Bakalauro darbe analizuojamas palankios ugdymui(si) psichologinės ir fizinės aplinkos kūrimas inkliuzinėje klasėje. Tyrime dalyvavo 104 pedagogai, dirbantys Panevėžio miesto ir rajono bendrojo ugdymo mokyklose. Anketinės apklausos metodu tirta pedagogų nuomonė apie palankios ugdymui(si) psichologinės ir fizinės aplinkos kūrimo patirtis ir svarbiausias sąlygas inkliuzinėje klasėje. Analizuojant tyrimo duomenis ieškota ryšio tarp svarbiausių sąlygų, reikalingų palankios ugdymui(si) psichologinės ir fizinės aplinkos kūrimui inkliuzinėje klasėje bei jų įgyvendinimo darbo praktikoje. Tyrimu nustatyta, kad svarbiausios sąlygos, reikalingos palankios ugdymui(si) psichologinės ir fizinės aplinkos kūrimui yra darnūs mokytojo ir mokinių tarpusavio santykiai, taisyklių suformavimas ir jų laikymasis, mokinių bendradarbiavimo užtikrinimas, motyvaciją skatinantis vertinimas, lankstus ir tinkamas mokinių sėdėjimo vietų suskirstymas, tinkamo apšvietimo klasėje užtikrinimas, darbingumą skatinančių sienų atspalvių parinkimas ir mokinių, turinčių specialiųjų ugdymosi poreikių, aprūpinimas kompensacinėmis priemonėmis. Dauguma pedagogų stengiasi kurti gerus tarpusavio santykius su mokiniais, skatina ugdytinius dirbti grupėmis ir yra sukūrę aiškią taisyklių bei vertinimo sistemą. Vis gi mokytojų nuostatos mokinių, turinčių specialiųjų ugdymosi poreikių, atžvilgiu yra neigiamos, mokiniai nėra įtraukiami į ugdymo(si) proceso planavimą. Vyrauja homogeninis mokinių grupavimas, vertinant individuali... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Bachelor’s paper analyzes creation of conducive psychological and physical environment for teaching (learning) in the inclusive classroom. The study involved 104 mainstream school teachers working in the district and the city of Panevezys. Questionnaire method was used to analyse teachers’ opinion on their experience in creation of conducive psychological and physical environment and the most important conditions in the inclusive classroom. Analysis of the data sought to find a relationship between the key conditions required for conducive psychological and the physical environment for teaching (learning) in the inclusive classroom and their implementation in the work practice. The study found that the most important conditions necessary for creation of conducive psychological and physical environment for teaching (learning) are harmonious teacher-pupil relationships, rule formation and compliance, ensuring pupils’ cooperation, motivation-stimulating evaluation, flexible and suitable allocation of sitting places for the pupils, proper lighting in the classroom, selection of efficiency promoting wall shades and provision of pupils with special educational needs with compensatory measures. Most teachers try to build good relationships with pupils, encourage learners to work in groups and have clear rules and scoring system. However, concerning pupils with special educational needs, teachers’ attitude is negative, the pupils are not included in the training (learning) process... [to full text]

Darbo tikslas. Išanalizuoti Druskininkų mokyklų moksleivių fizinį aktyvumą ir subjektyvų sveikatos įvertinimą bei palyginti nustatytus rodiklius tarp kitų Lietuvos vietovių moksleivių. Tyrimo metodika. Tyrimo populiacija – 5, 7, 9-11 klasių moksleiviai. Tyrimas vykdytas 2012 m. penkiose Druskininkų savivaldybės bendrojo ugdymo įstaigose. Moksleivių apklausai naudotos anoniminės anketos, sudarytos vadovaujantis tarptautiniu HBSC (angl. Health Behavior in School-aged Children) tyrimo protokolu. Apklausoje dalyvavo 630 mokinių: 310 (49,2 proc.) berniukų ir 320 (50,8 proc.) mergaičių (atsako dažnis 64,7 proc.). Darbe buvo analizuojami du pagrindiniai kintamieji: fizinis aktyvumas (fizinio aktyvumo dažnis ir bendras fizinis aktyvumas) ir sveikata (subjektyvus sveikatos vertinimas ir nusiskundimų sveikata dažnis). Statistinė duomenų analizė atlikta naudojant statistinį duomenų apdorojimo paketą „SPSS for Windows 17.0“. Rezultatai. Druskininkų savivaldybės mokyklose aktyviai sportavo 55,2 proc. (95 proc. PI 49,6-60,6) berniukų ir 29,5 proc. (95 proc. PI 24,7-34,7) mergaičių (p<0,05). Prasta sveikata Druskininkuose skundėsi 10,6 proc. (95 proc. PI 7,7-14,5) visų ištirtų berniukų ir 18,4 proc. (95 proc. PI 14,6-23,0) mergaičių (p<0,01). Aktyviai sportuojantys Druskininkų moksleiviai reikšmingai dažniau teigė esą geros sveikatos lyginant su rečiau sportuojančiais bendraamžiais (GS=1,99; 95 proc. PI 1,22-3,23) (p<0,01), tačiau moksleivių bendro fizinio aktyvumo ryšiai su sveikatos... