Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-04-05T12:24:46Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Selma Oliveira Alfonsi.pdf: 2426377 bytes, checksum: a1be6c2af8879c981143f463359ef4d0 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-04-05T12:24:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Selma Oliveira Alfonsi.pdf: 2426377 bytes, checksum: a1be6c2af8879c981143f463359ef4d0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-02 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This research aimed to investigate whether the demands placed on the secondary school teachers are taken into account by the continuing educational processes they have, compared to what they live at school. The option for carrying out this research, focused on the secondary school, is due to the fact that important issues are raise in this context that require assertive teachers mediations, as those issues may have an impact on children and adolescents learning process. We believe that the continuing education in service is an important tool to introduce teachers in their working environment and potencialize their practices. Being able to teach in a secure way and being aware of their choices can help teachers to improve their students learning skills and build their project of life. This is a qualitative research carried out with six school managers (one principal and five coordinators) and 41 teachers from two public schools in the city of São Paulo, that take part in Programa de Ensino Integral -PEI, (that is an educational program which students spend the whole day at school). For data gathering it was applied a questionaire to the teachers and interviews were conducted with the managers. The theoretical approach used was the one related to teaching education field, such as, Canário (1998, 2001), Fullan e Hargreaves (2000), Nóvoa (1992), Marcelo Garcia (1999), Gatti e Nunes (2009), Gatti (2003, 2010), Imbernón (2011, 2009), Libâneo (2015, 2012, 2007), Marcelo (1999), Marcelo e Vaillant (2012), Davis et al. (2012a, 2012b), Shulman (1987). The data analysis was done by using some of the principles of content analysis by Bardin (2011). Data were gathered in two categories: Educational actions: places and the participation of teachers and managers; The teachers education in school: guideliness, themes and teachers opinion about them; 3. The continuing education on the secondary school: challenges and needs. The first hipothesis of this thesis was that the educational processes experienced by the teachers might not help them to face the existing challenges at school. The result showed that, at the schools where this research was held, as they have a systematic teachers educational program, closely wached by the managers, their needs are somehow fulfilled. It was also possible to notice that PEI is a program which brings oportunities to teachers and students to develop their potencialities. It’s worth pointing out the role of the area coordinators in the development of the teachers education in those schools / Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo geral investigar se as demandas dos docentes do Ensino Fundamental II, em relação ao vivido na escola, são contempladas nos processos de formação continuada em contexto dos quais participam. A opção pela formação continuada dos professores no Ensino Fundamental II deve-se ao fato de entendermos que importantes questões emergem nesse segmento, carecendo de mediações assertivas, em razão de as mesmas impactarem, em certa medida, o processo de ensino e aprendizagem de crianças e adolescentes. Acreditamos que a formação continuada em serviço é uma preciosa ferramenta para inserir o professor em seu contexto, e potencializar a sua atuação. Ao exercer sua profissão de forma mais segura e consciente das suas escolhas, o professor poderá auxiliar os seus alunos no desenvolvimento das suas aprendizagens e na construção de seus projetos de vida. Trata-se de um estudo de abordagem