<p>This study gives a brief introductory account of cooperatives with regard to their <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">history and existence, particularly in South Africa. The research report focuses on <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">two case studies, where the organisational structures and business operations will <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">be examined and compared. Finally the report will draw lessons to indicate the <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">possible social and economic viability of these cooperatives and their place in rural development. Based on the findings and conclusions, a number of r<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">ecommendations are made on cooperatives in the rural sector.</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></p> <p>&nbsp / </p>

<p>This study gives a brief introductory account of cooperatives with regard to their <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">history and existence, particularly in South Africa. The research report focuses on <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">two case studies, where the organisational structures and business operations will <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">be examined and compared. Finally the report will draw lessons to indicate the <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">possible social and economic viability of these cooperatives and their place in rural development. Based on the findings and conclusions, a number of r<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">ecommendations are made on cooperatives in the rural sector.</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></p> <p>&nbsp / </p>

O objetivo desta pesquisa é avaliar os efeitos de um programa de desenvolvimento de competências para o ensino, em profissionais de Educação Física que atuam na educação de crianças com deficiência intelectual. Trata-se de competências essenciais que esses profissionais devem demonstrar no processo de inclusão e de garantia de permanência dessas crianças no contexto escolar. Esta pesquisa teve como participantes 40 (quarenta) professores de Educação Física, lotados na Superintendência Regional de Educação Estadual SRE, localizada em um município da região sul do Estado de Minas Gerais, e que atuam nas escolas públicas estaduais. Os 40 (quarenta) professores de Educação Física referidos foram escolhidos aleatoriamente pelo pesquisador principal, constituindo o denominado grupo experimental, ou seja, aqueles profissionais que freqüentaram, efetivamente, as sessões do programa de desenvolvimento de competências. Estes participantes da pesquisa foram acompanhados e avaliados durante o programa instrucional. Foi empregado um delineamento de pesquisa estatística do tipo pré-teste e pós-teste, aplicados no início e ao final do programa para se verificar o nível de entrada ou de competências (conhecimento, habilidades e atitudes). Esta metodologia agrega técnicas de ações planejadas e orientadas de intervenção em situações educacionais e tem sido aproveitada como instrumento para a aplicação, implantação e implementação de programas e projetos de políticas públicas em educação continuada. Níveis de eficácia foram obtidos por sistemas de avaliação instrucional individualizada. Os resultados da pesquisa apontam que a mediana das notas no pré-teste foi de (7,5) pontos no pós-teste de (8,8) pontos, sendo detectada diferença significativa (Z= 4,641, p = 0,00) entre elas. A nota no pós-teste foi estatisticamente maior quando comparada à nota do pré-teste e, portanto houve ganho de competências pelos participantes, em função do treinamento docente realizado. Na análise dos resultados foi observado somente um outlier no pós-teste, o que evidência a existência de um único individuo destoante do grupo. Os resultados sugerem também a necessidade de implementação de um plano diretor de Mapeamento de Competências na proposição de ações de políticas públicas em educação continuada para os profissionais de Educação Física e de outros que atuam na educação de crianças com necessidades educacionais especiais. / This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a program to develop skills for teaching in Physical Education professionals working in education for children with Intellectual Disabilities. Besides the essential skills, these professionals must demonstrate the process of inclusion and ensure the continuation of these children in the school context. This research had as participants 40 (forty) physical education teachers, put at the Regional Superintendent of Education State - SRE, located in a município in southern Minas Gerais state, and working in public schools. The forty (40) physical education teachers were randomly referred to by the principal, and is called the experimental group, ie, those professionals who attended, in fact, the sessions of the development skills program. These participants were monitored and evaluated during the instructional program. A research design statistics of the type pre-test and post-test was used applied at the beginning and the end of the program at the same time to verify the entry level or competence (knowledge, skills and attitudes). This methodology combines planned techniques, targeted intervention in educational situations and has been exploited as a tool for application deployment and implementation of programs and projects of public policy on continuing education. Levels of effectiveness were obtained by systems of individualized instructional evaluation. The survey results indicate that the median of the notes in the pretest was (7.5) points in the post-test (8.8) points, and detected a significant difference (Z = 4.641, p = 0,00) between them. The grade in the post-test was statistically higher when compared to the grade in the pre-test, and therefore the participants obtained skills, due to the conducted teacher training. In the analysis of results only one "outlier" in the post-test was observed, which demonstrates the existence of a single individual discordant group. The results also suggest the need to implement a master plan for mapping skills in proposing public policy actions in continuing education for professionals in physical education and others working in the education of children with special educational needs.

