Magister Artium - MA / There is global interest in teacher education as a strategy for national development. More specifically, emphasis is placed on teachers as the driving force behind educational provision which is central to achieving high standards of learner achievement. This study focused on teacher in-service development and its role for effective teaching and learning towards the holistic development of learners. Extensive social inequalities, along the lines of race, still exist in South Africa almost twenty years into the new dispensation. This is evident by the vast majority of impoverished schools in previously disadvantaged areas. Learners at these schools experience a range of barriers to learning which impede teaching and learning. Consequently, teachers at these schools are confronted with a tensionfilled task: having to be sensitive to the needs of these learners, whilst at the same having to ensure their success. This is reflected in Department of Education (DoE) policies which emphasises principles of social transformation for redress and equity, coupled with the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills for the benefit of individuals in South Africa, as well as global trends. As a quantitative data collection method in this mixed method study, 55 teachers (of which 26 responded) from two schools, were asked to complete a questionnaire on the effectiveness of teacher in-service development programmes towards the holistic development of learners. Qualitative data collection methods entailed interviewing a principal of one of the schools; a social worker from the area; as well as a district officer from the Western Cape Education Department (WCED). In addition, relevant DoE policies were reviewed. Findings reflect that teachers at impoverished schools are confronted with a range of challenges presented by learners in the classrooms. The findings also indicate that even though DoE policies reflect a commitment to teacher development, the in-service programmes offered to teachers mostly do not reflect the needs of teachers for the holistic development of learners. In instances where inservice programmes do assist with the holistic development of learners, findings indicate that the implementation thereof is challenging due to the high teacher: learner ratio and limited resources. Thus, recommendations include the periodic monitoring and review of long-term DoE teacher development initiatives whilst short term measures incorporate giving attention to impediments like lack of parental support and behavioural challenge. Long term measures, which are strongly recommended, encompass systemic change that facilitates the working together of a number of governmental departments. In so doing, educational reform takes on a society wide form, as it is evident that on its own it cannot abate poverty and the related effects. Thus, the DoE’s vision of education for social transformation towards redress and equity, as well as economic growth for individuals and South Africa is more plausible. These recommendations create a vital space for future research.

The focus of this study is on foundation phase and early childhood teachers’ professional identity formation. This study is about six beginning teachers in their first year of teaching early mathematics, science and technology (MST) in different schools and grade levels. Early childhood settings and primary schools in South Africa have a diverse learner body that increasingly demands of beginning early childhood and foundation phase teachers to continually strive to adapt their teaching and young children’s learning to the different learning environments for effective implementation of the curriculum. A learning identity framework was used to generate and analyse data. The learning identity framework is premised on the assumption that identity and learning are closely linked and that both are influenced by factors internal and external to the individual. Specifically, the study sought to answer the research question of how beginning first year early childhood and foundation phase teachers form, sustain or change their professional teacher identity in the teaching of mathematics, science and technology (MST) in the early years and in different school settings. The study used a phenomenological approach and case study method to explain the professional teacher identity formation process and to illuminate what factors influence this process. The study researched how teacher identities can be narratively constructed on the basis of the lived experiences of the six teachers in different school contexts. Data was generated from different sources for the purpose of triangulation which included visual and written narratives, observations and interviews (open and semi-structured). The analysis and results were based on categories of descriptions of themes. The findings indicate that identity formation is an ongoing process of integration of teachers’ personal and professional histories and initial teacher education and training, alongside issues of school culture and institutional (in-school) support. Those key factors emerge as strong determinants of the kinds and the relative stability or otherwise of professional identities which the six teachers develop in the first year of MST teaching, and thus the kind of reform minded teachers they become. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Science, Mathematics and Technology Education / unrestricted

Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-18T17:54:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PRISCILA_DISSERTACAO FINAL 2014 - CAPA DURA-CORRECAO.pdf: 3016221 bytes, checksum: eaa220421ed6a52e0598667a7ab447d1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-04-26 / This paper refers to a qualitative research linked to the Masters in Education from the Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente-SP, performed in the search line The Teacher Pedagogical Practice and Formation. The objectives were to understand the working features of continuing formation that promotes the teachers professional development starting with a school that cares about the practices organization of a work of this nature. The focus of this analysis was the performance of physical education teachers, their participation, reactions, and use of activities in continuing formation. The research field was a private school of a city called Santa Fé do Sul SP with the following procedures of data collection: questionnaire with physical education teachers, interview with the school managers, documental analysis of the course teaching plans, materials of the collective study, pedagogical and political project of the school and even remarks "in loco" of the sessions in service continuing formation. Two physical education teachers participated in the survey, the pedagogical director and the four active coordinators in the school in 2013.The research is based on the works of in services continuing formation of Duarte, Hunger, Imbernon, Marin, Ribeiro, and Tardif. The national curriculum guidelines of physical education were also consulted. In the content analysis were used the methodology indicated by Laurence Bardin, which provided to organize the information in categories. With the obtained data we could note that the practice of continuing formation and regulation of study sessions must rely on the suggestions and contributions of teachers together in defining the schedule and agenda, the continuing formation in service should not be held as substitutive formation gaps of initial formation; it must work the technical dimensions, pedagogical social and political dimensions contributing to the interactive and reflective formation of the professionals teaching; develop collaborative culture and make teachers able to evaluate their own practice, reflecting on it. / O presente trabalho se refere a uma pesquisa qualitativa, ligada ao Programa de Mestrado em Educação da Universidade do Oeste Paulista de Presidente Prudente-SP, realizada na linha de pesquisa Formação e prática do profissional do ensino. Teve-se por objetivos compreender as características do trabalho de formação continuada em serviço que promove o desenvolvimento profissional dos docentes a partir de uma escola que se preocupa com a organização das atividades de um trabalho dessa natureza. O foco dessa análise foi a atuação dos professores de Educação Física, sua participação, reações e aproveitamento das atividades desenvolvidas em formação continuada. O campo da pesquisa foi uma Escola Privada da cidade de Santa Fé do Sul SP, com os seguintes procedimentos de coleta de dados: questionário com professores de Educação Física, entrevista com as gestoras da escola, análise documental dos planos de ensino da disciplina, materiais de estudo coletivo, projeto político pedagógico da escola e ainda observações in loco das sessões de formação contínua em serviço. Participaram da pesquisa os dois professores de Educação Física, a diretora pedagógica e as quatro coordenadoras atuantes na escola em 2013. A pesquisa tem por fundamento os trabalhos sobre Formação Contínua em serviço de Duarte, Hunger, Imbernón, Marin, Ribeiro e Tardif. Foram consultadas também as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais de Educação Física. Na análise de conteúdo utilizou-se a metodologia indicada por Laurence Bardin, que proporcionou organizar as informações em categorias. Dos dados obtidos pudemos constatar que as atividades de formação contínua e a regulamentação das sessões de estudo devem contar com as sugestões e participações dos docentes em conjunto na definição do cronograma e pauta; a formação contínua em serviço não deve ser realizada como suplência das lacunas da formação inicial, ela deve trabalhar as dimensões técnica, pedagógico-social e política contribuindo para a formação interativo-reflexiva dos profissionais de ensino; desenvolver cultura colaborativa e fazer com que os professores consigam avaliar a própria prática refletindo sobre ela.