qualitativa, realizado com seis gestores e 41 professores de duas escolas estaduais da cidade de São Paulo, que fazem parte do Programa de Ensino Integral (PEI). Para a coleta de dados, foi utilizado um questionário com perguntas abertas e fechadas, aplicado aos professores, e foram realizadas entrevistas com os gestores. Os dados foram analisados, sob os postulados de teóricos que discutem a formação de professores, tais como: Canário (1998, 2001), Fullan e Hargreaves (2000), Nóvoa (1992), Marcelo Garcia (1999), Gatti e Nunes (2009), Gatti (2003, 2010), Imbernón (2011, 2009), Libâneo (2015, 2012, 2007), Marcelo (1999), Marcelo e Vaillant (2012), Davis et al. (2012a, 2012b), Shulman (1987). Para a análise dos dados, foram utilizados alguns procedimentos da análise de conteúdo (Bardin, 2011). Os dados foram agrupados nas seguintes categorias: 1. Ações formativas: espaços e participação de professores e gestores; 2. A formação realizada na escola: pautas, temas e o que pensam os professores; 3. A formação continuada no Ensino Fundamental II: desafios e necessidades. A hipótese inicial desta tese era a de que os processos de formação vivenciados na escola, pelos professores do Ensino Fundamental II, não contemplariam as suas necessidades para o enfrentamento do cotidiano da escola. Os resultados indicaram que as escolas investigadas, por contarem com um programa de formação continuada em contexto organizado e sistemático, acompanhado criteriosamente pelo professor coordenador geral e pelos professores coordenadores de área, conseguem atender, em certa medida, às necessidades formativas dos professores. Observamos, também, que o PEI é um programa que traz oportunidades para professores e alunos desenvolverem as suas potencialidades. Vale ressaltar a importância do professor coordenador de área no incremento da formação realizada com os professores especialistas, nessas escolas

The thesis deals with the use of competences and competency model as an effective tool of personnel management of the organization. Competency - based / HR / Management (CBM) is an actively used model primarily in the commercial sphere. However, in recent years, more and more government organizations have also approached this governance model. The theoretical and empirical part of the thesis deals with the issue of acquiring and using various types of competencies, compiling a competency model and their subsequent application in personnel management. The definition of basic terms and principles of competency management is based on the study of professional literature and binding documents that link the principles of competence management to the lifelong learning strategy and learning organization models. The empirical part first deals with the actual use of competencies and competency models in the conditions of public business academies in Prague and Central Bohemia. It describes the current state of use of human resources management by competency of the director of public business academies in the region. The observed state is compared with the results of the Trexima, spol. s r.o. in the commercial organizations, which was implemented in 2014. The empirical part is further focused on the...

隨著知識經濟時代的來臨，運用資訊科技是現代人必備的基本能力。而學校圖書館因地利之便，是國小師生最容易接觸到的資訊來源之一。教師要培養學生利用圖書館的習慣與能力，則本身必須具備圖書館專業知能，並懂得善用圖書館的各項資源。 本研究以基隆市國民小學教師為對象，旨在調查教師對學校圖書館的認知與使用學校圖書的概況，並探討其差異情形。再綜合教師對學校圖書館的意見提出建議，供未來制定圖書館相關政策或研擬經營發展方向時的參考。本研究採用問卷調查法，研究結果摘要如下： 不同背景之教師對學校圖書館各面向的認知均有正面的評價。其中以「推展閱讀」面向的認知最為良好，其次依序為「與課程的關聯性」、「規劃設計」及「館藏、管理與服務」面向，而認同度最低的則為「支援教學」面向。 教師對學校圖書館的認知情形會隨著教師的目前職務、教育程度、年齡及性別等背景變項而有不同的差異情形。兼任行政教師最能認同「館藏、管理與服務」、「與課程的關連性」、「支援教學」與「推展閱讀」等面向的功能。一般大學畢業者對「規畫設計」面向的認同度最高；師範院系畢業者對「與課程的關聯性」面向的認知較為良好；年齡大的教師最能認同圖書館「推廣閱讀」的功能；男性教師則對「支援教學」面向感到較滿意。 教師在使用學校圖書館時，以支援教學為主要目的，但因教學上的需求使用圖書館的頻率與時間卻明顯偏低。教師最倚重網路資源以滿足資訊需求；在使用圖書館資料的情形方面則尚待加強；最需要圖書館提供教學新知資源；認為最需要改進的是館藏數量不足的問題。教師並不常參加圖書館利用專業知能的進修，但在圖書館利用能力上有很不錯的自我評價。 教師使用學校圖書館的情形會隨著教師的背景變項而有所差異。導師及兼任行政教師使用的情形較為類似。師範院校畢業、資深、年齡較長及女性教師，使用學校圖書館的情形則較為良好。 由研究結果歸納以下建議：地方政府及教育主管機關每年應提撥固定的經費；增設圖書館專職人員之編制；建立全市國民小學圖書館教學資源共享平台。