This was a correlation study exploring the relationships between scores on various dimensions within and across different exercises in the leadership assessment and development centre (LADC) of an auditing firm in Johannesburg. The study specifically aimed at investigating the discriminant and convergent validity of the LADC. LADC ratings collected from a sample of 138 were analysed using a Pearson Product Moment Correlation (r) and principal component analysis (PCA) was conducted to discover the main dimensions or constructs. Twenty one dimensions were measured using six different exercises in the LADC. The large correlations found in the study showed lack of discriminant validity amongst the majority of different dimensions measured in same exercises whilst, the PCA showed some convergent validity among various dimensions measured across exercises for the LADC. Lastly, the findings of the principal component analysis (PCA) supported a two-factor structure, indicating that assessors are able to differentiate between interpersonal and performance-related dimensions. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M.A. (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)

Summaries in Afrikaans and English / In hierdie studie word die ontstaan en ontwikkeling van demokrasie in die opvoeding in tydperspektief, naamlik aan die hand van 'n tiental opvoedkundiges se opvoedingsidees en onderwyspraktyke vanuit 'n histories-opvoedkundige perspektief ondersoek. Die nuwe uitkomstegebaseerde onderwys- en leerbenadering in Suid-Afrika word ook ondersoek. Die opvoedkundiges is onder meer: • Plato (427-347 vC) • Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (35-100 nC) • Aurelius Augustinus (354-430 nC) • Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536 nC) • Johan Amos Comenius (1592-1670) • John Locke (1632-1704) • Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) • Maria Montessori ( 1870-1952) • John Dewey (1859-1952) • Paulo Freire (1921-1997) Daar is bevind dat die demokrasie van die vroegste tye af (sedert die antieke Grieke) tot in ons huidige eeu in die opvoeding en onderwys aangespreek, gevestig en uitgebou is. Ten slotte word die uitsprake en praktyke van die vermelde opvoedkundiges en 'n uitkomstegebaseerde onderwys- en leerbenadering in Suid-Afrika beoordeel in terme van demokratiese wesenskenmerke en aanbevelings met betrekking tot die kontemporere en toekomstige opvoeding en onderwys in Suid-Afrika word gemaak. / In this study the origin and development of democracy in education through the ages is traced in terms of a historico-educational examination of the ideas and practices of about ten educationists. The new outcomes-based education and learning approach in South Africa is also examined. The educationists are inter alia: • Plato (427-347 BC) • Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-100 AD) • Aurelius Augustine (354-430 AD) • Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536 AD) • John Amos Comenius (1592-1670) • John Locke (1632-1704) • Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) • Maria Montessori (1870-1952) • John Dewey (1859-1952) • Paulo Freire (1921-1997) It was found that democracy in educational theory and practice was addressed, established and developed since ancient times (the ancient Greeks) right up to the present. Finally, the educational philosophy and practices of these educationists as well as the outcomes-based educational approach in South Africa are examined in terms of their essential democratic features and recommendations are made regarding the present education system in South Africa. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (Historiese Opvoedkunde)

La présente thèse s’insère dans le domaine de la recherche exploratoire sur les enjeux didactiques de la formation initiale et continue des enseignants d’anglais L2 dans le contexte algérien : entre les objectifs institutionnels et les attentes des enseignants. L’étude s’intéresse à la formation initiale et continue des futurs enseignants telle qu’elle est prescrite par la tutelle et telle qu’elle est mise en œuvre par l’institut de formation. Appuyée sur les données collectées à partir des différents outils utilisés à cet effet, à savoir quatre questionnaires, deux interviews et l’analyse du cursus de formation, la recherche met en lumière le décalage qui existe entre le prescriptif et le descriptif de la formation. Le monde dans lequel nous vivons est en perpétuelle métamorphose ; celui de l’éducation l’est autant. Les changements et les réformes auxquelles nous assistons ces temps-ci sont dictés par le seul souci de bien-faire, dans le cadre de la mondialisation. Néanmoins, les réformes entamées dans le système éducatif algérien ne peuvent atteindre leurs objectifs que si elles sont menées de manière réfléchie, intelligente, méthodique et rationnelle. Dans une société en pleine transformation, la formation professionnelle des enseignants s’avère une nécessité urgente. Ces enseignants doivent développer une pratique réflexive : une posture fondamentale, parce que la capacité d’innover, de négocier et de réguler leur pratique passe impérativement par une réflexion sur l’expérience, favorisant la construction de savoirs nouveaux. / The present thesis fits into the field of the exploratory research on the didactical issues of the initial and in-service trainings of teachers of English as a foreign language in the Algerian