The problem with which this investigation is concerned is that of identifying and assessing degrees of influence of environmental conditions and actors which influenced the passage of House Bill 72 by the Texas legislature. The two methods used to collect this data were personal interviews of key actors in the legislative process and a questionnaire administered to all members of the 68th Texas legislature.

Author's name: Martin Zárybnický School: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts Department of Pedagogy Program: Teaching Methodology Title: The Development of the System of Education in Czechoslovakia 1948 - 1989 Consultant: Doc. PhDr. Růžena Váňová, Csc. Number of pages: 79 Number of attachments: 0 Year: 2010 Key words: history, comprehensive school, Comunist Party, school system, education, laws, reports, 1948- 1989 The aim of this thesis is to describe the post-war and especially the 1948-1989 system of education in the light of the contemporary consequences. The key contents of this thesis is just the development and changes which were made in the school system by the Communist Party because of political and ideological reasons. Except of the aspect mentioned above, it is also focused on the development of the educational content, education of teachers and other related topics. As the whole, the thesis is a balanced report on this specific period of the history of education in the Czech republic, or more precisely Czechoslovakia.

The Development of Relations to Education in the 17th Century in the Context of Burgher Testaments (the Example of New Prague Town) Abstract Early modern testaments represent a unique source of information about many areas of life at a given historical period. They are frequently used in various areas of historical research, including Czech historiography and its new cultural history. Although the cultural history covers many topics, surprisingly, the field of education has been somewhat forgotten. The testaments, which unite the official information and personal testimonies, provide a unique chance to see the attitude of the society towards education in a historical context of a certain era. The testaments might become important especially when researching those periods of the development of scholarly systems and education that have been overlooked by historians, e.g. the development of town schools; respectively, the development of urban education in the period after the Battle of White Mountain (1620). The limited interest of historians has been caused mainly by the lack of information sources that could explain the changes in the organization of the newly formed confessional educational system after the Battle of White Mountain. These changes launched the process of recatholization of the Czech lands...

En France, de nombreux chercheurs s’intéressent à la question de l’expression du corps dans le processus d’apprentissage. En classe, le corps de l’enseignant comme celui de l’élève, est en mouvement continuel, ce qui peut entraîner des ruptures dans la communication maître-élève lors de l’apprentissage. Ces mêmes discontinuités peuvent également être des atouts pour renforcer la communication dans un apprentissage.Dans le cadre de l’école primaire contemporaine chinoise, la recherche que nous avons entreprise, s’efforce de comprendre le type de relations que le sujet apprenant établit avec son environnement à l’école, qu’il soit en situation de réussite ou en situation de difficulté. C’est un domaine assez nouveau en Chine où la recherche sur l’expression du corps dans l’enseignement a commencé seulement au début du XXIème siècle. En nous appuyant sur les théories occidentales sur la communication non verbale, nous avons entrepris en Chine une étude de terrain. Cette étude prend en compte des dimensions multiples empruntant à divers domaines tels que la psychologie, la philosophie, la sociologie, l’anthropologie, et ceux centrés sur la communication non-verbale.La recherche part de ces trois questions. Qu’apporte l’expression du corps dans les interactions en faveur de l’existence d’un lien entre langage corporel et relation pédagogique ? À partir du point de vue de Janine Lafon (1991) exposé dans Vers une gestion de la séduction dans la relation pédagogique, quelle est la place du corps dans les relations pédagogiques ? Dans quelle mesure et comment l’expression du corps dans l’interaction entre l’enseignant et les élèves conditionne-t-elle l’existence d’un lien entre langage corporel et relation pédagogique ?Les questions sont abordées à partir de l’organisation de l’enseignement dans l’école primaire de Chao Yang, section de la ville de Pékin en Chine. La recherche étudie le corps dans la classe, du point de vue de