The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which academically successful first-generation college students, compared to academically successful non-first-generation college students, used academic support programs provided by UNT and to measure their perception of the benefits of these programs. Differences were examined using information gathered from a Graduate Student Survey administered to students graduating in fall 2006 from the University of North Texas. Analysis of the data from the survey indicated that there was no statistical significance between the use and perception of benefit of academic support programs between the two groups. Overall, students that used academic support programs provided by the university believed they benefited from the programs they utilized. Both groups indicated that they believed the Math Lab provided the most benefit. The Graduating Student Survey also examined input, environment and output factors of academically successful first-generation and academically successful non-first-generation students. Again, both groups indicated similar responses to the questions asked. First-generation college students in this study were successful in graduating from the University of North Texas and utilized some of the resources provided by the university to do so.

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2016-01-04T18:33:20Z No. of bitstreams: 1 alinesouzaaraujo.pdf: 906340 bytes, checksum: dce8a664c8d2cf6b723ae69285e27d0f (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2016-01-25T16:04:25Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 alinesouzaaraujo.pdf: 906340 bytes, checksum: dce8a664c8d2cf6b723ae69285e27d0f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-25T16:04:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 alinesouzaaraujo.pdf: 906340 bytes, checksum: dce8a664c8d2cf6b723ae69285e27d0f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-31 / Essa dissertação de mestrado tem como proposta, analisar a complexidade que circunscreve a intervenção do assistente social na assistência estudantil. Assim sendo, apresentamos alguns elementos que perpassam essa realidade, construindo uma base, histórica e teórica, para a compreensão desse processo. Tornam-se centrais nessa perspectiva de análise, a relação existente entre Estado burguês e política social - enquanto determinação contraditória típica da sociedade capitalista, os direcionamentos determinados pela política econômica e as demandas advindas da classe trabalhadora. A partir dessa problematização, buscamos compreender, como esses elementos - dando ênfase às políticas sociais de assistência social e de educação, se desdobraram no Brasil. Desvendamos a assistência estudantil, enquanto resultado desse processo. É nesse cenário, que a intervenção do assistente social se realiza. Identificamos, pela pesquisa de campo referenciada em Minas Gerais, como os assistentes sociais, que trabalham diretamente nessa questão, compreendem e lidam com a assistência estudantil e quais as suas reais condições de trabalho. A necessidade de uma construção coletiva da política de assistência estudantil e de elaboração de projetos profissionais em nossa área é apontada por eles, como a demanda mais urgente e necessária, para que a intervenção do assistente social, seja cada vez mais, qualificada e comprometida com as reais condições de vida dos estudantes. / This dissertation has the purpose to analyze the complexity that limits the intervention of the social worker in student assistance. Therefore, we present some elements that permeate this reality, building a base, historical and theoretical, to the understanding of this process. Become central in this analysis perspective, the relationship between the bourgeois state and social policy - while typical contradictory determination of capitalist society, the directions determined by economic policy and the demands arising from the working class. From this questioning, we seek to understand how these elements - emphasizing the social policies of social welfare and education, unfolded in Brazil. We unveil the student assistance as a result of this process. It is in this scenario that the intervention of the social worker takes place. Identified by field research referenced in Minas Gerais, as social workers, who work directly on this issue, understand and deal with student assistance and what their actual working conditions. The need for a collective construction of student assistance policy and development of professional projects in our area, is considered by them as the most urgent and necessary demand for the intervention of the social worker, is increasingly qualified and committed with the actual living conditions of students.

