficiais, matérias de jornais, informações obtidas em órgãos responsáveis por cadastro de escolas, depoimentos registrados durante a existência da escola, e entrevistas. As quatro pessoas entrevistadas estiveram envolvidas com o projeto de criação, implantação da Escola Oficina, assessoria e docência. Observou-se que a Escola Oficina teve muitas limitações e dificuldades, especialmente, com mudanças no governo de São Paulo, que, no limite, desfigurou o projeto, desarticulou a equipe e transferiu a Escola Oficina para Fundação Bem-Estar do Menor de internação. Conclui-se que as medidas diferentes daquelas comumente promovidas pela assistência social sofrem resistência do governo e da sociedade, que, desconhecendo os rumos que a educação e a crítica podem ocasionar, parecem preferir utilizar uma enorme energia para manter as coisas como estão do que para mudar a situação em que as crianças e jovens socialmente excluídos se encontram

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T16:33:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 BENEDITA APARECIDA DE AZEVEDO.pdf: 553113 bytes, checksum: f4ccf05e41f1ca5a6d9499954f13994e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-02-14 / This research aims to investigate the view that teachers from classes of Adult and Youth Education (EJA) from 5th to 8th grades from public state schools of Vale do Ribeira-SP have about the didactic materials used in classroom. The investigation work has the following research questions What do the teachers say about the use of the Collection Ensinar e Aprender (Teach and Learn) in classroom? What difficulties do they notice in relation to the use of that material? Which other materials have been used by those teachers? as well as the hypothesis that the material proposed and received by the teachers of EJA classes from 5th to 8th grades in the state of São Paulo (Collection Teach and Learn) has not been frequently used, once the students reach the EJA classes from 5th to 8th grades without the necessary fluency in reading and writing, compelling the teachers to use other materials. The data, collected by means of analysis of documents and interviews with 05 teachers from those classes, were organized in synthesis charts and analyzed taking into consideration the theoretical reference offered by authors who study the school in its relationship with the social structure and the culture (Pérez Gómez and Gimeno Sacristán). This dissertation is structured in order to present what the analyzed documents indicate and propose; what the analytical studies about those documents bring; what the studies on pedagogic and didactic practices for Adult and Youth Education bring; and what the investigated teachers say about their work and those materials. The results emphasize that the teachers ignore the existence of the Curricular Proposal for the 2nd segment of the Adult and Youth Education and also ignore specific materials to support their work, the reason why they are compelled to accomplish adaptations of didactic materials destined to regular classes of Primary School / A pesquisa aqui relatada tem por objetivo investigar a visão que as professoras de classes de Educação de Jovens e Adultos Ciclo II de escolas do ensino público estadual do Vale do Ribeira-SP têm dos materiais didáticos utilizados em sala de aula. Norteiam o trabalho de investigação as seguintes questões de pesquisa Que dizem as professoras sobre o uso da Coleção Ensinar e Aprender em sala de aula? Que dificuldades percebem em relação ao uso desse material? Que outros materiais têm sido utilizados por essas professoras? bem como a hipótese de que o material proposto e recebido pelas professoras de classes de EJA Ciclo II no estado de São Paulo (Coleção Ensinar e Aprender) tem sido, em geral, pouco utilizado, tendo em vista que os alunos chegam às classes de EJA Ciclo II, sem a necessária fluência em leitura e escrita, levando as professoras a lançar mão de outros materiais. Os dados, coletados por meio de análise de documentos e de entrevistas com 05 professoras em exercício nessas classes, foram organizados em quadros-síntese e analisados à luz do referencial teórico oferecido por autores que estudam a escola na sua relação com a estrutura social e a cultura (Pérez Gómez e Gimeno Sacristán). A estrutura dessa dissertação está organizada de forma a apresentar o que indicam e propõem os documentos analisados; o que dizem os estudos que os analisaram; o que dizem os estudos sobre práticas pedagógicas e didáticas para Educação de Jovens e Adultos; e o que dizem as professoras investigadas sobre esses materiais e seu trabalho. Os resultados revelam que as professoras desconhecem a existência de uma Proposta Curricular para o 2º segmento da Educação de Jovens e Adultos e de materiais específicos nos quais possa apoiar seu trabalho, razão pela qual se vêm obrigadas a realizar adaptações de materiais didáticos destinados às classes regulares de Ensino Fundamental

