Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Special Education, Counseling and Student Affairs / Judy Hughey / College counseling has been a unique profession among the helping professions that seeks to provide mental health and academic support to college students. One vocational danger for college counselors has been the onset of burnout. The loss of resources leading to burnout, as explained by the Conservation of Resources theory, may have been connected to today’s higher education administrative position of performing more responsibilities with less staffing. This research study examined the relationship between work duties assigned to college counselors, as measured by the College Counselor Activity Rating Scale, and the level of burnout for those counselors, as measured by the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure. The first five hypotheses examined the relationship between burnout and non-counseling duties by utilizing a hierarchical multiple regression analysis with various tests of mediation and moderation. The sixth hypothesis explored the assertion that college counselors at small institutions of higher education (institutional enrollment less than 5000 students) are more likely to engage in non-counseling duties. Members of the American College Counseling Association were recruited to serve as the population sample frame for the study. Because no instrument existed to measure counseling and non-counseling duties for college counselors, the College Counselor Activity Rating Scale was developed as a part of the study. Validation procedures were utilized in the form of an expert panel and pilot study for the College Counselor Activity Rating Scale. Of the six null hypotheses, all six were retained with limited power. Further analysis showed statistically significant relationships between burnout, perceived workload, and meaningful work. In addition, three non-counseling duties items, all related to administrative duties, were statistically significantly related to burnout. The key findings, implications and recommendations for future research were discussed.

abstract: The purpose of this multiple case study was to investigate what students in three high school music groups perceived as most meaningful about their participation. I also examined the role that context played in shaping students' perceptions, and sought potential principles underlying meaning and value in instrumental ensembles. Over the course of six months I conducted a series of in-depth, semi-structured interviews with six student wind ensemble members, five student guitar class members, and six jazz band members at three high schools in Winnipeg, Canada. I interviewed the participants' music teachers and school principals, observed rehearsals and performances, and spoke informally with parents and peers. Drawing upon praxial and place philosophies, I examined students' experiences within the context of each music group, and looked for themes across the three groups. What students perceived to be meaningful about their participation was multifaceted and related to fundamental human concerns. Students valued opportunities to achieve, to form and strengthen relationships, to construct identities as individuals and group members, to express themselves and communicate with others, and to engage with and through music. Although these dimensions were common to students in all three groups, students experienced and made sense of them differently, and thus experienced meaningful participation in multiple, variegated ways. Context played a substantial role in shaping not only the dimensions of meanings most salient to participants but also the ways that music experiences became meaningful for those involved. What students value and find meaningful about their participation in instrumental music education has been neither well documented nor thoroughly explored. This study raises questions about the ways that meaningful musical engagement might extend beyond the boundaries of school, and contributes student perspectives sorely needed in ongoing conversations concerning the relevance of music education in students' lives. / Dissertation/Thesis / D.M.A. Music Education 2012

