Most newly constructed schools begin life as places of hope, enthusiasm, energy, and creativity. In many ways they might be considered 'moving' schools. Such schools strive to anticipate and change with the times. Within a relatively short time, however, a significant number of new schools evolve, indeed regress, into conventional schools. This loss of initial momentum and innovative direction experienced by many newly established schools occurs because of what this study describes as the `attrition' of change. This thesis presents an historical case study of a secondary school that was once one of Canada's most renowned, innovative schools in the 1970s, and now 26 years later, can be described as a conventional secondary school. Based on interviews with three cohorts of teachers and administrators who worked in the school in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, the study provides an opportunity for inquiring into and analysing the attrition of educational change. The evidence of this study of the history of an innovative school points to the existence of an ironic change dynamic, and a dual meaning for the title 'the attrition of change'. There is a natural tendency for the school itself to experience attrition and over time to lose much of its early momentum and innovativeness. This pattern, however, is usually accelerated by hostility from the school's larger professional and parental communities who perceive the school's innovations to be a threat to long held educational beliefs and practices. The staff members of the innovative school feel that their inordinately hard work is unappreciated and misunderstood, turn inward to school colleagues for protection and support and adopt a less venturesome approach to innovation and change. In the short term, therefore, the innovative school's influence upon the larger system's attitude towards change tends to be quite negative. In the longer term, however, the innovative school seems to exert significant impact beyond its own walls through the rule-breaking precedents it sets that open up opportunities for others, and through the key leaders it spawns who take their innovative images of schooling to other parts of the system, and initiate change elsewhere. Changes in one part of a system inevitably affect changes in the larger system. Innovative schools, therefore, can erode obstacles to change in the larger system and create a climate of experimentation where one may not have existed previously, thus the second meaning of the `attrition of change'.

This is a study to determine a sound method of pre-service education for teachers of life adjustment schools. For many years some of the leading educations have seen the need to revise the public schools to improve the quality of living in a democratic society. With the assumption that this change is necessary in order to quip the individuals with the tools for making adjustments to existing and impending life situations, a new type of teacher may be required. For the improvement of teachers and leaders, the schools, colleges, and departments of education must assume major responsibilities, for through them will come practically all of the teachers and administrators who will have a part in determining the course of education.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 284-298).

There has been an increasing realization of the significance of Indigenous knowledge (IK) in achieving sustainability. Education is also considered a primary agent in moving toward sustainability. However, research that explores education focused on sustainability in Malawi is sparse, especially where the roles of IK and youth perspectives have been considered. This research draws on the concepts of uMunthu, Sankofa, and postcolonial theory to enable a “third space” (Bhabha, 1994) centred on culturally appropriate Malawian ways of knowing working in tandem with non-Indigenous knowledge and practice. Three main questions guide the study: (1) How do participants understand place and environmental sustainability in relation to knowledge and practice (both Indigenous and non-Indigenous)?; (2) Within the context of Chinduzi village, the Junior Farmer Field and Life Skills School (JFFLS) program, and its engagement with issues of environmental sustainability, what forms of knowledge and practice are evident (both Indigenous and non-Indigenous)?; and (3) What are participants’ views on how environmental sustainability should be further engaged in the JFFLS program in relation to knowledge and practice (both Indigenous and non-Indigenous)? Data collection methods included focus groups, place mapping, individual conversations, observations, and archival documents review. The data were coded using inductive analysis and the research employed aspects of participatory research and Indigenous research methodologies. The research findings reveal that while there is general consensus among the participants supporting youth learning IK in school, others are not supportive because they consider IK to be inferior. In considering place and environmental sustainability, the findings revealed that participating Elders describe their sense of place in terms of historical agriculture-related knowledge and practice. On the other hand, participating youth express their sense of place in drawings of their favourite places. The drawings revealed that youth are largely rooted in their social-cultural interactions within their community, but also influenced by global culture. The study results show that the JFFLS curriculum includes both Indigenous and non-Indigenous knowledge and practice in both agriculture-related and life skills lessons. To achieve environmental sustainability in the community, participants recommend all youth in the community learn local Indigenous knowledge and practices for protecting the environment.

Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 129-136).

Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leavea 129-136). Also available in print.

Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 1995. / Title from title page screen, viewed May 4, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Robert L. Fisher (chair), Larry D. Kennedy, Franzie L. Loepp, Vicky L. Morgan, William L. Tolone. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 152-169) and abstract. Also available in print.

and keywords in English The diploma thesis deals with the relationship between pupils' overall life satisfaction and school climate. In this work school climate is represented by four aspects: pupils' sense of security, social relations at school, school success and career planning. Another question which has been analysed is whether the pupils' life satisfaction is affected by the type of school. The relationships were verified on the data from the PISA survey from 2018 using hierarchical linear models. A significant association between the type of school and the pupils' overall life satisfaction has been present only when there were no other variables in the model that would describe the school climate. Another important phenomenon is a relationship between pupils' overall life satisfaction and relationships at school (not only with classmates, but also with teachers). Model 2 shows that good relationships with classmates and teachers could also be a weak moderator of the relationship between the negative experience of bullying and pupils' life satisfaction. In the analysis a positive association between academic achievements and life satisfaction was identified only when the academic achievements were represented by marks, not by the average reading literacy score. In this work the conclusions...

Esta tese apresenta os dados e análises de uma pesquisa sobre os efeitos das políticas públicas em educação no município de Belo Horizonte sobre alunos cujas trajetórias foram marcadas pelas mutilações impostas pela pobreza e pelas desigualdades sociais. O problema de pesquisa foi elaborado a partir da constatação da presença de crianças e adolescentes envolvidos com o trabalho infantil e juvenil nas ruas da cidade e como alvo de programas educacionais que visam corrigir fluxos e defasagens na aprendizagem. A pesquisa de campo, de caráter qualitativo, foi realizada entre abril de 2009 e maio de 2010. Nesse período, vários espaços, tempos e atividades de ensino, de socialização e de gestão desenvolvidas na escola e no galpão alugado para que as atividades do Projeto Escola Integrada pudessem ser desenvolvidas foram observados. A coleta de dados se deu ainda por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas com docentes, agentes culturais, coordenadores, direção da escola, funcionários, pais e alunos do ensino regular e dos projetos educacionais. O roteiro das entrevistas foi organizado com o objetivo de permitir aos sujeitos se expressarem sobre a organização, o funcionamento e a prática docente desenvolvida na escola e nos projetos educacionais. Os dados demonstraram que os espaços escolares eram densamente ocupados, com muitos alunos e atividades. O excesso de alunos e atividades dificultava ou impedia que os objetivos educativos definidos fossem atingidos. O prédio da escola não foi planejado para receber esse excesso. Verificou-se ainda que há uma sobrecarga de tarefas e responsabilidades sobre a direção e a coordenação pedagógica da escola que, somado à falta de tempo docente coletivo, para formação e planejamento, inviabilizam ações capazes de superar os obstáculos. A coordenação se encontra ainda numa situação de indefinição de papel porque as demandas apresentadas pela Secretaria Municipal de Educação, as apresentadas pelos professores e as que surgem no cotidiano escolar entre os educandos são contraditórias. Por esse motivo, as relações no interior da escola e com a secretaria de educação ficavam tensionadas. O esforço docente era individualizado, não construíam acordos e nem combinavam estratégias educativas. Com isso, por mais que os professores dissessem que queriam fazer a diferença na vida escolar dos alunos, o ensino não deixava de ser retalhos da realidade desconectados da totalidade (FREIRE, 2005, p. 65). Os programas que deveriam servir para corrigir as defasagens de aprendizagem dos alunos e lhes oferecer uma educação plena não são universalizados e nem tão pouco são oferecidos de acordo com as condições materiais e pedagógicas necessárias. Dessa forma, as mutilações na vida dos adolescentes continuam se reproduzindo em trajetórias escolares truncadas. / This thesis presents data and analysis of a research on the public educational policies in the city of Belo Horizonte about students who had their paths marked by the disruptions bound by poverty and social inequalities. The proposition of this research was elaborated from the realization of the presence of children and teenagers involved with child and teenager labor on the streets and as target of educational plans aiming to correct deviations and deficits in their learning process. The field research of qualitative nature was conducted from April 2009 to May 2010. During this period were observed various venues, periods of time and activities of education, socialization and management developed at schools and in a shed which was rented so that the activities of the Escola Integrada (Integrated School) project could be developed. The data collection was also done by semi-structured interviews with educators, cultural agents, coordinators, school committees, employees, parents and students of both regular teaching and educational projects. The content of the interview was organized in order to allow the subjects to convey their opinions on the organization, the functionality and the teaching practices developed at the school and with the educational projects. The data has shown that the teaching venues were heavily occupied with many students and activities. The excessive amount of students and activities was either preventing or hindering the fulfillment of the educational goals established. The school building was not projected to receive these excesses. It was yet verified the existence of an overcharge of tasks and responsibilities on the schools pedagogical coordination and on the school committee that, added to the lack of educational collective time for the formation and planning, was obstructing measures that could overcome these obstacles. The coordination is also in a situation of uncertainty of its role because the Belo Horizontes Education Secretariats demands, the teachers demands and the everyday school lifes demands of the students are contradictory to each other. For this reason, the schools internal affairs and the schools relation with the Education Secretariat were gaining tension. The teaching effort was individualized; it was not building any agreements and neither compounding educational strategies. Given this situation, even though teachers have declared their wish to make a difference in their students education, the teaching did not cease to be scraps of reality disconnected of its whole (FREIRE, 2005, p. 65) The measures that should correct the learning deficits of students and offer a full education were neither universalized nor offered according to its material and pedagogical needs. For this reasons the disruptions in the lives of teenagers are still multiplying into twisted paths.