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T18:22:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lilian Polo de Queiroz Macedo.pdf: 1218157 bytes, checksum: 7ec4c904a703583da8685b8be2f23c60 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-05-19 / Secretaria da Educação do Estado de São Paulo / In general terms, this research aims at investigating my pedagogical practice in a social reading event of Indigenous tales from the Amazon region, as a means to contributing to the education of students as readers, and as a means to honoring the Indigenous culture in the classroom (Mello, 2008, Santilli, 2000, Coelho, 2003). This research is developed within the area of Applied Linguistics, and, by using the research technique and literacy practice of Group Think Aloud (Zanotto,1997, 2000), it investigates two experiences of Amazon tale readings. The investigation was carried out as critical action research (Kincheloe,1997), by means qualitative research of the interpretive type (Chizzotti,2006, Bortoni-Ricardo,2008, Moita Lopes,1996). My own practice as teacher of reading, mediating discussions on the subject of the texts that generate debates about the Indigenous people and their culture - in experiences of the Group Think Aloud (Zanotto,1995,1998) was the focus of investigation. The Group Think Aloud was proposed and has been investigated by GEIM (Study Group of Indeterminacy and Metaphor). The current research was carried out with 22 students in a classroom of EJA (Adult and Youth Education) in a State School in the southern region of Sao Paulo. Data generated by means of Group Think Aloud (Zanotto,1997,2000), semi-standardized interviews (André and Ludke, 2004; Flick, 2009) and retrospective questionnaire (Queiroz,2009) unveiled the following results: 1) Group Think Aloud is an important ally in the education of readers, building their argumentative ability; and in the collaborative construction of meanings of a text; 2) There were changes in my practice since I began to value my students opinions, to give them voice and to see questions as powerful tools in the process of knowledge construction; 3) The Amazon Indigenous tales are effective texts to discuss the Indigenous peoples and their cultures, making room for cultural pluralism in the classroom; 4) In every discussion about the tales, students despite not knowing the Indigenous cultures well showed great interest, respect and admiration for the Indigenous citizen / Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo geral investigar minha prática pedagógica, num evento social de leitura de lendas indígenas amazônicas, como forma de contribuição para a formação do aluno como leitor e para a valorização da cultura indígena em sala de aula (Mello, 2008, Santilli, 2000, Coelho, 2003). Este trabalho se insere na área da Linguística Aplicada e por meio da técnica de pesquisa e prática de letramento do Pensar Alto em Grupo (Zanotto, 1997, 2000) investiga duas vivências dessa prática com a leitura de lendas indígenas amazônicas. Foi desenvolvida a pesquisa-ação crítica (Kincheloe, 1997), com metodologia qualitativa, do tipo interpretativista (Chizzotti, 2006, Bortoni-Ricardo, 2008, Moita Lopes, 1996), com enfoque em minha ação como professora de leitura mediando discussões dos alunos em vivências do Pensar Alto em Grupo sobre textos que geram discussões sobre o índio e sua cultura. O Pensar alto em Grupo foi proposto por Zanotto (1995, 1998) e tem sido investigado pelo GEIM (Grupo de Estudos da Indeterminação e da Metáfora). A pesquisa foi realizada com 22 alunos de uma sala de aula da modalidade EJA (Educação de Jovens e Adultos) de uma escola pública estadual da Zona Sul da cidade de São Paulo Os dados gerados através do Pensar Alto em Grupo (Zanotto, 1997, 2000), da entrevista semipadronizada (André e Ludke, 2004, Flick, 2009) e do questionário retrospectivo (Queiroz, 2009) evidenciaram como resultados: 1) O Pensar Alto em Grupo é um importante aliado para a formação do aluno como leitor, da sua capacidade argumentativa e da construção colaborativa de sentidos de um texto; 2) Houve mudanças em minha prática, comecei a valorizar meus alunos, dar voz a eles e ver nas perguntas um instrumento eficaz no processo de construção do conhecimento; 3) As lendas indígenas amazônicas são eficientes textos para se discutir sobre o índio e sua cultura, dando espaço para o pluralismo cultural em sala de aula; 4) Em todas as discussões sobre as lendas, os alunos, apesar de não conhecerem de perto a cultura indígena, mostraram ter grande interesse, respeito e admiração pelo cidadão indígena

