In the postmodern society the role of the school and the teacher is strongly conditionedby the social demands of each particular context. The continuous changecannot be stop as it depends on science and technology. It is urgent to understandthat in a human universe that is changing because the performers and their roleschange, the social dynamics and the views of the world change, the central roleof education is to be assumed knowing that in the present historical situation theteacher is the direct subject in the debate. In view of this, we raise the question onwhat is the role of the educator today. The new approaches and demands requirea new professional culture in accord with the educational institution. Education isin need of change on the ways to impart knowledge and the ways of learning; it isin need of competent educators who have a new concept of their own role. / En la sociedad posmoderna la función de la escuela y del docente está fuertementecondicionada por las demandas sociales de cada contexto espacial. Los cambiosson imparables, todo depende de la ciencia y de la tecnología. Urge entender queen un universo humano que cambia —porque cambian sus actores, sus roles, lasdinámicas sociales, las maneras de ver el mundo— hay que asumir que la educaciónse presenta como el eje articulador, cuyo debate en la actual coyunturahistórica apunta directamente al maestro. Ante esto nos preguntamos: ¿cuál es elpapel del educador hoy? Los nuevos planteamientos y exigencias reclaman unanueva cultura profesional coherente con la función de la institución escolar. Laeducación necesita una transformación en los modos de impartir conocimientos,en la manera de aprender; precisa un educador competente. Desde esta claveaportamos algunas ideas en torno al tipo de educador que reclaman los nuevostiempos.

Submitted by Suelen Reis (suziy.ellen@gmail.com) on 2013-04-30T15:51:54Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao_Aline Mascarenhas.pdf: 2063462 bytes, checksum: f19cf6ab56533b04af66c0339fa3af69 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Auxiliadora Lopes(silopes@ufba.br) on 2013-06-12T17:08:45Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao_Aline Mascarenhas.pdf: 2063462 bytes, checksum: f19cf6ab56533b04af66c0339fa3af69 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-06-12T17:08:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao_Aline Mascarenhas.pdf: 2063462 bytes, checksum: f19cf6ab56533b04af66c0339fa3af69 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / A presente pesquisa teve por objetivo perceber as representações sociais que os médicos pediatras possuem acerca do trabalho do pedagogo no ambiente hospitalar. A realização desse trabalho se desenvolveu mediante a abordagem qualitativa que teve como orientação a Teoria das Representações Sociais. Os instrumentos de coleta de dados utilizados foram à observação participante e a entrevista semi-estruturada composta por 32 questões. Para a realização dessa pesquisa foi utilizada a contribuição valiosa de 07 sujeitos, sendo cinco do sexo feminino e dois do sexo masculino. Após realização da coleta de dados, precedeu a análise do material à luz da análise de conteúdo que articulada a teoria das Representações Sociais buscaram compreender a maneira pela qual os médicos partilham de crenças em torno do trabalho do pedagogo no hospital. As representações se ancoraram em quatro categorias, são elas: aspectos do trabalho do pedagogo no hospital e o imaginário social; classe hospitalar e o trabalho educativo no hospital; educação e saúde; humanização, representação da doença e direitos da criança. Os resultados apontaram para o reconhecimento por parte dos pediatras em torno do atendimento educativo realizado pelo pedagogo na classe hospitalar como sendo essencial na promoção da saúde. A classe hospitalar não deve se configurar como um espaço de transposição da escola regular, principalmente no que se refere aos conteúdos; existem especificidades no atendimento realizado as crianças hospitalizadas que levam em conta a sua faixa etária, sua condição de comprometimento por conta da doença, seu estado emocional e a utilização de tecnologia assistiva. Esses achados demonstram que o pedagogo e a classe hospitalar possuem uma identidade no contexto da enfermaria pediátrica quanto a sua função junto a criança hospitalizada. / Salvador

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:26:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2006-08-18Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:53:54Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 silva_fs_me_prud.pdf: 1340488 bytes, checksum: 02c49c631c2d2d62bb8641bd59cd7607 (MD5) / O objetivo da presente pesquisa é analisar o processo de formação em serviço de cinco (5) educadores do Ensino Fundamental (5ª e 6ª série), de uma escola da Rede Pública de Presidente Prudente, para fazer uso das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC) como mídias no desenvolvimento de projetos de trabalho. Para tanto, a abordagem metodológica adotada foi baseada no estudo de caso do tipo observacional e no ciclo da dialética definido por ação-problema-reflexão-ação, a fim de provocar mudanças na pratica pedagógica dos educadores, procurando criar um ambiente Construcionista, Contextualizado e