Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:46:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DissCKMRF.pdf: 3015571 bytes, checksum: cb74604e50a6fa10a49cf31400d74604 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2003-11-18 / Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos / Early identification of developmental delays in preterm infants is notable in various studies which emphasize the prevention of disabilities through the possibility of a better prognosis through specialized special education services or other rehabilitation measures. Intervention programs emphasize the integration of parental participation so they may take on coresponsibility for their children's development as an integral part of the treatment. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of a program of early intervention with babies preterm with and without the parents' training. The participants in this study were 8 preterm infants with an average gestational age of 32 weeks and an average chronological age of 3 months and 6 days and their respective families. The study was done at the Neuropediatric Physiotherapy Unit at UFSCar and approved by the University Research Ethics Committee. The experimental research method was used and the participants were randomly divided into two separate groups: Control and Experimental. The Control Group was composed of 4 infants who received physiotherapy treatment but whose parents did not receive any orientation or training to work with their children at home. The Experimental Group was composed of 4 infants who received physiotherapy treatment and whose parents received orientation and training to continue the physiotherapy program at home. This four month study utilized the Operational Portage Inventory (OPI) and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) to measure the infants'development. All data from evaluation charts and videotapes of monthly evaluations and weekly sessions were registered and analyzed for two aspects: infant and parent behavior. The categories for the analysis of motor sensory development were in accord with the items proposed in AIMS and the training items were in accord with the OPI. The statistical treatment utilized the regression method to compare the evolution between the control and experimental groups. Analysis of parent participation in the intervention program was evaluated in three aspects: behaviors installed in the mediators, the performance of mediators as observers and the mediators opinion of the intervention program. The results demonstrated that both groups had significant improvement in all developmental areas analyzed and when compared to each other, the experimental group's evolution was superior to the control group. In relation to family participation in the program, the results verified that parents in the experimental group demonstrated a good level of involvement with behavior in installed in relation to training with the infant and both groups demonstrated satisfaction in participation in the study based on the evolution obtained by their children. Based on these results it can be stated that the participation of parents associated with the intervention program significantly benefited the sensory motor development of the infants in the present study. / A identificação precoce dos desvios do desenvolvimento em bebês pré-termo vem se destacando em vários estudos que enfatizam a prevenção de deficiências pela possibilidade de um melhor prognóstico por meio de serviços educacionais especializados ou outras medidas de reabilitação. Alem disso, os programas de intervenção vêm enfatizando a participação dos pais a fim de tornálos parte integrante e co-responsáveis do desenvolvimento de seus filhos. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi avaliar a eficácia de um programa de intervenção precoce com bebês pré-termo com e sem o treinamento dos pais. Participaram do estudo 08 bebês pré-termo, de ambos os sexos, com idade gestacional média de 32 semanas, idade cronológica média de 3 meses e 6 dias e suas respectivas famílias. O estudo foi desenvolvido no setor de Fisioterapia em Neuropediatria da UFSCar e aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Universidade. O delineamento usado foi do tipo experimental e os participantes foram divididos aleatoriamente em dois grupos distintos: controle e experimental. O grupo controle era formado por quatro bebês que realizavam a fisioterapia e os pais não receberam orientação e treinamento para trabalharem os filhos em domicílio. O grupo experimental era composto de quatro bebês que receberam o tratamento de fisioterapia e cujos pais foram orientados e treinados para a continuação do programa em casa. O estudo teve um duração total de 4 meses e foram utilizados como instrumentos de medida do desenvolvimento dos bebês o Inventário Portage Operacionalizado (IPO) e a Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). Todos os dados das fichas de avaliação e filmagens das avaliações mensais e sessões semanais foram registrados e analisados em dois aspectos: comportamentos do bebê e comportamento dos pais. As categorias de análise do desenvolvimento sensório-motor foram de acordo com os itens propostos na AIMS e nos itens de treino do IPO. O tratamento estatístico utilizado foi o método de regressão para comparar a evolução obtida entre os grupos controle e experimental. A análise da participação dos pais no programa de intervenção foi avaliada em três aspectos: comportamentos instalados nos mediadores; desempenho dos mediadores enquanto observadores; opinião dos mediadores sobre o programa de intervenção. Os resultados demonstraram que os dois grupos de bebês tiveram evoluções significativas em todas as áreas do desenvolvimento analisadas e quando comparados os grupos verificou-se que o grupo experimental apresentou uma evolução superior à apresentada pelo grupo controle. Em relação à participação das famílias no programa de intervenção verificou-se que os pais do grupo experimental apresentam um bom nível de envolvimento, com instalação de comportamentos em relação aos treinos com a criança e os dois grupos demonstraram satisfação em participar da pesquisa com base na evolução obtida pelos filhos. Com base nestes resultados pode-se afirmar que a participação dos pais associada ao programa de intervenção aplicado beneficiou significativamente o desenvolvimento motor dos bebês do presente estudo.

