Preparing engineering students for interdisciplinary practice in the workplace requires a meaningful understanding of interdisciplinary learning in engineering practice. Such an understanding could help to address the ongoing issues and concerns of the interdisciplinary learning of engineering students. The review of literature on interdisciplinary engineering education raises a major concern of the speculative approach to formulating learning outcomes of interdisciplinary engineering education, which results from the lack of understanding of how practising engineers engage in interdisciplinary learning in their workplaces. This thesis directly addresses this concern by providing the empirical evidence for a number of learning outcomes, and by identifying the associated learning practices found in three cases of interdisciplinary collaborations between engineers and life science practitioners. It also enhances the understanding of interdisciplinary learning in engineering practice by providing a detailed explanation of why engineers are more likely to engage in those learning practices and how they are more likely to achieve the learning outcomes. The main contribution of this thesis is in assembling the identified learning outcomes and the associated learning practices into one theoretical framework that embodies both the description and the explanation of interdisciplinary learning in engineering practice for a particular subclass – engineering for the life sciences. The framework describes interdisciplinary learning in terms of four epistemic practices and four learning outcomes. Additionally, it includes a contingent causal explanation for those practices and outcomes by validating the underlying causal relationships. The findings of this research could inform the formulation of learning outcomes and the deployment of learning practices in interdisciplinary engineering curricular. In addition, the generalisation of the findings to the education domain suggests practices that can help university students in their intellectual development.

The phenomenon of transfer—our ability to perform novel tasks by generalizing from past experiences—has long captivated theorists and practitioners. As educators it is essential for us to understand what types of learning best promote transfer and to structure our curricula accordingly. With that goal in mind, this dissertation outlines two lines of research. For the first line of research I adopted an experimental approach in the domain of problem solving, examining a training technique whereby the learner solves practice problems for the same principle in dissimilar contexts as opposed to highly similar contexts. The key finding was that contextual variability improved transfer outcomes when a set of training problems were solved spaced in time (akin to a closed-book test), but not when prior training problems and their solutions remained visible throughout training (akin to an open-book test). This finding suggests that contextual variability during training can be beneficial because it forces the learner to more effortfully recall what they have learned in the past. For the second line of research I then adopted a correlational approach, investigating a ubiquitous self-report inventory, the Study Process Questionnaire (SPQ), which is meant to quantify student learning approaches to predict educational outcomes. However, the SPQ’s predictive validity has recently been challenged because deep learning and its corresponding outcomes remain poorly defined. To tackle this measurement issue, my colleagues and I operationally defined outcome measures in real university courses to tap more precisely into transfer of learning. Across several studies we found limited evidence for the SPQ’s ability to predict transfer outcomes, leading us to suggest that educators and researchers should be more cautious about using this self-report inventory to characterize student learning. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / A central goal of education is to equip students with ‘flexible’ knowledge, enabling them to transfer the far-reaching principles they have learned to solve new, real-world problems. But what conditions of training are most conducive to transfer? One understudied technique involves being tested on the same principle in dissimilar contexts. The experiments reported in Chapter 2 provide evidence for this training technique in the domain of problem solving. Aside from direct interventions, another approach has been to measure individual differences among students to predict how much they engage in “deep learning”—a process closely associated with transfer. However, four correlational studies in Chapters 3 and 4 revealed little support for this approach, highlighting the difficulty of characterizing learning strategies using self-reports. In sum, this shows promise for interventions involving repeated testing in dissimilar contexts, but little promise for a self-report inventory meant to capture individual differences in student learning.

The purpose of the research was to form a defensible basis for considering possible changes in classroom practice within a small rural state school, and it involved four, mixed-ability classes comprising Year 9 and 10 students. These classes were taught an energy-related module by the researcher. In the preliminary phase, which involved two classes, resources were developed to produce a more student-centred module. These resources, and the constructivist approach which informed their development, are described. In the subsequent comparative phase, the reformed module was taught using two contrasting strategies - one teacher-directed and the other, student-managed. During this phase individual achievement and group investigative skills were assessed. Student perceptions of classroom environment were probed using an existing instrument, the ICEQ. The range of classroom activity and level of student engagement was continuously monitored by independent observers using a specifically developed instrument, termed the SALTA.No overall learning advantage was demonstrated to either teaching strategy. A small strategy advantage favouring Year 10 students in the student-managed strategy was offset by a similar disadvantage to the Year 9 cohort. A cohort penalty was found to apply to Year 9 students under either strategy, with a paradox in its application. The role of the teacher was found to change significantly under each strategy, with a consistent hierarchy of student engagement with activity emerging. Boys were found to have significantly higher levels of engagement than girls under either teaching strategy. However, this was associated with only modest advantages in achievement. The relationship between engagement and achievement was stronger and more positive under the student-managed strategy. Mismatches between preferred and actual classroom environment were found, ++ / particularly in the dimension of independence. This mismatch was less in the student-managed setting. Increased potential for learning was noted under each strategy.

