The intent of this thesis is to indicate the economic cost and professional value that result from earning a graduate teaching degree. Data gathered to formulate study conclusions came from questionnaires distributed to master's recipients from five Texas teachers colleges.

This study attempts to review comprehensively the present status of admission and degree requirements for graduate degrees in the business fields and in the commercial teaching field of secondary and collegiate education. It also seeks to ascertain graduate areas of concentration available in business administration and business education and to determine what graduate courses dealing primarily with business education are offered.

Despite increased diversity noted in undergraduate education in recent years (Antonio, 2003), students from non-majority groups continue to be underrepresented in graduate school. Many research studies (Perna, 2000, 2004; Perna & Titus, 2005; Rowan-Kenyon, 2007; Walpole, 2003, 2007b) have used measures of cultural and social capital to increase the explanatory power of the traditional econometric framework in college choice models, but have not used these sociological variables as a primary focus. The purpose of this correlational study was to explore the influence of cultural capital and social capital on the decision of bachelor’s degree completers to enter graduate school and ultimately to degree achievement. The study is an extension of Perna’s 2004 work, which examined similar relationships of cultural and social capital variables via use of the Baccalaureate & Beyond: 93/97 study. Based on Walpole’s findings (2003), variables related to socioeconomic status (SES) were also included in my analysis. The data used to answer the research questions were collected as part of a longitudinal study, the Baccalaureate & Beyond: 93/03. Participants in the Baccalaureate & Beyond: 93/03 study were students in the U.S. who earned a bachelor’s degree during the 1992-1993 academic year, representing a population of 1.2 million individuals (Choy, Bradburn, & Carroll, 2008). My findings revealed that measures of cultural and social capital have a significant influence on graduate school enrollment and degree completion. Among low SES students (as designated by family income) cultural and social capital variables substantially increased the likelihood of graduate degree attainment.

There are many issues that relate to the efficacy of the undergraduate degree in the field of communicative disorders. Some have advocated for the elimination of the degree while others vigorously fight to maintain it. Some believe that there should be clinic associated with the undergraduate degree while others argue to have the degree but without clinic. Some state departments of education allow persons with an undergraduate degree in communicative disorders to practice in the schools, others do not. Colleges and universities are afraid that without an undergraduate degree program, their departments will be seen as vulnerable to elimination in the academy. Other colleges and universities want to close their undergraduate programs to concentrate on their master's and doctoral degrees, especially because of the shortage of doctoral level faculty to adequately staff all their programs. All of these issues and many more play into the debate about the continuation of the undergraduate degree in the field of communicative disorders. Today you are going to hear from three members of the Council who have very different viewpoints on the issue. We hope to stimulate discussion that will be productive in helping you and your departments determine the efficacy of your undergraduate degree in the field

Some people without disabilities may use patronizing speech when they talk to people with cognitive disabilities. This study asked college-aged students without disabilities to evaluate patronizing speech toward people with cognitive disabilities. They randomly read either one of two vignettes; in one vignette a cashier with no disability used patronizing speech toward a customer with a cognitive disability, and in the other vignette a cashier with no disability used nonpatronizing speech toward a customer with a cognitive disability. The participants evaluated the patronizing speech as being significantly less professional, appropriate, and common than the nonpatronizing speech. They rated the cashier as feeling significantly more warm, supportive, and nurturing when s/he used patronizing speech, and the customer as feeling significantly less respect when spoken to through patronizing speech. Significantly more participants believed they would have spoken differently than the cashier when s/he used patronizing speech.