Este estudo tem como objetivo melhorar o processo de ensino-aprendizagem dos conceitos de Eletromagnetismo usando Realidade Aumentada (RA). Eletromagnetismo é a base científica para a compreensão do princípio de funcionamento das máquinas elétricas rotativas. No entanto, verificou-se através de um estudo preliminar que existem dificuldades no processo de ensino-aprendizagem de Eletromagnetismo e que estas dificuldades estão concentradas basicamente em dois fatores: tanto na visualização da representação correta do campo magnético quanto na base matemática para trabalhar com esses conceitos, os quais permitiriam a aquisição de novos conceitos na área de Eletromagnetismo. O estudo preliminar foi realizado através de questionários aplicados aos alunos e aos professores da disciplina Eletricidade, que aborda os referidos conceitos. O resultado do estudo revelou que 85% dos professores percebem as dificuldades dos alunos em aprender e, confirmada esta percepção pelos próprios alunos, dos quais apenas 39,5% demonstraram ter aprendido estes conceitos. Este trabalho foi baseado na teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa, que, de acordo com Ausubel, ocorre quando um conceito está relacionado de forma significativa e não arbitrária, com conceitos preexistentes na estrutura cognitiva do indivíduo. Na busca de nivelar os alunos para que todos tivessem os subsunçores necessários que permitissem melhorar o processo de ensino-aprendizagem de novos conceitos, os subsunçores de outros conceitos foram definidos e desenvolvidos três Objetos de Aprendizagem. A descoberta dos subsunçores e a ordem do uso dos Objetos de Aprendizagem permitiram melhorar o processo de ensino-aprendizagem de novos conceitos com o objetivo de atingir o conceito principal de campo girante fundamental no processo de ensinoaprendizagem de Máquinas Elétricas. Neste trabalho, foram utilizados três Objetos de Aprendizagem como ferramentas no processo de ensino-aprendizagem de conceitos de Eletromagnetismo para se superar o obstáculo da visualização dos campos magnéticos. Estes Objetos de Aprendizagem foram testados com os alunos dos cursos técnicos do IFF – campus Itaperuna, onde o aluno pode visualizar e interagir com os mesmos. A partir dos resultados obtidos com a interação dos alunos com os Objetos de Aprendizagem foi possível fazer análises e avaliações que permitiram concluir o presente trabalho. / This study aims to improve teaching-learning process of the concepts of Electromagnetism using Augmented Reality (AR). Electromagnetism is the scientific bases for understanding the operating principle of rotating electrical machines. However, it was found through a preliminary study, that there are difficulties in the teaching-learning process of Electromagnetism and these difficulties are concentrated primarily on two factors: the correct view of the representation of the magnetic field and in the mathematical basis to work with these concepts, concepts that allow the acquisition of new concepts in Electromagnetism area. The preliminary study was realized through questionnaires to students and professors of Electricity that addresses these concepts. The study results revealed that 85% of teachers perceive students’ difficulties in learning and confirming this perception by the students, where only 39,5% of these demonstrate to have learned these concepts. This work was based on the Meaningful Learning theory, which, according to Ausubel, occurs when a concept is related significantly and not arbitrary, with pre-existing concepts in cognitive structure of the individual. Aiming to put all students at the same level, there was necessary subsumers for improving the teaching-learning of new concepts, another subsumers about other concepts were defined and were developed three Learning Objects. The discovery of subsumers and the order the use of the Learning Objects allowed to improve the teaching-learning process of new concepts in order to achieve the main concept of the rotating fields, key in the teaching-learning process of Electrical Machines. In this study, there were employed three Learning Objects as tools in the teaching-learning process of Electromagnetism concepts to overcome the obstacle of the visualization of the magnetic fields. These Learning Objects have been tested with students of technical courses of IFF – campus Itaperuna, where students could view and interact with them. From the results, analysis and evaluations were made to complete the work.

Este estudo tem como objetivo melhorar o processo de ensino-aprendizagem dos conceitos de Eletromagnetismo usando Realidade Aumentada (RA). Eletromagnetismo é a base científica para a compreensão do princípio de funcionamento das máquinas elétricas rotativas. No entanto, verificou-se através de um estudo preliminar que existem dificuldades no processo de ensino-aprendizagem de Eletromagnetismo e que estas dificuldades estão concentradas basicamente em dois fatores: tanto na visualização da representação correta do campo magnético quanto na base matemática para trabalhar com esses conceitos, os quais permitiriam a aquisição de novos conceitos na área de Eletromagnetismo. O estudo preliminar foi realizado através de questionários aplicados aos alunos e aos professores da disciplina Eletricidade, que aborda os referidos conceitos. O resultado do estudo revelou que 85% dos professores percebem as dificuldades dos alunos em aprender e, confirmada esta percepção pelos próprios alunos, dos quais apenas 39,5% demonstraram ter aprendido estes conceitos. Este trabalho foi baseado na teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa, que, de acordo com Ausubel, ocorre quando um conceito está relacionado de forma significativa e não arbitrária, com conceitos preexistentes na estrutura cognitiva do indivíduo. Na busca de nivelar os alunos para que todos tivessem os subsunçores necessários que permitissem melhorar o processo de ensino-aprendizagem de novos conceitos, os subsunçores de outros conceitos foram definidos e desenvolvidos três Objetos de Aprendizagem. A descoberta dos subsunçores e a ordem do uso dos Objetos de Aprendizagem permitiram melhorar o processo de ensino-aprendizagem de novos conceitos com o objetivo de atingir o conceito principal de campo girante fundamental no processo de ensinoaprendizagem de Máquinas Elétricas. Neste trabalho, foram utilizados três Objetos de Aprendizagem como ferramentas no processo de ensino-aprendizagem de conceitos de Eletromagnetismo para se superar o obstáculo da visualização dos campos magnéticos. Estes Objetos de Aprendizagem foram testados com os alunos dos cursos técnicos do IFF – campus Itaperuna, onde o aluno pode visualizar e interagir com os mesmos. A partir dos resultados obtidos com a interação dos alunos com os Objetos de Aprendizagem foi possível fazer análises e avaliações que permitiram concluir o presente trabalho. / This study aims to improve teaching-learning process of the concepts of Electromagnetism using Augmented Reality (AR). Electromagnetism is the scientific bases for understanding the operating principle of rotating electrical machines. However, it was found through a preliminary study, that there are difficulties in the teaching-learning process of Electromagnetism and these difficulties are concentrated primarily on two factors: the correct view of the representation of the magnetic field and in the mathematical basis to work with these concepts, concepts that allow the acquisition of new concepts in Electromagnetism area. The preliminary study was realized through questionnaires to students and professors of Electricity that addresses these concepts. The study results revealed that 85% of teachers perceive students’ difficulties in learning and confirming this perception by the students, where only 39,5% of these demonstrate to have learned these concepts. This work was based on the Meaningful Learning theory, which, according to Ausubel, occurs when a concept is related significantly and not arbitrary, with pre-existing concepts in cognitive structure of the individual. Aiming to put all students at the same level, there was necessary subsumers for improving the teaching-learning of new concepts, another subsumers about other concepts were defined and were developed three Learning Objects. The discovery of subsumers and the order the use of the Learning Objects allowed to improve the teaching-learning process of new concepts in order to achieve the main concept of the rotating fields, key in the teaching-learning process of Electrical Machines. In this study, there were employed three Learning Objects as tools in the teaching-learning process of Electromagnetism concepts to overcome the obstacle of the visualization of the magnetic fields. These Learning Objects have been tested with students of technical courses of IFF – campus Itaperuna, where students could view and interact with them. From the results, analysis and evaluations were made to complete the work.