ABSTRACT An ethics curriculum is an integral part of most health profession courses. This thesis will explore using a qualitative approach to investigate the learning and application of professional ethical practice by Flinders University speech pathology students. This work will identify factors that may influence students’ readiness to learn about ethics. The knowledge, skills and attitudes that underpin professional ethical practice which speech pathology students were able to demonstrate at the conclusion of their entry level course will be illustrated. Also described will be the factors, identified by students and academics and field educators, which may influence student learning of this complex area of practice. To explore this topic, the results of “The Defining Issues Test” (Rest, 1979b) of moral judgement development, independent and scaffolded case studies, as well as group and individual interviews with students, and individual interviews with academic and field educators have been used. Results from this study suggest that a significant number of the undergraduate speech pathology students involved in this study found learning and applying ethical principles difficult, as their ability to reason morally remained conventional and rule bound. At the point of graduation, the students applied clinical and ethical reasoning skills, whilst emerging, were not yet well developed. The ability of students to demonstrate the integration of ethical theory and practice appeared limited. This lack of integration may be influenced by the fact that few field educators could report being exposed to formal ethical theories and ethical reasoning approaches during their own undergraduate education. Some of the more generic ethical practice skills reported by academics as being embedded throughout the speech pathology course, such as communication, team work and the seeking of professional support, were more clearly demonstrated by students. Results of this study suggest that exiting students and newly graduated speech pathologists require ongoing support in the area of professional ethical practice. More explicit embedding of the theoretical underpinnings of the ethics knowledge base throughout the curriculum may be required. To be able to support the integration of professional ethical practice in students and new graduates, speech pathologists currently practising in the field who did not receive formal ethics education during their own degree or since, may require ongoing professional development in the formal knowledge base pertaining to professional ethical practice.

Integration of work-placements into undergraduate degrees is now established on awards linked to professional registration in healthcare. Pre-registration training forms the basis for development of capability and entry onto a professional register. This enquiry explores how key stakeholders on a programme leading to registration as a Biomedical Scientist (BMS) position themselves in their role and the subsequent impact of this upon the development of the capable BMS. It draws upon current knowledge of work-based pedagogy and utilises a constructivist grounded theory (CGT) approach to explore the perceptions and experiences of individuals and groups to develop an interpretative portrayal and deeper understanding of the implementation of pre-registration training in one region of England. Data gathering and analysis was divided into two stages. The first employed analysis of professional documents to provide an insight into current discourses around BMS training. This provided initial developing categories and directed the creation of a questionnaire. Questionnaire responses confirmed the relevance of the developing categories and a summary of responses provided an ‘ice-breaker’ to guide stage two of data gathering. This stage employed focus groups and interviews to enable a greater understanding of how individuals make sense of their experiences. Initial, focused and theoretical coding allowed synthesis and conceptualisation of the data gathered and presented direction for the enquiry. The findings expose the challenges of integrating professional registration training into an academic programme of study. Three theoretical categories were identified: Role conflict, Expectations and Ownership. Conceptualising the interactions and intersections of these categories enabled the recognition of ‘Doing the portfolio’ as a way of describing and conceptualising the stakeholders positioning within the current programme. The registration portfolio has become an objective reductionist measure of learning, reflecting the positivist typology of practice in this profession. This provides a theoretical explanation as to how the programme is delivered and why there is a need to rethink conceptualisation of the role of the programme in supporting pre-registration training and the development of the capable BMS. To ensure that BMS students are supported to develop not only technical skills but also professional capability there is a need for a paradigm shift from a positivist episteme to one that embraces both the positivist and socio-cultural paradigms, viewing them as complementary and parallel. The novel research approach used in this enquiry has generated rich insights into how stakeholders interact with the pressures of internal and external influences and the impact this has upon behaviours and strategies adopted. The theoretical understanding proposed, which recognises the tensions emerging from a positivist typology of practice, has a range of implications for practice and for the development of practitioner capability through pre-registration training and beyond.

