Researchers in the field of social learning have suggested that certain biases may exist in whom animals learn from, creating a non-random flow of social information. A number of potential biases have been proposed based upon theoretical models, including biases to copy more dominant individuals or individuals who receive the best payoff from their behaviour, but empirical evidence for these biases is lacking. This thesis presents the first examination of dominance-based bias in a wild population of primates and of a payoff-based bias in captive capuchins. In two field experiments, dominant and low-ranking females from each of three wild groups of vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops pygerythrus) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa were trained to demonstrate contrasting behaviours to their group before observers were provided with a choice between the two modelled preferences. No evidence was found for a consistent bias to copy the behaviour of the dominant female in either experiment. Instead, in both experiments, a preference for one behaviour emerged, regardless of model rank. In the latter experiment, higher-ranking females were significantly more likely to match the dominant model's action than were low-ranking females. The low-ranking models were more likely than their high-ranking counterparts to switch behaviours, despite their trained behaviour continuing to be productive. An analyses of the observations revealed that observers were biased towards attending to kin, and observer age appeared to influence access to the dominant models, but no overall preference to attend to the dominant female was found. Together these findings indicate that kinship, sex, age and preferences for specific behaviours are more important factors than model rank in vervet monkey social learning. Finally, I examined whether captive tufted capuchins (Sapajus apella) utilized a payoff-based social learning bias in their foraging decisions. Subjects did not utilize public information when choosing between demonstrated resource-rich and resource-poor sites, suggesting that the social learning abilities of capuchins may not extend to determining the profitability of feeding sites, although limitations of the study are discussed.

The research question the researcher set out to answer was: How do student nurses experience learning in the clinical field? The research question stemmed from years of experience in nursing education and a concern about student nurses' involvement in the clinical area. A phenomenological investigation was embarked upon involving principles from Wertz's (1983, 1984, 1985) empirical psychological reflection. The existential base-line for the research was stated as: Human experience results in learning. The base-line also supported the assumptions underlying the current research and are in line with phenomenological philosophy. Participants were selected from the student nurse population in the Limpopo Province via convenience and purposive sampling. Five students from second through fourth year of training according to SANC Regulation R425 were selected. Data were collected through in-depth interviews. One initial and one follow-up interview were conducted with each participant. Interviews were audio-taped and transcribed verbatim. Data analysis at the idiographic and nomothetic levels was conducted through open coding, categorisation and constant comparative analysis. Four major themes emerged from the data namely: * Descriptive overview of clinical learning * The lived experience of student nurses * Motivational factors in clinical learning * Erosive factors in clinical learning Awareness figured as an all accommodating concept to theme and categories. It figured as a multi-dimensional concept that positions and orientates student nurses in the clinical setting. Awareness answers the student nurse's existential question: Where am I? Based on the findings OF the current research and guided by the concept of an integrated holistic awareness, conclusions were drawn and recommendations and guidelines were formulated relating to: nursing education, nursing management, cooperation between education and services, clinical teaching, future research and theory development. / Health Studies / D.Litt. et Phil. (Health Studies)