學校方面應積極爭取經費；多元化增購館藏；整合學校圖書館為教學資源中心。教師方面，應把握專業進修的機會、將圖書館利用教育融入教學；善用學校圖書館資源，並適時主動提出建議，以落實學校圖書館支援教師教學之功能。 / For the coming alongside with the era of knowledge-based economy, it has become our fundamental capability that people today have to be able to make use of information technology. As of location convenience for school library, it has become one of the sources so that teachers and students elementary can access to information. In fact, if teachers must nurture students with habit and capability to exploit library, they must be able to be equipped with professional knowledge of library and are able to make use of various kinds of resources of library. This study has taken the teachers of elementary school teachers of Keelung City as its subjects, and aimed to investigate the cognition of teachers regarding school library as well as the scenario making use of school library. Besides, it would also explore the difference. This study will employ questionnaire survey, with its research results summarized found as follows: Teachers of diverse background are found with positive evaluation regarding each of the aspects for school library. Among them, the aspect of “promotion for reading” is considered to be of the best, seconded by aspects as “relevancy to curriculum,” “library collection, management, and service,” and “programming design,” whereas the aspect of “support to teaching” tails and is found with the lowest cognition. Teacher’s cognition of school library was different in accordance with the background variables such as current position, educational background, age and gender. Teachers with administrative position can recognize most school library’s functions in the aspects of “library collection, management, and service,” “relevancy to curriculum,” “support to teaching” and “promotion for reading”. Average college graduates gave highest approval to the aspect of “programming design,” while, teacher’s college graduates expressed more approval in the aspect of “relevancy to curriculum,”; older teachers approved most in the function of “promotion for reading”; male teachers were more satisfied with the aspect of “support to teaching”. The primary aim for teachers to use school library is supposedly to support their teaching demands; however, the results reflecting in frequency and time for this purpose were relatively low. As for teachers who rely on network resources to accommodate their information needs, it is found that the scenario making use of information with school library remains much to be improved. In fact, what teachers need most from school library is that it can provide resources of novel knowledge, while the problem of library collection is what teachers consider improvement must be made. Teachers do not often attend further training for professional competence of school library, but they do have rather favorable self-evaluation regarding the utility of library manpower. Teachers’ use of school library was found to vary in accordance with the variables of their background. Homeroom teachers and teachers with administration position seemed more identical in their use of school library. Teacher’s college graduates, senior teachers and older teachers as well as female teachers would show a better use of school library. As learned and concluded from study results, it is thus suggested: local government and competent authority of education should appropriate fixed amount of expenditure annually, increase the formation of specialized personnel for school library, and establish collective platform for teaching resources among school library of elementary schools for the entire city. On the part of schools, they should actively strive for more funding, increase library collections with diversified channels, and integrate school library as the center of teaching resources. On the part of teachers, they should take hold of chance for professional study and training, combine school library into their teaching, make good use of resources from school library, and appropriately put forth proposal, thus helping to realize the function of having school library in support teaching for teachers.