Magister Curationis - MCur / Self-directed learning (SDL) has become a focus in the past years due to the increase in the complexity and changes in the nursing profession development. Employing SDL methodologies has been advantageous to the learner nurses, since these methodologies are associated with moderate improvement in the knowledge and effective improvement in the affective and psychomotor domains. Despite the efforts to expose students to SDL, the challenge remains the lack of students‘ commitment to SDL during clinical activities in the skills laboratory. This lack of commitment may result from students‘ perceptions of SDL. Therefore, this study seeks to explore and describe the perceptions of first year learner nurses about self-directed learning activities in a skills laboratory at a school of nursing in the Western Cape. An exploratory descriptive quantitative design was used to answer the research question. All the first year learner nurses (N=336) pursuing a 4-year Bachelor Nursing Degree served as the target population and a sample of 168 respondents was selected by simple random sampling. A self-administered 5-point Likert scale questionnaire with an additional four open-ended questions was used to collect data for the study. Data was analysed by using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 21 software. Descriptive statistics were used to present frequencies, mean values, standard deviations, and the results were illustrated by means of tables. The Spearman correlation coefficient indicated the correlations between the 4 The findings revealed that most of the respondents positively perceived self-directed learning in the skills laboratory. However, it was also found that learners had challenges in relation to time management during the implementation of self-directed learning.

No presente estudo procurou-se estudar as influências da participação de licenciandos em comunidades de prática para a sua formação profissional. A pesquisa foi conduzida com a finalidade de caracterizar dois grupos de licenciandos participantes do Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação à Docência (PIBID) de Química da Universidade de São Paulo (USP - campus São Paulo) como comunidades de prática e analisar as contribuições do trabalho nesta comunidade para a formação desses professores de Química em formação inicial. Para isso, procurou-se analisar as características dos grupos que permitissem que fossem entendidos como comunidades de prática. Tais características se constituem do engajamento mútuo entre os membros dos grupos, construção de um projeto conjunto e compartilhamento de repertórios. Também foi observada a identidade que cada licenciando formou, ou se reconheceu como tal, dentro do grupo, bem como as aprendizagens adquiridas pelo trabalho em grupo e pela prática de ensino. Neste trabalho foi utilizada uma metodologia de caráter qualitativo. A pesquisa contou com a participação de quatorze licenciandos em Química da USP, de diferentes anos do curso de licenciatura e que, para a participação no projeto PIBID, foram divididos em dois grupos para trabalharem com o ensino de Química e de Bioquímica em uma escola pública da cidade de São Paulo. Para a realização da pesquisa, foram utilizados diversos instrumentos de coleta de dados, como observação participante, gravações em áudio, documentos escritos e entrevistas. Para análise, os dados foram divididos em categorias, a fim de responderem às questões de pesquisa. Também se utilizou a triangulação dos dados obtidos pelos diferentes instrumentos, a fim de analisar a validade das informações. Os resultados revelaram características que supõem a formação de comunidades de prática a partir dos grupos de licenciandos em Química constituídos no projeto PIBID de Química da USP (campus São Paulo). A partir da análise das comunidades de prática formadas, também foi possível perceber as formas como o envolvimento nas comunidades contribuiu para a formação profissional destes futuros professores. O estudo mostra a importância da formação de comunidades de prática para que o futuro professor possa aprender mais sobre sua futura profissão, relacionando a teoria aprendida na universidade e nas discussões em grupo com a prática em sala de aula. A aprendizagem do licenciando em comunidade de prática fez com que ele se sentisse mais interessado e mais preparado para seguir a carreira de professor. Assim, foi possível mostrar evidências da importância do desenvolvimento de comunidades de prática na formação de professores, destacando a necessidade de mais pesquisas sobre este assunto. / The present work aims to study the influences of pre-service teachers\' participation in communities of practice for their professional education. The research was conducted in order to characterize two groups of pre-service teachers that participate of the project PIBID of Chemistry of the University of São Paulo as communities of practice and analyze the communities\' contributions for the training of these pre-service Chemistry teachers. For this, we attempted to analyze the groups\' characteristics that made them be understood as communities of practice. These characteristics are the mutual engagement, joint enterprise and shared repertoire. We also observed the identity constructed by the pre-service teachers inside the communities, as well as, the learnings they have acquired by the work in group and the experience of teaching practice. The research included fourteen pre-service Chemistry teachers from the University of São Paulo that were attending at different years of the Chemistry course. For the participation in the project, the group of pre-service teachers was divided in two groups to work with Chemistry and Biochemistry teaching in a public school at the city of São Paulo. For data collection, many instruments were used: observation, audio recording, written documents and interviews. For analysis, the data were divided into categories aiming to answer the research questions. The results have revealed characteristics of the groups that assume the formation of communities of practice. The pre-service teachers\' involvement in communities contributed for their professional formation, they have learned about their future profession, relating the theory learned at the University with the practice in classroom. The learning in communities of practice, made the pre-service teachers feel more interested in following the teaching career and more prepared for this. Thus, the work showed the importance of communities of practice development for the teachers training, emphasizing the need for more research in this subject.