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:35:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 5091.pdf: 2353289 bytes, checksum: a03a2b48adaadd1d406e11e67b689dbe (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-02-28 / In this investigation, the aim is to analyse the contributions and limits of a continuous online training project for the professional development of teachers of the 1st year of basic education. The research question is: What are the limits and contributions of an online teacher-training course in the professional development of teachers? This development is related to the learning and teaching processes and of being a professional teacher, and acts as a knowledge basis for teaching. The methodological reference adopted is supported by a constructive-collaborative interaction model between teachers and researchers and focusses on the construction of investigation strategies and the promotion of professional development processes for teachers. The training strategies used were carried out in distance mode through the digital learning environment of the Teachers portal of the UFSCar. The course, with a total of 120 hours and focussing on teaching the initial years of primary education, was developed in the period between Sept. 2010 and May 2011. It was based on the understanding that professional teacher development takes place throughout their careers and continuous teacher training can contribute to this process. Its contributions and limitations are being investigated through the eyes of the teachers, that is, we take into account what they told us in the different data collection instruments and at different points of the training process. Our interpretations are based on the learning, the difficulties and the teacher knowledge required to teach the 1st year of primary education. The narratives constructed during the interventions by three experienced teachers represent the data interpreted in the study. Other instruments used in this process are: reflective memorials, training reports, teaching cases, reflective journals, a forum, individual summaries on a reference framework on the student knowledge base, and an initial questionnaire. As a result of the investigation, it was found that there was a contribution to professional teacher development in the following aspects: the training content contextualized to the teaching work carried out in the initial years; the feedback on what the participating group`s investigation found; sharing experiences on literacy with teachers from different Brazilian states; the possibility of reviewing the inherent role when teaching the 1st year of basic education; the discussion of the knowledge that composes the teaching basis; the specifics of the teaching content; the overall pedagogy and the pedagogical content. The limits are related to the difficulties in obtaining effective participation from all the teachers and the challenges presented by the dynamic and flexible digital learning environments used to create a collaborative network. / Nesta investigação, objetiva-se analisar as contribuições e limites de um projeto de formação continuada on-line para o desenvolvimento profissional de professores do 1º ano do Ensino Fundamental. Tal desenvolvimento está relacionado aos processos de aprendizagem de aprender a ensinar e a ser um profissional docente e serve como base de conhecimento para o ensino. O referencial metodológico adotado apoia-se num modelo construtivo-colaborativo de interação entre professores-pesquisadores e teve como foco a construção de estratégias de investigação e de promoção de processos de desenvolvimento profissional docente. Essas foram realizadas em curso na modalidade à distância, com acesso viabilizado pelo ambiente digital de aprendizagem do Portal dos Professores/UFSCar. O curso, com enfoque na docência dos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental, com carga horária de 120 horas, foi desenvolvido no período de setembro de 2010 a maio de 2011. Com a compreensão que o desenvolvimento profissional docente acontece ao longo da carreira e a formação continuada de professores pode contribuir nesse processo. Numa perspectiva em que as contribuições e limites estão sendo investigados na ótica das falas das professoras, ou seja, o que elas nos informaram em diferentes instrumentos de coletas, como também em diferentes momentos do processo formativo. Nossas interpretações tem base nas aprendizagens e dificuldades, bem como, nos conhecimentos docentes necessários para atuar no 1º ano do Ensino Fundamental. As narrativas docentes, de três professoras experientes, construídas durante a intervenção são os dados interpretados na pesquisa. Os instrumentos utilizados nesse processo são: memorial reflexivo, relato de formação, casos de ensino, diário reflexivo, fórum, síntese individual em quadro de referência sobre a base de conhecimento do estudante e questionário. Como resultado da investigação, constatou-se a contribuição, para o desenvolvimento profissional docente, dos seguintes aspectos: o conteúdo da formação, contextualizado ao trabalho do docente em exercício nos anos iniciais e em particular no 1º ano; os feedbacks com devolutivas que inquiriram o grupo participante; o compartilhamento de experiências sobre alfabetização com professores de diferentes estados do Brasil; a possibilidade de revisitar o processo de ensino e aprendizagem no exercício da docência do 1º ano do Ensino Fundamental; a discussão dos conhecimentos que compõem a base da docência: o específico do conteúdo, o pedagógico geral e o pedagógico do conteúdo. E os limites estão relacionados às dificuldades na participação efetiva de todas as professoras e aos desafios pertinentes aos ambientes digitais de aprendizagem dinâmicos e flexíveis, para formação de uma rede colaborativa.

