<p> As the landscape of America changes, it is critical for social workers to successfully engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate diverse client populations. As such, it is important for schools of social work to prepare graduate students to engage in &ldquo;diversity and difference in practice&rdquo; (Council on Social Work Education, 2015, p. 7). Virtual education holds unique challenges and opportunities for teaching social work students how to address diversity. In this exploratory qualitative study, faculty teaching in an online master of social work degree program participated in focus groups (<i>N</i> = 23), one-on-one interviews (<i>N</i> = 3), and an online survey (<i>N</i> = 70) regarding their experiences teaching diversity. Using the Clark and Estes&rsquo; (2008) framework, the findings are categorized by knowledge, motivation, and organizational influences to teaching diversity: </p><p> Knowledge: Faculty members need <i>up to date diversity-related information</i>, to understand how their <i>positionality influences pedagogy</i>, to consider the implications of <i>instructor-to-student privilege</i>, to <i>engage all students</i>, to recognize how student <i>regional differences</i> can have an impact on course curriculum and appreciate consistent and continual <i>faculty reflection </i>, which may enhance pedagogy. </p><p> Motivation: Faculty members need to see the value in committing to <i> critical conversations</i> and believe they can handle difficult <i> classroom climates</i>. </p><p> Organization: Faculty members expressed a <i>need for supportive resources, evaluation of diversity-related, synchronous content and delivery, clear and consistent messages from leadership, an opportunity to discuss and share tools and resources, and training</i>. </p><p> The findings confirm and further explicate the nascent existing literature on teaching diversity in an online classroom.</p><p>

Submitted by Rosina Valeria Lanzellotti Mattiussi Teixeira (rosina.teixeira@unisantos.br) on 2015-04-10T18:29:19Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Leandro Gon¿alves Martins.pdf: 1186275 bytes, checksum: 8160d4601768d86d2ab056eb3c429c29 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-10T18:29:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Leandro Gon¿alves Martins.pdf: 1186275 bytes, checksum: 8160d4601768d86d2ab056eb3c429c29 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-25 / The objective of this research is to analyze the influence of the National Higher Education Evaluation System (SINAES), with emphasis on ENADE in the university teaching practice. Thus aims to understand, with a sociological interpretation, and within the context of private IES, the main influences that SINAES can bring to the university teaching practice in the perception of teachers surveyed, exposing the perception and the understanding of these on the concept and the scope of ENADE and also analyzes what these have meaning and changed their practices as a result of this external evaluation. It is considered that the interaction of teachers with ENADE can bring changes in their practices. We selected four private universities located in the city of Santos SP to be surveyed, two universities and two university centers. Participants teachers work in higher education in administration of their respective institutions. The techniques for data collection were questionnaires and interviews. Dias Sobrinho, Sguissardi and Boaventura Santos reference the Brazilian university context here reported. The sociological discourse analysis (DSA), based on Ibáñez and Ruiz Ruiz, was chosen as the analysis technique. The concepts of ethos, habitus, field and symbolic violence from Bourdieu contributed to the analysis performed in this study, seeking to better understand the words and actions of the above social context. The results show some of the perceptions that have investigated about the influences felt from the ENADE, among them stand out: limitation of the concept of ENADE the simple assessment of students; changes in the format of questions and reviews to fit the model proposed by ENADE; and even changes in the teaching plan and course contents on account of this evaluation. According to the foregoing research, can inquire about the extent to which current methods of external evaluations are adequate to ensure the quality of Brazilian higher education. Wonders about the effectiveness of ENADE beyond the quantitative purposes. Not objective conclusion, simply, if this evaluative model is good or bad for universities or teachers involved, but to present this assessment shows influences on teaching practices. / O objetivo desta pesquisa é analisar a influência do Sistema Nacional de Avaliação da Educação Superior (SINAES), com ênfase no ENADE, na prática docente universitária. Visa assim compreender, com uma interpretação sociológica, e dentro do contexto das IES privadas, as principais influências que o SINAES pode trazer para a prática docente universitária, na percepção dos professores pesquisados, expondo a percepção e o entendimento destes sobre o conceito e o escopo do ENADE e ainda analisa o que estes têm sentido e alterado às suas práticas, em decorrência desta avaliação externa. Considera-se que a interação dos docentes com o ENADE pode trazer modificações em suas práticas. Selecionaram-se quatro IES privadas localizadas na cidade de Santos SP para serem pesquisadas, sendo duas universidades e dois centros universitários. Os docentes participantes atuam no curso superior em administração de suas respectivas instituições. As técnicas para coleta de dados foram aplicação de questionários e entrevistas. Dias Sobrinho, Sguissardi e Boaventura Santos referenciam o contexto universitário brasileiro aqui relatado. A análise sociológica do discurso (ASD), baseada em Ibáñez e Ruiz Ruiz, foi escolhida como técnica de análise. Os conceitos de ethos, habitus, campo e violência simbólica de Bourdieu contribuíram na análise realizada nesta pesquisa, buscando melhor compreender as falas e as ações sociais do contexto exposto. Os resultados mostram algumas das percepções que os investigados possuem sobre as influências sentidas provenientes do ENADE, dentre elas destacam-se: limitação do conceito de ENADE à simples avaliação de alunos; modificações no formato de questões e avaliações para adequação ao modelo proposto pelo ENADE; e ainda mudanças nos planos de ensino e nos conteúdos programáticos por conta desta avaliação. De acordo com o que foi exposto na pesquisa, pode-se inquirir sobre até que ponto os métodos atuais das avaliações externas são adequados para assegurar a qualidade do ensino superior brasileiro. Questiona-se sobre a efetividade do ENADE para além dos fins quantitativos. Não se objetiva concluir, simplesmente, se este modelo avaliativo é bom ou ruim para as universidades ou os docentes envolvidos, mas sim apresentar que esta avaliação traz influências nas práticas docentes.