A trajetória escolar do estudante com deficiência intelectual é tema recorrente no contexto educacional e tem gerado inúmeras inquietações e ponderações a seu respeito. Os estudos realizados na área comumente abordam o tema a partir da perspectiva do docente e da legislação que busca garantir a escolarização do deficiente. Visando contribuir com as reflexões a partir de outra ótica, esta dissertação, inserida no campo dos estudos da Educação, tem como objetivo analisar como as mães percebem a trajetória escolar de seu filho com deficiência intelectual. O estudo também busca traçar a trajetória escolar do estudante entre a escola comum e a escola especial, visando identificar os aspectos que sustentam as escolhas da família com relação a essa trajetória. Objetivou-se, ainda, traçar princípios que contribuam no processo de escolarização do estudante com deficiência intelectual. A pesquisa consiste em um estudo qualitativo de natureza exploratória, embasada nos preceitos da Psicologia Histórico-Cultural de Vigotski, em especial, seus estudos sobre a Defectologia e contou com entrevistas como instrumento de construção de dados. As entrevistas foram realizadas com seis mães de estudantes com deficiência intelectual, com idade entre 10 e 17 anos, residentes no município de Caxias do Sul. Para a realização da análise dos dados coletados, utilizou-se a análise de conteúdo de --5Bardin, em que foram identificadas quatro categorias: a) Trajetória Escolar, b) Percepções das mães em relação ao filho, c) Percepções das mães em relação aos docentes e d) Percepções das mães em relação à Inclusão. Os resultados apontam que a trajetória escolar do estudante com deficiência intelectual ainda é permeada por preconceitos e pela busca da normalização deste sujeito. O discurso das mães evidencia a vigência do modelo tradicional de ensino-aprendizagem, prevalecendo um olhar sustentado pelos modelos caritativo e médico da deficiência nas orientações quanto ao processo de escolarização deste estudante. Mas, também se observa movimentos incipientes que visam a reestruturação do cenário como a aceitação das diferenças por parte dos docentes estabelecendo um novo olhar sobre a inclusão e a ressignificação das mães sobre o processo de aprendizagem, construindo possibilidades diferenciadas na trajetória escolar deste estudante. / Submitted by Ana Guimarães Pereira (agpereir@ucs.br) on 2016-12-07T15:06:17Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Claudia Medeiros de Oliveira.pdf: 905021 bytes, checksum: c5dbcfebe25bf5d389705b4f5bfa03b7 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-07T15:06:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Claudia Medeiros de Oliveira.pdf: 905021 bytes, checksum: c5dbcfebe25bf5d389705b4f5bfa03b7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-07 / The schooling of the intellectual disabled is a recurring theme in the educational context and it has raised numerous concerns and considerations on its regard. Studies on the subject, commonly address the issue from teachers and legislation's perspective that aims to ensure the education of the disabled. In order to contribute with the reflections from another perspective, this dissertation, part of the field of Education studies, aims to analyze how mothers perceive the schooling process of their intellectually disabled child. The study also tries to trace the school history of the student between regular school and special school, to identify aspects that sustain the family's choices regarding this path. The objective was also to identify principles that contribute to the student with intellectual disabilities' educational process. The research consists of a qualitative study of exploratory nature, based on the premises of Vigotski's Historical-Cultural Psychology, particularly his studies on Defectology and counted with interviews as a data construction tool. Interviews were conducted with six mothers of students with intellectual disabilities, aged between 10 and 17 years old, residing in the city of Caxias do Sul. For carrying out the analysis of the collected data, Bardin's content analysis was used, in which four categories were identified: a) Trajectory School, b) Perceptions of mothers towards the child, c) Perceptions of mothers regarding the teachers and d) Perception of mothers regarding Inclusion. The results indicate that the schooling of intellectual disabled people constitutes a path permeated by difficulties and achievements from both the student and the family and school. The speeches of mothers reveal an educational panorama still ruled by the traditional model, in which stands the pursuit for a standardization of the student, but also, in an incipient way, there is movement on the part of some parents and teachers that look for a reformulation of this scene by constructing different possibilities for schooling ID people.

Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of Education in the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2014 / This study aimed to determine learners' understanding and experiences of the different types of bullying and to examine the extent of bullying and roles they have been exposed to in various types of bullying. The research question was: What are primary school learners. understanding and experiences of bullying? Literature indicates that bullying can be executed in direct and indirect forms (Olweus, 1993:10; Boulton et al., 2002:354; Hunter & Boyle, 2002:324; Piskin, 2003:556; Lee, 2004:9). Direct bullying can be defined as relatively open attacks on a victim (Boulton et al., 2002:354) that are carried out face to face and may include pushing, kicking and fighting (Lee, 2004:10). Indirect bullying can be defined as being more subtle and less direct (Boulton et al., 2002:354) and will include behaviour such as social isolation and exclusion from a group. This study used the Olweus Intervention Method (1995), which offers a theoretical framework that could help the researcher find meaning in respect of the roles of the bully, victim and bystander. Urie Bronfenbrenner.s ecological theory (Bronfenbrenner,1998:993-1027) of human development was used as a lens for understanding bullying. Bronfenbrenner places child development within four different interacting levels, for example, the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem and macrosystem (Sigelman & Schaffer, 1995:87). The researcher used a mixed-method research design as it could provide a better understanding of how learners understand their experiences of bullying . whether they were the victim, bully or witness. The total sample comprised 296 Intermediate Phase learners. The study began with a quantitative method, testing the understanding of concepts, and using a questionnaire for learners, and thereafter concluded with a qualitative method comprising a small number of learners (interviews with a focus group), exploring their experiences of bullying. The quantitative data was analysed by means of descriptive statistics to present simple summaries about the sample and the measures. The responses were recorded in frequency tables and percentages were calculated to determine general trends. The qualitative data was systematically organised into themes and patterns to bring meaning to the themes by telling a story. Information obtained from respondents was treated as highly confidential and the research findings were presented with integrity. The results indicated that most learners have not been exposed to bullying as victims, although a high number of incidences were reported. Older boys were mostly involved in incidences of physical violence. Of significance is the fact that the main kind of bullying was that of emotional bullying. Table 4.7 shows that mostly boys are teased (37.0%), while Table 4.16 shows teasing others mostly occurs between learners of the same age (30.4%). On the other hand, Table 4.17 reveals that mostly girls are prone to spread rumours about others (17.5%) of the same age as themselves (26%) and fall prey to this type of emotional bullying.

Thesis (MTech (Education))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2007. / Educators often lament the lack of parental involvement necessary to support effective schooling. Since schools are primarily funded by the state and, in most cases, governed by the parents, questions arise regarding the parental support that schools need and the expectations educators have of such parental involvement. Legislation, as contained in the South African Schools Act, 1996, stipulates the parameters of parental involvement and authority in the governance of the school and the national Department of Education encourages close cooperation between parents and schools. This dissertation explores the questions surrounding parental involvement as it pertains to the expectations of the educators. The dissension expressed by educators demand an investigation into the functionality of the mutual support structures. In an attempt to remedy any existent discord that may exist between the educators and parents, it is necessary to glean responses directly from the educators to ascertain their perceptions of parental involvement. To elicit feedback from the educators, a questionnaire was used with both closed questions and questions which allowed for open/written responses. The questionnaire design allowed information collection to address educator needs, educator wants and what educators are currently getting from the parents as far as support and involvement is concerned. Educator expectations of the most basic and necessary involvement from the parents was weighed up with their expectations of parental involvement in a healthy educator/parent relationship and balanced against actual and current involvement and support offered and given by the parents. Educators of all three schools indicated that communication ranks as the first priority to improve parental involvement in the schools. Schools that are committed to improve or encourage parental involvement first seek to improve the parent-educator relationships. The areas most in need of parental support are the teaching of discipline and social skills at home and the encouragement of learners to excel, parental aid at fundraising drives and homework supervision. These findings support Cherian's view that parental support of the educator is served by parental interest in the learner's education which includes offers of help to learners who bring home school work (Cherian, 1991 :938).