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The aim of the study is to analyze the physical activity (PA) and self-rated health among secondary school students in Druskininkai and to compare the established indicators among students of the other regions of Lithuania. Methods. The population of the study included students of the grades 5th, 7th, 9th-11th. The survey was carried out in five secondary schools in Druskininkai in 2012. The anonymous questionnaires for students were created according to the international HBSC survey protocol. There were 630 students who took part in the survey: 310 (49.2%) boys and 320 (50.8%) girls (response rate of 64.7%). There were two key variables analyzed in the present paper: PA (frequency of PA and general PA) and health (general self-rated health and frequency of subjective health complaints). Statistical analysis was performed using the statistical data processing package SPSS for Windows 17.0. Results. Overall, 55.2% (95% CI 49.6-60.6) of boys and 29.5% (95% CI 24.7-34.7) of girls complied with the guideline of 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous PA daily (p<0,05) in Druskininkai region. Significantly less boys (10.6%; 95% CI 7.7-14.5) than girls (18.4%; 95% CI 14.6-23.0) rated their overall health as “not good” (p<0.01). Students undertaking moderate-to-vigorous PA reported good self-rated health significantly more often than their less active coevals (OR=1.99; 95% CI 1.22-3.23) (p<0.01). Correlations between general PA and health status were significant in the younger school-age... [to full text]

BACKGROUND. The benefits of physical activity for physical and mental health and well-being are well evidenced. Despite this, a substantial proportion of the adult population in England do not meet current recommended guidelines for physical activity leading to a significant burden on individuals, health services and the economy. Strategies are needed which lead to sustainable increases in physical activity at the population level. Walking is a free and accessible behaviour which is acceptable to most people and can be incorporated into everyday activities. Walking for transport is a type of walking which is undertaken specifically to travel from one point to another to reach a destination. Gaining an understanding of behavioural and contextual influences on walking for transport is important to facilitate specificity in designing effective interventions. Evaluating both the implementation and effectiveness of interventions to promote walking for transport in real-world settings may help to improve interventions and determine how they can be implemented at scale to impact population levels of physical activity. The research in this thesis aimed to contribute to the evidence base relating to understanding the factors influencing and the promotion of walking for transport in adults to address the problem of how to increase population levels of physical activity to improve health and well-being. Eight research articles are presented which used data collected as part of three research projects: Impact of Constructing Non-motorised Networks and Evaluating Changes in Travel (iConnect), Walking Works and Fitter for Walking. RESULTS. The Transport and Physical Activity Questionnaire (TPAQ) was developed and its measurement properties for assessing different domains of physical activity were tested. It was found to be suitable for use in comprehensively assessing transport and physical activity behaviour with comparable reliability and validity to other similar measures. A new 13-item scale was developed to assess adults perceptions of the environment in the neighbourhood (PENS) in the UK context. This was found to have comparable reliability to other similar scales. Using PENS and TPAQ, walking for transport was found to be positively associated with perceptions of supportive infrastructure, availability of local amenities, and general environment quality in the residential neighbourhood. Walking to and from work was found to be positively associated with the perceived presence of convenient walking routes, suitable pavements, maintained pavements or convenient public transport in the workplace neighbourhood. Walking to and from work was also positively associated with employees who were aged < 30 years, did not have a car, had no free car parking at work, were confident of including some walking or intended to walk to or from work on a regular basis, and had support from colleagues for walking. It was negatively associated with employees perceptions that they lived too far away from work to walk, walking was less convenient than using a car for commuting, they did not have time to walk, they needed a car for work, or they had always travelled the same way. In a community-based intervention to promote walking for transport, a wide variety of small-scale environmental changes were made which were led by local authorities (e.g. removal of encroaching vegetation, new/improved pedestrian signage, new dropped kerbs/kerb improvements, and new, repaired