No presente estudo procurou-se estudar as influências da participação de licenciandos em comunidades de prática para a sua formação profissional. A pesquisa foi conduzida com a finalidade de caracterizar dois grupos de licenciandos participantes do Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação à Docência (PIBID) de Química da Universidade de São Paulo (USP - campus São Paulo) como comunidades de prática e analisar as contribuições do trabalho nesta comunidade para a formação desses professores de Química em formação inicial. Para isso, procurou-se analisar as características dos grupos que permitissem que fossem entendidos como comunidades de prática. Tais características se constituem do engajamento mútuo entre os membros dos grupos, construção de um projeto conjunto e compartilhamento de repertórios. Também foi observada a identidade que cada licenciando formou, ou se reconheceu como tal, dentro do grupo, bem como as aprendizagens adquiridas pelo trabalho em grupo e pela prática de ensino. Neste trabalho foi utilizada uma metodologia de caráter qualitativo. A pesquisa contou com a participação de quatorze licenciandos em Química da USP, de diferentes anos do curso de licenciatura e que, para a participação no projeto PIBID, foram divididos em dois grupos para trabalharem com o ensino de Química e de Bioquímica em uma escola pública da cidade de São Paulo. Para a realização da pesquisa, foram utilizados diversos instrumentos de coleta de dados, como observação participante, gravações em áudio, documentos escritos e entrevistas. Para análise, os dados foram divididos em categorias, a fim de responderem às questões de pesquisa. Também se utilizou a triangulação dos dados obtidos pelos diferentes instrumentos, a fim de analisar a validade das informações. Os resultados revelaram características que supõem a formação de comunidades de prática a partir dos grupos de licenciandos em Química constituídos no projeto PIBID de Química da USP (campus São Paulo). A partir da análise das comunidades de prática formadas, também foi possível perceber as formas como o envolvimento nas comunidades contribuiu para a formação profissional destes futuros professores. O estudo mostra a importância da formação de comunidades de prática para que o futuro professor possa aprender mais sobre sua futura profissão, relacionando a teoria aprendida na universidade e nas discussões em grupo com a prática em sala de aula. A aprendizagem do licenciando em comunidade de prática fez com que ele se sentisse mais interessado e mais preparado para seguir a carreira de professor. Assim, foi possível mostrar evidências da importância do desenvolvimento de comunidades de prática na formação de professores, destacando a necessidade de mais pesquisas sobre este assunto. / The present work aims to study the influences of pre-service teachers\' participation in communities of practice for their professional education. The research was conducted in order to characterize two groups of pre-service teachers that participate of the project PIBID of Chemistry of the University of São Paulo as communities of practice and analyze the communities\' contributions for the training of these pre-service Chemistry teachers. For this, we attempted to analyze the groups\' characteristics that made them be understood as communities of practice. These characteristics are the mutual engagement, joint enterprise and shared repertoire. We also observed the identity constructed by the pre-service teachers inside the communities, as well as, the learnings they have acquired by the work in group and the experience of teaching practice. The research included fourteen pre-service Chemistry teachers from the University of São Paulo that were attending at different years of the Chemistry course. For the participation in the project, the group of pre-service teachers was divided in two groups to work with Chemistry and Biochemistry teaching in a public school at the city of São Paulo. For data collection, many instruments were used: observation, audio recording, written documents and interviews. For analysis, the data were divided into categories aiming to answer the research questions. The results have revealed characteristics of the groups that assume the formation of communities of practice. The pre-service teachers\' involvement in communities contributed for their professional formation, they have learned about their future profession, relating the theory learned at the University with the practice in classroom. The learning in communities of practice, made the pre-service teachers feel more interested in following the teaching career and more prepared for this. Thus, the work showed the importance of communities of practice development for the teachers training, emphasizing the need for more research in this subject.