Este trabalho tem por fim construir uma história, fundamentalmente com base em fontes primárias, da formação dos engenheiros militares na primeira metade do século XVIII em Portugal e no Brasil, no que se refere principalmente aos conteúdos estudados, com destaque para a álgebra. O tema escolhido deriva do trabalho de iniciação científica que posteriormente teve continuidade na dissertação de mestrado intitulada: A Obra Lógica Racional, Geométrica e Analítica (1744) de Manoel de Azevedo Fortes (1660-1749): um estudo das possíveis contribuições para o desenvolvimento educacional luso-brasileiro, orientada pelo professor Sérgio Roberto Nobre e defendida em 2003, no Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas, da UNESP, campus de Rio Claro. Para a presente investigação, foi fundamental a busca em arquivos, indícios e pormenores das fontes. Por isso, todo esse estudo tem como fundamento essa proximidade com as fontes, documentos manuscritos da administração pública da coroa portuguesa e textos caracterizados como notas de aula ou teóricos, ou seja, produção de alunos e professores, impressos ou manuscritos. O contato com as fontes permitiu contribuir para perspectivar o campo econômico, político e cultural do reino português, no tempo estabelecido, nomeadamente no reinado de D. João V. Nesse contexto, estudou-se a atividade profissional de engenheiro militar, as condições de acesso à profissão e o seu enquadramento institucional, as aspirações de ascensão social e as relações com os superiores hierárquicos. Pode-se entender melhor as circunstâncias da formação do engenheiro militar, estudando o quadro dos alunos que frequentaram a Academia Militar de Lisboa e dos professores dessa instituição. Assim, foi possível perspectivar como se teriam dado as Aulas de formação dos engenheiros militares nas capitanias brasileiras, identificando-se os professores e alunos da época. Por fim, apresentam-se alguns textos que serviram à formação dos engenheiros militares desse tempo, especialmente à formação matemática, procurando entender como foram produzidos, as circunstâncias dos seus usos e os conteúdos neles veiculados. / This paper studies the historical construction, based on primary sources, of military engineers background in the first half of XVIIIth century in Portugal and in Brazil, according to the studied contents, focusing on algebra. The chosen subject is based on a scientific work that became a dissertation named as: A Obra: Lógica, Racional, Geométrica e Analítica (1744) of Manoel Fortes de Azevedo (1660-1749): a study of possible contributions for the education development between Portugal and Brazil, advised by professor Sergio Roberto Nobre and presented in 2003, at the Geoscience and Exact Sciences Institut, of UNESP, in Rio Claro. The search in files and details of sources were essential for this research. Therefore, this study looked for those sources, manuscripts of the public administration from portuguese crown as well as notes of lesson or theoretical documents, which mean, the students and professors production, printed papers or manuscripts. The contact with the sources allowed predicting the economic, political and cultural fields from the portuguese kingdom, in that period, during D. João V reign. In this context, military engineer professional activity, conditions of access to the profession and their institutional adequation, social ascension aspiration and their relationship with hierarchic superiors were studied. It was possible to better understand the military engineer backgraund, studying the students and professors who made part of Lisbon Military Academy. So, it was possible to predict how they would have taught the Lessons for the military engineer background in the Brazilian captainships, in order to identify the professors as well as the students who attended the classes. Finally, some texts that were used to prepare the military engineers of that time are presented, mainly the mathematical background, looking for understanding how the circumstances of their uses and their contents were produced.