context: between institutional objectives and the teachers’ expectations. The study focuses on the initial and in-service trainings of the future teachers as it is required by the employer and as it is carried out by the training institute. Founded on the collected data from the various tools used for the purpose, namely the questionnaires, the interviews and the initial training curriculum analysis, the research highlights/sheds light on the gap between the prescriptive and the descriptive trainings. The world in which we live is in perpetual metamorphosis that of education is the same. The changes and reforms we are witnessing these days are dictated solely by the desire to do well in the context of globalization. Nevertheless, the reforms undertaken in the Algerian educational system cannot achieve their goals unless they are conducted in a thoughtful, intelligent, methodical and rational manner. In a changing society, training of professional teachers is an urgent need. These professional teachers have to develop reflective practice, a basic posture, because the ability to innovate, negotiate and its practice necessarily involves a reflection on experience, encouraging the construction of new knowledge

The desire to produce a learning environment which promotes student motivation, collaboration, and higher order thinking is common within the higher education system of today. Such learning environments also have the ability to address challenges’ Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) students face entering the workforce. Through the vertical and horizontal integration of courses, this research presents how a scaffolded learning environment with a centralized theme of energy can increase motivation and conceptual retention within students. The integration of courses allows students to systematically translate their competency of concepts between energy based courses through experiential learning. The goal of this work is to develop a competency based learning model where students earn a professionally recognizable credential. The credential is earned through demonstrating their mastery of industry desired skills at a level that goes above and beyond the stock curriculum. The result is a more continuous curriculum that enhances multi-disciplinary problem solving while better preparing MET students for the workforce.

Ce travail de recherche se situe à un moment particulier de réforme du système éducatif algérien. Il prend sa source dans les difficultés suscitées par la mise en œuvre de cette réforme, du point de vue, pour l’enseignement des mathématiques, de l’approche par les compétences et de l’intégration des TICe. Il questionne le potentiel des ressources de Sésamath, une association française d’enseignants, pour soutenir le travail des professeurs confrontés à cette réforme.Ancrée dans l’approche documentaire du didactique, la thèse a suivi plus particulièrement trois professeurs d’un collège, à la fois dans leurs classes régulières et dans un atelier de mathématiques, laboratoire d’intégration des ressources de Sésamath.Elle considère particulièrement les systèmes de ressources des enseignants en analysant leur structure et leur évolution, dans la perspective d’une modélisation de ces systèmes. Elle exploite la notion de schème, et notamment d’invariants opératoires, pour décrire l’évolution des connaissances des professeurs.Elle montre comment l’intégration des ressources de Sésamath, dans un milieu arabophone, conduit à développer un travail collectif de sélection, d’adaptation, de traduction et de mise en œuvre de ses ressources. Elle montre comment l’intégration des activités de Sésamath basées sur la résolution de problèmes a soutenu les enseignants dans leur travail de mise en œuvre de la réforme. Elle met en évidence l’intérêt de ces interactions pour l’évolution des connaissances et le développement professionnel des enseignants impliqués.L’étude ouvre des pistes, aussi bien pour la formation des enseignants que pour la modélisation de leur système de ressources / This research is situated at a particular moment of reform of the Algerian educational system. It originates from the difficulties of implementing this reform from a point of view, for mathematics education, of the competency-based approach and the integration of ICT. It questions the potential of the resources of Sésamath, a French association of teachers, for supporting the work of teachers facing this reform.Anchored in the documentary approach to didactics, the PhD followed in particular three teachers from a college, both in their regular classes and in a mathematics workshop, the Sésamath resource integration laboratory.It particularly considers teacher resource systems by analyzing their structure and evolution, aiming to modelling these systems. It exploits the notion of scheme, and especially operational invariants, to describe the evolution of teachers' knowledge.It shows how the integration of Sésamath's resources, in an Arabic-speaking environment, leads to developing a collective work of selection, adaptation, translation and implementation of these resources. It shows how the integration of problem-based Sésamath activities has supported teachers in their work for implementing the reform. It highlights the value of these interactions for the evolution of knowledge and professional development of the teachers involved.The study opens ways, both for teacher training and for modelling their resource system