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-08T17:06:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 114574-1.pdf: 643225 bytes, checksum: 51375769c7d466dbc92e9e2ec465d06f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-05-29 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The objective of this study was to investigate the dynamics that bring out the ideas of music of children who participated in a music workshop, by analyzing and documenting how these ideas are shared and transformed in the community of practice and learning established in the classroom. The study focused on the children s perspective, with the intent of comprehending how they relate to music and interact social within and outside the Workshop. The theoretical basis of the study was based on research studies of the field of creative learning in the areas of education and music education. These researches studies point out the importance of involving the children in the process of learning viewing them as active agents and coconstructors of knowledge. Within this perspective, the creativity in education focuses on the processes of collective construction of knowledge in which the following aspects are pointed out: imagination, thinking process, inventing process, experimentation, the agency, protagonism and independence of the students in the construction of meanings (CRAFT et al, 2008; AROSTEGUI, 2012). A qualitative case study was conducted in a Music Workshop for children ages 6 to 11, offered to the community as an extension project of Santa Catarina State University. The methodological design tried to document the learning process of the children through an articulated group of data collection: (1) observation and video recording of the classes during the year; (2) initial semi-structured interviews with the children; (3) memory stimulation with edited videos of the observations, from which the children analyzed and reflected about productions in a collaborative manner and (4) notes voluntarily taken by the children in individual diaries, which were produced for the research and called ideas of music notebooks. The data analysis was divided in two categories: the first discussed the children s notes in the notebooks and how they reflected and shared their ideas of music based on conversations about these observations, and the second analyzed the activities performed in the classroom, especially in the activities of musical composition. The results revealed that the ideas of music are shared and transformed in the classroom through processes of negotiation perceived among the children while working collaboratively, including the teachers. The study points out also the importance of listening to the children, valuing their perspective and offering an environment that offers the possibility of developing the agency and configuration of a community of learning and musical practice within the classroom. Under the optic of the referential of creative learning, the importance of knowing the ideas of music of the children is strongly advocated in order for the musical education to intervene in a relevant and significant manner, recognizing and valuing the point of views of the children about their processes of musical learning. / Esta pesquisa teve o objetivo de investigar as dinâmicas que movimentam as ideias de música de crianças participantes de uma oficina de música, analisando e documentando como essas ideias são compartilhadas e transformadas na comunidade de prática e aprendizagem estabelecida em sala de aula. A pesquisa focaliza a perspectiva das crianças, buscando compreender o modo como elas se relacionam com música e interagem socialmente dentro e fora da Oficina. O estudo é fundamentado em pesquisas no campo da aprendizagem criativa nas áreas de educação e educação musical. Essas pesquisas ressaltam a importância de envolver as crianças no processo de aprendizagem, entendendo-as como agentes ativos e coconstrutores de conhecimento. Nessa perspectiva, a criatividade na educação focaliza os processos de construção coletiva de conhecimento, no qual são ressaltados: a imaginação; o pensamento; a inventividade; a experimentação; a agência e o protagonismo e a independência dos estudantes na construção de significados (CRAFT et al, 2008; AROSTEGUI, 2012). Foi realizado um estudo de caso qualitativo em uma Oficina de Música para crianças de 6 a 11 anos, oferecida à comunidade enquanto projeto de extensão da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina. O desenho metodológico da pesquisa buscou documentar a aprendizagem das crianças, através de um conjunto articulado de coleta de dados: (1) observação e registro em vídeo de aulas ao longo do ano; (2) entrevistas semiestruturadas iniciais com as crianças; (3) entrevistas de estimulação de recordação com vídeos editado das observações, a partir dos quais as crianças analisaram e refletiram sobre suas produções colaborativamente; e (4) registros produzidos voluntariamente pelas crianças em diários individuais, produzidos para a pesquisa e chamados de cadernos de ideias de música. A análise dos dados foi dividida em duas categorias: a primeira discute os registros das crianças nos cadernos e como elas refletem e compartilham suas ideias de música a partir de conversas sobre esses apontamentos; e a segunda analisa