The research question the researcher set out to answer was: How do student nurses experience learning in the clinical field? The research question stemmed from years of experience in nursing education and a concern about student nurses' involvement in the clinical area. A phenomenological investigation was embarked upon involving principles from Wertz's (1983, 1984, 1985) empirical psychological reflection. The existential base-line for the research was stated as: Human experience results in learning. The base-line also supported the assumptions underlying the current research and are in line with phenomenological philosophy. Participants were selected from the student nurse population in the Limpopo Province via convenience and purposive sampling. Five students from second through fourth year of training according to SANC Regulation R425 were selected. Data were collected through in-depth interviews. One initial and one follow-up interview were conducted with each participant. Interviews were audio-taped and transcribed verbatim. Data analysis at the idiographic and nomothetic levels was conducted through open coding, categorisation and constant comparative analysis. Four major themes emerged from the data namely: * Descriptive overview of clinical learning * The lived experience of student nurses * Motivational factors in clinical learning * Erosive factors in clinical learning Awareness figured as an all accommodating concept to theme and categories. It figured as a multi-dimensional concept that positions and orientates student nurses in the clinical setting. Awareness answers the student nurse's existential question: Where am I? Based on the findings OF the current research and guided by the concept of an integrated holistic awareness, conclusions were drawn and recommendations and guidelines were formulated relating to: nursing education, nursing management, cooperation between education and services, clinical teaching, future research and theory development. / Health Studies / D.Litt. et Phil. (Health Studies)

本研究旨在了解國民中學社會學習領域教師對領域教學在職進修之需求與成效。為達成研究目的，本研究以自編之「國民中學社會領域教師領域教學在職進修需求與成效問卷」為調查研究工具，以台北縣、市所抽樣學校社會學習領域教師390人作為正式問卷調查對象，回收332份有效問卷（回收率84.9%）。本研究針對所得的資料，以SPSS8.0 for Windows套裝軟體進行次數分配、獨立樣本單因子變異數分析（One-Way ANOVA）、Tukey法事後比較分析、獨立樣本t考驗（Independent-Samples t Test）等統計分析。依據資料分析發現，獲致以下結論： 壹、國民中學教師對領域教學進修之需求： 一、教師進修方式需求 (一) 就「授課方式」而言，教師覺得最有效的方式依次為「講述式」、「討論式」、「教學觀摩」、「個案研討」、「工作坊」。 (二) 就「授課講師」而言，教師覺得最有效的授課講師依序為「實務工作者」、「資深教師」、「大學教授」、「教育行政人員」。 (三) 就「上課成員組成方式」而言，教師覺得最有效的上課成員組成方式依序為「領域核心課程共同上課，專門科目分科上課」、「單科教師單獨上課」、「不同科目教師合科上課」。 二、教師進修科目需求 (一) 領域核心課程部分以「社會學習領域概論」最感需要。 (二) 專門課程部分： 1. 歷史：台灣史、世界史、中國史、世界史概論、史學概論。 2. 地理：臺灣地理、氣候學、世界地理、地學通論、地形學。 3. 公民：經濟學、法學緒論、民法(一)、刑法(一)、社會學。 三、教師進修內容需求 (一) 在「課程設計」方面較需要的項目是教學活動設計、六大議題融入教學課程設計、領域統整課程設計以及領域教學計畫撰寫。 (二) 在「教學方法」方面較需要的項目是教學方法與教學創新、教學模式與教學技巧、資訊融入教學。 (三) 在「教學資源與研究」方面較需要的項目是教學相關軟體應用與資訊概論、教學檔案之建立、社區教學資源發掘與應用。 (四) 在「評量與評鑑」方面較需要的項目是瞭解學生個別差異與診斷學生學習困擾、多元評量實務設計、回饋學習者之技巧。 貳、教師領域教學進修成效 一、在「課程設計」方面較有成效的項目是教學活動設計、領域統整課程設計、領域教學計畫撰寫。 二、在「教學方法」方面較有成效的項目是教學方法與教學創新、教學模式與教學技巧、資訊融入教學。 三、在「教學資源與研究」方面較有成效的項目是教學檔案之建立、社區教學資源發掘、教學相關軟體應用與資訊概論、教師行動研究。 四、在「評量與評鑑」方面較有成效的項目是教學評鑑、課程評鑑、多元評量實務設計。 最後依據研究結論，本研究提出一些建議，作為未來繼續推動領域教學進修之參考。 關鍵字：社會領域、九年一貫課程、領域教學、在職進修、需求、成效 / The purpose of the study is to understand the needs and the effects of the teachers of social learning field in junior high schools for in-service education. In order to achieve this research, the survey employed self-administered questionnaires. Schools chosen for these questionnaires were sampled from Taipei county and Taipei city. Teachers of social learning field in the sampled schools were 390 persons for the questionnaires. The effected returns were 332. According to the returned data, statistics results by One-Way ANOVA and Turkey and Independent-Samples t test were drawn as the following conclusions: I、The needs of the teachers of social learning field: 1. The methods of the needs: (1). For instructional ways, teachers think the efficient ways in sequence are 「speaking」, 「discussing」,「teaching demonstration」, 「case studying」 and 「working shop」. (2). For instructors, teachers think the efficient instructors in sequence are 「experienced workers」, 「senior teachers」, 「university professors」 and「 educational administrators」. (3). For members in class, teachers think the efficient ways in order are the 「core curriculum together but specialized disciplines separately」, 「specialized disciplines separately」, 「all specialized disciplines together」. 2. The needs of the subjects: (1). For field core curriculum, teachers think 「social learning field generality」 is the most required subject. (2). For specialized disciplines： i. history：History of Taiwan，History of the World，History of Chinese，Introduction to History of the World，Introduction to History. ii. geography：Geography of Taiwan，Meteorology ，Geography of the World，Introduction to Geography，Geomorphology. iii. civics：Economics，Introduction to Law，Civil law，Criminal Law，Sociology. 