O objetivo desta pesquisa é avaliar os efeitos de um programa de desenvolvimento de competências para o ensino, em profissionais de Educação Física que atuam na educação de crianças com deficiência intelectual. Trata-se de competências essenciais que esses profissionais devem demonstrar no processo de inclusão e de garantia de permanência dessas crianças no contexto escolar. Esta pesquisa teve como participantes 40 (quarenta) professores de Educação Física, lotados na Superintendência Regional de Educação Estadual SRE, localizada em um município da região sul do Estado de Minas Gerais, e que atuam nas escolas públicas estaduais. Os 40 (quarenta) professores de Educação Física referidos foram escolhidos aleatoriamente pelo pesquisador principal, constituindo o denominado grupo experimental, ou seja, aqueles profissionais que freqüentaram, efetivamente, as sessões do programa de desenvolvimento de competências. Estes participantes da pesquisa foram acompanhados e avaliados durante o programa instrucional. Foi empregado um delineamento de pesquisa estatística do tipo pré-teste e pós-teste, aplicados no início e ao final do programa para se verificar o nível de entrada ou de competências (conhecimento, habilidades e atitudes). Esta metodologia agrega técnicas de ações planejadas e orientadas de intervenção em situações educacionais e tem sido aproveitada como instrumento para a aplicação, implantação e implementação de programas e projetos de políticas públicas em educação continuada. Níveis de eficácia foram obtidos por sistemas de avaliação instrucional individualizada. Os resultados da pesquisa apontam que a mediana das notas no pré-teste foi de (7,5) pontos no pós-teste de (8,8) pontos, sendo detectada diferença significativa (Z= 4,641, p = 0,00) entre elas. A nota no pós-teste foi estatisticamente maior quando comparada à nota do pré-teste e, portanto houve ganho de competências pelos participantes, em função do treinamento docente realizado. Na análise dos resultados foi observado somente um outlier no pós-teste, o que evidência a existência de um único individuo destoante do grupo. Os resultados sugerem também a necessidade de implementação de um plano diretor de Mapeamento de Competências na proposição de ações de políticas públicas em educação continuada para os profissionais de Educação Física e de outros que atuam na educação de crianças com necessidades educacionais especiais. / This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a program to develop skills for teaching in Physical Education professionals working in education for children with Intellectual Disabilities. Besides the essential skills, these professionals must demonstrate the process of inclusion and ensure the continuation of these children in the school context. This research had as participants 40 (forty) physical education teachers, put at the Regional Superintendent of Education State - SRE, located in a município in southern Minas Gerais state, and working in public schools. The forty (40) physical education teachers were randomly referred to by the principal, and is called the experimental group, ie, those professionals who attended, in fact, the sessions of the development skills program. These participants were monitored and evaluated during the instructional program. A research design statistics of the type pre-test and post-test was used applied at the beginning and the end of the program at the same time to verify the entry level or competence (knowledge, skills and attitudes). This methodology combines planned techniques, targeted intervention in educational situations and has been exploited as a tool for application deployment and implementation of programs and projects of public policy on continuing education. Levels of effectiveness were obtained by systems of individualized instructional evaluation. The survey results indicate that the median of the notes in the pretest was (7.5) points in the post-test (8.8) points, and detected a significant difference (Z = 4.641, p = 0,00) between them. The grade in the post-test was statistically higher when compared to the grade in the pre-test, and therefore the participants obtained skills, due to the conducted teacher training. In the analysis of results only one "outlier" in the post-test was observed, which demonstrates the existence of a single individual discordant group. The results also suggest the need to implement a master plan for mapping skills in proposing public policy actions in continuing education for professionals in physical education and others working in the education of children with special educational needs.

The formation of social relationships accompanies us throughout our lives and are a source of satisfaction. While social interactions bring joy to healthy children, children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder bring such interactions to an unknown territory filled with uncertainty and distress. The social domain is an interrelated system consisting of several areas. If a child does not understand one or more areas, she will not function correctly during human-to-human interactions. Areas that help a child acquire appropriate social skills include cognitive, perceptual, motor, and emotional abilities. Consequently, it is only appropriate to focus on such areas during social skills training to achieve the best possible outcomes. The thesis deliberates on the social skills development of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The work aims to characterize the methods and intervention options in social skills development, imitation, and fine motor skills and evaluate progress in respective areas. The thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter outlines the history and terminology development of autism spectrum disorders. The second chapter focuses on social skills development, imitation, fine motor skills, and play. The third chapter describes two children's case studies and...