Many educators are experiencing challenges in educating autistic learners, with the media reporting incidents of autistic learners being denied access to their local schools. This case study investigated how effective the TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication Handicapped Children) model is, in helping autistic learners to learn in an inclusive environment. The data collection instrumentsused included a literature review, questionnaires, interviews and artefacts. The collected data were analysed statistically, and descriptively. It seems as if there is perception that autism is increasing. Teachers need to be taught about full support mechanisms to deal with the challenges of teaching autistic learners. The research revealed that teachers were struggling to implement the TEACCH program owing to a lack of support programs for teachers, as well as a lack of continued use by other teachers. It was revealed that the teachers felt that for intervention programs to be successful, autistic learners should learn separately. / Inclusive Education / M. Ed. (Inclusive Education)

Submitted by Cristhiane Guerra (cristhiane.guerra@gmail.com) on 2017-01-04T14:32:46Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 2240627 bytes, checksum: 3801109fa1081b33b5ea28121b908461 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-01-04T14:32:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 2240627 bytes, checksum: 3801109fa1081b33b5ea28121b908461 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-06-03 / The present study intends to investigate lifelong learning related to the third age. The locus of the study is youth and adult education (YAE) as a theoretical and practical field, in which we seek to understand to what extent the phenomenon of ageing has been considered a substantive part of discussions and actions which involve the field. We start from the premise that the different experiences of group learning mentioned above have assumed an important role in the face of the phenomenon of ageing and that this, in its turn, constitutes an inherent part of the discussions which involve lifelong learning since it seeks to offer education without age limits. This concern also has as its background the recognition that the number of elderly people is growing as is life expectancy worldwide, a fact which has raised, amongst other questions, the expansion of studies directed to the theme and the delivery of actions and educational practices destined to this public in the most diverse times and spaces, just like the very universities which have sought to consolidate their mission as an environment which integrates teaching, research and extension through projects and programmes. In that sense, the point of departure for this study was the experience with the elderly from the University of Maturity in Tocantins (UMA). We set out to discuss a subject who is ignored on different fronts (by welfare, sanitary and educational policies). A subject who is unable to find space in the public and state sphere to renew and update his knowledge, and who has encountered in the experience of the university a means of reinventing and reaching a new understanding of him/herself as an incomplete being and, therefore, conscious of his/her incompletion. Methodologically this study is based on bibliographic and, at times, explicative research. Taking the University of Maturity at the Federal University of Tocantins as its reference, the methodology has recourse to the case study and makes use of ethnography as a method of analysis. / O trabalho apresentado tenciona fazer uma investigação acerca da aprendizagem ao longo da vida, relacionada à terceira idade. O lócus de estudo é a Educação de Pessoas Jovens e Adultas (EPJA) enquanto campo teórico e prático, na qual buscamos compreender em que medida o fenômeno do envelhecimento tem sido considerado parte substantiva das discussões e ações que envolvem a EPJA. Partimos da premissa de que as diferentes experiências de aprendizagem do grupo supracitado têm assumido papel importante diante do fenômeno do envelhecimento e que este, por sua vez, constitui parte inerente das discussões que envolvem a aprendizagem ao longo da vida, pois ela busca propiciar uma educação sem limite de idade. Esta preocupação tem como pano de fundo também o reconhecimento de que passamos por um crescente aumento do número de idosos e, consequentemente, da expectativa de vida em todo o mundo, fato que tem