Cette thèse a pour but d’examiner comment les individus utilisent des comparaisons entre des situations actuelles et des situations passées dans des contextes politiques. L’utilisation de telles analogies historiques a longtemps été documentée, en particulier au sein des sciences politiques, en histoire et dans les champs concernés par l’argumentation. Ces littératures ont mis en évidence la fréquence avec laquelle les responsables politiques et autres personnages publics utilisent les analogies dans des buts de délibération et de persuasion. Malgré leur omniprésence supposée, peu d’études en psychologie sociale se sont penchées sur ce processus. Les trois volets de cette thèse ont tenté de combler cette lacune en recourant à diverses méthodologies. Plusieurs études expérimentales nous ont d’abord permis d’investiguer si l’exposition à des analogies historiques influence les prédictions que posent les participants concernant des situations réelles incertaines. Les résultats montrent que l’effet, bien que de faible taille, tend à devenir plus fort à mesure que diminuent les connaissances actuelles des individus. Dans un second volet, au lieu de sélectionner a priori les analogies historiques, nous avons donné la possibilité aux répondant.e.s de générer leurs propres analogies et d’expliquer leurs choix dans des questionnaires récoltés en France, en Belgique et en Allemagne à la suite des deux attaques de 2015 en France. L’analyse des réponses ouvertes montre non seulement une grande diversité dans les manières de mettre en correspondance le présent et le passé – même lorsqu’il s’agit d’analogies avec le « même » événement (e.g. l’attaque du 11 septembre 2001) ;mais les participant.e.s utilisent de plus ces analogies pour formuler des arguments, plus ou moins implicites, par rapport à des débats actuels. Cette dimension argumentative dans l’usage des analogies historiques a été explorée plus avant dans un 3e volet. En analysant les articles du mois de mars 2014 relatifs à la crise de Crimée au sein de quatre journaux belges, nous avons relevé comment les individus s’y prennent pour établir des liens entre le passé et le présent, et comment ils procèdent pour les contester. Ensemble, les trois volets de cette thèse suggèrent que les personnes ordinaires, tout comme leurs homologues plus « experts », ne sont pas passives en utilisant les analogies historiques, mais participent activement, par leur biais, au processus éminemment politique de construction et de contestation des passé(s), présent(s) et futur(s). / Doctorat en Sciences psychologiques et de l'éducation / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

Este trabalho tem por fim construir uma história, fundamentalmente com base em fontes primárias, da formação dos engenheiros militares na primeira metade do século XVIII em Portugal e no Brasil, no que se refere principalmente aos conteúdos estudados, com destaque para a álgebra. O tema escolhido deriva do trabalho de iniciação científica que posteriormente teve continuidade na dissertação de mestrado intitulada: A Obra Lógica Racional, Geométrica e Analítica (1744) de Manoel de Azevedo Fortes (1660-1749): um estudo das possíveis contribuições para o desenvolvimento educacional luso-brasileiro, orientada pelo professor Sérgio Roberto Nobre e defendida em 2003, no Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas, da UNESP, campus de Rio Claro. Para a presente investigação, foi fundamental a busca em arquivos, indícios e pormenores das fontes. Por isso, todo esse estudo tem como fundamento essa proximidade com as fontes, documentos manuscritos da administração pública da coroa portuguesa e textos caracterizados como notas de aula ou teóricos, ou seja, produção de alunos e professores, impressos ou manuscritos. O contato com as fontes permitiu contribuir para perspectivar o campo econômico, político e cultural do reino português, no tempo estabelecido, nomeadamente no reinado de D. João V. Nesse contexto, estudou-se a atividade profissional de engenheiro militar, as condições de acesso à profissão e o seu enquadramento institucional, as aspirações de ascensão social e as relações com os superiores hierárquicos. Pode-se entender melhor as circunstâncias da formação do engenheiro militar, estudando o quadro dos alunos que frequentaram a Academia Militar de Lisboa e dos professores dessa instituição. Assim, foi possível perspectivar como se teriam dado as Aulas de formação dos engenheiros militares nas capitanias brasileiras, identificando-se os professores e alunos da época. Por fim, apresentam-se alguns textos que serviram à formação dos engenheiros militares desse tempo, especialmente à formação matemática, procurando entender como foram produzidos, as circunstâncias dos seus usos e os conteúdos neles veiculados. / This paper studies the historical construction, based on primary sources, of military engineers background in the first half of XVIIIth century in Portugal and in Brazil, according to the studied contents, focusing on algebra. The chosen subject is based on a scientific work that became a dissertation named as: A Obra: Lógica, Racional, Geométrica e Analítica (1744) of Manoel Fortes de Azevedo (1660-1749): a study of possible contributions for the education development between Portugal and Brazil, advised by professor Sergio Roberto Nobre and presented in 2003, at the Geoscience and Exact Sciences Institut, of UNESP, in Rio Claro. The search in files and details of sources were essential for this research. Therefore, this study looked for those sources, manuscripts of the public administration from portuguese crown as well as notes of lesson or theoretical documents, which mean, the students and professors production, printed papers or manuscripts. The contact with the sources allowed predicting the economic, political and cultural fields from the portuguese kingdom, in that period, during D. João V reign. In this context, military engineer professional activity, conditions of access to the profession and their institutional adequation, social ascension aspiration and their relationship with hierarchic superiors were studied. It was possible to better understand the military engineer backgraund, studying the students and professors who made part of Lisbon Military Academy. So, it was possible to predict how they would have taught the Lessons for the military engineer background in the Brazilian captainships, in order to identify the professors as well as the students who attended the classes. Finally, some texts that were used to prepare the military engineers of that time are presented, mainly the mathematical background, looking for understanding how the circumstances of their uses and their contents were produced.