Introdução: O debate sobre a formação de profissionais da saúde no mundo tem valorizado a integração entre o sistema de educação e o sistema de saúde. Paralelamente, ganham força a educação baseada em competências como também a ideia de competências profissionais que favoreçam a qualidade do cuidado centrado na pessoa, apoiado no trabalho colaborativo. No Brasil, políticas públicas valorizam tanto a formação quanto as práticas profissionais voltadas à atenção primária à saúde (APS), podendo ser considerados exemplos em nível federal, as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais (DCN) e a Política Nacional de Atenção Básica (PNAB). Entretanto, as normas jurídicas ainda são objetos pouco estudados apesar de sua relevância como expressão do controle formal da sociedade e também por sua capacidade de promover avanços na integração necessária entre a formação e o exercício profissional. Objetivos: Analisar o conteúdo das competências das DCN à luz da APS e identificar pontos de articulação com a PNAB, caracterizar as competências elencadas nos documentos regulatórios da graduação e da prática da saúde na APS por meio da PNAB, caracterizar a inter-relação entre as competência destes diferentes cursos e identificar a interface das DCN com a PNAB. Método: Trata-se de análise documental, a partir da continuidade de pesquisa financiada pela OPAS intitulada \"Regulação das Profissões de Saúde no Brasil: mapeamento jurídico e institucional, identificação dos pontos de articulação e desarticulação e formulação de propostas para a harmonização regulatória\", cujo relato segue as recomendações do Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research. A análise foi realizada de duas maneiras: análise de conteúdo temática (adotando o quadro teórico dos atributos da APS como categorias a priori) e análise lexical, com apoio do Software Iramuteq. Os documentos escolhidos foram as DCN dos cursos de medicina, enfermagem e terapia ocupacional e PNAB (versão 2011), sendo selecionados e analisados os trechos que descrevem as competências esperadas do egresso (nas DCN) e as atribuições comuns e específicas dos profissionais na PNAB. Resultados: As duas formas de análise mostram que os documentos normativos abordam o atributo da integralidade de forma expressiva. A frequência dos atributos na PNAB é maior do que nas DCN. Há diferenças conceituais discretas entre os cursos e características distintas de linguagem. Como limitação, é importante pontuar que os resultados dizem de um contexto histórico e político específico, já transformado com a publicação da nova PNAB em 2016. Contudo, entende-se que a dissertação investiga e contribui para o reconhecimento também de aspectos permanentes das políticas públicas e demonstra a convergência, prevista nos documentos, entre os cursos/profissões bem como corrobora para o papel dos marcos normativos como forma de controle social formal. Conclui-se que há a necessidade da presença de atributos da APS nas competências das DCN e nas atribuições dos profissionais na PNAB, reforçando a necessidade de repensarmos os documentos que regulam a formação e buscarmos a elaboração de novas versões, viabilizando a prática colaborativa na saúde, já que estes atributos permitem a articulação entre as práticas profissionais / Introduction: The discussion about the health professional\'s formation has been enriched by the convergence between the educational and health systems around the world. The education based on competencies has increased importance as the idea of professional competencies that favor the quality of person-centered care, supported by collaborative work. In Brazil, public policies value as training as professional practices focused on primary health care (APS). The National Curricular Guidelines (DCN) and the Nacional Policy of Primary Care (PNAB) can be considered as examples at the federal level. However, the current legislation is still a matter of studies despite its relevance as an expression of formal control of society and also for their ability to promote progress in the necessary integration between training and professional practice. Objectives: To analyze the content of the competences of the DCN in the light of the APS and to identify points of articulation with the PNAB, to characterize the competences listed in the regulatory documents of the graduation and health practice in the APS through the PNAB, to characterize the interrelation between the different courses and identify the interface of the DCN with the PNAB. Method: This is documentary analysis, based on the continuity of research funded by PAHO entitled \"Regulation of Health Professions in Brazil: legal and institutional mapping, identification of points of articulation and disarticulation and formulation of proposals for regulatory harmonization\", whose report follows the recommendations of the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research. The analysis was carried out in two ways: thematic content analysis (adopting the theoretical framework of APS attributes as a priori categories) and lexical analysis, with the support of Iramuteq Software. The selected documents are from the DCN related to medical, nursing, occupational therapy schools and PNAB (2011 version). These documents describe the expected competencies of the egress (according the DCN) and the common and specific assignments of