A partir do embasamento teórico da Psicologia sócio-histórica, em particular, da Teoria da Atividade de Leontiev e Davidov, combinada com a Educação Dialógico- Problematizadora de Freire, esta pesquisa investigou as tarefas de estudo realizadas em um curso de Pedagogia a distância que tinham a potencialidade para o desenvolvimento de novas atividades profissionais. Para tanto, a metodologia empregada foi a análise de conteúdo, por meio de procedimento de categorização. Os resultados evidenciaram que, nesse contexto investigado, a forma de organização e o conjunto de tarefas de estudo foram potencializadoras de atividades desenvolvimentais. Nesse sentido, desencadearam-se em função de tarefas de estudo interdisciplinares; inovações metodológicas em relação ao ensino de música, teatro e artes visuais; inserção de projetos de aprendizagem; reflexões críticas embasadas nos conhecimentos teóricos e problematizadas no contexto de atuação, possibilitando estabelecer relações com a prática profissional e tarefas que envolviam planejamentos de temas desafiadores como inclusão e questões étnicoraciais. Essas tarefas de estudo traziam em sua essência a transformação dos processos de ensino-aprendizagem, por meio do movimento de reorganização das ações mediadoras no planejamento, implementação, acompanhamento e avaliação, colocando os professores-alunos na condição de sujeitos de seu processo formativo. Nesta perspectiva, entendemos que a formação profissional a distância mudou a forma de pensar e de agir desses professores-alunos, desenvolvendo seu psiquismo e transformando-os tanto na sua dimensão pessoal quanto na sua dimensão profissional, o que abre perspectivas para estudos mais avançados sobre a qualidade dos cursos na formação de professores, tendo como base para essa avaliação tarefas de estudo que contribuem para o desenvolvimento profissional. / After the theoretical basis of historical-cultural psychology, in particular the Activity Theory of Leontiev and Davidov, combined with Freire's Dialogic and Problem Posing Education, this research investigated study tasks carried out on a Pedagogy Course, in the distance learning modality, which had the potential to develop new professional activities. In order to do that, the methodology used was the content analysis, through categorization procedure. Results showed that in the investigated context, the way of organization and the set of study tasks were potentializer of developmental activities. In this sense, they were triggered as a result of interdisciplinary study tasks; new working methodologies regarding music, theater and visual arts teaching; insertion of learning projects; critical thinking based on the theoretical knowledge and problematized on the context of performance, allowing the establishment of relationships between the professional practice and tasks that involved planning of challenging themes as inclusion and ethnic-racial issues. Those study tasks presented in essence the transformation of teaching and learning processes, through a movement of reorganization of mediator actions in planning, implementation, follow-up, and evaluation, placing the teacher as a subject of its formative process. In this perspective, we understand that the distance professional education changed the teachers-students' way of thinking and acting, developing their psychism and transforming them both in its personal and in its professional dimension, which opens up prospects for more advanced studies about the quality of professional teacher education courses, based on study tasks that contribute to the professional development, for that evaluation.

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The initial proposal to subsidize teachers was implemented by the State Secretariat of Education of São Paulo, through Complementary Law No. 891 of 2000, which instituted the Merit Bonus, but the study was delimited in the proposal presented by Complementary Law No. 1,078 of 2008 that deals with the Bonification by Results (BR). These bonuses would be paid to the servants in office at the State Secretariat of Education of São Paulo who have met the established goals, which aim, according to the Law itself, to improve and improve the quality of public education in São Paulo. The research has a qualitative and dialectical character. The collection of official documents was used as data collection procedures on the website of the State Secretariat of Education of São Paulo; The bibliographic survey on websites of periodicals, universities and thesis and dissertation banks; As well as interviews with teachers of basic education in a municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo. The results were triangulated, analyzed and interpreted through authors who are based on historical-dialectical materialism, seeking to broaden the understanding of the unfolding perceived by teachers in their work and professional development from the relationship between educational goals and salary bonuses. It was found that the bonus policies are linked to a worldwide movement, in which the USA and England stand out as precursors to the development of such wage subsidy policies. In the state of São Paulo, the specific goals for each school unit are proposed based on the São Paulo State Education Development Index (IDESP), which is composed of the São Paulo State School Income Assessment