l’enseignant et du point de vue de l’élève : identifier, expliciter la place du corps et des gestes dans des situations d’enseignement en Chine. Pour mener à bien cette recherche dans cette école primaire de Pékin, nous avons construit deux questionnaires soumis à un échantillon de 204 élèves et 16 enseignantes et réalisé deux vidéos de quarante-cinq minutes chacune. Nous avons filmé un cours de mathématiques et un cours de langue chinoise. Dans la mesure où, dans le contexte de la culture chinoise, il n’est pas habituel de montrer ses émotions par des expressions gestuelles, nous avons mis en évidence que les gestes de l’enseignant 1 - jouent un rôle pour favoriser les interactions entre lui et les élèves (relation pédagogique),2 - incitent les élèves à suivre les cours avec plus d’attention,3 - sont indispensables pour accompagner l’expression verbale orale du maître dans sa pratique pédagogique. Autrement dit, les élèves chinois seraient influencés par la voix de la maitresse pendant les cours en classe, par les gestes et la posture physique de l’enseignant. Les élèves chinois seraient plus attentifs pendant le cours quand l'enseignant utilise les gestes non-verbales dans l'enseignement. Nous avons identifié une tendance à la cohérence entre les avis des élèves et ceux des enseignants vis-à-vis de l'influence de la voix de l'enseignant sur l'élève, de même qu’entre les avis des élèves et ceux des enseignants entre la communication non verbale et l’efficacité pédagogique. / Expression of the body language in learning processes in class between pupils and teachers in primary school in ChinaIn France, many researchers are interested in the issue of body expression in learning process. In class, teacher's body student’s body is in a continual motion, which may cause breaks in teacher-student communication in learning. These discontinuities can also be assets for strengthening communication in learning.In the context of contemporary Chinese primary school, the research we have undertaken efforts to understand the type of relationship that the learner subject establishes with its environment at school, when it is an experiencing success or a difficult situat²ion. This is a fairly new area in China where research on the expression of the body in the teacher started only at the beginning of the XXIst century. Building on the Western theories of nonverbal communication, we undertook experimental studies in China. This study takes into account the multiple dimensions borrowing from various fields such as psychology, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, and those focused on non-verbal communication.Research starts from these three questions. What does the expression of the body in the interactions in favor of the existence of a link between body language and pedagogical relationship? From the point of view of Janine Lafon (Vers une gestion de la séduction dans la relation pédagogique, 1991), what is the place of the body in the pedagogical relationship? To what extent and how does the expression of the body in the interaction between teacher and students determine that there is a link between body language and pedagogical relationship?The issues are addressed from the organization of teaching in the primary school Chao Yang section of the city of Beijing. The research examines the body in the classroom, the teacher's point of view and from the perspective of the student: identify, explain the place of the body and gestures in teaching situations in China.To carry out this research, tin the same primary schools in Beijing, we built two questionnaires to a sample of 204 students and 16 teachers and produced two videos forty-five minutes each, a mathematics course for one, a Chinese language course to the other.To the extent that in the context of Chinese culture it is not usual to show emotions with gestural expressions, we believe that the teacher's gestures:1 - Play a role in furthering the interaction between him and the students (pedagogical relationship),2 - Encourage students to take courses with more attention,3 - Are essential to accompany the oral verbal expression of the master in his teaching practice.In other words,Chinese students would be influenced by the voice of the mistress during class lessons.Chinese students would be influenced by the actions and the physical posture of the teacher.Chinese students are more attentive during class when the teacher uses nonverbal gestures in teaching.There would be a consistency between the opinions of students and those of teachers facing the influence of teacher’s voice on the student.There would be a consistency between the opinions of students and teachers between those nonverbal communication and teaching effectiveness.