the professionals in the PNAB. Results: The analysis show the normative documents approaching the attribute of integrality expressively. The frequency of attributes in the PNAB is greater than in the DCN. There are discrete conceptual differences between courses and distinct language characteristics.As a limitation, it is important to point out that the results refer to an specific historical and political context, already changed with the publication of the new PNAB in 2016.Although, it is well knowledge that the master\'s thesis investigates and contributes to the recognition about the permanent aspects of public policies and demonstrates the convergence predicted in the documents between the courses / professions as well as corroborates the role of normative milestones as a form of formal social control. It is concluded that there is a need for the presence of APS attributes in the competencies of the DCN and in the attributions of the professionals in the PNAB, reinforcing the need to rethink the documents that regulate the training and seek the elaboration of new versions, enabling the collaborative practice in health , since these attributes allow the articulation between the professional practices

Introdução: O debate sobre a formação de profissionais da saúde no mundo tem valorizado a integração entre o sistema de educação e o sistema de saúde. Paralelamente, ganham força a educação baseada em competências como também a ideia de competências profissionais que favoreçam a qualidade do cuidado centrado na pessoa, apoiado no trabalho colaborativo. No Brasil, políticas públicas valorizam tanto a formação quanto as práticas profissionais voltadas à atenção primária à saúde (APS), podendo ser considerados exemplos em nível federal, as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais (DCN) e a Política Nacional de Atenção Básica (PNAB). Entretanto, as normas jurídicas ainda são objetos pouco estudados apesar de sua relevância como expressão do controle formal da sociedade e também por sua capacidade de promover avanços na integração necessária entre a formação e o exercício profissional. Objetivos: Analisar o conteúdo das competências das DCN à luz da APS e identificar pontos de articulação com a PNAB, caracterizar as competências elencadas nos documentos regulatórios da graduação e da prática da saúde na APS por meio da PNAB, caracterizar a inter-relação entre as competência destes diferentes cursos e identificar a interface das DCN com a PNAB. Método: Trata-se de análise documental, a partir da continuidade de pesquisa financiada pela OPAS intitulada \"Regulação das Profissões de Saúde no Brasil: mapeamento jurídico e institucional, identificação dos pontos de articulação e desarticulação e formulação de propostas para a harmonização regulatória\", cujo relato segue as recomendações do Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research. A análise foi realizada de duas maneiras: análise de conteúdo temática (adotando o quadro teórico dos atributos da APS como categorias a priori) e análise lexical, com apoio do Software Iramuteq. Os documentos escolhidos foram as DCN dos cursos de medicina, enfermagem e terapia ocupacional e PNAB (versão 2011), sendo selecionados e analisados os trechos que descrevem as competências esperadas do egresso (nas DCN) e as atribuições comuns e específicas dos profissionais na PNAB. Resultados: As duas formas de análise mostram que os documentos normativos abordam o atributo da integralidade de forma expressiva. A frequência dos atributos na PNAB é maior do que nas DCN. Há diferenças conceituais discretas entre os cursos e características distintas de linguagem. Como limitação, é importante pontuar que os resultados dizem de um contexto histórico e político específico, já transformado com a publicação da nova PNAB em 2016. Contudo, entende-se que a dissertação investiga e contribui para o reconhecimento também de aspectos permanentes das políticas públicas e demonstra a convergência, prevista nos documentos, entre os cursos/profissões bem como corrobora para o papel dos marcos normativos como forma de controle social formal. Conclui-se que há a necessidade da presença de atributos da APS nas competências das DCN e nas atribuições dos profissionais na PNAB, reforçando a necessidade de repensarmos os documentos que regulam a formação e buscarmos a elaboração de novas versões, viabilizando a prática colaborativa na saúde, já que estes atributos permitem a articulação entre as práticas profissionais / Introduction: The discussion about the health professional\'s formation has been enriched by the convergence between the educational and health systems around the world. The education based on competencies has increased importance as the idea of professional competencies that favor the quality of person-centered care, supported by collaborative work. In Brazil, public policies value as training as professional practices focused on primary health care (APS). The National Curricular Guidelines (DCN) and the Nacional Policy of Primary Care (PNAB) can be considered as examples at the federal level. However, the current legislation is still a matter of studies despite its relevance as an expression of formal control of society and also for their ability to promote progress in the necessary integration between training and professional practice. Objectives: To analyze the content of the competences of the DCN in the light of the