Este estudo tem como objetivo melhorar o processo de ensino-aprendizagem dos conceitos de Eletromagnetismo usando Realidade Aumentada (RA). Eletromagnetismo é a base científica para a compreensão do princípio de funcionamento das máquinas elétricas rotativas. No entanto, verificou-se através de um estudo preliminar que existem dificuldades no processo de ensino-aprendizagem de Eletromagnetismo e que estas dificuldades estão concentradas basicamente em dois fatores: tanto na visualização da representação correta do campo magnético quanto na base matemática para trabalhar com esses conceitos, os quais permitiriam a aquisição de novos conceitos na área de Eletromagnetismo. O estudo preliminar foi realizado através de questionários aplicados aos alunos e aos professores da disciplina Eletricidade, que aborda os referidos conceitos. O resultado do estudo revelou que 85% dos professores percebem as dificuldades dos alunos em aprender e, confirmada esta percepção pelos próprios alunos, dos quais apenas 39,5% demonstraram ter aprendido estes conceitos. Este trabalho foi baseado na teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa, que, de acordo com Ausubel, ocorre quando um conceito está relacionado de forma significativa e não arbitrária, com conceitos preexistentes na estrutura cognitiva do indivíduo. Na busca de nivelar os alunos para que todos tivessem os subsunçores necessários que permitissem melhorar o processo de ensino-aprendizagem de novos conceitos, os subsunçores de outros conceitos foram definidos e desenvolvidos três Objetos de Aprendizagem. A descoberta dos subsunçores e a ordem do uso dos Objetos de Aprendizagem permitiram melhorar o processo de ensino-aprendizagem de novos conceitos com o objetivo de atingir o conceito principal de campo girante fundamental no processo de ensinoaprendizagem de Máquinas Elétricas. Neste trabalho, foram utilizados três Objetos de Aprendizagem como ferramentas no processo de ensino-aprendizagem de conceitos de Eletromagnetismo para se superar o obstáculo da visualização dos campos magnéticos. Estes Objetos de Aprendizagem foram testados com os alunos dos cursos técnicos do IFF – campus Itaperuna, onde o aluno pode visualizar e interagir com os mesmos. A partir dos resultados obtidos com a interação dos alunos com os Objetos de Aprendizagem foi possível fazer análises e avaliações que permitiram concluir o presente trabalho. / This study aims to improve teaching-learning process of the concepts of Electromagnetism using Augmented Reality (AR). Electromagnetism is the scientific bases for understanding the operating principle of rotating electrical machines. However, it was found through a preliminary study, that there are difficulties in the teaching-learning process of Electromagnetism and these difficulties are concentrated primarily on two factors: the correct view of the representation of the magnetic field and in the mathematical basis to work with these concepts, concepts that allow the acquisition of new concepts in Electromagnetism area. The preliminary study was realized through questionnaires to students and professors of Electricity that addresses these concepts. The study results revealed that 85% of teachers perceive students’ difficulties in learning and confirming this perception by the students, where only 39,5% of these demonstrate to have learned these concepts. This work was based on the Meaningful Learning theory, which, according to Ausubel, occurs when a concept is related significantly and not arbitrary, with pre-existing concepts in cognitive structure of the individual. Aiming to put all students at the same level, there was necessary subsumers for improving the teaching-learning of new concepts, another subsumers about other concepts were defined and were developed three Learning Objects. The discovery of subsumers and the order the use of the Learning Objects allowed to improve the teaching-learning process of new concepts in order to achieve the main concept of the rotating fields, key in the teaching-learning process of Electrical Machines. In this study, there were employed three Learning Objects as tools in the teaching-learning process of Electromagnetism concepts to overcome the obstacle of the visualization of the magnetic fields. These Learning Objects have been tested with students of technical courses of IFF – campus Itaperuna, where students could view and interact with them. From the results, analysis and evaluations were made to complete the work.