System (SARESP) and the Students in the initial and final years of Elementary and Middle School. The general results indicate the teachers' discontent regarding the way in which the bonus policy is developed, since it negatively impacts on the work of the teacher, devaluing it to the detriment of the achievement of the IDESP goals, with the devaluation of the other disciplines due to the focus Of the Portuguese Language and Mathematics, being configured, in this sense, the teaching for the test. It is also noticed in the teachers' interviews, the feeling of loss of the teaching identity due to the new roles assigned to the school, causing the teaching sometimes to be at the mercy of other demands that are not a function of the teacher, causing them The feeling of devaluation of the exercise of the profession itself and loss of autonomy in teaching due to the strong directives of the teaching board. Finally, professional development has also been negatively impacted, since the offer of continuing education courses has been limited to the courses offered by the SEE, which are directed to the implementation of the curriculum and that, in general, displease the teachers, causing these, only participate in them for salary progression. It should be stressed that continuing education alone does not guarantee the improvement of students' performance and that a better articulation between initial, continuing, career planning and public investment in material conditions is needed to improve education rates. Therefore, the negative impact that the bonus policy generates at school and, especially, on the work and professional development of teachers is revealed. / A presente pesquisa teve como objetivo estudar a relação e os desdobramentos da política de bonificação salarial para o desenvolvimento profissional e o trabalho docente no estado de São Paulo. A proposta inicial de bonificar os professores foi implementada pela Secretaria de Estado da Educação de São Paulo (SEE-SP), por meio da Lei Complementar nº 891 de 2000, que instituiu o Bônus Mérito, porém delimitou-se o estudo na proposta apresentada pela Lei Complementar nº 1.078 de 2008 que versa sobre a Bonificação por Resultados (BR). Esses bônus seriam pagos aos servidores em exercício na Secretaria de Estado da Educação de São Paulo os quais tenham cumprido as metas estabelecidas, que visam, segundo a própria Lei, ao aprimoramento e à melhoria da qualidade do ensino público paulista. A pesquisa apresenta caráter qualitativo e dialético. Foram utilizados como procedimentos de coleta de dados o levantamento de documentos oficiais no site da Secretaria de Estado da Educação de São Paulo; o levantamento bibliográfico em sites de periódicos, universidades e em bancos de teses e dissertações; bem como a realização de entrevistas com professores da educação básica de um município do interior do estado de São Paulo. Os resultados foram triangulados, analisados e interpretados por meio de autores que se fundamentam no materialismo histórico-dialético, buscando a ampliação da compreensão sobre os desdobramentos percebidos pelos docentes em seu trabalho e desenvolvimento profissional a partir da relação entre metas educacionais e bônus salarial. Constatou-se que as políticas de bonificação estão atreladas a um movimento mundial, em que se destacam EUA e Inglaterra como precursores do desenvolvimento de tais políticas de bonificação salarial. No estado de São Paulo as metas específicas para cada unidade escolar são propostas a partir do Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação do Estado de São Paulo (IDESP) que é composto pelo Sistema de Avaliação de Rendimento Escolar do Estado de São Paulo (SARESP) e o fluxo escolar dos alunos nos anos iniciais e finais do Ensino Fundamental e Médio. Os resultados gerais indicam o descontentamento dos professores em relação à forma como a política de bonificação é desenvolvida, pois ela impacta negativamente no trabalho do professor desvalorizando-o em detrimento do alcance das metas do IDESP, com a desvalorização das demais disciplinas em função do foco em Língua Portuguesa e Matemática, configurando-se, nesse sentido, o ensino para o teste. Percebe-se também nas entrevistas dos professores, a sensação de perda da identidade docente em função dos novos papéis atribuídos à escola, fazendo com que o ensino, às vezes, fique à mercê de demais demandas que não são função do professor, causando-lhes a sensação de desvalorização do próprio exercício da profissão e perda de autonomia no ensino em função das fortes diretrizes da diretoria de ensino. Por fim, o desenvolvimento profissional também foi impactado negativamente, pois a oferta de cursos de formação continuada tem sido limitada aos cursos oferecidos pela SEE-SP, que são direcionados à implementação do currículo e que, de maneira geral, desagradam os professores, fazendo com que estes, só participem dos mesmos para progressão salarial. Destaca-se que a formação continuada por si só não garante a melhoria dos desempenhos dos alunos e que é necessária maior articulação entre a formação inicial, continuada, plano de carreira e o investimento público nas condições materiais para se melhorarem os índices da educação. Desvela-se, portanto o impacto negativo que a política de bonificação gera na escola e, em especial, no trabalho e no desenvolvimento profissional dos professores.