<p>The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 1980 (CISG) seeks to provide a standard uniform law for international sales contracts. This research paper analyses the rationale behind South Africa&rsquo / s delay in deciding whether to ratify the CISG, and its possible effect on trade with other nations. The CISG drafters hoped that uniformity would&nbsp / remove barriers to international sales thereby facilitating international trade. Ratification of the convention is only the beginning of uniformity / uniformity must then be extended to its application&nbsp / and interpretation. Not all countries have ratified the Convention yet they engage in international trade in goods: this state of affairs presents challenges since traders have to choose a national&nbsp / law that applies to their contract where CISG does not apply. This takes traders back to the undesirable pre-CISG era. On the other hand, those States that have ratified the convention face&nbsp / different challenges, the biggest one being a lack of uniformity in its interpretation. The problem of differing interpretations arises because some CISG Articles are vague leading to varied&nbsp / interpretations by national courts. Further, the CISG is still largely misunderstood and some traders from States that have ratified CISG exclude it from application. South Africa can only ratify an&nbsp / international instrument such as the CISG, after it has been tabled before Parliament, and debated upon in accordance with the Constitution. CISG&rsquo / s shortcomings, particularly regarding&nbsp / interpretation, make it far from certain that CISG would pass the rigorous&nbsp / legislative process. Nonetheless, the Constitution of South Africa requires the South African courts and legislature to promote principles of international law. The paper, therefore, examines, whether the Legislature has a constitutional obligation to ratify CISG. South Africa&rsquo / s membership of the WTO requires&nbsp / that it promote international trade by removing trade barriers. It is, therefore, vital for South Africa to be seen to be actively facilitating international trade. Even though the trade benefits which&nbsp / flow from ratification are not always visible in States that have ratified the CISG, there is some doubt whether South Africa can sustain its trade relations without ratifying the CISG. The paper shows that the formation&nbsp / of contracts under the South African common law is very similar to formation as set out under Part II of the CISG and if the CISG were to be adopted in South Africa, no major changes would be&nbsp / needed in this regard. International commercial&nbsp / principles as an alternative to the CISG still require a domestic law to govern the contract and would, therefore, leave South African traders in the&nbsp / same position they are in currently, where their trading relations are often governed by foreign laws. Ratifying CISG would certainly simplify contract negotiations particularly with regard to&nbsp / governing law provisions. Overall the advantages of ratification for South Africa far outweigh the shortcomings of the CISG, and ratification will assist in ensuring that South African traders get an&nbsp / opportunity to enter the international trade arena on an equal platform with traders from other nations. </p>

La geografía se introduce en los planes de estudio de la enseñanza primaria al amparo del movimiento nacionalista que florece en Europa a partir de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX. En España constituye materia de enseñanza partir de 1901 Con esta tesis se pretende caracterizar la enseñanza de la geografía en el nivel elemental durante el primer tercio del siglo XX; contribuir a la comprensión de lo que fue la institución escolar, en estos años, a través del análisis de una de las disciplinas que integraban el currículo escolar; ofrecer un modelo de análisis de textos escolares; elaborar un repertorio bibliográfico de las obras destinadas a la enseñanza de la geografía durante los 36 primeros años del siglo. En definitiva, analizar el modelo de enseñaza de geografía que, con carácter general, se desarrollaba en las escuelas públicas a comienzos del siglo XX y valorar que elementos se han ido manteniendo a pesar del tiempo transcurrido.