Este trabalho tem por objetivo analisar e compreender como as dinâmicas escolares elaboradas, gerenciadas e construídas pelas equipes escolares de duas escolas públicas, situadas em um município da região metropolitana de São Paulo (zona oeste), determinam a eficácia escolar no que diz respeito à produção e à concretização da aprendizagem dos seus alunos. A pesquisa partiu do pressuposto de que mudanças efetivas da escola só acontecem se forem construídas a partir do interior da escola e com o envolvimento e a participação dos profissionais inseridos nesse processo. Dessa perspectiva, propôs-se a analisar como os profissionais dessas escolas (diretores e professoras das 4as séries do ciclo I do ensino fundamental) vivenciam a construção do processo formativoeducativo, visando à eficácia e à efetividade escolar. Com base nos resultados da Prova Brasil (cuja avaliação serviu apenas como referência inicial para o trabalho empírico), foram escolhidas duas escolas dentre as que apresentaram aumento dos índices de desempenho na prova de 2007, comparada com a de 2005. As análises iniciais levaram a perceber que as escolas buscavam construir ações que corroborassem os resultados dos testes, e isso se refletia nos bons resultados alcançados tanto nas avaliações externas como nas internas. Buscou-se, então, identificar como os diretores e as professoras das 4as séries do ensino fundamental dessas escolas se organizam para manter as condições que resultam em índices satisfatórios de aprendizagem escolar, focalizando a compreensão que eles têm a respeito desse processo. Os dados obtidos por meio de entrevistas confirmam a presença dos fatores que a literatura aponta como determinantes da eficácia escolar, todavia, com grande ênfase sobre as relações escola-família. Em face disso, privilegiou-se esse aspecto nas análises. Ficou evidenciado que as escolas estudadas desenvolvem diferentes práticas e estratégias para estreitar seus vínculos com as famílias com vistas a obter um melhor aprendizado dos alunos. Contudo, os diretores e as professoras entrevistados entendem que a maior responsabilidade pelo não sucesso escolar dos alunos deve-se à família, sobretudo, ao seu nível socioeconômico e à não participação dos pais na vida escolar dos filhos. Seus discursos revelam traços de ideologias que disseminam concepções hegemônicas, normativas e idealizadas da família, levando-os a entender que a desestrutura familiar é o mais forte determinante do fracasso escolar dos alunos. Esses dados não são conclusivos, mas indicativos dos modos como a escola tem traduzido e operacionalizado as propostas atuais que pressionam/estimulam os sistemas de ensino a estabelecerem vínculos mais fortes e efetivos com a família. Espera-se que tais elementos favoreçam uma compreensão maior do processo de construção da eficácia escolar e subsidiem a atuação das equipes escolares a desenvolverem, de modo crítico, ações de maior protagonismo por parte dos diferentes segmentos que almejam transformar a instituição escolar hoje. / This work has as its objective to analyze and understand how the school dynamics created, managed, and constructed by the school staff from two public schools located in a municipality from the (western region of the) Metropolitan Area of São Paulo determine the school effectiveness concerning the production and materialization of their pupils\' learning. The study started with the assumption that effective changes of the school can only happen if they are built from within the school, and with the participation and commitment of the professionals included in the process. From such perspective, the study set out to analyze how the staff from these two schools (principals and teachers of the 4th grade of the First Cycle of Fundamental Education) experience the construction of the formative-educative process aiming at school efficacy and effectiveness. Based on the results from Prova Brasil [Brazil Exam] (whose assessment served only as an initial reference for the empirical work), two schools were chosen from among those that presented improved performance levels in 2007 as compared to 2005. Initial analyses revealed that these schools were trying to build actions that corroborated the test results, and that was reflected in the good results they achieved both in internal and in external assessments. An effort was then made to identify how the principals and 4th grade teachers from these two schools organized themselves to sustain the conditions that resulted in satisfactory levels of pupil learning, focusing on the understanding they have of the process. The information gathered from interviews confirmed the presence of the factors pointed out in the literature as decisive for school effectiveness, revealing, however, a strong emphasis on family-school relations. In view of these results, the study privileged this aspect in the analyses. It became clear that the schools researched develop several practices and strategies to keep close links with the families, with the purpose of improving pupil learning. However, the principals and teachers interviewed