Significativo - CCS para favorecer a construção do conhecimento dos alunos. A investigação foi realizada no ambiente escolar no período de março/2004 a dezembro/2005, buscando propiciar a troca, a reflexão e a cooperação entre os envolvidos, por intermédio de intervenções ocorridas semanalmente em três momentos: nas Horas de Trabalho coletivo (HTPC), Sala Ambiente de Informática (S.A.I.) e Sala de Aula (S.A.). Como resultados, destaca-se a mudança na prática pedagógica dos educadores que usaram recursos disponíveis na Internet (diário e jornal eletrônico, bate-papo e e-mail) como mídias pedagógicas no processo de ensino e aprendizagem e um melhor desempenho escolar dos alunos considerados inicialmente analfabetos funcionais, notados por meio dos exames: Sistema de Avaliação Rendimento Escolar Marietta (SAREM) e Sistema de Avaliação do Rendimento Escolar de São Paulo (SARESP). / This research analyses the on-site training process of five (5) educators of the Primary Education (5th and 6th grades) of a school in the Public Network of the city of Presidente Prudente, using Technology of Information and Communication (TIC) as a medias for project based learning. Research/training was on the study of case type observation and cycle of the dialectic defined for action-problem-reflection-action the methodological approaches chosen on the intent to provoke shifts in the pedagogical practice of the educators, aiming to create Constructionist, Contextualized and Significative (CCS) Environments, favoring the construction of the students' knowledge. The research was conducted in the school environment from march 2004 to december 2005, trying to improve interchange, reflection and cooperation among the participants, through interventions realized weekly in three situations: during Collective Work Hours (HTPC), Computing Environment Rooms (SAI) and Classrooms (SA). As results, I highlight the shift in the pedagogical practice of the educators which used resources available on Internet (weblogs, newsgroups, chats and email) as pedagogical medias of the teaching and learning processes and the improvement of the students grades which were initially considered functionally illiterates, detected through the tests: School Efficiency Evaluation System (SAREM) and São Paulo School Efficiency Evaluation System (SARESP).

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:29:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2003-06-16Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:38:39Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 silva_cv_me_assis.pdf: 240438 bytes, checksum: f85f083a27c2a4f31bcfe528e3df7f8b (MD5) / A presente dissertação trata da inclusão da Arte nos processos pedagógicos, analisando o conceito de arte e delineando um panorama histórico da arte no Brasil. Identificando sua inserção, pela LDB, como disciplina no currículo escolar, discute as possibilidades de arte como experiência emancipadora ou como atividade paralela. Propõe que educadores retomem a arte como aliada na dinâmica da relação psicossocial da sala de aula, na forma de processo construtivo. Para tanto, a pesquisa se baseia no constructo teórico apresentado por Piaget, a abstração reflexionante (réfléchissante), para falar da criatividade do professor e da construção da novidade em sala de aula, por intermédio dessa inserção da arte. Analisa o conceito de docência artística e observa a especificidade das linguagens artísticas como necessária à formação do professor. O texto atenta o leitor para a necessária inclusão da arte como processo fundamental à ação e ao pensamento criativo, na construção do conhecimento de professores e alunos. Professor e artista devem ser sinônimos, e a arte, mais do que instrumento, deve constituir as bases interativas, de processos pedagógicos, que possibilitem ao professor uma atuação crítica e reflexiva, em sua práxis, entendendo que teorizar é um processo tentativo de reflexão sobre a própria experiência. A dissertação apresenta como método de investigação, depoimentos de professores envolvidos em um processo construtivo de utilização da arte em sala de aula. A partir da análise dessas falas, são apontados princípios gerais para a atuação dos professores. São orientações que visam desconstruir formas prefixadas do cotidiano escolar e possibilitar ao professor... / This essay deals with the inclusion of Art in the educational process, analyzing its concept and descreibing a historical view of it in Brazil. Identifying its insertion, through LDB, as a subject in school curriculum. We discuss the possibilities of Art as a wide experience or as a collateral activity. We propose the teachers recapture Art as an allied in the dynamic of psycosocial relation inside the classroom and as a way of constructive process. This research is based on a theoretical construct developed by Piaget, abstração reflexionante ( réfléchissante), to explain teacher's criativity and the construction of novelty inside the classroom through the insertion of Art. We analyze the concept of artistic teaching and observe the particularity of artistic languages as a necessary condition to teacher's graduation. The text arrests for the inclusion of Art as an important process for action and creativity thinking inside the knowlegde constrution of teachers and learners process. Teacher and artist should be synonymous and Art, more than an instrument, should build the interactive bases of educational processes, which make a critic and reflexive action inside teacher's praxis possible, understanding that theorizing is an attempt process of reflection about his or her experience. This essay uses as a method of researching declarations of teachers involved with the constructive process of using art inside classroom. From the analyze of their declarations we detach general guidelines to teachers`...(Complete abstract, click electronic access below)

