nÃo hà / O modelo vigente nas unidades acadÃmicas universitÃrias revela que algo precisa ser mudado no ensino superior. Como nÃo se percebe porÃm, que o problema està na prÃpria racionalidade deste, a forma de superar tem sido reiterar prÃticas retrÃgradas, aumentando carga horÃria e disciplinas e mudando prerrequisitos. Entendendo-se a racionalidade pedagÃgica como elemento fundante da aÃÃo educativa, tornou-se pertinente investigar como esta integra o projeto polÃtico-pedagÃgico, o currÃculo e as prÃticas docentes no Curso de CiÃncias ContÃbeis da Universidade Federal do CearÃ. A compreensÃo das mÃltiplas realidades vivenciadas no Ãmbito da Universidade e a reflexÃo acerca do processo da gestÃo do referido Curso e do trabalho docente poderÃo contribuir para a melhoria do processo ensino-aprendizagem e conseqÃentemente, da formaÃÃo profissional dos egressos. Assim, o objetivo geral deste trabalho à analisar os aspectos da racionalidade pedagÃgica do corpo docente do Curso de CiÃncias ContÃbeis da UFC, que propiciam ao projeto polÃtico-pedagÃgico, por intermÃdio do currÃculo e das prÃticas docentes, fundar a aÃÃo educativa em princÃpios de uma compreensÃo reflexiva e transformadora. Em face da natureza dos elementos a serem analisados e em funÃÃo do problema de pesquisa, optou-se pela modalidade de pesquisa colaborativa, utilizando-se de tÃcnicas tais como as entrevistas com grupos focais e as sessÃes reflexivas. Antecedeu a esta, uma pesquisa documental com anÃlise descritiva do projeto polÃtico-pedagÃgico, seguida da aplicaÃÃo de questionÃrios para levantar o perfil docente. Concluiu-se que uma aÃÃo educativa reflexiva e transformadora serà propiciada pelo projeto polÃtico-pedagÃgico, por intermÃdio do currÃculo e das prÃticas docentes, na medida em que a racionalidade pedagÃgica identificada, ainda de natureza tecnicista, alcance um patamar epistemolÃgico, fundando um trabalho docente lastreado em saberes resultantes da prÃxis pedagÃgica. / The effective model in the university academic units shows that something needs to be changed in higher education. However, since it is not perceived that the problem is in the proper rationality itself, the way of surpass has been to reiterate old practices, increasing class time and disciplines and also moving some units requirements. Understanding the pedagogical rationality as established element of the educative action, it became relevant to investigate how it integrates the political pedagogical project, the curriculum and the faculty members practices in the Undergraduate Accounting Program of the Federal University of CearÃ-UFC. The understanding of the multiple realities lived within University and the reflection concerning the process of the related Course management and the faculty job, will be able consequently to contribute for the improvement of the process teach-learning and also the professional formation of the egresses. Thus, the main purpose of this work is to analyze the aspects of the faculty pedagogical rationality of the Undergraduate Accounting Program of UFC that propitiate to the Political-Pedagogical Project through the Curriculum and the Faculty Practices and establish the educative action based on principles of a reflexive and changing understanding. Based on the nature of the elements to be analyzed and also on the function of the research problem it was opted to the modality of collaborative research, using research techniques such as focal group interviews and reflexive sessions. A documental research with a descriptive analysis of the Political Pedagogical Project was also done before, followed by the application of questionnaires in order to raise the faculty profile. It was concluded that a reflexive and transforming educative action will be propitiated by the Political Pedagogical Project through the Curriculum and the Faculty practices since the identified pedagogical rationality even based on technique nature, reach an epistemological platform establishing a faculty job supported by knowledge resultant of the pedagogical praxis.