Uma Instituição de Educação Superior (IES) deve desenvolver suas atividades e ações de forma a atender a legislação educacional vigente, as diretrizes estabelecidas no seu Plano de Desenvolvimento Institucional (PDI) e as competências da IES, objetivando atender as expectativas e demandas da região na qual se insere, visando o desenvolvimento regional. Assim sendo, um PDI elaborado sem o conhecimento das demandas e do contexto regional, bem como dos objetos de conhecimento atendidos pela IES e suas competências, poderá propor cursos que não atendam às necessidades da sociedade já que podem estar desconectados das necessidades regionais. Por isso, a estruturação da informação referente às demandas regionais é necessária para que as IES elaborem e consolidem seus PDI’s e, consequentemente, seus PPC´s (Projetos Pedagógicos de Cursos). Neste contexto, o objetivo desta tese consiste em apresentar um modelo de sistematização de informações que relacione as demandas regionais com os objetos de conhecimento das IES, para orientar a criação e a atualização de cursos de pós-graduação lato sensu. Entende-se, que a abrangência dessas informações diz respeito ao ambiente interno e externo à IES, tendo como condicionantes, por exemplo, a legislação educacional e profissional, infraestrutura e plano estratégico da IES, contexto sócio, político, cultural e geográfico, e expectativas das corporações regionais. A aplicação do modelo teve a participação de uma IES comunitária do estado de Santa Catarina (Universidade do Contestado - UnC), e como principal resultado é apresentado um modelo que aponta o portfólio de objetos de conhecimentos associados aos cursos de pós-graduação lato sensu, facilitando o gerenciamento das informações para construção do PPC destes cursos, contemplando a demanda regional e os objetos de conhecimentos a serem atendidos. / Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) must develop activities and actions to comply with the current education laws, the guidelines established in their Institutional Development Plan (IDP) and the competences of the IHE, aiming to meet the expectations and demands of the area in which they operate in addition to targeting regional development. An IDP prepared without the understanding of the demands of the regional context, as well as the learning objects served by the IHE and its competences, may propose courses that do not meet the needs of the society by disregarding regional necessities. Accordingly, the structuring of the information concerning such regional demands is necessary for lHEs to develop and consolidate their IDPs and Pedagogical Projects. In this context, the aim of this thesis is to present a model of systematization of information that relates regional demands with the knowledge objects of lHEs to guide the creation and updating of Lato sensu graduate degree courses. The scope of information regards the internal and external environment of the lHE and is subject to its educational and professional legislation, infrastructure and strategic plan, in addition to its social, political, cultural and geographical context, along with the expectations of regional corporations. This model, applied by a community university in the state of Santa Catarina (Universidade do Contestado- UnC), resulted in a model portfolio of objects of knowledge associated with Lato sensu graduate degree courses, facilitating the management of information to build Pedagogical Projects so as to meet the regional demands as well as the knowledge objectives.

Uma Instituição de Educação Superior (IES) deve desenvolver suas atividades e ações de forma a atender a legislação educacional vigente, as diretrizes estabelecidas no seu Plano de Desenvolvimento Institucional (PDI) e as competências da IES, objetivando atender as expectativas e demandas da região na qual se insere, visando o desenvolvimento regional. Assim sendo, um PDI elaborado sem o conhecimento das demandas e do contexto regional, bem como dos objetos de conhecimento atendidos pela IES e suas competências, poderá propor cursos que não atendam às necessidades da sociedade já que podem estar desconectados das necessidades regionais. Por isso, a estruturação da informação referente às demandas regionais é necessária para que as IES elaborem e consolidem seus PDI’s e, consequentemente, seus PPC´s (Projetos Pedagógicos de Cursos). Neste contexto, o objetivo desta tese consiste em apresentar um modelo de sistematização de informações que relacione as demandas regionais com os objetos de conhecimento das IES, para orientar a criação e a atualização de cursos de pós-graduação lato sensu. Entende-se, que a abrangência dessas informações diz respeito ao ambiente interno e externo à IES, tendo como condicionantes, por exemplo, a legislação educacional e profissional, infraestrutura e plano estratégico da IES, contexto sócio, político, cultural e geográfico, e expectativas das corporações regionais. A aplicação do modelo teve a participação de uma IES comunitária do estado de Santa Catarina (Universidade do Contestado - UnC), e como principal resultado é apresentado um modelo que aponta o portfólio de objetos de conhecimentos associados aos cursos de pós-graduação lato sensu, facilitando o gerenciamento das informações para construção do PPC destes cursos, contemplando a demanda regional e os objetos de conhecimentos a serem atendidos. / Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) must develop activities and actions to comply with the current education laws, the guidelines established in their Institutional Development Plan (IDP) and the competences of the IHE, aiming to meet the expectations and demands of the area in which they operate in addition to targeting regional development. An IDP prepared without the understanding of the demands of the regional context, as well as the learning objects served by the IHE and its competences, may propose courses that do not meet the needs of the society by disregarding regional necessities. Accordingly, the structuring of the information concerning such regional demands is necessary for lHEs to develop and consolidate their IDPs and Pedagogical Projects. In this context, the aim of this thesis is to present a model of systematization of information that relates regional demands with the knowledge objects of lHEs to guide the creation and updating of Lato sensu graduate degree courses. The scope of information regards the internal and external environment of the lHE and is subject to its educational and professional legislation, infrastructure and strategic plan, in addition to its social, political, cultural and geographical context, along with the expectations of regional corporations. This model, applied by a community university in the state of Santa Catarina (Universidade do Contestado- UnC), resulted in a model portfolio of objects of knowledge associated with Lato sensu graduate degree courses, facilitating the management of information to build Pedagogical Projects so as to meet the regional demands as well as the knowledge objectives.