A partir do embasamento teórico da Psicologia sócio-histórica, em particular, da Teoria da Atividade de Leontiev e Davidov, combinada com a Educação Dialógico- Problematizadora de Freire, esta pesquisa investigou as tarefas de estudo realizadas em um curso de Pedagogia a distância que tinham a potencialidade para o desenvolvimento de novas atividades profissionais. Para tanto, a metodologia empregada foi a análise de conteúdo, por meio de procedimento de categorização. Os resultados evidenciaram que, nesse contexto investigado, a forma de organização e o conjunto de tarefas de estudo foram potencializadoras de atividades desenvolvimentais. Nesse sentido, desencadearam-se em função de tarefas de estudo interdisciplinares; inovações metodológicas em relação ao ensino de música, teatro e artes visuais; inserção de projetos de aprendizagem; reflexões críticas embasadas nos conhecimentos teóricos e problematizadas no contexto de atuação, possibilitando estabelecer relações com a prática profissional e tarefas que envolviam planejamentos de temas desafiadores como inclusão e questões étnicoraciais. Essas tarefas de estudo traziam em sua essência a transformação dos processos de ensino-aprendizagem, por meio do movimento de reorganização das ações mediadoras no planejamento, implementação, acompanhamento e avaliação, colocando os professores-alunos na condição de sujeitos de seu processo formativo. Nesta perspectiva, entendemos que a formação profissional a distância mudou a forma de pensar e de agir desses professores-alunos, desenvolvendo seu psiquismo e transformando-os tanto na sua dimensão pessoal quanto na sua dimensão profissional, o que abre perspectivas para estudos mais avançados sobre a qualidade dos cursos na formação de professores, tendo como base para essa avaliação tarefas de estudo que contribuem para o desenvolvimento profissional. / After the theoretical basis of historical-cultural psychology, in particular the Activity Theory of Leontiev and Davidov, combined with Freire's Dialogic and Problem Posing Education, this research investigated study tasks carried out on a Pedagogy Course, in the distance learning modality, which had the potential to develop new professional activities. In order to do that, the methodology used was the content analysis, through categorization procedure. Results showed that in the investigated context, the way of organization and the set of study tasks were potentializer of developmental activities. In this sense, they were triggered as a result of interdisciplinary study tasks; new working methodologies regarding music, theater and visual arts teaching; insertion of learning projects; critical thinking based on the theoretical knowledge and problematized on the context of performance, allowing the establishment of relationships between the professional practice and tasks that involved planning of challenging themes as inclusion and ethnic-racial issues. Those study tasks presented in essence the transformation of teaching and learning processes, through a movement of reorganization of mediator actions in planning, implementation, follow-up, and evaluation, placing the teacher as a subject of its formative process. In this perspective, we understand that the distance professional education changed the teachers-students' way of thinking and acting, developing their psychism and transforming them both in its personal and in its professional dimension, which opens up prospects for more advanced studies about the quality of professional teacher education courses, based on study tasks that contribute to the professional development, for that evaluation.