nÃo hà / A presente pesquisa surgiu da necessidade de compreender o museu de ciÃncia como instituiÃÃo de divulgaÃÃo cientÃfica que contribui para a formaÃÃo docente. O principal objetivo da pesquisa consistiu em identificar as contribuiÃÃes do museu Seara da CiÃncia para a formaÃÃo docente na Ãrea de CiÃncias da Natureza. O suporte teÃrico que fundamenta as discussÃes reporta à conceitos do campo da EducaÃÃo em museus de ciÃncias representados por Marandino (2001, 2003, 2008), Falk e Dierking (1992) e Queiroz et al., (2002) em diÃlogo com os Saberes Docentes proposto por Tardif (2014) e Carvalho e Gil-PÃrez (1995). A pesquisa foi realizada no museu Seara da CiÃncia, ÃrgÃo de divulgaÃÃo cientÃfica e tecnolÃgica da Universidade Federal do Cearà (UFC). Participaram da pesquisa seis bolsistas da Seara da CiÃncia â licenciandos dos cursos de QuÃmica, FÃsica e CiÃncias BiolÃgicas da UFC. Trata-se de uma pesquisa alicerÃada pela abordagem qualitativa do tipo descritiva e explicativa. O mÃtodo de pesquisa adotado foi o Estudo de Caso. As tÃcnicas de coleta de dados utilizadas foram anÃlise documental, observaÃÃo e entrevista semiestruturada. Os resultados mostram que a perspectiva de formaÃÃo docente identificada na Seara da CiÃncia tem como referÃncia os saberes mobilizados nas atividades de divulgaÃÃo cientÃfica mediada pelos bolsistas. à no papel de mediador que os licenciandos entram em contato com a cultura cientÃfica do museu e compartilham saberes com a escola e com a formaÃÃo em ciÃncia, experiÃncia importante para a construÃÃo de concepÃÃes que dÃo origem aos conceitos de EducaÃÃo, CiÃncia e DivulgaÃÃo CientÃfica. Observou-se que a perspectiva de formaÃÃo docente no museu em estudo sofre interferÃncias dos ÃrgÃos administradores das Bolsas de ExtensÃo e IniciaÃÃo AcadÃmica. Destaca-se como pontos conclusivos que o museu Seara da CiÃncia contribui para a formaÃÃo docente em CiÃncias ao ressignificar concepÃÃes sobre o ensino e aprendizagem de ciÃncias que ocorrem fora dos espaÃos de educaÃÃo formal. Entende-se que a formaÃÃo para a docÃncia na Ãrea de CiÃncias da Natureza nÃo se limita a formaÃÃo acadÃmica, no Ãmbito dos cursos de licenciaturas, mas experiÃncias relacionadas a esta, como aÃÃes de extensÃo universitÃria e estÃgio em espaÃos de educaÃÃo nÃo formal. / The current research was outlined from the need to understand science museum as an institution that promotes science and contributes with the formation of educators. The main goal of this research was to identify the general contribution of the science museum Seara da CiÃnca for the formation of educators of natural sciences. The theoretical rationale that supports the discussion connects concepts from the field of education on science museums, such as the contributions of Marandino (2001, 2003, 2008, 2009); Falk and Dierking (1992) and Queiroz et al., (2002) in dialogue with the teaching knowledge by Tardif (2014) and Carvalho and Gil-PÃrez (1995). The research was conducted in the science museum Seara da CiÃnca, a promoter of science and technology of the Federal University of Ceara (UFC). The subjects of the research were six scholarship holders who are undergraduate students of the programs of Chemical, Physics and Biological Sciences from the UFC. The research is based on the qualitative, descriptive and explanatory approaches. The adopted method of research is a Case of Study. The procedures of data collecting were: documental analyses, observation and semi-structured interviewing. The results show that the context of educatorsâ formation identified at the Seara da CiÃncia is based on the assembled knowledge in the activities of science promotion mediated by the scholarship holders. As mediators, the scholarship holders get in touch with the scientific culture of the science museum and share their knowledge with visiting schools and with the formation in science, which are important experiences to build-up perceptions that create the concepts of Education, Science and Scientific Promotion. It was observed that the framework of educatorsâ formation receives interference from sectors that manage the scholarships devoted to Extension and Academic Initiation. The main conclusions highlight that the science museum Seara da CiÃncia supports the formation of science educators through the reshaping of the meaning on teaching and learning of science that occurs outside the spaces of formal education. It is understood that the formation of educators in the field of natural sciences is not limited to the academia during the undergraduate programs, it should also include other relating experiences, such as actions in extension centers and internships in non-formal educational spaces.