3. The needs of contents: (1). For curriculum projects, the items are teaching activities design, six topics included in teaching curriculum design, field integrated curriculum design and field teaching plan writing. (2). For teaching methods, the items are teaching methods, teaching innovation, teaching models, teaching techniques and information technology used in teaching. (3). For resoures and research , the items are application of teaching related softwares and information technology , building teaching files and findings and applications of community teaching resources. (4). For assessment and evaluation, the items are understanding the differences of students and diagnosing problems of students learning, multi-assessment practical designs and feedback learners techniques. II、 The effects of the teachers of social learning field: 1. For curriculum projects, the items are teaching activities designs, field integrated curriculum designs and field teaching plan writing. 2. For teaching methods, the items are teaching methods, teaching innovation, teaching models, teaching techniques and information technology used in teaching. 3. For teaching resources and research, the items are teaching application softwares and information building teaching files and findings and applications of community teaching resources. 4. For assessment and evaluation, the items are teaching evaluation, curriculum evaluation and multi-assessment practical designs. Based on the conclusions of this research, there are some suggestions which will be the references for the social field learning in the future. Keywords：social learning field，1 - 9 curriculum，field teaching，in-service education，needs，effects.

Brandmän arbetar i situationer av stark osäkerhet och risk. Ett fungerande lagarbete är en förutsättning för att de ska kunna hantera de faror som förekommer vid olyckor, samordna sin verksamhet, rädda byggnader och fordon, ta hand om drabbade människor och även undvika att själva bli skadade. Blivande brandmän måste alltså lära sig arbetssätt som inbegriper både samordning, interaktion och individuella insatser i en mycket speciell och krävande arbetsmiljö. Denna studie bygger på deltagande observationer och intervjuer inom den tvååriga yrkesutbildningen Skydd Mot Olyckor. I fokus står hur studenterna i komplexa insatsövningar lär sig en praktisk förståelse av lagarbetet i sitt kommande yrke. Studien analyserar hur övningarna organiseras som en samtidig rekonstruktion och simulering av operativa arbetsuppgifter. Skolans övningsverksamhet ses alltså som en del av ett bredare lärandefält och med nära relationer till räddningstjänstens operativa verksamhet. I studien ges en detaljerad bild av hur övningarna genomförs samt av hur studenterna lär sig skapa kontroll. Det gäller såväl över arbetets materiella villkor och tekniska utrustning som över sociala interaktioner i arbetslaget och emotionella reaktioner på osäkerhet och risk. Studien bygger på ett sociokulturellt lärandeperspektiv med emfas på praktik och lärande av praktisk förståelse. I studien kombineras perspektiv från sociologi och från Science-and-Technology-Studies (STS) för att fånga praktikens sociomateriella dimensioner av teknik, social koordinering och emotioner. / Firefighters work in situations of strong uncertainty and risk. A functional teamwork is a precondition in order for them to handle dangers occurring at accidents, coordinate their activity, saving buildings and vehicles, take care of victims and avoid being hurt themselves. Potential firefighters must learn working methods that involve bringing together efforts, interaction and individual achievements in a very special and demanding work environment. The study investigates how students, through their participation in complex reallife simulations of operational work, learn a practical understanding of firefighting practice. The study draws on participant observations and interviews within the two-year firefighter’s vocational training program, Skydd mot olyckor. The study analyzes how exercises are organized simultaneously as reconstruction and simulation of operational tasks. The training program is seen as part of a larger learning field with close ties to firefighting practice. The study gives a detailed account of how exercises are conducted and of how students learn to achieve control in and through work. That includes material conditions and equipment as well as social interaction within the team and emotional reactions on uncertainty and risk. The study uses a socio-cultural learning perspective with an emphasis on practice and practical understanding. Perspectives from sociology and Science-and-Technology-Studies (STS) are combined to capture the socio-material dimensions of the specific practice studied, including technology, social coordination and emotions.