APS and to identify points of articulation with the PNAB, to characterize the competences listed in the regulatory documents of the graduation and health practice in the APS through the PNAB, to characterize the interrelation between the different courses and identify the interface of the DCN with the PNAB. Method: This is documentary analysis, based on the continuity of research funded by PAHO entitled \"Regulation of Health Professions in Brazil: legal and institutional mapping, identification of points of articulation and disarticulation and formulation of proposals for regulatory harmonization\", whose report follows the recommendations of the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research. The analysis was carried out in two ways: thematic content analysis (adopting the theoretical framework of APS attributes as a priori categories) and lexical analysis, with the support of Iramuteq Software. The selected documents are from the DCN related to medical, nursing, occupational therapy schools and PNAB (2011 version). These documents describe the expected competencies of the egress (according the DCN) and the common and specific assignments of the professionals in the PNAB. Results: The analysis show the normative documents approaching the attribute of integrality expressively. The frequency of attributes in the PNAB is greater than in the DCN. There are discrete conceptual differences between courses and distinct language characteristics.As a limitation, it is important to point out that the results refer to an specific historical and political context, already changed with the publication of the new PNAB in 2016.Although, it is well knowledge that the master\'s thesis investigates and contributes to the recognition about the permanent aspects of public policies and demonstrates the convergence predicted in the documents between the courses / professions as well as corroborates the role of normative milestones as a form of formal social control. It is concluded that there is a need for the presence of APS attributes in the competencies of the DCN and in the attributions of the professionals in the PNAB, reinforcing the need to rethink the documents that regulate the training and seek the elaboration of new versions, enabling the collaborative practice in health , since these attributes allow the articulation between the professional practices

Submitted by Sandra Pereira (srpereira@ufrrj.br) on 2018-11-23T13:21:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2010 - Francisco de Assis Ver?osa Amorim.pdf: 5628732 bytes, checksum: d364ebc6a63abdbee270f31843fb3d0a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-23T13:21:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2010 - Francisco de Assis Ver?osa Amorim.pdf: 5628732 bytes, checksum: d364ebc6a63abdbee270f31843fb3d0a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-10-21 / Within this study, we aimed the participation of students on thirth year of Agriculture Course in order to awaken, them and through them, the interest of the community surrounding Federal Agrotechnical School of Satuba/AL for the use of alternative materials, available at this micro-region, for construction of rural breeding of family subsistence, through alternative techniques of rustic construction, using " knowledge development " and "design methodology". Faced with this challenge, the work was organized in four stages. At first stage, there was the involvement of students through a questionnaire about the possibility of using alternative materials for rural construction, such as fibers, palm leaves, polypropylene fiber raffia bags, old tires, PET, clay, etc., followed by the presentation of examples of rustic buildings and facilities for housing animals, reported in the literature, on the Internet and orally among the inhabitants of Satuba micro-region. In the second stage, we seek "knowledge development? based on the construction of diverse animal facilities for family subsistence production, using alternative materials found in Satuba micro-region, together with the community. In the third period, we reviewed, cataloged, organized and worked out an institutional document, as an embryonic proposed model of rustic facilities for breeding, using techniques and alternative materials, developed at the collective research, in order to boost an entire productive circle, from the collection of these materials until the construction of rural facilities for animal production, thus occupying families in an alternative activity, environmentally adequated, without requiring large investments. On fourth stage, we sought to evaluate the change that the experience of rural buildings construction with alternative materials had on the students. It was concluded that the proposal is viable and can be incorporated into the community, with students help, as a process of knowledge elaboration. / No presente trabalho, buscou-se a participa??o de alunos dos terceiros anos do Curso de Agropecu?ria com o intuito de despertar, neles e por meio deles, o interesse da comunidade circunvizinha ? Escola Agrot?cnica Federal de Satuba/AL, para a utiliza??o dos materiais alternativos dispon?veis na sua microrregi?o, para constru??o de instala??es rurais de cria??es de animais de subsist?ncia familiar. Para isso se usou as t?cnicas alternativas r?sticas de constru??o civil, as quais foram ?desconstru?das? e ?reconstru?das? atrav?s da ?elabora??o do conhecimento? e da ?metodologia de projetos? com o intuito de adapt?