This study had three main purposes. The first was to determine the perceptions of public school administrators toward desirability and toward feasibility of accountability items. The second was to determine the perceptions of public school teachers toward desirability and toward feasibility of accountability items. The third was to compare the perceptions of administrators with those of teachers and to indicate areas where they seemed to be in agreement or disagreement.

Magister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio) / Non-communicable disease (NCD’s) accounts for 80% of the deaths in low and middle socio-economic countries. Emphasis should be placed on the prevention of behavioural risk factors for chronic diseases like alcohol consumption, physical inactivity and smoking to control health risk behaviours in order to lower the amount of deaths caused by NCD’s. In South Africa adolescents indulge in behavioural risk factors that may increase their risk for subsequent chronic diseases of lifestyle. Adolescents should be primary targets for preventative interventions as prevention interventions are usually targeted at healthy individuals. Health education taught in the early years of life is believed to influence the health decisions that individuals make later in life. Health education programmes are currently being implemented worldwide but not many are evaluated to determine the effect of the programme. Thus the aim of this study is to implement and evaluate a health education programme on chronic diseases of lifestyle in a high school in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Violence in South Africa is not only prevalent in society and the home environment, but is also present in the workplace. Although substantial research has been conducted into school violence and learner-focused, school-based violence, the study set out to determine the nature and extent of workplace violence that educators face; identify the effects and consequences of workplace violence on victims; profile educators as victims of workplace violence with specific reference to gender, age and occupational level; and determine the presence and role of policies and educator participation in managing and preventing educator-targeted violence. The comparative investigation further established difference in such experiences between private and public secondary schools. In pursuit of the objectives of the study, 274 self-administered questionnaires were delivered to three public and three private secondary schools in Gauteng after both probability and non-probability sampling methods were employed. A total of 122 completed questionnaires were returned. Using descriptive and inferential data analysis, by means of the Mann-Whitney U test and the Kruskal-Wallis H test, relationships, differences and similarities were determined. Both univariate and bivariate data are displayed in multiple formats. Evident from the results and corroborating existing literature, educators in the study reported having experienced both physical and non-physical (verbal and social) violence, although the survey findings indicate the latter to be dominant. Notably, educators are victimised by various perpetrators and the opportunity to become victimised is greatest during classes, especially in public schools. Educator-targeted violence appears to be the result of multiple interrelated contextual factors that result in a fear for personal safety and far-reaching personal and professional consequences for educators. The profile of educators as victims verified and further exposed various risk factors in terms of demographics and background. Female educators, unmarried educators, public school educators, educators working for long periods of time and educators with lower educational achievements presented greater risk of victimisation. Similarly, female educators and public school educators experienced deficits in power and control. In terms of the public and private divide, significant associations indicated that educators in public schools were more likely to experience physical violence, verbal violence, bullying and vandalism by learners thus justifying their increased likelihood of feeling threatened in the workplace, considering their school at high risk of violence, and viewing workplace violence as a serious problem. Furthermore, with a higher chance of victimisation by not being heard, favouritism and overcrowding, public school respondents were more likely to report lower levels of involvement in decision-making regarding school issues, which consequently affected their sense of power and control in the workplace and increased their risk of victimisation. The majority of respondents indicated having neither been provided with material(s) related to workplace violence nor having received training with regards to the phenomenon (in particular female respondents) therefore the researcher recommends, amongst others, an increase in training and the dissemination of information regarding workplace violence against educators, both in the school setting and among the community. / Dissertation (MSW)--University of Pretoria, 2017. / Social Work and Criminology / MSW / Unrestricted