Ausgangspunkt sind Video-Aufzeichnungen von drei Unterrichtsstunden im Fach Musik. Sie werden zunächst in einen musikdidaktischen Rahmen eingeordnet, der es erlaubt, eine Stunde primär der „Handlungsorientierung“ im Sinn der 1980er Jahre zuzuordnen, die zweite Stunde primär dem musikdidaktischen Modell eines „Aufbauenden Musikunterrichts“ und die dritte Stunde „offenen“ Unterrichtskonzeptionen. Der zweite Abschnitt fragt nach dem Verhältnis von Lernen und Lehren und mündet in die These, dass „natürliches“, informelles Lernen und das Lernen in der Institution Schule in einem unauflösbaren Spannungsverhältnis zueinander stehen. Diese These wird dann an einigen Teilaspekten der aufgezeichneten Schulstunden konkretisiert. Im abschließenden Abschnitt wird die These auf das Spannungsverhältnis zwischen den schulischen Leistungserwartungen und der individuellen Leistungsbereitschaft der Schüler bezogen. Der Beitrag mündet in einem Plädoyer für die Anerkennung und Förderung der grundlegenden Leistungsbereitschaft der Schüler sowie der Selbstwahrnehmung ihrer individuellen Leistungen und ihres individuellen Erfolgs im Sinn einer zunehmenden Leistungsbewusstheit. / The point of departure consists of video recordings of three music lessons. These are first of all localised within a music-didactic framework, allowing one lesson to be classified primarily along the lines of “action-oriented” processes in the 1980s sense of the term, the second to be classed primarily with the music-didactic model of “progressive music learning” and the third lesson with “open” teaching concepts. The second section is an enquiry into the relationship between teaching and learning, resulting in the thesis that there is an irresolvable tension between “natural” informal learning and learning within the school institution. In the following section this thesis is concretised along various partial aspects of the recorded lessons. The thesis is then applied in the final section to the tension between the school’s performance expectations and the pupils’ individual willingness to perform. The piece ends by arguing for the recognition and promotion of the pupils’ fundamental willingness to perform as well as of their self-awareness of their individual performance and individual success in the sense of an increasing awareness of performance.

Τα τελευταία χρόνια η ανάπτυξη της τεχνολογίας καθιέρωσε όρους όπως εξ αποστάσεως εκπαίδευση και ηλεκτρονική μάθηση συμπληρώνοντας την συμβατική εκπαίδευση με μια μορφή επικοινωνίας. Έτσι η νέα αυτή μορφή εκπαίδευσης προσαρμόζεται σε προγράμματα της πρωτοβάθμιας, δευτεροβάθμιας και τριτοβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης. Η εισαγωγή των Τ.Π.Ε στην εκπαίδευση και κατ επέκταση στην πρωτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση λειτούργησε ως εργαλείο μάθησης, ως εποπτικό μέσο διδασκαλίας, ως γνωστικό και διερευνητικό εργαλείο αλλά και ως εργαλείο επικοινωνίας και αναζήτησης πληροφοριών. Στην παρούσα διπλωματική εργασία θα δημιουργηθεί, θα χρησιμοποιηθεί και θα παρουσιαστεί μια πλατφόρμα ηλεκτρονικής μάθησης για τις ανάγκες του μαθήματος πληροφορικός γραμματισμός -Τεχνολογίες της Πληροφορίας και των Επικοινωνιών <Τ.Π.Ε> στην πρωτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση. Στα πλαίσια της διπλωματικής θα γίνει συγκριτική μελέτη των διαθέσιμων πλατφορμών ηλεκτρονικής μάθησης όπου μια από τις οποίες θα επιλεγεί για την υλοποίηση του μαθήματος. Στη συνέχεια θα υλοποιηθεί μία σειρά θεωρητικών μαθημάτων, test αξιολόγησης, σετ ασκήσεων καθώς και θα δημιουργηθεί ένα εικονογραφημένο λεξικό με όρους πληροφορικής για την καλύτερη διεξαγωγή του μαθήματος μέσω της πλατφόρμας αλλά και ένα πλαίσιο με συμβολές χρήσης διαδικτύου ώστε οι μαθητές να είναι πάντα ενήμεροι για το τι πρέπει να αποφεύγουν στο διαδίκτυο. Το τελικό προϊόν θα αποτελεί ένα εργαλείο στα χέρια του εκπαιδευτικού μιας και θα τον βοηθάει στη διαδικασία της εκπαίδευσης του μαθήματος Τ.Π.