or improved footpaths) or by communities (e.g. planting bulbs, shrubs or bedding plants, clean-up days and litter pick-ups). Additional activities were undertaken to help increase awareness of the benefits of walking and promote the newly improved routes (e.g. led walks, themed walks, development of maps/resources and community events). After 12 months, there was a decrease in pedestrian route use overall and in four out of the five case studies where data collection took place. However, after 14-20 months there was an increase in pedestrian route use overall and in all case studies. Participants in the intervention perceived the main impacts to be improved physical and social environments. Implementing the intervention was found to be complex and required considerable resource and time. Processes required for implementation of the intervention were identified which included planning, preparation and delivery phases. Adaptability of the intervention to fit the local context was highlighted as being critical for successful programme delivery. In a whole-workplace walking to work intervention, no changes in walking behaviour were observed which may have resulted from barriers in using volunteer employee walking champions to deliver activities, the programme components not being delivered as originally intended, the types of activities which were delivered, and lack of awareness and participation by employees. CONCLUSIONS. A range of factors operating at different levels which influence walking for transport behaviour in adults were identified, confirming the need for specificity in studying both the behaviour and the contexts in which the behaviour is undertaken. Evidence is provided of the barriers and facilitators for implementing community-based and workplace interventions which aim to promote the behaviour. These should be addressed to maximise the effectiveness of interventions. Researchers, practitioners and policy-makers should take these research findings into consideration in the future design, planning and implementation of co-produced, multi-level interventions which aim to promote walking for transport. Future research should identify causal factors influencing walking for transport, improve intervention content and optimise intervention implementation. Researchers should address methodological limitations of work in this area, including the application of more rigorous study designs and the use of more reliable and valid measures of walking for transport and overall physical activity. Together this will maximise the potential impact of walking for transport interventions for promoting physical activity and improving health and well-being at the population level.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 franzin_me_me_rcla.pdf: 52552347 bytes, checksum: 755c6d507e1ace3e1fa13f31a94b7ded (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-12-07 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / A urbanização tem crescido consideravelmente nos países tropicais e em desenvolvimento; no Brasil, nas últimas sete décadas, a população passou a ser predominante urbana. A construção das cidades e a expansão das áreas urbanas tem alterado as dinâmicas dos sistemas naturais e provocado profundas alterações nas paisagens, com a criação de novas condições para os fluxos de matéria e energia no sistema relevo, suporte físico para o assentamento urbano. No âmbito da geomorfologia, a antropogeomorfologia considera o homem como um agente geomorfológico, capaz de alterar as formas e os processos geomorfológicos. Essa vertente de estudos tem contribuído com a análise ambiental dos meios urbanos e dos efeitos da ocupação das cidades sobre o relevo. Nesse contexto, a presente pesquisa busca relacionar as características físicas do relevo, a fragilidade do meio físico, a fragilidade ambiental (ROSS, 1990, 1994, 2001) e os padrões de urbanização, buscando colaborar com instrumentos de gestão e planejamento para áreas urbanas. Assim, tem como objetivo avaliar a fragilidade do meio físico e ambiental do setor oeste da cidade de Rio Claro (SP), a fim de identificar como determinadas características geomorfológicas suportam as transformações promovidas pelo uso urbano. Para alcançar o objetivo exposto, parte-se da análise sistêmica, a partir da Teoria Geral dos Sistemas aplicada a Geografia, e por um referencial metodológico e técnico aplicado aos estudos de ambientes antropizados por meio de níveis hierárquicos de fragilidade potencial e emergente, considerando o histórico evolutivo da área e os parâmetros físicos e ambientais, extraídos da análise de materiais cartográficos elaborados. A síntese das variáveis físicas do relevo na carta de fragilidade do meio físico, possibilitou uma análise articulada: dos parâmetros morfométricos, dos