-las as constru??es de instala??es de cria??es animais. Diante desse desafio, o trabalho foi organizado em quatro momentos. No primeiro momento, ocorreu o envolvimento dos alunos, por meio de um question?rio sobre a possibilidade de uso de materiais alternativos na constru??o rural, com fibras, folhas de palmeiras, sacos de fibra de r?fia e polipropileno, pneus velhos, embalagem PET, argila, etc. E, por conseguinte se apresentou exemplos de constru??es r?sticas para moradias humanas e instala??es zoot?cnicas, existentes na literatura, internet e tamb?m as difundido popularmente entre os moradores da microrregi?o de Satuba. No segundo momento, se buscou atrav?s da ?elabora??o do conhecimento? construir as instala??es animais mais utilizadas na circunvizinhan?a na produ??o familiar de subsist?ncia, utilizandose dos materiais alternativos dispon?veis na microrregi?o de Satuba, e do saber popular. No terceiro momento, levantou-se, organizou-se e elaborou-se um documento para utiliza??o institucional, com t?cnicas de instala??es r?sticas tradicionalmente consolidadas, para assim, com a ?constru??o do conhecimento? despertasse nos alunos, poss?veis desenvolvimentos de novas id?ias para as constru??es de instala??es r?sticas para cria??o de animais. Bem assim motivar todo um c?rculo produtivo, desde a coleta desses materiais at? a constru??o de instala??es rurais para produ??o animal, ocupando as fam?lias em uma atividade alternativa, ecologicamente correta, sem exigir grandes investimentos. No quarto momento, buscou-se avaliar com a apresenta??o do mesmo question?rio apresentado no primeiro momento a modifica??o que a viv?ncia com a constru??o por materiais alternativos exerceu sobre os alunos. Concluiu-se que a proposta ? vi?vel e pode ser incorporada pela comunidade, com o aux?lio dos alunos, num processo de elabora??o do conhecimento com aplicabilidade das t?cnicas de constru??o com materiais alternativos, nas instala??es de cria??es animais.

This qualitative case study provided a narrative portrait of 12 students in the 11th grade in one north Texas district who failed the initial administration of the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) exit-level test. It also presented an account of their perceptions of the test and their efforts to overcome this educational hurdle. The following conclusions were drawn from the study. Limited English proficiency (LEP) students had difficulty mastering the language arts section of the test. A majority of the students reported that TEAMS failure had no social impact. Most of the students declined district-offered remediation. Students tended to perceive the test as a personal challenge. Those students who attended remedial tutoring sessions performed better on the following retest than those who declined remediation. Hispanic and Asian students expressed additional study as being the key to passing the test. Black students felt that the key to passing was to spend sufficient time while taking the test. Those students who were more verbal during their interviews tended to be more successul in passing the language arts section of the TEAMS. The following recommendations were made from the study: (a) students who fail the TEAMS by minimal margins should be encouraged to take remediation; (b) an intensive remedial English course for LEP students should be offered; (c) "high interest" TEAMS mini-lessons should be presented daily for several weeks as a lead-up to the TEAMS; (d) a TEAMS ex it-level orientation program which stresses the importance of the test for the student's future should be implemented; and (e) additional research should be conducted on older students' verbal responses to see if a rich language approach in English classes including listening, reading, writing, and speaking will develop higher level language skills.

This doctoral thesis is the result of the experience, continuous practice and day to day work as head of infant and youth choirs that the candidate has developed for over more than thirty years. The motivation, the concerns and the questions formulated with regards to choral singing, have underpinned this research. The thesis has focused on the learning of values, habits and competences in order to demonstrate that singing in an infant or youth choir is educational and goes far beyond the mere act of singing in a choir. We can therefore state that education is continuous, it never comes to an end and, furthermore, it unfolds in divergent ways. In summary to show that singing in an infant or youth choir is educational in the widest possible sense. / La tesi doctoral que presentem és fruit de l’experiència, de la pràctica continuada i de la tasca del dia a dia al capdavant de cors infantils i juvenils, per part de l’autora, al llarg de més de trenta anys. La motivació, la preocupació i els interrogants formulats entorn al cant coral han estat el mòbil de la present investigació. Hem centrat el tema en l’educació en valors, hàbits i competències per arribar a demostrar que cantar en una coral infantil o juvenil és un fet educatiu en aquests aspectes i que va molt més enllà de l’acte de cantar en una coral, ja que podem afirmar que l’educació és continuada, no s’acaba mai i, a més, es realitza en espiral. En definitiva, vol demostrar que cantar en una coral infantil o juvenil és un fet educatiu en el sentit més ampli.