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2016-04-07T18:35:57Z No. of bitstreams: 1 adrianamoreiradiniz.pdf: 1671084 bytes, checksum: 220170a462acccd2d00fabecdf93deb4 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2016-05-02T00:33:07Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 adrianamoreiradiniz.pdf: 1671084 bytes, checksum: 220170a462acccd2d00fabecdf93deb4 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-05-02T00:33:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 adrianamoreiradiniz.pdf: 1671084 bytes, checksum: 220170a462acccd2d00fabecdf93deb4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-08-19 / Este trabalho parte da hipótese de que o Caderno de Boas Práticas do Diretor de Escola tem contribuído com uma gestão mais pedagógica e melhores resultados educacionais. Partindo deste pressuposto foi escolhido um grupo de escolas de um município da região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte para ser analisado. As escolas, objeto deste estudo, foram selecionadas a partir do número de turmas de 3º ano que realizam o PROALFA e que atendem aos níveis de ensino do fundamental ao médio de modo a não ser esta uma variável que possa interferir nos resultados da pesquisa. A pesquisa procurou identificar quais ações da equipe gestora das escolas se baseiam nas melhores práticas sugeridas pelo Caderno de Boas Práticas do Diretor, se existe uma similaridade entre as práticas utilizadas pelas diferentes escolas e como estas têm se refletido nos resultados educacionais. Foi utilizado como instrumento de pesquisa o questionário e a análise documental dos resultados do PROALFA entre os anos de 2006 a 2012. As equipes gestoras das escolas selecionadas foram analisadas nas diferentes dimensões apontadas por estudiosos como Heloisa Lück e Thelma Polon.A análise dos dados da pesquisa demonstrou que as ações sugeridas pelo Caderno de Boas Práticas são consideradas pela equipe gestora práticas pedagógicas eficazes, constando de seu planejamento e contribuindo para o alcance de bons resultados nas avaliações externas. É, portanto, um instrumento que subsidia seu trabalho pedagógico, ajudando a pensar ações que elevem a proficiência das escolas. A partir da constatação do impacto positivo do Caderno de Boas práticas nos resultados educacionais, apresento uma proposta de estudo deste instrumento por toda comunidade escolar como forma de difundir o papel pedagógico da gestão escolar, sugerindo ainda sua complementação com práticas comprovadamente exitosas desenvolvidas pelas escolas e um melhor detalhamento destas boas práticas. Tal complementação tem como objetivo uma melhor apropriação, pelos gestores das escolas, das ações concretas, favorecendo uma maior convergência entre as ações por eles implantadas nas escolas. / The work starts from the assumption that the Good Practice Booklet of the School Principal has contributed with a management more pedagogical and with better educational outcomes. Under this assumption was chosen a group of schools in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte to be analyzed. Schools, the object of this study, were selected from the number of classes of 3rd year who have done PROALFA and that attend the educational levels from elementary to high school in order this isn’t a variable that can affect the results of the research. The research sought to identify what actions the school’s management team are based on the best practices suggested by the Good Practice Booklet of the Principal, if there is a similarity among the practices of different schools and how these have been reflected in educational outcomes. Was used as a research tool the questionnaire and the documentary analysis from PROALFA results between the years 2006-2012. The selected school’s management teams were analyzed in different dimensions identified by scholars as Heloisa Lück and Thelma Polon. The analysis of the survey data has shown that the actions suggested by the Good Practice Booklet are considered by the management team effective teaching practices, consisting of planning and contributing to the achievement of good results in external evaluations. It is, therefore, an instrument that subsidizes their pedagogical work, helping to think in actions that increase the proficiency of the schools. From the ascertainment of the positive impact of the Good Practice Booklet in educational outcomes, I present a study proposal of this instrument throughout the school community as a way to spread the teaching role of school management, further suggesting its complementation with proven successful practices developed by schools and a more detailed these good practices. This complementation aims a better ownership by schools managers, concrete actions, achieving greater convergence among the actions they implemented in the schools.

In recent times there has been an increase in global migration of workers in many sectors. The teaching profession has not been immune to this and there is a growing number of teachers moving to other countries to work. In this mixed methods study, I have investigated how teachers from overseas experience their transition to working in Sweden. I sought to find out what overseas teacher induction looked like in Sweden and whether this was done in a systematic way.    Previous research in Sweden has tended to treat teachers from overseas as a single, homogenous group. It has focused mainly on the experiences of those teachers who partake in formal teacher education programs in Swedish universities. However, during this study, it became apparent that there is a significantly large group of teachers from overseas who do not access such programs and have no access to any form of systematic introductory period. Yet under the current system this group can work in Swedish schools and in many cases obtain the Swedish teaching license.   A mixed methods approach allowed me to investigate this problem from different perspectives. Such an approach enabled me to investigate not only to what extent teachers new to Sweden had access to systematic introductory training but also how the teachers experienced their introductory period. Drawing on research concerning overseas teachers from other countries and interviews with overseas teachers in Sweden, I have identified that there is a need for these teachers to undergo a more formal induction period as well as some key areas of training that should be included in such a program.