A trajetória escolar do estudante com deficiência intelectual é tema recorrente no contexto educacional e tem gerado inúmeras inquietações e ponderações a seu respeito. Os estudos realizados na área comumente abordam o tema a partir da perspectiva do docente e da legislação que busca garantir a escolarização do deficiente. Visando contribuir com as reflexões a partir de outra ótica, esta dissertação, inserida no campo dos estudos da Educação, tem como objetivo analisar como as mães percebem a trajetória escolar de seu filho com deficiência intelectual. O estudo também busca traçar a trajetória escolar do estudante entre a escola comum e a escola especial, visando identificar os aspectos que sustentam as escolhas da família com relação a essa trajetória. Objetivou-se, ainda, traçar princípios que contribuam no processo de escolarização do estudante com deficiência intelectual. A pesquisa consiste em um estudo qualitativo de natureza exploratória, embasada nos preceitos da Psicologia Histórico-Cultural de Vigotski, em especial, seus estudos sobre a Defectologia e contou com entrevistas como instrumento de construção de dados. As entrevistas foram realizadas com seis mães de estudantes com deficiência intelectual, com idade entre 10 e 17 anos, residentes no município de Caxias do Sul. Para a realização da análise dos dados coletados, utilizou-se a análise de conteúdo de --5Bardin, em que foram identificadas quatro categorias: a) Trajetória Escolar, b) Percepções das mães em relação ao filho, c) Percepções das mães em relação aos docentes e d) Percepções das mães em relação à Inclusão. Os resultados apontam que a trajetória escolar do estudante com deficiência intelectual ainda é permeada por preconceitos e pela busca da normalização deste sujeito. O discurso das mães evidencia a vigência do modelo tradicional de ensino-aprendizagem, prevalecendo um olhar sustentado pelos modelos caritativo e médico da deficiência nas orientações quanto ao processo de escolarização deste estudante. Mas, também se observa movimentos incipientes que visam a reestruturação do cenário como a aceitação das diferenças por parte dos docentes estabelecendo um novo olhar sobre a inclusão e a ressignificação das mães sobre o processo de aprendizagem, construindo possibilidades diferenciadas na trajetória escolar deste estudante. / The schooling of the intellectual disabled is a recurring theme in the educational context and it has raised numerous concerns and considerations on its regard. Studies on the subject, commonly address the issue from teachers and legislation's perspective that aims to ensure the education of the disabled. In order to contribute with the reflections from another perspective, this dissertation, part of the field of Education studies, aims to analyze how mothers perceive the schooling process of their intellectually disabled child. The study also tries to trace the school history of the student between regular school and special school, to identify aspects that sustain the family's choices regarding this path. The objective was also to identify principles that contribute to the student with intellectual disabilities' educational process. The research consists of a qualitative study of exploratory nature, based on the premises of Vigotski's Historical-Cultural Psychology, particularly his studies on Defectology and counted with interviews as a data construction tool. Interviews were conducted with six mothers of students with intellectual disabilities, aged between 10 and 17 years old, residing in the city of Caxias do Sul. For carrying out the analysis of the collected data, Bardin's content analysis was used, in which four categories were identified: a) Trajectory School, b) Perceptions of mothers towards the child, c) Perceptions of mothers regarding the teachers and d) Perception of mothers regarding Inclusion. The results indicate that the schooling of intellectual disabled people constitutes a path permeated by difficulties and achievements from both the student and the family and school. The speeches of mothers reveal an educational panorama still ruled by the traditional model, in which stands the pursuit for a standardization of the student, but also, in an incipient way, there is movement on the part of some parents and teachers that look for a reformulation of this scene by constructing different possibilities for schooling ID people.

The purpose of this study was to investigate and document parental involvement in a San community in Namibia over a period of two months. The emphasis was to investigate whether San parents in the Omusati region were involved in the learning of mathematics of their children. The learner participants were selected according to those who were open to sharing their ideas. An interpretive approach was used to collect and analyse data. The collected data was gathered from 9 participants (4 learners in grade 5 together with their parents, plus their mathematics teacher). Semi-structured interviews, parental contributions and home visit observations were the three tools that I used to collect data. The selected school is located in a rural area in the Omusati region of northern Namibia. The interviews were conducted in Oshiwambo (the participants‟ mother tongue) and translated into English and then analyzed. I discovered that the selected San parents were involved in some but limited school activities. The findings of this study emphasizes that illiteracy may be one of the contributing factors of low or non-involvement of parents among the San community. Other factors which I found caused parents not to assist their children with homework was parents spending much of their time at the local cuca shops during the day until late in the evenings. The study also highlights possible strategies that can be carried out by teachers to encourage parental involvement in school activities.