Seit Beschluss der Kultusministerkonferenz 1996 werden alle neugeordneten Ausbildungsberufe nach dem Lernfeldkonzept gestaltet, welches theoretische und praktische Ausbildungsinhalte verknüpft, um umfassende berufliche Handlungskompetenz zu fördern. Gleichzeitig stellt didaktische Fallarbeit eine bedeutsame Methode für berufsbildenden Unterricht im Lernfeld dar. Bezugnehmend werden Einsatz, Umsetzung sowie Potenziale im Berufsfeld Ernährung und Hauswirtschaft, speziell Gastgewerbe, untersucht. Mittels teil-strukturierter, leitfadengestützter, gastgewerblich unterrichtender Lehrpersonenbefragung wird qualitativ erforscht, inwieweit didaktische Fallarbeit bereits im handlungsorientierten Unterricht eingesetzt wird, um bewusst eine Stärkung des Theorie-Praxis-Bezuges zu erzielen. Die Befragten sind sich einig, dass didaktische Fallarbeit bewusst zur Stärkung des Theorie-Praxis-Bezuges beiträgt. Aus ihrer Sicht bietet diese Methode größtes Potenzial innerhalb beruflicher Bildung. Die Forschungsergebnisse leisten einen grundlegenden Beitrag für die Berufsfelddidaktik Ernährung und Hauswirtschaft. Sie zeigen praktische Umsetzungsmöglichkeiten auf. In der Diskussion werden Optimierungsbedarfe und Handlungsempfehlungen abgeleitet sowie weiterführende Forschungsbedarfe vorgestellt, um zukünftig evidenzbasierten, qualitativ hochwertigen und schülerorientierten Unterricht sichern zu können.:Abbildungsverzeichnis I Tabellenverzeichnis II 1 Einleitung 1 2 Gastgewerbe innerhalb beruflicher Bildung – eine theoretische Annäherung 2 2.1 Fakten und Impulse aus dem Gastgewerbe 2 2.2 Berufsfeld(-didaktik) in Ernährung und Hauswirtschaft 4 2.3 Lernfeldkonzept 5 2.4 Didaktische Fallarbeit 6 2.4.1 Begriffliche Einordung 7 2.4.2. Historische Entwicklung 8 2.4.3. Merkmale 8 2.4.4 Varianten 9 2.4.5 Chancen und Grenzen 10 2.5 Herleitung Forschungsfrage, Hypothesen und Zielsetzung 12 3 Empirische Untersuchung zum Einsatz didaktischer Fallarbeit in gastgewerblichen Ausbildungsberufen 14 3.1 Methodenauswahl 14 3.2 Untersuchungsdurchführung 15 3.2.1 Festlegung des Materials 15 3.2.2 Analyse der Entstehungssituation 16 3.2.3 Formale Charakteristika des Materials 16 3.2.4 Theoriegeleitete Festlegung der Strukturierungsdimension 17 3.3 Gütekriterien qualitativer Forschung 18 3.4 Ergebnisse 19 3.4.1 Kategorie 1: Einsatz didaktischer Fallarbeit 22 3.4.2 Kategorie 2: Erfahrungen mit didaktischer Fallarbeit 23 3.4.3 Kategorie 3: Stärkung des Theorie-Praxis-Bezuges 24 3.4.4 Kategorie 4: Unterrichtsphasen 26 3.4.5 Kategorie 5: Prozessarbeit 27 3.4.6 Kategorie 6: Potenzial 27 3.4.7 Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse 28 3.5 Beantwortung der Forschungsfrage und Verifizierung der Hypothesen 29 4 Diskussion - Optimierungspotenziale und Handlungsempfehlungen 30 5 Schlussfolgerung 33 Literaturverzeichnis III Anhangsverzeichnis VII