The aim of this study has been to investigate how swimming-education is conducted in schools and if the PE-teachers feel that their knowledge about swimming is enough.Where and by whom is the swimming conducted? What role does the PE-teacher have during the swim practice? How does the teacher think their knowledge in swimming is compared to the criteria of swimming in the school? The method has been a qualitative interview-study, with teacher working in the years 4-6 in schools in Sweden. I made six semi-structured interviews that took between 15-25 minutes each to complete. The results showed that swimming is outsourced in all schools. Instead of being conducted by PE teachers it is conducted by staff working at the pools. One teacher was present at every swim practice and the other five teachers only joined at the swim-test. All teachers thought it was good that someone else took care of the swimming lessons, someone with knowledge and expertise. One teacher was worried about the planning of the lessons and that it felt like the teachers made it up as the lesson went. All planning was made by the staff at the pools, and by the end of year three in school they gave the PE-teacher a document that told them which students that could swim. That document decided if the children had to have extra-teaching in swimming or if they could wait and take the test in year six again. All PE-teachers said that they needed extra education in case they were to conduct the swim practise by themselves, and all teachers wanted more content knowledge in swimming. Five of the teachers said that they could go a course in swimming to increase their content knowledge. One problem noticed in earlier research and by our education minister (Ekström, 2021) is the time allocated for swimming. Time was noticed as a problem in the swim-practise in 1969 (LPO69b) and for me it is a mystery how nothing is happening. Another interesting finding is that when the swim-test is conducted the teachers look at different things. All teachers said that it was the 200 meter that was important and that is to be done to get a grade. Two teachers said that the technique in swimming did not matter, that if the students made it through the 200 meters it was enough. Two teachers said that they also could see other criteria in the curriculum and mentioned how the student’s movement was adjusted to different surroundings. With this study I want to give a picture of how swimming is conducted at six schools in Sweden. Some of the teachers I interviewed said that they had talked to other colleagues and that they were interested to be in this study as well. I did not have time to include more teachers, but if someone wants to extend research in this area there are a good possibility to get teachers to join since they are willing to help for my small, but important work.

En stor del av unga barn spelar digitala spel på sin fritid och flera studier har visat på positiva effekter på ungas engelskaförmåga genom detta. Med tanke på dess potential för lärande vore det intressant att undersöka lärares uppfattningar om dem och hur de använder dem. Syftet med detta arbete var att undersöka på vilka sätt som lärare i engelska för lågstadiet använde digitala spel i sin engelskundervisning samt vilka utmaningar och möjligheter de ansåg fanns i detta användande. Inom ramen för studien genomfördes fem intervjuer med lärare från olika kommuner och skolor i Sverige. Intervjuernas innehåll kategoriserades genom den fenomenografiska ansatsen. Resultatet diskuterades även utifrån ramverken LTC och TPACK. Resultatet visade att alla utom en lärare använde digitala spel i engelskundervisningen i syfte att variera undervisningen eller att motivera eleverna. Bingel och elevspel.se användes mest. Utmaningar som lärarna såg med spelen var tidsåtgången, teknik som strular, en svårighet att anpassa spelen ur ett didaktiskt perspektiv samt att det skulle öka elevernas skärmtid ytterligare. Möjligheterna de såg var motivation, variation, nivåanpassning, mer självgående elever samt att spelen gjorde lärandet lustfyllt. Inställningen till digitala spel verkar bero på ålder, intresse och yrkesverksamma år, samt deras uppfattning om teknologisk och ämnesspecifik kunskap.