在國小女性教師日益增加以社會上生理和心理性別的一致性日漸分歧的趨勢下，教師在生理與心理性別上的差異，是否影響學生成長與學習？如何在現況中了解教師性別角色與性別對學的影響，如何輪換不同性別教師以減少對學生可能產生的影響，值得吾人重視。因此，本研究乃從男女教師在教學效能、教學態度的差異上著手，而以性別角色理論為基礎，探討男女教師性別角色與學生學校適應、學業成就之關係。以期做為師範院校師資養成教育以及國小安排及輪換教師之主要參考。 為達成研究目的，本研究採二部份進行，第一部份採問卷調查法，以分層叢集取樣，選取桃竹苗四縣市國小男女教師256人（男119；女137），以探討教師性別角色、性別與教學態度、教學效能之關係；第二部份以問卷調查為主，兼及實驗法優點，以分層立意取樣選取第一部份樣本中，新竹縣市四至六年級七十九個班級的師生為研究對象，計男學生1245人，女學生1187人，以探討男女教師性別角色與學生學校適應、學業成就之關係。 根據研究結果的分析與討論，歸納如下結論： 一、教師性別與性別化特質對學生學校適應與學業成就均有直接影響，唯影響不大，重要的教師在學生心目中角色與形象。 二、學生學業成就主要受其學校適應之影響，而學校適應良窳又取決於學生對教師形象的評定。學生認為級任教師是其心目中的好老師，則其學校生活愉快，適應良好，學業表現亦優異。反言之，學生學業成就上的差異來自其不同的學校適應，以及對老師形象不同評價。 建議： 一、小學教育方面 （一）擴展教師的性別化角色 （二）加強學校輔導工作，協助學生適應學校以能全心向學 （三）教師應重視學生需求與感受，並扮演學生心目中的好老師 （四）教師多關心智商、社經地位較低之學生，並予以適切輔導 （五）輪換不同性別級任教師時，宜對學生多加關懷並予以定向輔導 （六）宜縮小學校規模為中小型學校以利學生適應學校 二、師範教育方面 （一）教導學生扮演兩性化角色 （二）增進師範生的輔導知能

本研究旨在瞭解國民小學教師專業發展評鑑與教師專業成長關係之研究，目的在了解國民小學教師專業發展評鑑與教師專業成長之現況、內涵，並利用線性模式探討影響模式。首先，進行廣泛地文獻搜及與探討，厚實研究之理論基礎與研究結構；其次，將編制專家效度問卷寄送給7位相關領域之專家學者，進行問卷內容修訂。接著，以分層隨機抽樣方式從台北市、新北市、桃園市、基隆市四縣市抽取500位國民小學教師抽取作為問卷調查對象，回收情形為390份問卷，有效問卷384份，問卷有效率為78%，並利用統計套裝軟體分析兩變項現況與影響關係，本研究發現如下: 一、國民小學教師專業發展評鑑與教師專業成長關係之內涵與現況 （一）國民小學教師專業發展評鑑包括六個向度，包括「教師專業發展評鑑目的」、「教師專業發展評鑑規準和工具」、「教師專業發展評鑑方式」、「教師專業發展評鑑資料蒐集」、「教師專業發展評鑑結果應用」、「教師專業發展評鑑相關配套措施」，整體得分情形為高程度，以「教師專業發展評鑑目的」得分最高。 （二）國民小學教師專業成長包括四個向度，包括「課程設計與教學」、「班級經營與輔導」、「研究發展與進修」、「敬業精神與態度」，整體得分情形為高程度、其中以「課程設計與教學」的得分最得分最高。 二、不同背景變項在國民小學教師參加在職進修課程與教師效能關係之差異情形 （一）不同背景變項在國民小學教師專業發展評鑑的得分方面：研究發現除了性別、學歷、學校規模未達顯著，在年齡、服務年資、現任職務、是否參與教師專業發展評鑑達顯著差異。 （二）不同背景變項在教師專業成長的得分方面：研究發現除了性別、學歷、學校規模未達顯著，在年齡、服務年資、現任職務、是否參與教師專業發展評鑑達顯著差異。 三、國民小學教師專業發展評鑑各向度與教師專業成長之影響情形 國民小學教師專業發展評鑑之分向度對國民小學教師專業成長皆具有顯著影響力，各向度之影響情形如下：在教師專業發展評鑑目的向度中以「提升教師教學品質」最有影響；在教師專業發展評鑑規準和工具向度中以「評鑑指標重點的說明具體清晰」最有影響；在教師專業發展評鑑方式向度中以「成立校內評鑑小組評鑑的方式」最有影響；在教師專業發展評鑑資料蒐集向度中以「透過檔案製作與評量」最有影響；在專業發展評鑑結果應用向度中以「協助受評教師規劃專業成長計畫」最有影響；在教育發展評鑑相關配套措施向度中以「發展教師專業成長支持系統」最有影響。 四、國民小學教師專業發展評鑑與教師專業成長整體之影響情形 上游潛在變項「國民小學教師專業發展評鑑」對下游潛在變項「國民小學教師專業成長」具有顯著影響力，其中以「教師專業發展評鑑結果應用」對「教師專業成長」影響力最為顯著。 最後，依據研究結果與研究發現進行討論並提出建議，俾提供為國民小學教師、教育行政機關與後續研究為參考。 / The study aims to explore the elementary school teacher evaluation for professional and the current of teachers’ professional growth. Thus, this study represents an attempt to understand the relationship between elementary school teachers’ attitudes toward teacher professional development evaluation and teachers’ professional growth. The main purposes of the study are as follows: 1. To understand teachers’ attitudes toward teacher professional development evaluation. 2. To appreciate the current of teachers’ professional growth. 3. To explore the relationship between teacher professional development evaluation and teachers’ professional growth. Mainly, this study proceeds with literature analysis, and interview. The subjects were Keelung City, Taipei City, the New Taipei City, and Taoyuan City was involved and not involved in evaluation of teacher professional development. Descriptive statistics containing percentages, mean and standard deviation as well as t-test, one-way ANOVA and Structural Equation Models were also used to show the results. Based on the findings of this study, some conclusions and suggestions are provided for Education Administration Authority, elementary schools, teachers and future research. The findings of the study are summarized as follows: 1. Elementary school teachers with elder and seniority of employee background had better attitude of teacher evaluation for professional and teacher professional growth. 2. Duties of teacher and administrative and subject teacher background had better attitude of teacher evaluation for professional and teacher professional growth. 3. Participate in the teacher evaluation for professional had better attitude of teacher evaluation for professional and teacher professional growth. 4. Teacher evaluation for professional for teachersof all dimensions of fit index is good.