acarretado, dentre outras questões, a expansão de estudos voltados ao tema e a execução de ações e práticas educativas destinadas a esse público nos mais diferentes tempos e espaços, a exemplo das próprias universidades que têm buscado se consolidar enquanto um ambiente que integra os processos de ensino, pesquisa e extensão por meio de programas e projetos. Nesse sentido, o ponto de partida para este estudo foi a experiência com idosos oriundos da Universidade da Maturidade do Tocantins (UMA). Buscamos discorrer sobre um sujeito que é ignorado em diferentes frentes (pelas políticas previdenciárias, sanitárias e educacionais). Um sujeito que não encontra no âmbito público e estatal um espaço para renovar e atualizar seus conhecimentos e que tem encontrado na experiência da Universidade um meio para se reinventar e se compreender enquanto ser inconcluso e, portanto, consciente de sua inconclusão. Metodologicamente nosso trabalho faz uma incursão pela pesquisa bibliográfica e, por vezes, explicativa. Por ter a UMA da UFT, no Tocantins como referência, a metodologia é inspirada no estudo de caso e faz uso da etnografia enquanto método de análise.

What initiated this research was the need for the assessment of the National Curriculum Statement policy implementation. This was brought about by the observation that there was a general complaint in the province that educators are struggling with the implementation processes. It would seem that at the formulation of this policy the schools for learners with disabilities were not considered. The main objective of this study, is therefore, to assess the implementation of the NCS policy in relation to the principle of inclusivity regarding learners with disabilities in schools. This has been achieved through finding out how educators are coping in a situation where they are expected to improvise learning and assessment methodologies to cater for a large variety of disabilities of which they are not trained to work with. This study used two techniques, face to face interviews with the subject advisors in the districts as well as with the educators at the schools. Questionnaires were used in the case of managers at school and district levels. Qualitative research was used to accumulate sufficient data to lead to the understanding of the problems that are encountered at different levels. In terms of the findings, most of the respondents pointed out that the policy does not adequately cater for the needs of both the learners and the educators of the special schools. They further mentioned that the outcomes according to the policy do not stipulate what is expected of the learners with barriers to learning due to their disability conditions. According to the responses of the different categories of participants, it became clear that the implementation of the NCS policy is not very successful due to a wide variety of problems that are encountered by the implementers. The main complained about problem is the need for the adaptation of the curriculum to accommodate the learners with disabilities. Furthermore, there is a dire need for the implementers to make reference to all the disabilities found at these schools so as to deal with their situation accordingly. The NCS policy promises change for the better, however the necessary ramifications related to its implementation need to be successfully managed and dealt with properly. This has implications on areas of concern, mainly the training of educators on mastering the implementation and assessment processes which are key to meaningful education. Considering that inclusivity is about change of attitude and behaviour as well as teaching and learning methodologies, it becomes difficult for these changes to materialise if and when inclusivity is not applied properly at the schools for learners with disabilities. The effectiveness of inclusivity depends on the consideration of all the factors that would lead to a healthy environment in the case of these schools. This would mean putting of all the relevant structures in place as well as encouraging team work at all levels, from the educators, management and the community. The district officials should always avail themselves for monitoring and supporting services at these schools. The findings of this study, may contribute to the asking of many questions. This may lead to further debates which may give rise to the need for further research on many aspects that have come up in this study.

The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether or not the implementation of Proposition 227 has been effective for advancing the English language acquisition needs of English Learners in the Inland Empire.