Information and communication technology (ICT) has infiltrated society to the point of becoming essential to much of its everyday functioning. People rely on ICT to communicate, access information, and stay connected in an increasing globalised community. In many developed countries, ICT is now strongly featured in education for teaching and learning. In South Africa, as in other developing or partly developed countries, ICT use in education remains limited. This research was conducted to explore and understand how those South African science teachers who have access to ICT use it when they teach science. It was done to explain some of the reasons those teachers use ICT in the ways that they do, and to gain a better insight into the value that using ICT adds to both teaching and learning science. The research was designed as a mixed methods study, using both quantitative data collected from 267 Grade 8 science teachers in South Africa through the SITES 2006 teacher questionnaire, and qualitative data collected from three science teachers, all of whom taught science in a context of limited resources typical of a developing country. The data collected and analysed in this study showed that when science teachers have access to ICT for teaching and learning in classrooms typical of developing country contexts, they are able to use that ICT effectively to add value to teaching and learning. The greatest value is added when the teacher has a high technological pedagogical content knowledge. Secondly, at the level of the teacher, personal entrepreneurship is a key factor in a teacher’s ability to use ICT to add value to teaching and learning and to support the educational objectives based on 21st century learning objectives. Thirdly, teachers use the available ICT resources in a variety of ways but it seems that access to a personal computer, either laptop or desktop, in the classroom is a minimum requirement for ICT use in subject teaching. And lastly, the gap between ICT policy intentions as outlined in the South African e-Education White Paper (DoE, 2004b) and ICT practice remains large. There was no evidence from this study to suggest that the ICT policy intentions influenced practice at classroom level. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Education Management and Policy Studies / unrestricted

Förekomsten av sociala medier och den stora mängden digital information som människor kommer i kontakt med kräver digital källkritisk kompetens så att informationen kan granskas och värderas. Bristfällig digital källkritisk kompetens bland människor kan få negativa konsekvenser både för individer och för samhället som helhet eftersom det riskerar leda till att människor fattar beslut på bristfälliga grunder. Skolan är en arena där elever kan utveckla digital källkritisk kompetens och därför är det viktigt att lärare som ansvarar för utbildningen själva behärskar digital källkritik.Examensarbetets syfte är därför dels att undersöka verksamma samhällskunskapslärares (i årskurserna 1–3) digitala källkritiska kompetens, dels att undersöka samt kartlägga lärares undervisning inom digital källkritik, samt ämnesinnehållets relation till kursplanen i samhällskunskap.Undersökningen baseras på intervjuer med sex verksamma samhällskunskapslärares muntliga beskrivningar gällande deras digitala källkritiska kompetens och gällande hur de arbetar med digital källkritik i undervisning. Lärarnas utsagor har analyserats utifrån begreppet pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), samt utifrån vidareutvecklingen till begreppet technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK), som inkluderar ämneskunskaper, pedagogiska kunskaper och tekniska kunskaper.Resultatet visar att lärarna i studien generellt sett verkar ha bristfällig digital källkritisk kompetens och upplever att de är i behov av kompetensutveckling. En slutsats är att detta kan få negativa konsekvenser för undervisningens innehåll och metodval, vilket i sin tur kan ha negativ inverkan på elevernas kunskapsinhämtning och framtida kunskaper. Ytterligare en slutsats är att bristfällig digital källkritisk kompetens kan få allvarliga följder för demokratin eftersom det riskerar leda till att människor fattar beslut på bristfällig information.

Studiens syfte är att undersöka hur legitimerade lärare som undervisar i geografi i årskurs 4–6 beskriver hur de planerar och genomför sin undervisning i hållbar utveckling. Studien tillämpar en kvalitativ ansats som metod där datainsamlingen samlats in genom åtta semistrukturerade intervjuer. Studien lutar sig mot det teoretiska ramverket Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Studiens resultat visar att det inte finns märkvärda skillnader i hur lärare planerar sin undervisning, de genomför samma process oavsett om det handlar om hållbar utveckling eller något annat ämnesinnehåll. Lärarna i studien beskriver att de alla tar avstamp i läroplanens skrivningar i början av skapandet av en ny planering. Genom detta resultat framkommer det att de nya skrivningarna i lgr22 inte gör någon anmärkningsvärd skillnad. Resultatet av studien påvisar dock en stor variation i vilka arbetsmetoder lärarna väljer att använda sig av när det gäller undervisningen. Inom hållbar utveckling finns det tre dimensioner: ekologisk, ekonomisk och social hållbarhet. En slutsats som framkommer i studien är att lärarna främst undervisar om ekologisk hållbarhet. Ytterligare en slutsats som går att utläsa ur resultatet är att majoriteten av lärarna behöver komplettera fysiska läromedel med bland annat egenproducerade och digitala läromedel för att kunna bedriva en undervisning som möter skrivningarna i läroplanen.