were seen to understand that the larger responsibility for pupil failure lies with the family, particularly with their socioeconomic level, and with the lack of participation of the parents in their children\'s school life. Their discourse betrays the influence of remnants of ideologies that help disseminating hegemonic, normative, and idealized conceptions of family, leading them to believe that an \"unstructured family\" is the sharpest determinant of pupils\' school failure. These are not conclusive data, but indications of the ways in which the school has translated and put in operation the current policies that push the system schools to establish stronger and more effective ties with families. It is hoped that such results may lead to a better understanding of the process of construction of school effectiveness, offering elements for the work of school teams to develop, in a critical manner, actions of a higher degree of protagonism from the various segments that currently seek to transform the school institution.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:56:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Francine de Paulo Martins.pdf: 1722141 bytes, checksum: e27dc5db3c96832620592556c35503eb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-05-30 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The aim of this research was to investigate, in the view of teachers from a municipal school system, how teaching is developed and what main challenges are faced by them in their teaching practice as well as what meaning they attribute to school. Procedures for data collection were used such as: focus groups involving 42 teachers; questionnaire for characterization of the teachers personal and professional profile; semi-structured interviews; data analysis of the 2012 School Census and official documents of the Municipal Department of Education. The research used theoretical contribution from Nóvoa (2009), Young (2011); Saviani (2012); Libâneo (2012), concerning school function. Roldão (2006; 2010); Nóvoa (1999; 2009) and Charlot (2000; 2005; 2008) for discussions on teaching and on mobilization for learning. The data analysis reveals that the strategies used for teaching are various and seek the student s mobilization for learning. The teachers evidence the complexity of teaching and learning processes, especially with regard to the effective mobilization of the student for learning. The belief in the student s ability, the concern with his/her learning conditions denote the responsibility of the teachers towards the educational process and student's school life. Despite the fact that the teachers signal that many are the challenges that they face and that they several times take over responsibilities which are beyond teaching, they show great commitment to their profession and satisfaction when they see that the student has learned and has been changed by teaching. They understand that the school is primarily responsible for teaching; however, they refer to the student s reception, responsible citizenship development and autonomy promotion as school s functions. We believe that by giving voice to teachers, we can capture the vision and thoughts of those who teach. Consequently, we approach the classroom, the contradictions and conflicts concerning the school and the student s daily life, as well as the teaching and learning process, and in particular the teachers , their beliefs and conceptions to understand and discuss teaching. This research brings us contributions for thinking teaching over in order to overcome the reductionist discourses on teaching, inspiring new perspectives and ways of considering school, the teacher and the teaching and learning process / O objetivo desta pesquisa foi investigar, na ótica de professoras de uma rede municipal, como se desenvolve o ensino nas escolas, quais os principais desafios enfrentados por elas na sua prática docente e o sentido que atribuem à escola. Foram utilizados como procedimentos de coleta de dados: grupos de discussão com 42 professoras; questionário para caracterizar o perfil pessoal e profissional das docentes; entrevista semiestruturada; análise dos dados do Censo Escolar 2012 e de documentos oficiais da Secretaria Municipal de Educação. A pesquisa teve como aporte teórico, a contribuição de autores como Nóvoa (2009); Young (2011); Saviani (2012); Libâneo (2012), a respeito da função da escola. Roldão (2006, 2010); Nóvoa (1999; 2009) e Charlot (2005; 2000; 2008) para discussões acerca do ensinar e da mobilização para a aprendizagem. A análise dos dados revela que as estratégias utilizadas para ensinar são variadas e buscam o envolvimento do aluno na aprendizagem. Evidencia a complexidade dos processos de ensino e de aprendizagem, especialmente no que se refere à mobilização efetiva do aluno para aprender. A crença na capacidade do aluno, a preocupação com as suas condições de aprendizagem denotam a responsabilidade das docentes frente ao processo educacional. Apesar de sinalizarem que muitos são os desafios que enfrentam e que diversas vezes assumem