Uma Instituição de Educação Superior (IES) deve desenvolver suas atividades e ações de forma a atender a legislação educacional vigente, as diretrizes estabelecidas no seu Plano de Desenvolvimento Institucional (PDI) e as competências da IES, objetivando atender as expectativas e demandas da região na qual se insere, visando o desenvolvimento regional. Assim sendo, um PDI elaborado sem o conhecimento das demandas e do contexto regional, bem como dos objetos de conhecimento atendidos pela IES e suas competências, poderá propor cursos que não atendam às necessidades da sociedade já que podem estar desconectados das necessidades regionais. Por isso, a estruturação da informação referente às demandas regionais é necessária para que as IES elaborem e consolidem seus PDI’s e, consequentemente, seus PPC´s (Projetos Pedagógicos de Cursos). Neste contexto, o objetivo desta tese consiste em apresentar um modelo de sistematização de informações que relacione as demandas regionais com os objetos de conhecimento das IES, para orientar a criação e a atualização de cursos de pós-graduação lato sensu. Entende-se, que a abrangência dessas informações diz respeito ao ambiente interno e externo à IES, tendo como condicionantes, por exemplo, a legislação educacional e profissional, infraestrutura e plano estratégico da IES, contexto sócio, político, cultural e geográfico, e expectativas das corporações regionais. A aplicação do modelo teve a participação de uma IES comunitária do estado de Santa Catarina (Universidade do Contestado - UnC), e como principal resultado é apresentado um modelo que aponta o portfólio de objetos de conhecimentos associados aos cursos de pós-graduação lato sensu, facilitando o gerenciamento das informações para construção do PPC destes cursos, contemplando a demanda regional e os objetos de conhecimentos a serem atendidos. / Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) must develop activities and actions to comply with the current education laws, the guidelines established in their Institutional Development Plan (IDP) and the competences of the IHE, aiming to meet the expectations and demands of the area in which they operate in addition to targeting regional development. An IDP prepared without the understanding of the demands of the regional context, as well as the learning objects served by the IHE and its competences, may propose courses that do not meet the needs of the society by disregarding regional necessities. Accordingly, the structuring of the information concerning such regional demands is necessary for lHEs to develop and consolidate their IDPs and Pedagogical Projects. In this context, the aim of this thesis is to present a model of systematization of information that relates regional demands with the knowledge objects of lHEs to guide the creation and updating of Lato sensu graduate degree courses. The scope of information regards the internal and external environment of the lHE and is subject to its educational and professional legislation, infrastructure and strategic plan, in addition to its social, political, cultural and geographical context, along with the expectations of regional corporations. This model, applied by a community university in the state of Santa Catarina (Universidade do Contestado- UnC), resulted in a model portfolio of objects of knowledge associated with Lato sensu graduate degree courses, facilitating the management of information to build Pedagogical Projects so as to meet the regional demands as well as the knowledge objectives.

abstract: The purpose of this document is to create a template for a master’s degree in Collaborative Piano using data collected from an online survey and from publicly available information on institutional websites. The history and development of the graduate collaborative piano degree in the United States is examined to provide the background to this research. In addition to the degree template, other aspects useful for the creation of such a degree are discussed, including proposed required and optional courses, financial considerations, community outreach opportunities, and balancing off-campus professional engagements with on-campus academic duties. A list of all institutions currently offering collaborative piano degrees at the graduate level is included in the appendix. The degree template conforms to the requirements of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) in order to allow the greatest number of institutions the ability to embrace the curriculum. Designed to be flexible within the overall requirements of the degree, the proposed curriculum favors a balanced approach between instrumental and vocal collaboration, with a combination of traditional courses, project-based courses, and customizable elective courses designed to develop important competencies in collaborative piano. Both solo and collaborative applied lessons would be required, with three coached collaborative recitals and one uncoached collaborative recital required to fulfill the degree requirements. The project-oriented Collaborative Piano Seminar course has the flexibility to allow team teaching or community partnerships and requires an off-campus class performance once per academic year. The goal of this template is to provide a pedagogically solid foundation for a master’s degree in collaborative piano, with the flexibility to add a variety of elective courses best suited to the needs and talents of the students, faculty, and institution. The synthesis of classical and popular styles within the curriculum is designed to give the collaborative pianist diverse musical competencies in order to succeed and thrive as a professional musician in the 21st century, whether the student continues with self-education after the master’s degree, pursues further study at the doctoral level, or enters the professional world. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Performance 2020