An empirical case study about what preschool teachers perceive as meaningful methods regarding the "Quality indicator for the preschool", which is a tool to systematize teachersassessment and progression when working with quality improvement. Swedish law states that the preschool must accomplish a systematic quality improvement. According to my experience, preschool teachers and principals find this aim more or less difficult, more or less meaningful. This is a mandatory part of the curriculum and therefor the preschool needs to make efforts in securing quality. I want to highlight constructive strategies so that preschool teachers perceive working with quality improvement as meaningful. The study is based on qualitative methods and I have interviewedfour experienced preschool teachers. They have been asked about their experience of working with "Quality Indicator forPreschool", as part of working systematically with quality, their way of working and their thoughts on the possible improvements. The theoretical frameworks chosen for analysis are postmodernism, social constructivism and social semiotics. The concepts meaningful and meaningfullness as well as quality are definedin more detail as of how they are used within this context. The result shows that the preschool teachers find "Quality Indicator for Preschool" meaningful because it widens their perspective of their pedagogical work and what can be improved. On the other hand, there are differences in their working methods and approaches. In order for their work to be meaningful, an understanding of how to interpret teaching in relation to the preschool curriculum using documentation and discussion becomes vital. Results also show the importance of the principal implementing structures, participating in work and keeping constructive conversations with the preschool teachers

Hochschild's study of emotional labour, how emotions are handled in wage work involving interaction with others, was the starting point for emotional labour studies. However, previous research on emotional labour in the non-profit sector is rather limited. Therefore, this study aims to inquire how emotion labour is expressed in a voluntary work carried out exclusively by women. Furthermore, the study intends to determine whether the boundary between acting professionally  and  acting  personally  tends  to  become  more  diffuse  in  voluntary  work.  The study  is  based  on  interviews  with  six  volunteers  currently  working  at  Kvinnohuset  and  the ambition  has  been  to  successfully  capture  their  experiences  about  how  emotional  labour  is managed  by  them  during  their  voluntary  work.  The  study  shows  that  the  volunteers  at Kvinnohuset work with emotional labour in a transboundary manner, which means that they commute between acting professionally and personally in order to maintain the purpose and culture   of   the   Kvinnohuset,   which   is   important   for   the   organization   to   progress   and relationships  to  flourish.  In  addition  to  this,  the  study  shows  that  the  existing  definition  of emotional   labour   does   not   correspond   to   the   emotional   labour   that   can   be   found   at Kvinnohuset.  Through  an  elaborated  model  of  similarities  and  differences  between  how emotional labour is handled in wage work and in the non-profit sector, we have proposed a more  precise  definition  of  emotional  labour  in  the  non-profit  sector,  which  is  emotional procreation.

This thesis explores patterns of access and experiences of meaningful access under India’s Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act) from a critical gender perspective (Fraser, 1997; Jackson, 1999). Within the RTE Act, special attention is given to Section 12(1)(c), the free private school seats provision. The argument is that in order to fully analyze education progress, research must advance beyond focusing on physical access to exploring indicators of meaningful access. This thesis discusses the construction of a quantitative variable, ‘silent exclusion’, as a composite drawn from wider qualitative research. The first available data from the Insights into Education household survey in Delhi are analyzed using statistical and econometric techniques. It was found that private unaided recognized schools remain inaccessible for the most marginalized households. Child’s sex was not found to have a significant effect on school management choice, and both boys and girls attended privately and publically managed elementary schools in the sample. Four access issues pertaining to the free seat provision were identified: public awareness; reaching intended beneficiaries; low success rates for applicants; and continuing financial challenges for households accessing a free seat. In terms of children’s schooling experiences, low levels of silent exclusion were reported overall. Explicit displays of discrimination and exclusion were not found in the sample; however, less visible displays of exclusion were noted, such as a lack of leadership opportunities for children from lower income households, scheduled castes/tribes, and children attending government-managed schools. A lack of political and social pressure to fully implement the RTE Act at the local level is evident, which raises the question of how much a law in itself can bring about social change in the education sector.

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