responsabilidades que estão além de ensinar, as professoras revelam grande envolvimento com a sua profissão e satisfação quando veem que o aluno aprendeu e se transformou a partir do ensino. Entendem que à escola cabe ensinar, prioritariamente, no entanto, se referem ao acolhimento, formação para a cidadania e promoção da autonomia como funções da escola. Acreditamos que ao darmos voz aos professores captamos a visão e o pensamento daqueles que ensinam. Aproximamo-nos assim, da sala de aula, das contradições e conflitos que cercam o dia-a-dia da escola e do aluno, bem como do processo de ensino e de aprendizagem e em especial dos professores, das suas crenças e concepções para compreender e discutir o ensinar. Ao mesmo tempo, a pesquisa traz contribuições valiosas para pensarmos o ensinar com vistas à superação dos discursos reducionistas acerca da docência, suscitando novos olhares e formas de pensar a escola, o professor e o processo de ensino e de aprendizagem

Kazakhstan has used the Soviet system of education since its independence in 1990. Researchers have noted shortfalls in education reform efforts and documented factors of teachers' resistance to new pedagogies. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore local teachers' perceptions of the new pedagogies in the context of understanding the local-international teacher program in Agrenov international schools (AIS). Three research questions focused on teachers' perceptions of factors for adoption of new pedagogies in an educationally transforming school using the motivational and systems approaches and emotional intelligence conceptual frameworks. A conceptual framework constructed from three theories of motivation, systems approach, and emotional intelligence was used. The target participants were local teachers who had worked in state schools for a minimum of 3 years and for 2 years in AIS, and who had worked with national teachers. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with a random sample of 10 local veteran teachers from the target population. Thematic coding produced 4 themes: school, teacher, time, and political factors with 15 subthemes which can be used as areas of focus in researching, analyzing, and enhancing adoption of new pedagogies. The results of the study can be used to enhance teacher adoption of educational reform efforts locally in Agrenov international school Centre City and the AISes, and internationally.

La valutazione dei docenti occupa un ruolo centrale nelle agende politiche dei governi; l’Italia ha avviato una riflessione in questa direzione ma ad oggi gli insegnanti non sono valutati. La ricerca analizza la relazione tra l’introduzione di un sistema di valutazione degli insegnanti e la promozione di comunità professionali nelle scuole; la valutazione dei docenti è considerata strumento utile allo sviluppo di una scuola come comunità professionale. Lo studio dei sistemi di valutazione degli insegnanti, pur non prescindendo da un’analisi economica, deve essere accompagnato da una visione pedagogica sulla scuola e sulla funzione docente, intendendosi sugli elementi che le fondano; la prospettiva di lavoro reputa la professionalità un prisma complesso costituito da dimensioni personali, organizzative e comunitarie. È stata indagata una realtà statunitense innovativa e sistematica per il modello impiegato per valutare gli insegnanti: Denver Professional Compensation System for Teachers, così da offrire spunti di riflessione anche per l’Italia. Dall’analisi sono emersi gli snodi e le opportunità della valutazione della professionalità docente: i vantaggi di una valutazione a servizio della pratica professionale, che prevede interventi alla carriera, alle retribuzioni, che integra forme e modalità differenti di valutare la professionalità e che è collegata al decision making. / The assessment of teachers plays a central role in the political agendas of governments; in Italy there is a discussion on this direction but at the moment teachers are not evaluated. The research examines the relationship between the introduction of a teachers’ evaluation system and the promotion of professional communities in schools; teachers’ evaluation is considered useful for the development of a school as a professional community. The study of teachers’ evaluation systems, while not disregarding economic analysis, must be associated by a pedagogical vision on the school and the teaching function, considering their founding elements; the prospect of the work accounts teaching professionalism as a complex prism of personal, organizational and community dimensions. It is investigated an innovative and systematic model used to evaluate teachers in the USA: Denver Professional Compensation System for Teachers, in order to offer food for thought even for Italy. The analysis highlighted the opportunities of the teachers’ evaluation system: the benefits of an evaluation in the service of professional practice, which provides assistance to career and to salary, which integrates different ways to assess the professionalism, and which is connected to decision making.