A partir do embasamento teórico da Psicologia sócio-histórica, em particular, da Teoria da Atividade de Leontiev e Davidov, combinada com a Educação Dialógico- Problematizadora de Freire, esta pesquisa investigou as tarefas de estudo realizadas em um curso de Pedagogia a distância que tinham a potencialidade para o desenvolvimento de novas atividades profissionais. Para tanto, a metodologia empregada foi a análise de conteúdo, por meio de procedimento de categorização. Os resultados evidenciaram que, nesse contexto investigado, a forma de organização e o conjunto de tarefas de estudo foram potencializadoras de atividades desenvolvimentais. Nesse sentido, desencadearam-se em função de tarefas de estudo interdisciplinares; inovações metodológicas em relação ao ensino de música, teatro e artes visuais; inserção de projetos de aprendizagem; reflexões críticas embasadas nos conhecimentos teóricos e problematizadas no contexto de atuação, possibilitando estabelecer relações com a prática profissional e tarefas que envolviam planejamentos de temas desafiadores como inclusão e questões étnicoraciais. Essas tarefas de estudo traziam em sua essência a transformação dos processos de ensino-aprendizagem, por meio do movimento de reorganização das ações mediadoras no planejamento, implementação, acompanhamento e avaliação, colocando os professores-alunos na condição de sujeitos de seu processo formativo. Nesta perspectiva, entendemos que a formação profissional a distância mudou a forma de pensar e de agir desses professores-alunos, desenvolvendo seu psiquismo e transformando-os tanto na sua dimensão pessoal quanto na sua dimensão profissional, o que abre perspectivas para estudos mais avançados sobre a qualidade dos cursos na formação de professores, tendo como base para essa avaliação tarefas de estudo que contribuem para o desenvolvimento profissional. / After the theoretical basis of historical-cultural psychology, in particular the Activity Theory of Leontiev and Davidov, combined with Freire's Dialogic and Problem Posing Education, this research investigated study tasks carried out on a Pedagogy Course, in the distance learning modality, which had the potential to develop new professional activities. In order to do that, the methodology used was the content analysis, through categorization procedure. Results showed that in the investigated context, the way of organization and the set of study tasks were potentializer of developmental activities. In this sense, they were triggered as a result of interdisciplinary study tasks; new working methodologies regarding music, theater and visual arts teaching; insertion of learning projects; critical thinking based on the theoretical knowledge and problematized on the context of performance, allowing the establishment of relationships between the professional practice and tasks that involved planning of challenging themes as inclusion and ethnic-racial issues. Those study tasks presented in essence the transformation of teaching and learning processes, through a movement of reorganization of mediator actions in planning, implementation, follow-up, and evaluation, placing the teacher as a subject of its formative process. In this perspective, we understand that the distance professional education changed the teachers-students' way of thinking and acting, developing their psychism and transforming them both in its personal and in its professional dimension, which opens up prospects for more advanced studies about the quality of professional teacher education courses, based on study tasks that contribute to the professional development, for that evaluation.

The study focused on the effects of Continuing Professional Teacher Development on teachers’ workload in the Gauteng province. Apart from the literature review, the objectives of this study were: to determine the understanding of new approaches to Continuing Professional Development on the workload of teachers. To establish the administrative barriers that frustrate teachers’ efforts in accepting responsibility for improving not only their practice, but also the shared practice of the profession. To draw recommendations for the successful implementation of Continuing Professional Teacher Development on teachers’ workload in the Gauteng province. The qualitative research methodology was adopted and engaged to investigate the effects of CPTD on teachers’ workload in Gauteng schools. The importance or significance of the study was to find out ways and means of dealing with the new roles that form part of teachers’ workload. The participants’ perceptions on the topic were generally in agreement that the schools value the Professional Development initiatives of teachers. Additionally, their learners’ scholastic achievements showed a great improvement as a result. / Educational Management and Leadership / D. Phil. (Educational Leadership and Management)

MEd (Curriculum Studies) / Department of Curriculum Studies / The purpose of this study was to investigate how continuing professional teacher development can improve learners’ achievement and schooling in Mathematical Literacy. This study adopted a qualitative research design. The qualitative research method was used to collect data. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The population comprised of all Mathematical Literacy teachers, heads of departments and principals of schools in the Soutpansberg North Circuit. Purposive sampling was used to the select participants. The sample consisted of 3 school principals, 3 heads of departments’ and 9 teachers. Data was analysed thematically. The study revealed that continuing professional teacher development improves learner achievement, teacher skills and knowledge. The study recommended that teachers should be supported by the community, schools and the department of Basic Education, in order to improve their knowledge, skills and learner achievement. In addition, Learners’ needs, engaging parents, assessment strategies and teacher practice were used to measure the impact of CPTD on learner achievement. Of equal importance, teachers should further their studies and engage themselves in reading materials relevant to their profession. / NRF