O presente trabalho aborda a questão da educação e políticas públicas. O objetivo é avaliar os impactos e contribuições do Programa de Assistência Estudantil no desenvolvimento dos discentes do IFTO Campus Araguatins/TO sob a perspectiva dos contemplados pelo programa. A educação é compreendida como um instrumento para promover o crescimento e reduzir a pobreza. Recentemente o investimento no educando tem sido cogitado e desenvolvido a fim de contribuir para o crescimento não só intelectual, mas também físico, psicológico e social. Neste panorama, surge o Programa de Assistência Estudantil com objetivo de garantir a inclusão e permanência dos alunos que apresentam vulnerabilidade socioeconômica. Neste sentido, é relevante entender o processo de educação, das políticas públicas e por fim conhecer os resultados da implantação do programa no IFTO Campus Araguatins/TO. Para atingir os objetivos, foi realizada uma pesquisa por meio de aplicação de questionários com perguntas abertas e fechadas aos 280 alunos, o que corresponde a 100%, ou seja, todos os alunos contemplados pelo programa PNAES no ano de 2012. A pesquisa caracterizou-se como exploratória, sendo utilizados métodos de abordagem quantitativa e qualitativa. Quanto ao delineamento a pesquisa foi documental seguida de pesquisa de campo e de levantamento. Os resultados obtidos mostram a grande importância do programa na mudança positiva na vida dos estudantes. Os mesmos afirmam a amplitude de desenvolvimento no aspecto financeiro, bem como educacional, pois depois da inclusão sentiram-se motivados a darem continuidade aos estudos. / This paper addresses the issue of education and public policy. The objective is to evaluate the impacts and contributions Student Assistance Program in the development of students of Campus IFTO Araguatins / TO from the perspective of the contemplated program. Education is understood as an instrument to promote growth and reduce poverty. Recently the investment in schooling has been considered and developed in order to contribute to the growth not only intellectual, but also physical, psychological and social. In this scenario, there is the Student Assistance Program in order to ensure the inclusion and retention of students who have socioeconomic vulnerability. In this sense, it is relevant to understand the process of education, public policy and finally know the results of the implementation of the program in IFTO Campus Araguatins / TO. To achieve the objectives, a survey was conducted through questionnaires with open and closed questions to 280 students, which corresponds to 100%, ie all students covered by the program PNAES in 2012. The study was characterized as exploratory, being used methods of quantitative and qualitative approach. Regarding the research design was followed by documentary research and field survey. The results show the importance of the program in positive change in the lives of students. They claim the breadth of development in the financial aspect, as well as educational, because after inclusion felt motivated to build on the studies.

This study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of guidance and counselling services offered in Zimbabwean universities. A mixed-methods design consisting of quantitative and qualitative approaches was adopted for the study and data were collected through questionnaires and unstructured interviews. The population for this study comprised all the 18 universities in Zimbabwe with approximately 75 000 students and 200 counsellors. The participants in the study comprised eighty (80) students (40 males and 40 females) in their second year of study and upwards and nineteen (19) guidance counsellors (11 females and 8 males). The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Version 20 was used to analyse quantitative data derived from closed-ended questionnaire items. Frequencies and percentages were then derived from the quantitative data. Thematic analysis was used to analyse qualitative data from open-ended questionnaire items and interviews. The study revealed that although both students and guidance counsellors expressed positive perceptions of guidance and counselling services offered in their universities, in terms of their potential benefits to students, the majority of students regarded personal-social, career, placement, consultation, assessment, referral and evaluation services ineffective. The majority of guidance counsellors also regarded assessment, follow-up and evaluation services offered in their universities ineffective. The study also showed that the majority of guidance counsellors (63.2%) were not professionally trained. It also emerged from the study that internal evaluation of guidance and counselling services offered in the universities was never taken seriously. The study also showed that Zimbabwean universities were not adequately resourced in terms of guidance and counselling personnel and materials. The study revealed that generally guidance and counselling services offered in Zimbabwean universities were not effective. The study recommended that if Zimbabwean universities and their stakeholders collaborated and instituted a clear guidance and counselling policy which, among other important things, stipulates how guidance and counselling programmes would be run in universities, the effectiveness of guidance and counselling services offered in universities would most likely be enhanced. It was also recommended that if universities employed adequate fulltime professionally qualified guidance counsellors; periodically run training and in-service training workshops for the guidance counsellors and peer guidance counsellors; build proper infrastructure for all guidance and counselling activities; and secure proper assessment tests, the quality of guidance and counselling services offered in universities may be enhanced. The study also recommended that if guidance and counselling personnel were supervised regularly, and guidance and counselling services offered to students evaluated periodically and objectively, the guidance and counselling services offered in universities would be enhanced. This study may be significant to university counsellors, students, stakeholders and researchers in that it shares knowledge about the importance of effective guidance and counselling services offered to students and what constitutes effective guidance and counselling services. / Psychology of Education / Ph. D. (Psychology of Education)

The purpose of this study was to identify critical childcare resources that student parents utilize that allow them to access higher education at varying levels, but also to make assumptions about parents unable to enroll due to barriers and/or lack of resources. This study sought to answer the following questions: 1) To what extent does subsidized childcare facilitate student parents' access to higher education? Is subsidized childcare a more important resource for some groups of students than for others?, and 2) Are student parents making childcare-enrollment trade-offs in order to pursue higher education? Are certain groups of students more vulnerable to making trade-offs?