Submitted by Rosina Valeria Lanzellotti Mattiussi Teixeira (rosina.teixeira@unisantos.br) on 2016-06-08T13:19:48Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Jhonnes Alberto Vaz.pdf: 1820714 bytes, checksum: 73d24aa89b733b5a7bb70ec0888712e2 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-08T13:19:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Jhonnes Alberto Vaz.pdf: 1820714 bytes, checksum: 73d24aa89b733b5a7bb70ec0888712e2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-18 / Universidade Católica de Santos - Católica de Santos / This study aimed to investigate how the teacher engineer builds his teaching profession, in order to understand issues about training for teaching of engineering in higher education and how the professional career of Professor Engineer contributes to the building of professionalism and identity the teacher. At first, the research turned to the Education area of studies in Engineering and discussions being held on the teacher's professional development engineer in this area. For this, we used to reading articles published in Revista de Ensino de Engenharia, Journal of Engineering Education, European Journal of Engineering Education, in addition to papers published in the Annals of the Brazilian Congress of Engineering Education. Based on the literature review of the subject, it was made the study of theoretical contribution of renowned researchers in the field of Education, among them pepper and Anastasiou, Imbernon, Marcelo Garcia, Masetto, Almeida, Contreras and Cunha. The method for the collection of qualitative research used semi-structured interviews, based on the studies of Szymanski. Interviews were conducted with three teacher¿s engineers of a public university in the state of Rio de Janeiro. For transcription and categorization of data we used the Atlas Ti software. The initial data analysis was supported by Bardin, such as content analysis technique. To support the methodological point of view, Bardin, Franco, Szymanski, Sanchez Gamboa and Stake gave the necessary theoretical support. Based on the results of the interviews were made, initially, three categories of analysis: 1) teacher engineer training and the beginning of teaching; 2) the challenges and difficulties of the development of the teaching profession; and 3) the new challenges of teacher engineer and the construction of identity and the teaching profession. The survey results showed that the process of building the teaching profession teacher engineer occurs during practice, between hits and misses, considering that lack oriented training for teachers. Also showed that the difficulties and challenges that engineers face when teachers enter the teaching profession are being settled with the teaching time and experience in the classroom. However, new demands and new challenges are ever toward engineers to teachers, which has required new solutions and the creation of institutional spaces dedicated to improving the training of these teachers. / O presente trabalho teve por finalidade investigar o processo de formação do engenheiro para a docência no Ensino Superior e como a trajetória desse profissional contribui para a construção da profissionalidade e da identidade do docente. Em um primeiro momento, a pesquisa voltou-se para os estudos da área da Educação em Engenharia e as discussões que estão sendo realizadas sobre o a docência do engenheiro professor nessa área. Para isso, recorreu-se à leitura de artigos publicados na Revista de Ensino de Engenharia, Journal of Engineering Education, European Journal of Engineering Education, além de trabalhos publicados nos Anais dos Congressos Brasileiro de Educação em Engenharia. Com base na revisão bibliográfica da temática, foi feito o estudo do aporte teórico de pesquisadores renomados da área da Educação, entre eles, Pimenta e Anastasiou, Imbernón, Marcelo Garcia, Masetto, Almeida, Contreras e Cunha. O método para a coleta dos dados da pesquisa qualitativa utilizou entrevistas semi-estruturadas, tomando por base os estudos de Szymanski. As entrevistas foram realizadas com três engenheiros professores de uma Universidade pública localizada no estado do Rio de Janeiro. Para transcrição e categorização dos dados foi utilizado o software Atlas Ti. A análise inicial dos dados obtidos teve o apoio de Bardin, como técnica de análise de conteúdo. Para embasar o ponto de vista metodológico, Bardin, Franco, Szymanski, Sanchéz Gamboa e Stake deram o suporte teórico necessário. Com base nos resultados das entrevistas, foram elaboradas, inicialmente, três categorias de análise: 1) a formação do engenheiro professor e o início da docência; 2) os desafios e dificuldades do desenvolvimento da profissão docente; e 3) os novos desafios do engenheiro professor e a construção da identidade e da profissionalidade docente. Os resultados da pesquisa mostraram que o processo de construção da profissionalidade docente do engenheiro professor ocorre durante a prática, entre acertos e erros, considerando que falta uma formação voltada para a docência. Mostraram, também, que as dificuldades e os desafios que os professores engenheiros enfrentam ao ingressar na carreira docente vão sendo dirimidos com o tempo de ensino e a experiência em sala de aula. No entanto, novas demandas e novos desafios são postos continuamente aos professores engenheiros, o que tem exigido novas soluções e a criação de espaços institucionais voltados para a melhoria da formação desses docentes.