Submitted by Noeme Timbo (noeme.timbo@metodista.br) on 2016-09-28T18:57:44Z No. of bitstreams: 1 PEDROSILVAJUNIOR.pdf: 1588007 bytes, checksum: ce258a01be3a52c90f22650bdf9a8972 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-28T18:57:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PEDROSILVAJUNIOR.pdf: 1588007 bytes, checksum: ce258a01be3a52c90f22650bdf9a8972 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-09-02 / Brazilian political and economic structure promotes a society marked by social inequalities, generating indignation and various conflicts. Stress, anxiety, depression, malaise professional, poor infrastructure, inadequate diet, physical inactivity, (i) urban mobility, fragility of social bonds, pollution, among others, are contemporary factors that affect the quality of life of human beings. This scenario deserves particular attention when we refer to the school environment. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) and to identify the degree of perceived stress in Municipal Schools of directors of Early Childhood Education (EMEIs) in São Paulo. The study included 86 school principals, representing 16.04% of total EMEIs directors of Municipal Education Network (RME). Instruments: socio demographic questionnaire, Quality of Life-abbreviated Assessment Instrument - WHOQOL-BREF and the Perceived Stress Scale - PSS. The results revealed that, on average, 70.9% have excessive routine work, characterized by: arrive early and / or leave later normal business hours; receive and / or make calls, messages, emails or similar, related to the direction, outside of working hours and take home service and / or worry about issues relating to direction after close of business. The majority (60.05%) believes that working conditions while school principal influence negatively on personal health. Both the general index of quality of life as compared to WHOQOL-bref domains showed average significantly below the Brazilian normative data 12.7 ± 3.1 (p <0.001). Regarding the level of perceived stress, initially we analyzed the frequencies relating to perceived stress levels. The results showed that the perceived stress level is between 48.8% of "time" for 41.9% of "almost always". This result shows statistically significant (χ2 p <0.05). According this study, we observed the lack of studies on QOL and stress with school principals, QOL performed significantly below expectations, and the perception of stress in nearly half of the sample studied. / A estrutura política e econômica brasileira promove uma sociedade marcada por desigualdades sociais, gerando indignações e diversos conflitos. Estresse, ansiedade, depressão, mal estar profissional, infraestrutura precária, alimentação inadequada, sedentarismo, (i)mobilidade urbana, fragilidade dos vínculos sociais, poluição, dentre outros, são fatores contemporâneos que afetam a qualidade de vida dos seres humanos. Este cenário merece atenção peculiar quando nos remetemos ao ambiente escolar. Este estudo teve por objetivo avaliar a qualidade de vida bem como identificar o grau de estresse percebido em diretores de Escolas Municipais de Educação Infantil (EMEIs) na Cidade de São Paulo. Participaram do estudo 86 Diretores de Escolas, correspondendo a 16,04% do total de diretores de EMEIs da Rede Municipal de Educação (RME). Os instrumentos utilizados foram: Questionário sociodemográfico, Instrumento de Avaliação de Qualidade de Vida-abreviado - WHOQOL-bref e a Escala de Estresse Percebido – PSS. Os resultados revelaram que, em média, 70,9% possuem uma excessiva rotina de trabalho, caracterizadas por: chegar mais cedo e/ou sair mais tarde do expediente normal; receber e/ou fazer ligações, mensagens, e-mails ou similares, relacionados à direção, fora do expediente de trabalho e levar serviços para casa e/ou se preocupar com questões relativas à direção, após encerrar o expediente. A maioria (60,05%) acredita que as condições de trabalho, enquanto Diretor de Escola influenciam negativamente na saúde pessoal. Tanto o índice geral da Qualidade de Vida quanto em relação aos domínios do WHOQOL-bref mostraram médias significativamente abaixo dos dados normativos brasileiros 12,7±3,1 (p<0,001). Quanto ao nível de estresse percebido, inicialmente analisamos as frequências referentes aos respectivos níveis. Os resultados mostraram que o nível de estresse percebido se situa entre 48,8% de “às vezes” para 41,9% de “quase sempre”. Este resultado se apresenta estatisticamente significativo (χ2 p<0,05). Com base neste estudo pudemos observar a escassez de estudos sobre QV e estresse com Diretores de Escolas e que a QV se apresentou significativamente baixa, bem como a percepção de estresse em quase metade da amostra estudada.