In 2000, the Minister of Education, Professor Kader Asmal announced that all learners exiting the Further Education and Training band as from 2001 must accumulate marks in the subjects offered at Grade 12 through a process of Continuous assessment (CASS) (DoE, 2001d). Apart from indicating the value of CASS to the external summative component in the ratio of 25% for CASS and 75% for the summative examination, there were and there still is no other policy to regulate the conduct of CASS at Grade 12 level. The situation is worsened by the non-preparation of educators to cope with the challenges of CASS implementation. This study focuses on the implementation of CASS in Mathematics and Science since there is a body of firm evidence, which indicates that, the results in Mathematics and Science in South Africa is not very good. The TIMSS-R study conducted in 1998/1999 indicates that South African learners performed poorly in Mathematics and Science when compared to other participating countries (Howie, 2001). Since it has been established that continuous assessment conducted in a formative manner in subjects such as Mathematics and Science can lead to improved academic performance (Black&Wiliam, 1998), it is essential that attention be given, and initiatives taken to improve the quality of assessment in these critical subjects. In the analysis of the 2001 Senior Certificate examination, it became evident that the CASS marks of learners in many instances were not valid (SAFCERT, 2000a). To address the concern of inflated CASS marks, Umalusi resorted to the use of statistical moderation to ensure that the CASS marks do not deviate drastically from the examination marks of learners. This predominantly quantitative study makes use of surveys to gather data on the problems and challenges experienced by Grade 12 educators in the effective implementation of CASS and the kinds of support provided to educators to strengthen and to sustain the effective implementation of CASS in the classroom. In addition, the study seeks to examine to what extent the Grade 12 CASS marks are fair, valid and reliable. Data was collected from a non - random sample of 21 subject advisors and 60 educators of Mathematics, Biology and Physical Science across six provinces namely, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Limpopo, KwaZulu - Natal, Gauteng and Mpumalanga and across all locations (rural, township and urban). Individual interviews were also conducted with four experts on CASS from national, provincial and district levels and an official from Umalusi. It is apt to end this abstract by indicating that, “our education system has been subjected to many far - reaching initiatives which, whilst taken in reaction to concerns about existing practices, have been based on little evidence about their potential to meet those concerns. In the study of formative assessment there can be seen, for once, firm evidence that indicates clearly a direction for change, which could improve standards of learning. Our plea is that national policy will grasp this opportunity and give a lead in this direction” (Black&Wiliam, 1998). / Dissertation (MEd (Assessment and Quality Assurance))--University of Pretoria, 2005. / Curriculum Studies / unrestricted

The study was aimed at exploring the role of the Employee Assistance Programme in addressing the job performance of educators in the Eastern Cape Department of Education as it is affected by both personal and work related challenges. Non-probability purposive sampling was used to select schools that had once utilized the EAP and had more than ten educators in their staff establishment. One school was selected from each of the 3 clusters into which the province is divided, with cluster C having two schools chosen because of its size and demographics. A focus group interview method was used to collect the data. According to the findings of this study most educators are frustrated and demoralized due to various challenges they encounter in both their personal and work lives but, what was outstanding was the fact that they were blaming the new political dispensation for the deteriorating culture of teaching and learning. Among the things they mentioned as the source of their frustration were the lack of support by both the government and the parents, lack of learner discipline and commitment, too many curriculum changes, lack of incentives and opportunities for promotion, and lack of resources. It transpired that even though they were faced with so many challenges, they had no coping mechanisms and were not aware of any EAP services available in the department. They all admitted to have been taken to team buildings when they had conflicts in their respective schools and that relationships improved after that, but were not aware that it was a service available from EAP since they were organized by their EDOs. From this study it was clear that EAP was not marketed well enough to the intended beneficiaries hence it was not fully utilized and seemed not to be playing its role in improving job performance of educators in the department. There were no differences in the views shared by participants based on school location but there were more negative emotions on the older participants compared with the younger ones. One challenge that became obvious in the execution of the EAP mandate was the absence of a specific EAP Act. / Dissertation (MSocSci)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Social Work and Criminology / unrestricted