Ε. και στην προσαρμογή του ανάλογα με τις ανάγκες του. Αλλά και για τους μαθητές θα αποτελεί μία νέα εμπειρία μιας και θα δίνει νέα διάσταση στον παραδοσιακό τρόπο μάθησης. Οι μαθητές θα μπορούν μέσα από τεστ να μαθαίνουν να απασχολούνται δημιουργικά και να αξιολογούν την πρόοδό τους. Έτσι το μάθημα θα πάρει έναν διαδραστικό χαρακτήρα και θα γίνει πιο ελκυστικό για αυτούς. Η συνεχής ανάπτυξη των τεχνολογιών επιδρά και στον τομέα της εκπαίδευσης με την εισαγωγή νέων μεθόδων όπως η κινητή μάθηση μέσω της οποίας οι μαθητές θα έχουν πρόσβαση σε πολλές πηγές μάθησης, όπου κι αν βρίσκονται, οποιαδήποτε στιγμή. Έτσι η εκπαιδευτικής μας πλατφόρμα θα μεταφερθεί και για συσκευές mobile ώστε οι μαθητές να έχουν πρόσβαση στο εκπαιδευτικό υλικό ανά πάσα στιγμή. Τέλος, η πλατφόρμα θα δοκιμαστεί από εκπαιδευτικούς και από μαθητές για να παρατεθούν αποτελέσματα και στατιστικές για την αξιολόγηση και βελτιστοποίηση του τελικού προϊόντος. Καθώς και θα παρουσιαστεί μια πολύ πρόσφατη τεχνολογία τα MOOCs, που στηρίζονται στη φιλοσοφία της ανοικτής μάθησης με βασική αρχή λειτουργίας τους τη συνεχή αναζήτησης πηγών από το περιβάλλον και την προσαρμογή τους στις πηγές ανατροφοδότησης από αυτό. / Recently, the development of technology has introduced terms such as distance education and computer literacy, thus complementing traditional learning with a form of communication. Hence, this new type of training is adapted to the curricula of primary and secondary schools as well as universities. The implementation of Technology of Information and Communication (Τ.I.C) in education and primary learning , in particular, worked as a learning tool, as a visual means of instruction, as a cognitive and exploratory tool, as well as a means to both communicate and to look for information. In this thesis a platform of electronic learning will be created, used and presented for the needs of the subject of T.I.C in primary education. Throughout the thesis a comparison will be made between the existing platforms of electronic learning whereas one will be selected in order to conduct the lesson. Furthermore, a series of theoretical lessons will take place, evaluation tests, a set of tasks and a picture dictionary will be created with computer terms in order for the lesson to be conducted in the best possible way by using the platform. Moreover, a context will also exist with advice on the use of the Internet in order for the students to always be informed as to what to avoid on the Internet. The final product will consist a tool in the hands of the instructor since it will assist him/her in the process of teaching the T.I.C subject and in the adaptation of it according to the needs. This will also be a new experience for the students since it will provide a new dimension to the traditional way of learning. The students through tests will be able to be creatively occupied and to evaluate their progress. Thus, the lesson will become interactive and more appealing to them. The ongoing progress of technology affects the field of education with the introduction of new methods such as mobile learning through which students will have access to many sources of learning wherever and whenever they wish. This way our educational platform can be applied to mobile devices so that the students can have access to the educational material at any moment. Finally, the platform will be tested by both educators as well as students so as to reach results and statistics concerning the evaluation and improvement of the final product. A really recent technology, that of MOOCs, will also be presented which is based on the concept of open learning. The basic principle of its function is the ongoing search of resources from the environment and their adaptation to the sources of feedback from it.

<p>The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 1980 (CISG) seeks to provide a standard uniform law for international sales contracts. This research paper analyses the rationale behind South Africa&rsquo / s delay in deciding whether to ratify the CISG, and its possible effect on trade with other nations. The CISG drafters hoped that uniformity would&nbsp / remove barriers to international sales thereby facilitating international trade. Ratification of the convention is only the beginning of uniformity / uniformity must then be extended to its application&nbsp / and interpretation. Not all countries have ratified the Convention yet they engage in international trade in goods: this state of affairs presents challenges since traders have to choose a national&nbsp / law that applies to their contract where CISG does not apply. This takes traders back to the undesirable pre-CISG era. On the other hand, those States that have ratified the convention face&nbsp / different challenges, the biggest one being a lack of uniformity in its interpretation. The problem of differing interpretations arises because some CISG Articles are vague leading to varied&nbsp / interpretations by national courts. Further, the CISG is still largely misunderstood and some traders from States that have ratified CISG exclude it from application. South Africa can only ratify an&nbsp / international