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of "An Achievable Dream" (AAD), a program developed for at risk elementary students in Newport News, Virginia, in improving academic achievenlent, self concept, and school attendance. One hundred rising fourth grade students were identified in 1992 to participate in the pilot year of this program. Eighty-four students completed the entire year and were included in this study. A review of effective programs currently operating throughout the country examined other programs with similar goals. A case study detailed the history of the program, the adaptations made since the program's inception, and a summary of baseline data on the students. A program evaluation validated the structure of AAD, assessed the impact of AAD as it related to achieving the stated goals, and served as the foundation for a decision model for program continuation. Data was obtained through individual interviews, a review of written program materials, attendance records, and from individual student scores on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) reading comprehension subtest, the Degrees of Reading Power (DRP), and the Piers-Harris Children's Self Concept Scale (PHCSCS). All AAD program components were validated except student selection procedures. Many students were selected for inclusion into the program who did not fit the criteria for selection. Results of the evaluation showed little change in school attendance patterns and a decline in reading achievement percentile scores on both the ITBS and the DRP. Scores on the PHCSCS indicated that the majority of the students had an average to above average self concept. The decision model for program continuation included recommendations for consideration in program continuation. / Ed. D.

Thesis (MPhil (Curriculum Studies))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Agtergrond tot die studie: As gevolg van die druk wat op die sukses van eerstejaarstudente by hoëronderwysinstellings geplaas word, word ‘n hulpgroep in ‘n eerstejaarsmodule, Finansiële Rekeningkunde, in die B.Rekeningkunde graadprogram by die Universiteit van Stellenbosch aangebied. Die hulpgroep is daarop gemik om studente, in besonder die voorheen-benadeelde eerstejaarstudente, te help om sukses te behaal in Finansiële Rekeningkunde. Die hulpgroep het verskeie kenmerke. Daar is byvoorbeeld 6 lesings per week in plaas van die normale 4 lesings en bywoning van die lesings is verpligtend. Die hulpgroep grootte word beperk tot ‘n maksimum van 70 studente om aktiewe leer aan te moedig. Op Vrydae is daar ‘n tutoriaalklas waar studente ‘n vraag uitwerk in die klas met die hulp van studente-assistente. ‘n Verskeidenheid bystandsprogramme en hulp word jaarliks aangebied om die deurvloeikoerse van eerstejaarstudente te verhoog en ook om vir studente ‘n positiewe eerstejaarservaring te verseker. Die probleem is dat al hierdie bystand en hulp baie tyd en spesiale insette van dosente en die departement verg, sodat die vraag ontstaan of dit werklik waarde toevoeg. ‘n Verdere kwessie behels die studente se belewenis van so ‘n hulpgroep. Dit was dus noodsaaklik om hierdie en soortgelyke vrae te ondersoek en vas te stel of ‘n hulpgroep beantwoord aan die doel waarvoor dit geskep is. Opsomming van die werk: Daar is gebruik gemaak van ‘n gevallestudie-ontwerp. Die doel van die studie was om vas te stel wat studente se belewenisse van ‘n hulpgroep by die eerstejaarsmodule in Finansiële Rekeningkunde is. ‘n Kombinasie van die kwalitatiewe en kwantitatiewe navorsingsbenadering is in die ondersoek gebruik deur middel van vraelyste, onderhoude en die analise van prestasiepunte. Gevolgtrekking: Die algehele gevolgtrekking wat uit die ondersoek voortgevloei het, is dat die hulpgroep positief deur die studente beleef word. Verskeie implikasies en voorstelle om die hulpgroep van Finansiële Rekeningkunde aan die Universiteit van Stellenbosch meer doeltreffend te maak, het uit die studie voortgevloei. Voorstelle vir verdere navorsing is ook gemaak. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background to the study: Due to the pressures that are being placed on the success of first year students at higher education institutions, a support group was established in a first year module, Financial Accounting, in the B.Accounting degree programme at the University of Stellenbosch. The support group is aimed at helping students, in particular previously disadvantaged first-year students, to achieve success in Financial Accounting. The support group has various features. There are, for example, 6 lectures per week instead of the normal 4 lectures and attendance of the lectures is compulsory. The size of the support group is limited to a maximum of 70 students in order to promote active learning. On Fridays there are tutorial classes where students work on a question in class with the help of student assistants. A variety of support programmes and help are offered annually to increase the pass rates of first year students and also to ensure a positive first year experience. The problem is that all this support and help is very time consuming and requires special inputs from lecturers and the department. This raises the question if it actually adds value. Another issue that was considered is how students experience being part of such a support group. It was thus necessary to investigate this as well as related questions to establish whether a support group meets the purpose for which it was created. Summary of the work: A case study design was used. The purpose of the study was to establish the experiences of the students of a support group at the first year module in Financial Accounting. A combination of qualitative and quantitative data was used in the study, generated by means of questionnaires, interviews and the analysis of performance marks. Conclusion: The overall conclusion that resulted from this study is that the support group is experienced positively by the students. Various implications and suggestions on how to improve the efficiency of the support group in Financial Accounting at the University of Stellenbosch were a direct result of this study. Suggestions for further research were also made.