This study investigates how an active language learner is constructed in the context of teacher education for teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) in Vietnam, as well as the supportive factors and challenges in developing learner activeness in language learning.

Most teachers prefer not to write and publish on teaching. As a result, teaching tends to be written by researchers and others who are not core participants in the practices and contexts they are writing about. Furthermore, the narratives these writers provide are frequently told and explained in language that teachers find inauthentic. Since composing in writing is a key component of learning, teachers who do not write miss out on valuable opportunities for self-growth; and those who do not publish their reflections in any written form forgo a source of collaborative learning. This Doctor of Philosophy study examines the possibilities of published reflective writing in teacher learning for TESOL practitioners.

This interpretive study investigated the process of radical change for a collaborative team of investigators in an allied health school at the University of South Australia. Specifically, it investigated the process of developing and implementing a fully-integrated problem-based learning curriculum across the entire undergraduate curriculum for the School of Medical Radiation. The study examined the richness and complexity of the change process for this team of educators over a two year time period. The research builds on understandings of change derived from three main bodies of literature: the school-based educational change literature; the problem-based learning literature; and the organisational change literature. It interweaves knowledge gained from each of these areas to develop a new perspective from which to consider radical educational change in higher education. Much of the previous research into change ignores the participant experience, and particularly the emotional dimension of this experience. This study redresses that gap by exploring the human dimension of the change process. This study has provided an authentic and inclusive representation of participants' experience of radical educational change. It has shown that participants not only undergo considerable cognitive dissonance when implementing major change, they also undergo significant emotional dissonance. Thus, if we are to improve the outcomes of educational innovation, we need to develop change management practices that not only recognise but also support the emotional dimension of the change process.

This interpretive study investigated the process of radical change for a collaborative team of investigators in an allied health school at the University of South Australia. Specifically, it investigated the process of developing and implementing a fully-integrated problem-based learning curriculum across the entire undergraduate curriculum for the School of Medical Radiation. The study examined the richness and complexity of the change process for this team of educators over a two year time period. The research builds on understandings of change derived from three main bodies of literature: the school-based educational change literature; the problem-based learning literature; and the organisational change literature. It interweaves knowledge gained from each of these areas to develop a new perspective from which to consider radical educational change in higher education. Much of the previous research into change ignores the participant experience, and particularly the emotional dimension of this experience. This study redresses that gap by exploring the human dimension of the change process. This study has provided an authentic and inclusive representation of participants' experience of radical educational change. It has shown that participants not only undergo considerable cognitive dissonance when implementing major change, they also undergo significant emotional dissonance. Thus, if we are to improve the outcomes of educational innovation, we need to develop change management practices that not only recognise but also support the emotional dimension of the change process.