Syftet med den här studien var att undersöka, belysa och exemplifiera hur en svensk grundskola arbetar med elever som har dyslexi, dels i generella termer, dels med inriktning mot engelskundervisningen, vad gäller stöttning, hjälpmedel, bedömning och betygssättning samt i vilken mån den undersökta skolans dyslexiarbete harmonierar med styrdokumentens föreskrifter.      För att kunna undersöka det valda området användes semi-strukturerade intervjuer med tre lärare och en specialpedagog på skolan. Intervjuerna sammanställdes och analyserades.      Resultaten på studien visade att skolan arbetar medvetet för att underlätta för elever med dyslexi genom hjälpmedel och nivågrupperingar, men att lärarna ändå till stor del står frågande när det gäller vilka metoder som fungerar bäst, hur de ska handla vid misstanke om dyslexi samt bedömning och betygssättning. Resultaten visade också att engelska är ett ämne som lärarna och specialpedagogen upplever som extra svårt för elever med dyslexi. Under engelskundervisningen arbetar lärarna dock inte annorlunda med elever som har dyslexi, trots att det ämnet anses som svårare. De anser sig inte ha verktygen. / The aim of this study was to examine, illustrate and exemplify both in general terms and in the teaching of English, how a Swedish compulsory school works with pupils who have dyslexia. The study focused on support, assistance, assessment and marking, and to what extension the school’s work with dyslexia corresponds to the regulations of the steering documents.      Semi-structured interviews were chosen as the method for examining the chosen subject. Three teachers and one special educational needs teacher were interviewed. The interviews were then put together and analysed.      The results of the study showed that the school works deliberately to make school easier for pupils with dyslexia by giving them assistance and ability grouping, however, the teachers still seem to have many questions regarding teaching methods, what to do if suspecting dyslexia, assessment and marking. The results also showed that English is a subject which is considered to be especially difficult for pupils with dyslexia, by the teachers and the special educational needs teacher. During the teaching of English, the teachers do not work differently with the pupils who have dyslexia, even though English is believed to be a difficult subject to learn. The teachers do not feel that they have the right tools to do so.

England’s long history of education has witnessed many conflicts in regard to language teaching. In this thesis, I investigate the conflicts surrounding two language education reform movements, Language Awareness and Knowledge About Language, during the Conservative administration between 1979 and 1997. The investigation examines official and non-official plans and policy texts produced by various groups and actors, notably Hawkins and Cox, that detail how the teaching of ‘Language’ should be conducted in England’s state school curriculum. The focus of the research is upon identifying what LA and KAL were as pedagogical concepts; why LA was reconstituted as KAL; what the motives underpinning these various plans and policies were; and finally, why efforts to establish LA and KAL were resisted. In the effort to make sense of this history, I draw theoretically and methodologically upon the work of Foucault, Fairclough, Bernstein and Ager. Limitations of my interpretation of this history notwithstanding, my findings revealed that LA was an educational reform movement that emerged from common schooling discourses, and one that sought to improve its educational provision. While LA was originally intended to be a subject in its own right that bridged the English and Foreign Language subject areas, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate reconstituted LA and placed its responsibility firmly within the English subject area. The motives underpinning LA and KAL planning and policy are varied. Those underpinning the policies, however, are distinctly ideological in nature, drawing a strong relationship between language education and democracy. Nearly all motives pertain to what Bernstein calls a competence model of education, the modes of which are notably attuned to addressing inequality and promoting social integration. LA and KAL were reforms that were both ill understood and resented, for varying and complex reasons, by educators and the Conservatives alike. The thesis closes with directions for future research.