Charles University in Prague Faculty of Education Department of Special Pedagogy ASSISTING CHARLES UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS Aneta Marková Supervisor: Doc. PhDr. Iva Strnadová, PhD. Annotation The thesis aims at analyzing the service of Assisting Charles University Students with Special Needs from the point of view of all the parties concerned. It exploers both weaknesses and strenghts of the service by means of analyzing interviews with Charles University members of staff, who represent the service in the Office for Students with Special Needs, with users of the service, and particularly with its "providers" or assistants themselves. Proposals to solve possible problems are included. The thesis is based on the results of a questionaire and an analysis of interviews with 33 assistants and 10 users of the service. Key words: Student assistance, students with special needs, Charles University program Resume The thesis presents the results of a research into the service of Assisting Charles University Students with Special Needs from the point of view of all the parties concerned. It reconstructs an image of the functioning of the service as it is conceived by individuals by means of a questionare and an analysis of interviews with assistants as well as users of the service. The service is based...

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-22T17:26:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ).pdf: 862892 bytes, checksum: 931e91afc4192c100b71d6d217f22ffb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-09-14 / This paper is the result of a study undertaken from 2009-2010 to analyze the perspectives of the residents of the Casa do Estudante (CEU) [Students‟ Home dormitory] at UFPel, about student assistance policies of the Federal University at Pelotas. It particularly focuses on students who participate in housing, transport and meal programs. Qualitative research was conducted, guided by a critical dialectical perspective. The research was conducted with 64 residents of the Student‟s Home at UFPel, corresponding to 30% of the residents. The principal tool was a semi-structured interview. The results indicate: the research subjects affirm that the student assistance programs represent a good opportunity to remain at the university and conclude college. Without the assistance they would not be able to finish. The students affirm that the programs are inclusionary policies that allow them to feel supported because of access to the university and new opportunities for social, political, cultural and intellectual ascension. They believe that the social assistants responsible for the programs need more time for interaction with the users. References were identified in the statements referring to the expansion of student housing, and the construction of another student house, something that they see to be a remote possibility. They emphasize that there should be an increase in the number of buffets and a reduction in the number of students in the lines at the university restaurant so that students can return to their activities more quickly. They support the need to expand the student assistance policies and the number of openings in the program due to the increase in the number of openings at UFPel. Most characterize student assistance as a form of help and support, while emphasizing that it is a responsibility of the State, a social right of students to remain inserted in a public university and conclude their courses / Este estudo resulta de uma pesquisa desenvolvida no período de 2009 e 2010, cujo objetivo é analisar a concepção dos moradores da Casa do Estudante (CEU) da UFPel, sobre as Políticas de Assistência Estudantil da Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Enfoca particularmente os alunos participantes dos programas de moradia, transporte e alimentação. Pesquisa de natureza qualitativa, norteia-se pela perspectiva crítica dialética. O processo investigativo, realizado com 64 moradores da Casa do Estudante da UFPel, correspondente a 30% do total de moradores, usou, como principal instrumento, a entrevista semiestruturada. Os resultados indicam: na concepção dos sujeitos da pesquisa, os Programas de Assistência Estudantil representam grande oportunidade para permanecer na Universidade e concluir um Curso Superior. É a alternativa principal, sem ela não teriam condições de concluir o curso. Os estudantes consideram que os programas revertem-se em políticas inclusivas, permitindo sentirem-se apoiados para terem acesso à Universidade e novas oportunidades de ascensão social, política, cultural e intelectual. Consideram necessário que os assistentes sociais responsáveis pelos programas disponibilizem mais tempo para interação com os usuários. Percebe-se, nas falas referentes à ampliação da moradia estudantil, com a construção de nova casa, uma expectativa remota sem muito crédito segundo eles. Salientam dever aumentar o número de Bufês e diminuir o número de alunos nas filas do Restaurante Universitário (RU) para os estudantes retornarem às suas atividades acadêmicas em tempo hábil. Ratificam a necessidade de ampliar as Políticas de Assistência Estudantil e o número de vagas nos programas devido ao aumento de vagas na UFPel. A maioria caracteriza a Assistência Estudantil como ajuda, apoio e poucos a ressaltam como um dever do Estado, direito social dos estudantes de se manterem inseridos numa Universidade pública e concluírem o curso