Previous research studies have shown that in their address and behaviour towards girls and boys, pre-school staff apply stereotyped gender concepts, thus reinforcing rather than challenging stereotypes. The present thesis therefore focuses on which of children’s positions that are accepted or that face resistance from the staff. In this way, children’s gender-based "identity-formation" can be critically analyzed based on different possible descriptions of how it is to be a girl or a boy, and what unaware assumptions about gender representations that in this way may be made in different ways by both children and adults. The theoretical point of departure is feminist poststructuralism; and the analysis focuses on variations found between the groups of girls and boys, as well as within these groups, and within individuals. The empirical data consists of video-taped sessions from two teams working with children aged 3-5, and focus groups interviews with the adult. Then different "readings" of the empirical material have been conducted based on different assumptions (discourses); i.e. assuming that girls and boys "really" are different or equal, different behaviours will appear as more or less obvious and natural. By showing that several different discourses are present at the same time, gender-based "identity-formation" is described as a very complex process. The analyzed situations show that girls and boys in pre-school are defined and treated in stereotyped ways, however, there is a large hidden variation of how different girls and different boys positions themselves in different contexts. Pre-school teachers thus work actively to distinguish between girls and boys based on how they are being perceived as either girls or boys. Teachers’ expectations then become decisive of how different children are addressed and treated in different situations. To conclude, the pedagogical consequences of this are discussed with regard to gender equality work in which also alternative discourses are formulated. / Studier har visat att förskolans personal bemöter flickor och pojkar utifrån stereotypa föreställningar om kön och snarare förstärker än utmanar dessa. Därför är fokus i denna avhandling att se vilka positioner hos flickor och pojkar som accepteras och vilka som möter motstånd i förskolan. På så sätt analyseras barns könsmässiga "identitetsskapande" kritiskt utifrån på vilka olika sätt det är möjligt att vara flicka och pojke och vilka omedvetna antaganden om kön och genus som görs av barn och vuxna. Den teoretiska utgångspunkten är feministisk poststrukturalism och i analysen är variationen mellan grupperna flickor och pojkar, variationen inom grupperna samt variationen inom individer i fokus. Utifrån empirin, som består av videoinspelade sekvenser från två arbetslag med barn i åldrarna 3-5 år och fokusgruppssamtal med de vuxna, görs olika "läsningar" utifrån olika antaganden (diskurser): Beroende på om antagandet är att flickor och pojkar "egentligen" är olika eller lika, kommer olika bemötanden att framstå som mer eller mindre självklara. Genom att visa att flera olika diskurser är verksamma samtidigt beskrivs det könsmässiga "identitetsskapandet" som mycket komplext. De analyserade situationerna visar att flickor och pojkar i förskolan definieras och bemöts stereotypt men att detta döljer en stor variation av hur olika flickor och olika pojkar positionerar sig i olika sammanhang. Förskollärarna arbetar på detta sätt aktivt med att skilja på flickor och pojkar utifrån att de betraktas som antingen flickor eller pojkar. Förväntningarna blir sedan avgörande för hur olika barn bemöts i olika situationer. En diskussion förs avslutningsvis kring vad detta kan ge för pedagogiska konsekvenser för ett jämställdhetsarbete, där även alternativa diskurser och handlingsmönster skrivs fram.