This thesis examined the experiences and perspectives of immigrant Chinese Canadian mothers of children with disabilities in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia in the areas of parental involvement in education and coping with parenting stress. In-depth interviewing, supplemented by questionnaires, was utilised to gather data. Ten women, most of whom were newly immigrated, whose school-age sons had various disabilities and who spoke English as a second language, participated in the study. The mothers' acculturation level to Canadian ways of living was generally low. Devotion to the children was at the heart of parent involvement and coping. Inability to speak English fluently posed a major barrier to the involvement of these women in their children's education. It also restricted their ability to seek community resources. These women valued their children's education and worked with them at home. The degree of the mothers' participation in school was generally less than that of their involvement at home. The women made comparisons of education in Canada and that in the Asian countries where they came from, and stated their preferences for qualities possessed by teachers. The mothers expressed some conflicts with the schools, and they mostly tried to avoid confrontation. Self-reliance, self-control, a belief in family support, as well as a belief in fate helped them to cope. Readily available interpreter services and information in Chinese about service agencies serving children with disabilities and their families would be helpful to Chinese Canadian women like them. / Education, Faculty of / Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of / Graduate

Each student receiving special education services in the public school system, roughly 6.4 million students, has an Individualized Education Program (IEP) that is mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA). IDEA dictates that a team of people familiar with the student, including the parents, should create the IEP. Unfortunately, research indicates that many parents believe their participation is not welcome. While only a small percentage of parents may actually be dissatisfied with the IEP process, the cost of dissatisfaction is high, further stretching already limited resources that could be better used in the classroom. The purpose of this study was to investigate parents’ and school personnel’s beliefs about and experiences with collaborative activities that took place prior to the annual IEP or 504 plan meeting. Participant perceptions and suggestions about improving the special education process were also explored. In-depth interviews were conducted with an assistant principal, a self-contained ESE teacher, a resource ESE teacher, a regular education inclusion teacher, and three parents whose children were receiving special education services. All participants were involved in the special education process at the elementary school level. The study’s findings indicated that while school personnel perceive that they are providing opportunities for parents to be involved in a collaborative manner, parents do not perceive that a fully open and transparent collaboration exists. The school made an effort to generate a comfortable environment inviting collaboration during formal meetings; however, parents expressed frustration with the more informal aspects of the special education process including initiation of services. Teachers and parents identified similar concerns and frustrations with the IEP process and suggested similar ideas for improvement. Both school personnel and parents identified scarcity of resources within the school, which seemed to create a barrier to open communication and collaboration. Suggestions for improvement included access to outside support and advocacy groups to increase parent understanding of the special education process and facilitate its process. It is concluded that, ultimately, policy makers should become more involved at the classroom level in order to understand the implications of policy change.

The purposes of this dissertation were to determine the constitutional rights of parents to shield their children from exposure to parts of the public school curriculum that the parents find objectionable on religious, moral, or other grounds and to determine the statutory rights of parents to remove, or opt-out, their children from objectionable parts or all of the public school curriculum as set forth in the statutes of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Many pivotal federal court cases dealing with parent rights and curricular issues, including Mozert v. Hawkins County Board of Education (1987), Vandiver v. Hardin County Board of Education (1987), Brown v. Hot, Sexy, & Safer Productions, Inc. (1995), Leebaert v. Harrington (2003), and Parker v. Hurley (2008) were surveyed using legal research methods. Specific types of curriculum opt-outs (e.g., sex education, comprehensive health programs, HIV/AIDS instruction) granted by each state were ascertained. States' statutes and regulations were categorized as non-existent, restrictive, or permissive based on the scope and breadth of each state's curriculum opt-out statute or regulation. A long list of federal court rulings have provided public schools the right to teach what school boards and administrators determine is appropriate. Parents did not have any constitutional right to opt their children out of public school curriculum. Many states' legislatures have granted parents a statutory right to opt their children out of certain parts of school curricula. In this study, 7 states had non-existent statutes or regulations, 18 states had restrictive statutes or regulations, and 26 states had permissive statutes or regulations.

The purpose of this study was to connect English language learning (ELL) student's school life with their home life. Proposition 227, which prohibited the use of Spanish in the classrooms, has made it difficult to make the home-school connection. Research shows that parents play a vital role in the education of their children but Proosition 227 severely restricted Spanish speaking parents' participation in their child's education. This study demonstrates how the use of home response learning journals empowered parents to participate in their children's literacy and biliteracy development.