: The thesis focuses on the topic of the future of education and labor markets, which follows through the perspective of two scientific perspectives - social sciences and futurological sciences. The aim is to describe the view of these two disciplines on the future development of these two specific markets and to map the expected scenarios of the future development. The view of both disciplines is presented through qualitatively elaborated professional periodicals. The main topic addressed by the authors of both scientific disciplines was the impact of technological progress on the future of the labor markets and changes in the disappearance and creation of jobs. Another important element is connectivity and sharing. They enable modern digital platforms, information, procedures, education, overcome time and space constraints, and can be used by anyone with access to the necessary technology. Keywords: education, labour market, professes, skills, images of the future, modernization, development

POJSLOVÁ, Klára. Integration of Visually Handicapped People in the Labour Market - project "How to Succeed in the Labour Market". Praha: Philosophical Faculty, Charles University, 2011, 84 pp. Master's Thesis. The thesis titled "Integration of Visually Handicapped People in the Labour Market - the project "How to Succeed in the Labour Market" deals with the issue of jobs for people with visual disabilities in the open labour market. The main aim of the thesis is to identify the barriers which visually handicapped people have to face that affect their employment, and subsequently assess the effectiveness of the project "How to succeed in the labour market." This thesis firstly discusses the theory of employment of people with visual disabilities. Apart from the definition of "person with visual impairment" as such the thesis discusses the importance of job as one of the tools to meet self-realization needs and also possibilities of support when the job is lost. This thesis specifically deals with the status of visually handicapped people in the open labour market with an emphasis on existing barriers that hinder their employment. Last but not least the thesis contents an information about the project "How to succeed in the labour market", which main objective was to increase skills and develop key...

This diploma thesis focuses on the communication competence of young learners with speech impediments. The theoretical part describes the development of young learners at primary school, speech ontogenesis from the child´s birth to their entering the first class. Then there is also analyzed communication and related communicative competence. Another section focuses on speech disorders, their classification. It is important to mention the prevention of speech therapy and the subsequent development of communication skills. The practical part is focused on research to determine the influence of defects on the level of speech communication skills of young pupils. This section is based on information obtained through interviews with teachers and five selected students´ parents at the basic school of speech therapy and the analysis of governesses and teachers´ diaries. The resulting data is recorded in case reports, tables and graphs.

Purpose – SUFUvet is a cross-disciplinary teaching-learning project designed to adapt students’ soft skills and track usability and the concrete surplus value of work techniques in the field of visual media design. Design/methodology/approach – For SUFUvet, a collaboration between the Institute of Food Hygiene/University of Leipzig and the Media Center/Technische Universität Dresden was initiated. Bachelor students of media informatics generate 3D visualisations in the framework of SCRUM: Undergraduate veterinary students issue instructions in order to create an e-learning class. During the project, questionnaires, group discussions, and feedback methods are used to detect changes in selected soft skills. Originality/value – This design is meant to increase knowledge and employability by adapting student’s media, communication, and project management competences. Using SCRUM appears to be a new approach, not only in the field of programming, but for media production as well. Additionally, it offers an interdisciplinary work environment, which is rare but considered fruitful within university studies. Practical implications – The outcomes of the application are a 3D-visualised meat inspection e-learning class for veterinary students plus a documentation of SCRUM as a framework for visual media design. It is seen as an experiment for future applications in a variety of cross-disciplinary learning and media design cases.

The diploma thesis deals with the influence of Elkonin's method on phonological abilities in preschool age. In the term of content, the thesis is divided into two main parts - teoretical and empirical. The first main part creates a theoretical framework of the selected topic and is further divided into four chapters. First, the basic terminology - speech and language - are defined and the ontogenesis of human speech is conceptualized in more detail. The next chapter describes the phonological skills. There is also a distinction between phonological and phonemic awareness and a possible diagnosis of the field of phonological processing. Above all, the Battery of Tests of Phonological Abilities (by the authors Seidlová Málková and Caravolas) is described, because it was used for the needs of the research. The third chapter characterizes the methodology of D. B. Elkonin. The last chapter approaches school maturity and its diagnosis. The empirical part has a qualitative character and its main purpose of the researche is to analyze the influence of Elkonin's method on the phonological abilities of preschool children. From the research methods the analysis of the results of the activity, the analysis of the documents, the observation and the elaboration of the case study were used. Four preschool...