Inclusive Education has gained significant currency nationally and internationally. It demands that the teacher be able to meet the needs of learners with impairments in ordinary classrooms. The success of inclusive education rests on quality teacher preparation geared towards inclusive education. The focus of this investigation is on preparedness of mainstream primary school teachers in implementing inclusive education policy in the Nongoma circuit. The lack of teachers prepared to provide quality inclusive teaching to learners and the limitations of existing support structures both impact on inclusion. Through a questionnaire an effort was made to ascertain teachers’ preparedness for inclusive education in the Nongoma circuit. This measure was utilized to determine the extent to which teachers are prepared for the implementation of inclusive education in the classroom. It was also used to describe the nature of training provided by District Based Support Team in an advancement of inclusive education practices in the classroom. The researcher also identified enabling strategies required for teachers in an inclusive classroom environment. Finally, recommendations on strategies for the successful implementation of inclusive education in the classroom were made. The data was collected through a questionnaire. The researcher selected three wards Nongoma circuit as research sites with all teachers in the selected schools participating. / Inclusive Education / M. Ed. (Inclusive education)

The diploma thesis deals with the importance of small schools for municipalities and their inhabitants. It focuses on the views and memories of individual residents who attended a small school in their village. The theoretical part of the thesis is divided into two main chapters, the first one deals with mixed-grade education and the other with a teacher in the classroom with mixed grades. The first chapter defines the concept of a small school, it also takes into account the history and distinguishes between the types of small-class schools. This chapter also discusses small-scale schools in the countryside, it examines the climate and environment in the small schools, and their advantages and disadvantages. Last but not least, it sees the small school as an alternative school, and also takes into account alternative schools with mixed grades structure abroad. The second chapter focuses on the teacher in the small school, his attitudes, values, personality, authority, as well as his professional knowledge and skills. The research part of the thesis was realized by semi-structured interviews. Qualitative research has shown that even though former pupils often remember at school in a good way, they do not always trust that system of teaching so much that they entrust their children to school unconditionally. The biggest surprise of the thesis was the finding that the memories of a particular small school are largely influenced by the memories of a particular teacher, his personality, behavior and manners, not the school itself. On the other hand, most of the respondents have had bad memories about their transition, it was stressful for most of them, they have been badly integrated into a new collective and a new environment, some of them have also encountered bullying. These facts discourage some people from putting their children in a small school.

This master thesis aims to introduce and describe effective strategies and teaching methods that teachers of gifted pupils with ADHD use and during which the different educational needs of these learners are taken into consideration. This thesis also presents how faculty primary school teachers apply these strategies and teaching methods in integrated and segregated forms of education focused on gifted pupils with ADHD. The theoretical part of this thesis summarizes findings about the issues of differentiation, individualization, talent and teaching strategies of gifted pupils. It also deals with a specific group of gifted pupils with ADHD which are classified as twice-exceptional learners. Therefore, there are also described the recommended strategies for the education of pupils with ADHD. Based on the study of Czech and foreign literature, this thesis delimits strategies and teaching methods which are suitable for gifted pupils with ADHD. The practical part of the thesis is a qualitative research done by analysing the observed lessons in classes with gifted pupils with ADHD, and subsequent in-depth interviews with the teachers of these pupils who teach in an integrated and segregated forms of teaching. This thesis tries to find out what strategies and teaching methods these teachers choose during...

In the thesis on the pro-social traits of workers in helping (assistance-providing) professions I dedicate myself to pro-social behavior, empathy and the basic characteristics of personality issuing from the five-factor personality model {--} The Big Five. Most professionals agree that pro-social behavior and empathy belong among the basic characteristics that assistance-providing professionals should have. An important role is also the personality of the care provider. The listed constructs and connections among them however remain the home environment of empirical research and thereby represent the phenomena regarding which there exist few verified findings. The goal of the paper rests in fining the level of empathy and personal dispositions in accordance with the Big Five model that could influence pro-social behavior in selected groups of assistance-giving professionals. The factors in question are neuroticism, extroversion, and openness to experience, graciousness and conscientiousness. Data collection took place with the help of two psychodiagnostic questionnaires. The IRI questionnaire measures level of empathy and the NEO-FFI questionnaire was used for diagnosing the five personality dimensions. The study was quantitative. The monitored set included respondents from three assistance-giving professions {--} nurses, members of the Czech Republic Fire Rescue Corps, and elementary-school teachers. The results confirmed the hypothesis that care providing workers show higher levels of empathy in comparison to the population average, and the hypothesis that these professionals show a higher level of personality traits that, in an interpersonal context, display positive orientation towards others, that is that they are more extroverted and gracious in comparison with the population average, was refuted. These results make it possible to consider that the relationship between the basic personality dimensions and pro-social tendencies may be mediated by the level of empathy with regard to other psychological constructs and the results of social learning. Conclusions cannot be generalized, due to a relatively small sample group. For this purpose it would be interesting to carry out a professional study, which would exceed, in its scope and possibilities, the usual requirements of a thesis paper.