O problema da pesquisa foi identificar quais os fatores componentes da competência pedagógica necessários aos docentes do ensino superior de administração de uma IES, segundo a percepção dos docentes. O objetivo geral foi identificar e caracterizar os fatores componentes da competência pedagógica necessários aos docentes do ensino superior de administração de uma IES. A importância do estudo de caso para a IES, esta relacionada, com o aproveitamento de aspectos descritos nos 9 eixos, que poderão contribuir para ações estratégicas da mesma. O método utilizado foi uma pesquisa quantitativa, exploratória e um estudo de caso. A população constituiu-se de todos os docentes e a amostra foi de 18 docentes do ensino superior de administração da IES estudada nessa dissertação. O resultado de maior destaque encontrado em cada eixo foi: no eixo 1: `carreira e desenvolvimento profissional, a falta de apoio da coordenação; no eixo 2: `formação docente e atualização, a necessidade de atualização; no eixo 3: `valores pessoais, a aprendizagem de responsabilidade do professor, aluno e IES; no eixo 4: `condução da aula, em ser um docente profissional comprometido; no eixo 5: `preparação da aula, utilizar recursos para ministrar aulas como trabalhos e atividades em grupo; no eixo 6: `elaboração da avaliação, a forma de avaliação utilizada foi a prova individual; no eixo 7: `aparência pessoal, o docente ir vestido de forma adequada; no eixo 8: `comprometimento com o processo (aprendizagem), foi o docente ter atenção as dificuldades dos alunos e preferirem ministrar disciplinas na área de humanas; no eixo 9: `relacionamento interpessoal, ter um bom relacionamento com alunos, professores e direção. Concluiu-se que os docentes relatam que a competência pedagógica é uma das competências mais importantes e que é necessário desenvolve-la, uma vez que boa parte dos docentes relata que falta desenvolve-la. / The problem of the research was to identify which components factors of the necessary pedagogical competence to teachers of higher education of administration in an Institution of Higher Education according the teachers perception. The overall objective was to identify and characterize the components factors of the necessary pedagogical competence to teachers of higher education of administration in an Institution of Higher Education. The importance of this case study in an Institution of Higher Education is related with the use of aspects described in 9 axes, which can contribute with strategic actions. The method was a quantitative research, exploratory and a case study. The population consisted of all teachers and the sample was 18 teachers of higher education of higher education of administration in an Institution of Higher Education studied in this thesis. The most prominent result found in each axis was: on axis 1: `career and professional development, the lack of coordination support; on axis 2: `teacher training and update, the need to upgrade; on axis 3: `personal values, learning the responsibility of teacher, student and Institution of Higher Education; on axis 4: `driving lesson, to be a professional teacher and committed; on axis 5: `class preparation, use resources for teaching classes as exercises and group activities; on axis 6: `preparation of the evaluation, the evaluation form used was the individual test; on axis 7: `personal fit, the teacher dressed appropriately; on axis 8: `commitment to the process (learning), the teacher pay attention with the students difficulties and prefer to teach disciplines in the Humanities; on axis 9: `interpersonal relationship, have a good relationship with students, teachers and direction. It was concluded that teachers report that the pedagogical competence is one of the most important skills and it is necessary to develop it, since much of the teachers report that lack develops it.

In this thesis it is argued that the fundamental goal of education is one of equipping students to think well, that is, to make decisions on the basis of arguments that are both logically cogent and ethically grounded. Moreover, the concern of the thesis is the role social and environmental education might play in fostering both the capability and the readiness to engage widely in such thinking. Drawing on relevant philosophical and psychological theory the study describes the development of an educational programme grounded in the procedures of ethical inquiry and taught via whole-class community of inquiry style discussions. The programme was trialled by way of a large scale, matched intervention study in South Australian upper primary classrooms. The findings from the research project indicate that participation in the programme produced significant gains in participants' logical and ethical reasoning and also that the programme fits within the constraints of prevailing educational structures.

In this thesis it is argued that the fundamental goal of education is one of equipping students to think well, that is, to make decisions on the basis of arguments that are both logically cogent and ethically grounded. Moreover, the concern of the thesis is the role social and environmental education might play in fostering both the capability and the readiness to engage widely in such thinking. Drawing on relevant philosophical and psychological theory the study describes the development of an educational programme grounded in the procedures of ethical inquiry and taught via whole-class community of inquiry style discussions. The programme was trialled by way of a large scale, matched intervention study in South Australian upper primary classrooms. The findings from the research project indicate that participation in the programme produced significant gains in participants' logical and ethical reasoning and also that the programme fits within the constraints of prevailing educational structures.