as atividades realizadas na Oficina, visando compreender os movimentos dinâmicos acionados na sala de aula, especialmente nas atividades de composição musical. Os resultados revelam que ideias de música são compartilhadas e transformadas em sala de aula, em processos de negociação percebidos entre as crianças, enquanto trabalhavam colaborativamente, incluindo as professoras. A pesquisa ressalta também a importância de ouvir as crianças, valorizar sua perspectiva e proporcionar ambiente que possibilite o desenvolvimento de sua agência e a configuração de uma comunidade de aprendizado e prática musical na sala de aula. Sob a óptica do referencial da aprendizagem criativa, argumenta-se pela importância de conhecer as ideias de música das crianças para que a educação musical possa intervir de forma relevante e significativa, reconhecendo e valorizando os olhares das crianças sobre seus processos de aprendizagem musical.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:42:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marco Antonio Espirito Santo.pdf: 328881 bytes, checksum: a6647dc372a2bf14555e3a29be05b2e8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-08 / Better understand the learning processes of the profession, professional lifelong learning and knowledge construction of a trader who has not gone through a process of formal education required for certification, but even so, it is recognized by peers as a professional success in their endeavors. With these objectives, this study is characterized by a case study conducted from narratives of a successful trader based at interview related to the recovery the moments of their life history characterized by learning, dilemmas difficulties and overcoming them, from the perspective of himself. . As a theoretical basis, consistent with the problem investigated, we chose to adopt a social approach of the topic, focusing mainly theoretical concepts of Dubar about professional socialization and Schon about learning the profession. With respect to the structuring of the research report, chapters 1 and 2 refer to two theoretical orientations described above and that underlie this research: The postindustrial era and challenges for education and training of individual identity in the knowledge era. In chapter 3 are explained the nature of research, as well as data sources and the procedures adopted for the analysis. Chapter 4, entitled Learning and Professional Development presents descriptive and analytical results presented. Finally, in Chapter 5 presents the final considerations regarding this investigation which are not intended to be conclusive, but that elucidate aspects of learning and professional development, as well as sources that nourish these processes that are also present in literature studied on the subject. Although from a practical and even pragmatic, learning identified by the research participant related, in idiosyncratic ways, especially the theoretical models of reflection on action "of Schon / Compreender melhor processos de aprendizagem da profissão, de desenvolvimento profissional ao longo da trajetória de vida e da construção do conhecimento de um empresário que não passou por um processo de escolarização formal necessário à certificação, mas que, mesmo assim, é reconhecido pelos pares como profissional de sucesso em seus empreendimentos. Com estes objetivos, esse estudo caracteriza-se por um estudo de caso realizado a partir de narrativas de um profissional bem sucedido disparadas através de entrevista relacionada à recuperação, sob a ótica do entrevistado, de momentos de sua história de vida caracterizados por aprendizagens, dilemas, dificuldades e superação das mesmas. Como fundamentação teórica, coerentemente com o problema investigado, optou-se por adotar uma abordagem social do tema, focalizando, principalmente, concepções teóricas de Dubar a respeito da socialização profissional e de Schon a respeito da aprendizagem da profissão. Com relação à estruturação do relatório de pesquisa, os capítulos 1 e 2 referem-se aos dois eixos teóricos explicitados acima e que fundamentam a presente investigação: A era pós industrial e desafios para a educação e A formação da identidade individual na era do conhecimento. No capítulo 3 são explicitadas a natureza da pesquisa, bem como, as fontes de dados e os procedimentos adotados para a análise dos mesmos. O capítulo 4, intitulado Aprendizagem e Desenvolvimento Profissional apresenta de forma descritiva e analítica os resultados apresentados. Por fim, no capítulo 5, são apresentadas as considerações finais referentes à presente investigação as quais não pretendem ser conclusivas, mas que elucidam aspectos de processos de aprendizagem e de desenvolvimento profissional, bem como, fontes que nutrem esses processos que também estão presentes na literatura estudada sobre a temática. Embora de caráter prático e até pragmático, as aprendizagens identificadas pelo participante da pesquisa 7 relacionam-se, por caminhos idiossincráticos, a modelos teóricos principalmente os de reflexão sobre a ação de Schon