Studiens syfte var att ta del av förskollärares tankar kring relationen mellan materialitet och agens såsom det kommer till uttryck när de utformar den fysiska miljön inomhus utifrån barns lek. Vi utgår från ett onto-epistemologiskt perspektiv och studien bygger på en fenomenografisk metodansats. Sex verksamma förskollärare intervjuades och är den empirin som studien bygger på. Resultatet visade på fem teman som beskriver hur förskollärare utformar inomhusmiljön utefter barnens intressen och behov. Dessa var Barnens agens i leken, Miljö och materials agens, Barnens agens i miljön, Miljö utefter barnens intressen och Barnens bästa. Inom dessa teman kunde vi urskilja olika variationer i förskollärarnas berättelser. Slutsatsen syftar till hur förskollärares förhållningssätt och barnsyn är nära kopplat med hur de beskriver att de ordnar och utformar sina fysiska inomhusmiljöer. Studien bidrar med reflekterande frågor och tankar om hur barn synliggörs som aktiva agenter i förskollärares beskrivningar av sina inomhusmiljöer. Den bidrar även till förståelsen kring hur materialitet och agens påverkas och påverkar varandra. / The purpose of the study was to take part in preschool teachers' thoughts on the relationship between materiality and agency as it’s expressed when they design the physical environment indoors based on children's play. The study is based on an onto-epistemological perspective and with a phenomenographic methodological approach. Six active preschool teachers were interviewed and the empirical evidence is what the study is based on. The results showed five themes that describe how preschool teachers design the indoor environment according to the children's interests and needs. These were The children's agency in play, The environment and materials' agency, The children's agency in the environment, The environment according to the children's interests and The children's best interests. Within these themes, we were able to distinguish different variations in the preschool teachers' stories. The conclusion refers to how preschool teachers' attitudes and views of children are closely linked to how they describe that they arrange and design their physical indoor environments. The study contributes with reflective questions and thoughts about how children are made visible as active agents in preschool teachers' descriptions of their indoor environments. It also contributes to the understanding of how materiality and agency are affected and affect each other.

Expected knowledge contribution Expected knowledge contribution of the study is to visualize educators' perceptions of how they use music as a pedagogical tool and how they describe that it affects students' communication development. The study is also expected to contribute with knowledge about the importance of using music as a multimodal means of communication in special needs primary school Aim and research questions The purpose of this study is to visualize some educators' perceptions of how music as a pedagogical tool is used to contribute to communication development among students in special needs elementary school with a focus on subject area. The aim is also to contribute with knowledge about the importance of using music as a multimodal means of communication in special needs primary school.   When and in what way is music used as a pedagogical tool in teaching? How is music described as a pedagogical tool in relation to pupils' communication development?   Theory The study is based on the sociocultural theory that culminates in the communicative relational perspective (KoRP). KoRP is about the collective and social processes with a focus on the individual and believes that in all human interaction, interaction and communication are central. Method The study has a qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews. The empirical data was collected through 8 interviews with educators in 4 different adapted elementary schools that were transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis. The questions were about how these educators view music as a language development tool in special needs elementary school   Result The results show that the teachers in special needs elementary school to some extent use music as a pedagogical tool, preferably in combination with AAC and or  aesthetic expressions. The teachers feel that music is a tool that makes it easier for them to get in touch with the students and creates situations that promote engagement and participation, which in turn affects communication development positively. Special Education Implications There is a great lack of research in Sweden that deals with music as a pedagogical tool to contribute to the development of communication, for children who attend special needs elementary school with a subject area. The hope is that the positive view of music as a tool to support communication development, which can be seen in the results, can inspire some educator to use music more in their teaching.