Der Workshop gibt einen Überblick aus pädagogisch-psychologischer Perspektive über die Grundbegriffe und die empirische Befundlage der medienbasierten Wissensgemeinschaften. Als Einstieg in die Thematik wird die soziokonstruktivistische Perspektive des situierten Lernens erläutert und die Definition des Konzepts Wissensgemeinschaft anhand von medienbasierten Beispielen diskutiert. Weiterhin wird deutlich gemacht, wie die Quelle der Wissenskommunikation in Wissensgemeinschaften in deren sozialen Heterogenität liegt, die vor allem unterschiedliche Expertise und die entsprechend unterschiedliche Partizipation der Mitglieder umfasst. Eine weitere Grundlage der Aktivität in Wissensgemeinschaften ist die Motivation der Wissenskommunikation, die auf erwartete Gegenseitigkeit, Anerkennung und Selbstwirksamkeit basiert.

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

Childhood immunization has been one of the most important public health measures in the 20th century. In the United States, 95% of avoidable childhood diseases have been prevented through vaccinations. However, there have been growing concerns around the safety of vaccines, and this increased uncertainty has led to decreases in vaccination participation and increases in cases of preventable diseases. As such, is it important to understand why parents are not vaccinating their children. A qualitative approach was utilized to conduct this study. Flyers to recruit participants were distributed by healthcare providers and were posted in church facilities. Ten parents of children ages 3 to 8 years volunteered to participate to discuss their refusal to or delay in vaccinating their children. The health belief model functioned as the theoretical context to guide this phenomenological study approach in examining the reasons parents are not vaccinating or delaying vaccination of their children. Analysis included constructing a written description of the phenomenon as experienced by the research participants using their responses to the research question, followed by developing response coding schemes, identifying themes, justifying findings, and ensuring sound analysis and reporting of information. For example, word frequency and common phrases were the first steps of the analysis. Results showed that parents had a negative reaction towards childhood vaccination and felt that either the vaccine schedule was too aggressive or contained dangerous toxins that may have side effects. These findings can be used to assist healthcare providers in the way they provide outreach and education to parents as well as potentially helping develop tools that would encourage parents to vaccinate their children.

The objective of the study was an evaluation of the Tembaletu Resource Center within the Tembaletu Community Education Center. The Resource Center was evaluated in terms of its objectives. Each objective formed the basis for the subsequent research questions. The evaluation was from the perspectives of the three major user groups namely the teachers, the registered students and outside users. A survey was conducted whereby information was obtained from each group by means of a semi-structured questionnaire. Major findings in terms of the objectives were: many teachers, students and the general users use the Resource Center to read books and study, teachers read literacy books, many users have never bought literacy books for sale as many were unaware of this service, resource-based work has been given to students by teachers and this was seen to be a worthwhile exercise, more than half of the users had not borrowed educational videos, users had found information that helped them solve their personal problems although many users had never used the computer to access information. Lack of awareness of many of the services by users was indicated and was regarded as the stumbling block to the full use of the Resource Center. Recommendations based on the findings of the evaluation were made and this was followed by suggestions for further research. / Thesis (M.I.S.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 1998.

South Africa finds itself on the threshold of new challenges taking place in virtually every :possible sphere of life, i.e. the political, technological, human, social, economic and cultural spheres. The education system is also faced with these changes and cannot be viewed in isolation, rut demands new outlooks by educational planners and educationists. Non-formal education f orns an integral part of the provision of a system of education in' South Africa and is also influenced by these challenges. In order to make reasonable reconnnendations on how the challenges - particularly those of education management - should be approached by education planners and educationists, the following were investigated: * the role of and need for non-formal education in a system of education provision in south Africa so as to detenltlne the need to manage and administrate non-formal education successfully * the institutions which make the biggest contributions to the provision of non-formal education in south Africa, in order to point out where problem areas exist, and the resultant duplication, overlapping and fragmentation of training regional development and the role of regional bodies such as the Regional Development Advisory Conunittees, Regional Development Conunittees of the National Training Board, Training Board for Iocal Government Bodies and Regional services Councils the utilisation of Regional services COUncils to co-ordinate non-formal education at regional and local levels Based on the findings, an educational strategy is proposed to co-ordinate non-formal education on recJional and local levels through Regional Services councils. / Educational Leadership and Management / D. Ed. (Educational Management)