instrument such as the CISG, after it has been tabled before Parliament, and debated upon in accordance with the Constitution. CISG&rsquo / s shortcomings, particularly regarding&nbsp / interpretation, make it far from certain that CISG would pass the rigorous&nbsp / legislative process. Nonetheless, the Constitution of South Africa requires the South African courts and legislature to promote principles of international law. The paper, therefore, examines, whether the Legislature has a constitutional obligation to ratify CISG. South Africa&rsquo / s membership of the WTO requires&nbsp / that it promote international trade by removing trade barriers. It is, therefore, vital for South Africa to be seen to be actively facilitating international trade. Even though the trade benefits which&nbsp / flow from ratification are not always visible in States that have ratified the CISG, there is some doubt whether South Africa can sustain its trade relations without ratifying the CISG. The paper shows that the formation&nbsp / of contracts under the South African common law is very similar to formation as set out under Part II of the CISG and if the CISG were to be adopted in South Africa, no major changes would be&nbsp / needed in this regard. International commercial&nbsp / principles as an alternative to the CISG still require a domestic law to govern the contract and would, therefore, leave South African traders in the&nbsp / same position they are in currently, where their trading relations are often governed by foreign laws. Ratifying CISG would certainly simplify contract negotiations particularly with regard to&nbsp / governing law provisions. Overall the advantages of ratification for South Africa far outweigh the shortcomings of the CISG, and ratification will assist in ensuring that South African traders get an&nbsp / opportunity to enter the international trade arena on an equal platform with traders from other nations. </p>

本研究旨在探究臺灣、韓國、加拿大、芬蘭在家庭資源、課後學習與閱讀素養之現況，並分析其關係，進而建構與驗證家庭資源、課後學習對閱讀素養影響之模式，最後依據研究結果提出建議。首先，針對家庭資源、課後學習與閱讀素養進行文獻探討，俾做為研究立論基礎與分析之依據；其次，透過PISA 2009資料庫中學生問卷資料與評量結果進行分析，以了解現況並驗證理論模式；最後，依據研究結果進行綜合討論，以形成結論與建議。茲將本研究之主要結論與建議歸納如下： 壹、各國學生在家庭資源、課後學習與閱讀素養有顯著差異 一、不同國家學生在家庭資源的多寡有顯著差異：加拿大學生所擁有的財富資產、教育資源最為豐富，而在文化資產方面，則以韓國學生為最高。 二、不同國家學生在課後學習的情形有顯著差異：韓國學生參加語文補救課程的比例最高，臺灣學生則在語文加強課程以及學習技巧課程的參加比例最高。 三、不同國家學生在閱讀素養的表現有顯著差異：整體而言，以韓國學生表現最好，芬蘭學生次之，接著為加拿大學生，而以臺灣學生表現為最低。 貳、各國學生在家庭資源、課後學習對閱讀素養影響模式之檢定結果 一、經適配度檢定結果顯示：本研究模式在整體適配度指標、比較適配度指標、精簡適配度指標、基本適配度指標與內在適配度指標皆佳。 二、家庭資源愈豐富，閱讀素養愈高：家庭資源對閱讀素養有顯著的正向影響，亦即各國學生所擁有的家庭資源愈多，則閱讀素養越高。 三、課後課程的學習不必然能提升閱讀素養：臺灣、加拿大、芬蘭學生在課後學習對閱讀素養呈現負向影響，然韓國學生在課後學習對閱讀素養則呈現正向影響。 　　最後，本研究依據研究結果，提出相關建議，俾供主管教育行政機關、學校教育人員及後續研究之參考。 / The main purpose of this research was to investigate the influences of home possessions and out-of-school-time lessons on reading literacy in Taiwan, South Korea, Canada, and Finland. The research methods included literature review and data analysis from PISA 2009 database. First, the literature review was the basis of argument and for the development of the model. Secondly, the statistical analysis was conducted by using descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, correlation, and structural eduation modeling. Finally, the comprehensive discussion was based on the research findings, and to draw the conclusions which were summarized as follows: A.The path leading from home possessions to reading literacy was positive in Taiwan, South Korea, Canada, and Finland. That is, home possessions have significant influences on reading literacy in this four countries. B.The path leading from out-of-school-time lessons to reading literacy was positive in South Korea. That is, out-of-school-time lessons have significant and positive influences on reading literacy in South Korea. However, the path leading from out-of-school-time lessons to reading literacy was negative in Taiwan, Canada, and Finland. In other words, out-of-school-time lessons have significant and negative influences on reading literacy in Taiwan, Canada, and Finland. In the end, based on the research results, the researcher proposed some suggestions for educational administrative agencies, school personnel, and future research, attempting to benefit the development of secondary school education in the future.

Thesis (M. of Military Art and Science)--U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 2007. / "A thesis presented to the Faculty of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Military Art and Science, General Studies." Title from cover page of PDF file (viewed: May 29, 2008).