Submitted by Noeme Timbo (noeme.timbo@metodista.br) on 2016-08-25T22:23:36Z No. of bitstreams: 1 GISELA2.pdf: 3610929 bytes, checksum: 92c6ce26ead483046230da7265a5ab96 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-25T22:23:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 GISELA2.pdf: 3610929 bytes, checksum: 92c6ce26ead483046230da7265a5ab96 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-09-25 / This work, initially based on the analysis of some documents related to the current Brazilian educational legislation aims to develop an investigation about the applicability of the student assistance within the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo (IFSP). Based on the right to education of every citizen, which our Constitution guarantees, the Government created in 2010, the National Student Assistance Program (PNAES). Supported by this Program, the IFSP created in 2011, the Student Assistance Program (SAP), giving validity and continuity to the actions developed in Campi to minimize evasion and school failure, in order to ensure the permanence of the students in that Institute. Although SAP has been implemented in all Campi of IFSP, this work aims to analyze and study specifically the Campus Cubatão, located in the Santos region because, among others, this has been the first decentralized unit of the Federal Institutes of the country. In this study, our goal is to analyze the operating structure of the IFSP with the specific intention of investigating the Campus of Cubatão. Also checking the Social Vulnerability issues found in this renowned institution and investigating the actions of PAE born of PNAES, observing the applicability of this program based on the principle of Active Gratuity and the right to education of every citizen. Therefore, we use fundamentally, not only the aforementioned legislation, but also the principle Melchior´s Active Gratuity (2011) and the concept of social vulnerability proposed by Alves (1994) and Abramovay (2002). / Este trabalho realizado, inicialmente, com base na análise de alguns documentos referentes à legislação educacional brasileira vigente tem por objetivo desenvolver uma investigação acerca da aplicabilidade da Assistência Estudantil dentro do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo (IFSP). A partir da questão do Direito à Educação de todo cidadão, que está garantido em nossa Constituição Federal, o governo elaborou, no ano de 2010, o Programa Nacional de Assistência Estudantil (PNAES). Respaldados nesse Programa, o IFSP criou, em 2011, o Programa de Assistência Estudantil (PAE), dando validade e continuidade às ações desenvolvidas nos Campi para minimizar a evasão e o fracasso escolar, com vistas a garantir a permanência dos educandos no referido Instituto. Embora o PAE tenha sido implementado em todos os Campi do IFSP, no decorrer do presente trabalho analisamos e estudamos, exclusivamente, o Campus Cubatão, localizado na região da Baixada Santista devido a, dentre outros fatores, ter sido a primeira unidade descentralizada dos Institutos Federais do país. Assim, neste estudo, temos como objetivo analisar a estrutura de funcionamento do IFSP com o intuito específico de investigar o Campus de Cubatão, verificar as questões de Vulnerabilidade Social encontradas na destacada instituição, averiguar as ações do PAE que nascem do PNAES, observar a aplicabilidade desse programa com base no princípio da Gratuidade Ativa e do Direito à Educação de todo cidadão. Para tanto, utilizamos, fundamentalmente, além da legislação já mencionada, o princípio da Gratuidade Ativa de Melchior (2011) e o conceito de Vulnerabilidade Social proposto por Alves (1994) e por Abramovay (2002).