Depuis le début des années 90, des collectifs d'architectes mettent en avant des démarches alternatives au processus traditionnel d'élaboration du projet architectural ou urbain. Ils privilégient des interventions sur les petites échelles permettant une implication plus importante des habitants sur le projet dans le cadre d'actions engageant peu de moyens. A la fois proches des artistes « activistes » ou de pratiques d'éducation populaire, ces architectes proposent des méthodes alliant pédagogie de la création et participation démocratique. Le militantisme et la coproduction avec le public semblent ainsi dessiner les contours de modèles d'action qui, bien que marginaux, participent au changement des valeurs traditionnelles du champ de l'architecture. Une nouvelle socialisation de l'activité des architectes semble alors être à l'oeuvre à travers ces formes d'engagements professionnels. La thèse est organisée en trois parties. La première présente un état des lieux de la socialisation de l'architecture à travers deux entrées principales : l'histoire sociale de la profession et le mouvement de la démocratisation de l'architecture. La deuxième chapitre vise à expliciter les formes de professionnalités développées par des collectifs à partir d'une description de fonctionnements associatifs et de divers champs d'action (interventions sociales et artistiques ou actions pédagogiques et participatives). Enfin, la troisième partie explore les modalités selon lesquelles des architectes et des artistes façonnent de nouvelles compétences construites à partir de déplacements relatifs à leurs champs de référence / Since the early 1990s, architects' collectives have placed emphasis on alternative approaches to the traditional process used to develop architectural or urban projects. These collectives privilege small scale interventions that permit a greater involvement of local residents in the project through actions requiring few means. Simultaneously close to “activist” artists and community education practices, these architects propose methods that ally the teaching of creativity and democratic participation. As a result, the activism and joint production with the public seems to outline the contours of action models that, although marginal, are contributing to changing traditional values within the field of architecture. A new socialisation of the activity carried out by architects seems to be taking shape through these forms of professional commitment. The thesis is organised into three parts. The first presents an assessment of the socialisation of architecture through two particular aspects: the social history of the profession and the movement towards the democratisation of architecture. The second chapter aims to clarify the forms of professionalism developed by the collectives through a description of the associative operational methods and the various fields of action (social and artistic interventions or educative and participative actions). Finally, the third part explores the methods through which architects and artists develop new skills by expanding their specific fields of reference

M.Ed. / Surprisingly little debate about the role and responsibilities of parents has surfaced in the current wave of concern over the plight of public education. Has there been a decline in parent involvement in the schools and if so, is that decline part of the schools' problem? Should parents step in when schools are faltering? Should schools that seek to improve themselves reach out to parents to help? What can parents contribute to the education of their children, at home and in schools? However illuminating the answers might be, these questions are hardly being addressed. Even with adequate support from policy makers, should we expect educators to turn ailing schools around all by themselves, with no direct assistance from parents or other members of the community? The changing circumstances in South Africa up to date can be seen as the inspiration for the investigation of how school governance is affected by this. Dramatic reform is taking place in South Africa regarding changing political and constitutional views on education, with a rapidly increasing trend towards multicultural education. Multicultural education is a trend that has manifested itself world-wide. The primary goal is to accommodate pupils of diverse and different cultures in one education system. This study dealt with parents views on participative management in school that need to survive in the above context. The important role of school governance is to bridge the gap between what happens at home and what is happening in schools. It aims at fostering and promoting this relationship in a mutual way, in other words the school should benefit the parent community and the parent community should benefit from the school as well. The study was conducted by means of interviewing parents about the need for more information regarding participative management. The findings suggest that there is such a need in the parent community, and that they need education and training to learn skills needed for participatory management.

