Submitted by Erika Demachki (erikademachki@gmail.com) on 2015-03-23T18:33:04Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Roseane da Silva Sant'Ana - 2014.pdf: 2904477 bytes, checksum: e8dfa3c095347e68aa14af66d30f4636 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Erika Demachki (erikademachki@gmail.com) on 2015-03-23T18:34:43Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Roseane da Silva Sant'Ana - 2014.pdf: 2904477 bytes, checksum: e8dfa3c095347e68aa14af66d30f4636 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-23T18:34:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Roseane da Silva Sant'Ana - 2014.pdf: 2904477 bytes, checksum: e8dfa3c095347e68aa14af66d30f4636 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-12-04 / The coordinator of the undergraduate program has a strategic importance for the achievement of the goals of higher education institutions. There are, however, related to the gap behaviors, competencies and duties to exercise due scientific knowledge, as there is a lack of planned actions for the development of faculty for management. Theobjective of this research is to develop a flexible and valid for measuring the managerial skills of engineers from undergraduate institutions of higher learning tool. Within ten (10) steps, this research proposes to investigate the variables of competence necessary to perform the function of coordinator course, by conducting an extensive literature search as well as list the essential skills through expert analysis, dividing them into dimensions. Data collection was developed with course coordinators of undergraduate acting in federal institutions of higher learning in the state of Goiás, UFG IF Goiás and IFG. To perform the analysis of the reliability of the results we used the "Cronbach Alpha" method, which measures the internal consistency of the construct. To check the construct validity of the cluster analysis was performed using SPSS statistical software, aimed at grouping similar items, yielding clusters of competencies. The "Cronbach Alpha" testing showed evidence of the reliability of information, in most dimensions, with ratios above 0.7. The cluster analysis showed 20 (twenty) groups, however, most of the items that make up clusters are inserted into the same dimensional reality proposed in the literature, confirming that the dimensions of the theoretical framework presented may be used. The procedures for application of the instrument have shown that it can be flexible and applicable, taking into account the specifications and requirements of each institution. course coordinator; competencies; management in teaching; Cronbach's alpha. / O coordenador de curso de graduação possui importância estratégica para a consecução dos objetivos das instituições de ensino superior. Há, contudo, lacuna de conhecimentos científicos relacionados aos comportamentos, competências e atribuições para o exercício da função, assim como há a ausência de ações planejadas para o desenvolvimento de docentes para a gestão. O objetivo desta pesquisa é desenvolver um instrumento flexível e válido para mensurar as competências gerenciais de coordenadores de curso de graduação de instituições de ensino superior. Em 10 (dez) etapas, esta pesquisa propõe a investigação das variáveis de competência necessárias ao desempenho da função de coordenador de curso, por meio da realização de uma ampla pesquisa bibliográfica, bem como elencar as competências essenciais, por meio da análise de especialistas, dividindo-as em dimensões. A coleta de dados foi desenvolvida com coordenadores de curso de graduação atuantes nas instituições federais de ensino superior do Estado de Goiás: UFG, IF Goiano e IFG. Para realizar a análise da confiabilidade dos resultados foi aplicado o método “Alfa de Cronbach”, que mede a consistência interna do constructo. Para verificar a validade do instrumento foi realizada a Análise de Clusters, utilizando o software estatístico SPSS, visando o agrupamento dos itens similares, originando agrupamentos de competências. O teste “Alfa de Cronbach” demonstrou indício da confiabilidade das informações, na maioria das dimensões, com índices acima de 0,7. A Análise de Clusters apresentou 20 (vinte) agrupamentos, contudo, a maior parte dos itens que compõem os agrupamentos está inserida em uma mesma realidade dimensional proposta pela literatura, confirmando que as dimensões apresentadas pelo arcabouço teórico podem ser utilizadas. Os procedimentos para aplicação do instrumento demonstraram que o mesmo pode ser flexível e aplicável, levando-se em consideração as especificações e necessidades de cada instituição.

Aim: To investigate the reliability of the COntext Assessment for Community Health (COACH) tool on mobile phone versus pen-paper in Nairobi, Kenya. Background: One of the barriers to the progress of the MDGs has been the failure of health systems in many LMICs to effectively implement evidence-based interventions As a result of the “know-do” gap, patients do not benefit from advances in healthcare and are exposed to unnecessary risks. Better mapping of context improves implementation by allowing tailoring of strategies and interpretation of knowledge translation. COACH investigates healthcare contexts for LMICs and has only been used on pen-paper. With 5 billion mobile phone users globally, mobile technologies is being recognized as able to play a formal role in health services. Methods: Comparative study with 140 nurses/midwives and doctors in four hospitals in Nairobi. 70 were randomly assigned to mobile phone and pen-paper each. The tool was administered twice with a two week interval and test-retest reliability, internal consistency and interrater reliability were assessed. Findings: Excellent test-retest reliability for both pen-paper and mobile phone (ICC >0.81). 45% (pen-paper) and 34% (mobile phone) moderate agreement between individual questions in round 1 and 2. Acceptable average Cronbach’s alpha (>0.70). Conclusion: Both mobile phone and pen-paper were reliable and feasible for data collection. The findings are a good first step towards using COACH in Kenya. Additional research is needed for individual settings. Using mobile phones could increase healthcare facilities’ accessibility in implementation research, helping to close the “know-do” gap and reach the SDGs.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2009. / Title from screen (viewed on August 27, 2009). School of Social Work, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Advisor(s): Cathy Pike, Hea-Won Kim, Margaret Adamek, Drew Appleby. Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 317-330).

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / GREGORY RESEARCH BELIEFS SCALE: FACTOR STRUCTURE AND PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES The study at hand involves developing the Gregory Research Beliefs Scale (GRBS) to reliably and validly measure social work students’ beliefs about the function of research in social work practice. Research has considerable actual and potential benefits for practice. Social work students’ beliefs about this construct are vital. A description of the advantages of using research to inform practice is given. Additionally, the Council on Social Work Education and National Association of Social Workers’ policies that mandate the merger of research and practice are also provided to further justify the need for adequate psychometric evaluation of the construct. Details of the literature search strategy are described and critical evaluations of the empirical articles are conducted. Based on critical evaluations of instruments which have previously measured the same construct, a number of psychometric shortcomings are outlined to validate the need for further scale development of the construct. The present study’s objectives were to develop a scale which has an empirically and theoretically supported factor structure, acceptable coefficient alpha levels, empirically supported discriminant (divergent) validity, concurrent criterion validity, and known–groups criterion validity. Steps for developing the GRBS’s items, response format, sample, research design, and statistical tests are specified and conducted to determine the factor structure and psychometric properties. Finally, the strengths, limitations, and areas for future research are discussed.

The aim of the dissertation is to compare the psychosocial climate of the classes between the 5th and 6th grades of Czech elementary school. In the train of pupils' leaving into the high- tracked schools there are significant organizational changes in the classes of the 6th grade. This theme includes the phenomenon of the early tracking, when some pupils can leave the mainstream of education (elementary school) and start attending the high-tracked schools (multi-year gymnasium). The aim of our study is to contribute to the research, that with the departure of students into high-tracked schools the psychosocial climate in the classes of the 6th grade unequivocally exacerbates. We are also interested in which specific students are accepted into high-tracked schools, and whether they are effective classroom leaders and socio- metric stars. In our study, we also find out the classroom positions of students who are continuously educated in the 5th and 6th grades of the elementary schools and their classmates, who have come as new students into the classes of the 6th grade. In the theoretical section we introduce the foreign and domestic researches which were conducted on the association between tracking and classroom climate. The empirical part inquiries into a detailed analysis of quantitative research...