Nesta pesquisa, embasada teoricamente em uma perspectiva crítica em Psicologia Escolar, fundamentada no pensamento marxista, visamos investigar contribuições da Psicologia Escolar para a formação inicial de professores, tendo a disciplina Psicologia da Educação como expressão de discussões relativas ao processo de escolarização, proferidas neste campo do conhecimento. Nesse sentido, indagamos: que contribuições a Psicologia Escolar oferece atualmente para a formação de professores? De que modo reflexões realizadas no campo da Psicologia Escolar, que apresentam como foco de análise o processo de escolarização, estão presentes em discussões realizadas na disciplina Psicologia da Educação? O trabalho de campo envolveu a realização de: a) entrevistas individuais com docentes de duas disciplinas de Psicologia da Educação, ministradas em cursos de Licenciatura em Pedagogia e demais Licenciaturas, oferecidas na Faculdade de Educação em uma universidade pública no Estado de São Paulo, e com os coordenadores destes cursos; b) entrevistas em grupo com estudantes de tais disciplinas; c) observação às aulas destas disciplinas, durante um semestre letivo. Foi possível identificar que as disciplinas investigadas expressam discussões realizadas ao longo do movimento crítico no campo da Psicologia Escolar, ao abordarem temas como: a) fracasso escolar com questionamento de tradicionais teorizações sobre o fracasso e explicitação de elementos sociais, políticos e institucionais que constituem o processo de escolarização; b) queixa escolar com a problematização da atribuição de suas causas a fatores centrados no indivíduo e da patologização da queixa escolar, situando-a no processo de medicalização da Educação; c) relações intersubjetivas que constituem a vida diária escolar atentando para os efeitos de condições objetivas do processo de escolarização na vida dos sujeitos, bem como do reducionismo de questões sociais ao âmbito individual, por meio do qual as dimensões social e política desse processo deixam de ser consideradas, de modo a se culpabilizar os alunos, sua família ou os professores pelos problemas de escolarização. Diante da crítica ao psicologismo na Educação subjacente ao modo como a Psicologia se insere, historicamente, na formação inicial de professores, bem como à primazia do estudo sobre o desenvolvimento humano e a aprendizagem nesta disciplina, identificados hegemonicamente como alicerce das contribuições da Psicologia da Educação para a formação docente, enfatizamos a relevância de se propiciar a discussão de questões proferidas na Psicologia Escolar que expressam o deslocamento de seu foco de análise da centralidade no indivíduo para a reflexão sobre o processo de escolarização, compreendido em sua complexidade, e as relações entre os sujeitos (históricos) que constituem a vida diária escolar. Defendemos, enfim, a proposição de que a disciplina Psicologia da Educação pode consistir em importante aliada na luta pela humanização das relações escolares e pela Educação pública de qualidade , tendo como alicerce discussões no campo da Psicologia Escolar voltadas para a explicitação do caráter ideológico de teorizações psicológicas naturalizantes e a problematização de estereótipos e preconceitos cientificamente legitimados que atravessam as relações escolares, bem como do reducionismo de questões socialmente constituídas ao âmbito individual, propiciando com que estes professores (como essenciais aliados nesta luta) busquem com isso não compactuar / This research, which was based on a critical view of School Psychology, and it was also grounded on the Marxist line of thought. We have the aim of investingating the contribution of School Psychology to early education and to the graduation of teachers, who attended School Psychology classes as an expression of related discussions in the learning process, in this field of knowledge. In this sense, we asked the following questions: What is School Psychologys contribution for teachers graduation? In what way reflections in the School Psychology field, which are the main focus of the analysis of the teaching process, are present in the discussions that take place in School Psychology classes? Our field work included: a) interviewing individuals who were attending two School Psychology classes, which is an integrating part of the teachers graduation course and other teaching courses at the Education Faculty of a public University in the State of São Paulo, together with the coordinators of these courses. B) Interviewing groups of students attending these classes; c) observing these classes during the semester. As we did so, it was possible to identify that the subject matter expresses the discussions that took place throughout the critical movement in the field of School Psychology as the following themes were discussed: a) school failure with the traditional questioning of theorization about school failure and the explanation of the social, political and institutional elements that are part of the learning process; b) educational complaints educational problems and its causes, which are centered in the individual and in the pathology of educational complaints, placing it in the education medicalization process c) inter subjective relations that contribute to school daily life paying attention to the effects of objective conditions in the learning process in the subjects life as well as the reductionism of social matters in an individual scope through which the social dimensions and politics of this process are not being considered, thus making students, their families, or the teachers accountable for educational problems. Facing the criticism of trying to psychologize education which is subjacent to the way psychology is historically inserted in the early graduation process of teachers as well as the primary importance of human development and learning in this subject, which are identified as the foundation of School Psychologys contribution for the graduation of teachers. We would like to emphasize the relevance allowing discussions in the School Psychology field that express its movement from its analysis focus in individual centrality to reflections about the teaching process, to be understood in its complexity, and the relations among individuals (their history) that contribute to school daily life. Here we defend the proposition that the School Psychology discipline can be an important allied in the fight for humanization of school relations and for quality public education, all these grounded on discussions in School Psychology with the focus on the explanation of the ideological character of naturalizing psychological theories and the problematization of stereotypes and biases which are scientifically legitimated throughout all school relations, as well as the reductionism of social questions around the individual scope, thus, making it possible for these teachers (since they are essential allies in this fight) to try not to pact