M.Tech. / This study is based on the premise that awareness of active citizenship among South African citizens should be encouraged and can be developed through specific educational and skills interventions embedded in Visual Art learning programmes. South Africa‟s developing democracy requires active citizens with the capacity to disseminate values of equality, dignity, liberty and social justice, amongst other constitutional rights. Our country‟s history in the struggle for liberation encompasses a legacy of resistance, and screen-printed protest posters played an important role in communicating dissent towards the apartheid state (Seidmann 2009, Peffer 2009). My research examines the role of screen-printing as a particular graphic medium which is an organising tool to create awareness and communication. The project uses co-operative enquiry as a participatory action research method to facilitate the application of hand-made fine art screen-printed artworks and posters that support skills development, an understanding of self-identity and a sharing of skills that contribute to active citizenship. I present three visual art screen-printing projects that I facilitated from 2010 to 2011 at Artist Proof Studio (APS), an art centre in Johannesburg, whose mission is to inculcate aspects of active citizenship among the participating learners. I contend that the combination of all three screen-print projects presented to the group of students, leads to skills-development, awareness of personal identity and participation in community engagement projects which may enhance their ability to participate as active citizens and which in turn supports the mission statement of the education unit at APS. Such an intervention serves as a learning model that can further contribute to social, educational and economic redress among the participants at APS.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:19:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Olivia Cerdoura Garjaka Baptista.pdf: 2543853 bytes, checksum: 09fadd7f4dded2de3ca2d130a77561ae (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-03-01 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The aim of this paper is to present community education as an important tool to promote citizenship of children and adolescent at social risk. We will present the process of democratization of citizenship, having chosen as the theoretical approaches to this analysis, the greek concept of citizenship as well as the concept of citizenship developed by Hannah Arendt. We will review the right to equality and the right to difference. We will present children and adolescents as peculiar right holders. We will clarify that children and adolescents than those who fall into the social risk are in a different situation, more prone to violation. We will present an analysis of the legal protection of the right to education of children and adolescents in three distinct and complementary spheres, namely: the global, regional (american) and national (brazilian). We will briefly present education in family and education at the school to then introduce community education developed by Cidade Escola Aprendiz. We will examine four technologies needed to implement the Bairro-Escola, created by the Cidade Escola Aprendiz. Next, we will present the case study developed by the Bairro-Escola developed by Cidade Escola Aprendiz in Vila Madalena, stating that community education can be used to fight the exile and the invisibility of children and adolescents at social risk, enabling the rescue of citizenship of these children and adolescents / O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar a educação comunitária como importante ferramenta de resgate da cidadania de crianças e de adolescentes em situação de risco social. Para tanto apresentaremos o processo de democratização da cidadania, tendo escolhido como referenciais teóricos para esta análise o conceito grego de cidadania, bem como o conceito de cidadania desenvolvido por Hannah Arendt. Analisaremos o direito à igualdade e o direito à diferença. Apresentaremos as crianças e os adolescentes como peculiares titulares de direitos. Esclareceremos que as crianças e os adolescentes que aqueles que se enquadram na situação de risco social encontra-se em uma situação diferenciada, mais propensa à violação de direitos. Apresentaremos uma análise da proteção jurídica do direito à educação das crianças e dos adolescentes em três distintas e complementares esferas, quais sejam: a global, a regional (americana) e a nacional (brasileira). Apresentaremos brevemente a educação na família e a educação na escola para, em seguida apresentarmos a educação comunitária desenvolvida pela Cidade Escola Aprendiz. Analisaremos as quatro tecnologias necessárias para a implementação do Bairro- Escola, criado pela Cidade Escola Aprendiz. Em seguida, apresentaremos o estudo de caso do Bairro-Escola desenvolvido pela Cidade Escola Aprendiz na Vila Madalena, esclarecendo que a educação comunitária pode ser usada no combate do desterro e da invisibilidade de crianças e adolescentes em situação de risco social, possibilitando o resgate da cidadania destas crianças e adolescentes

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.