This essay examines a movement practicing civic confirmation in Stockholm in the 1930s. Organizing the civic confirmations was The Committee for Civic Youth Education, led by civil- and human rights advocate Anna Lindhagen (1870–1941). The practice of civic confirmation is examined within the context of the early 20th century Swedish labour movement and the criticism of church and religion often expressed therein. Based on Janken Myrdal’s method of multiple sources, the essay utilizes several different kinds of sources, consisting of unpublished archival material as well as press and periodical journals, in order to examine the background, purpose and practice of civic confirmation. The origins of the civic confirmations are found within the critique of what was perceived as a too dogmatic and compulsory school education in the Christian faith, leading to a desire to politically reform the religious education of the public-school system. When this failed, Anna Lindhagen and her peers took matters into their own hands, organizing a course of lectures on religious and philosophic thinkers throughout history as well as on contemporary matters deemed important for adolescents. The purpose was to give youths a proper religious education, thus enabling them to become morally and spiritually sound members of society, and to eventually replace the practice of church confirmation. Courses were held throughout the 1930s, but the movement’s fate thereafter is unknown. The civic confirmations in Stockholm were similar to practices in southern Sweden as well as in Denmark and Norway. They were also in many ways typical of how the labour movement had organized its opposition to church practices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This particular instance of civic confirmation in Stockholm may have had limited effect on society, but within a broader context of secularization in northern Europe, the early and mid-20th century civic confirmations could be understood as forerunners to similar movements organizing civic or humanist youth confirmations in the 21st century.

<p>STEM education is a top priority in the educational development of youth across the United States as the country tries to address the need of having a more well equipped, prepared, and educated workforce. Agriculture, food, and natural resources (AFNR) has the ability to provide a relevant context for engaging students in STEM education through experiential learning. Tragically, both STEM and AFNR struggle to reach and engage more diversified audiences, especially students of color. AFNR education provides an authentic avenue to center STEM engagement around addressing societal grand challenges like food and nutritional security, childhood-obesity, and climate change; issues faced by all communities. The approaches and steps taken to address these AFNR related grand challenges can all be explored through the lens of food systems. Food systems is a concept within AFNR that encompasses the interdisciplinary components of AFNR, STEM, and social sciences that provides a breakdown for the process and system involved in getting food from farm to fork. In an era where youth are more disconnected from understanding where their food comes from, food systems education has the ability to reconnect youth to the root of this issue and the potential to lead them to explore finding solutions to the grand challenges facing their generation. Furthermore, food systems education provides a context to engage youth in authentic learning experiences in nonformal and formal classroom settings around relevant issues with the potential to enhance their interests and concerns around these topics.</p> <p><a>The purpose of this study was to explore and describe elementary school students’ interests and concerns about the food system, and their overall engagement in the learning experience after participating in an authentic learning based Virtual Agri+STEM Camp focused on food systems education, AFNR, and STEM activities. The convenience sample for this study was made up of elementary school students between grades 3^rd and 8^th grade (<i>N</i> = 99) who were either in the classroom or participating in an at-home Agri+STEM session. The majority of these students were from rural communities and most of them were African Americans. Quantitative data was collected before and after participation in the Virtual Agri+STEM Camp experience that using the research developed Food System Interest and Food System Concern instrument. Previous AFNR related experiences were also reported by students. The researcher also used an adapted version of the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI) and STEM Semantics survey to measure student engagement and attitudes after participating in the experience. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data, which included means, standard deviations, frequencies, and percentages. To explore the relationships between each of the variables, correlations were also computed. </a></p> <p>There were four conclusions for this study. First, students that participated in the Virtual Agri+STEM Camp were motivated and engaged in the learning process while doing the Agri+STEM Camp activities. Second, students that participated in the Virtual Agri+STEM Camp were interested and concerned about the food system before and after participating in the Virtual Agri+STEM Camp. Third, African American student participants reported less previous AFNR experiences, yet they reported more interests and concerns in the food system than Caucasian American participants before and after completing the Virtual Agri+STEM Camp. Lastly, Students that felt more competent, saw the value, and were interested/enjoyed the Agri+STEM experience were more likely to be interested and concerned about the food system. Recommendations for future research and implications for practice and policy were discussed.</p>