materiais inconsolidados e das feições erosivas, o que permitiu apontar as características geomorfológicas que suportam de maneira estável ou instável diferentes usos da terra, em áreas urbanas e rurais. A fragilidade ambiental é alterada de acordo com as características do uso da terra e o tipo de cobertura vegetal, sendo possível identificar como a urbanização acentua a fragilidade ambiental, enquanto outras formas de ocupação e cobertura vegetal atenuaram a fragilidade. O modelo cartográfico para identificar os padrões urbanos e os efeitos sobre fragilidade ambiental, permitiu setorizar o ambiente urbano a partir da diversidade da forma de ocupação do solo e a capacidade técnica das infraestruturas urbanas utilizadas por diferentes classes sociais. / The urbanization has risen considerably in developing tropical countries; in Brazil, in the last seven decades the population has passed to be mainly urban. The cities’ construction and the expansion of urban areas has altered the natural system dynamics and caused deep modifications on landscapes, with the creation of new conditions to the matter and energy flows in the relief system, physical support to the urban settlement. In the scope of geomorphology, anthropomorphology considers man as a geomorphological agent, capable of altering geomorphological forms and processes. This strand of studies has contributed to the environmental analysis of urban environments and the effects of the occupation of cities on relief. In this context, the present research seeks to relate the physical characteristics of the relief, the fragility of the physical environment, the environmental fragility (ROSS, 1990, 1994, 2001) and urbanization patterns, seeking to collaborate with management and planning instruments for urban areas. Thus, the objective of this study is to evaluate the fragility of the physical and environmental environment of the western sector of the city of Rio Claro (São Paulo State), in order to identify how certain geomorphological characteristics support the transformations promoted by urban use. In order to achieve the above objective, it is based on the systemic analysis, based on the General Theory of Systems applied to Geography, and a methodological and technical reference applied to the studies of anthropized environments through hierarchical levels of potential and emerging fragility, considering the evolutionary history of the area and physical and environmental parameters, extracted from the analysis of elaborated cartographic materials. The synthesis of physical variables of relief in the letter of fragility of the physical environment, allowed an analysis articulated: the morphometric parameters, the unconsolidated materials and erosive features, which allowed pointing the geomorphological characteristics that support a stable or unstable different land uses, in urban and rural areas. The environmental fragility is amended in accordance with the characteristics of the land use and the type of plant cover, being possible to identify as urbanization accentuates the environmental fragility, while other forms of occupation and vegetation cover attenuated the fragilit. The cartographic model to identify the urban patterns and the effects on environmental fragility, allowed setorizar the urban environment from the diversity of form of occupation of the soil and the technical capacity of urban infrastructures used by different social classes.

Orientador: Antenor Zanardo / Banca: Norberto Morales / Banca: Jairo Roberto Jiménez-Rueda / Banca: Manoel Carlos Toledo Franco de Godoy / Banca: José Francisco Marciano Motta / Possui um mapa geológico anexo do município de Assis / Resumo: Para a ocupação racional de uma área ou região, de forma a minimizar o impacto ambiental e aproveitar da melhor maneira possível os seus recursos naturais é indispensável um bom conhecimento do meio físico. O objetivo dessa pesquisa foi realizar a caracterização geológica do município de Assis, com a finalidade de se produzir informações e cartografia pertinente, que pudessem orientar, entre outros, a administração municipal na tomada de decisões sociopolíticas e administrativas,no ordenamento territorial do município. Atividades de campo e laboratório resultaram na confecção de um mapa geológico do município em escala 1:50.000, com as seguintes unidades litológicas: Formação Serra Geral, Formação Adamantina, Aloformação Paranavaí - unidade 1; Aloformação Paranavaí - unidade 2, aluviões atuais e uma unidade constituída pela mistura, em proporção variada, de alteração do basalto mais o material arenoso da aloformação. Estas unidades foram caracterizadas com base em observações de campo, análises granulométricas, petrográficas em amostras e frações silte grosso e areia muito fina, difração de raios X na fração fina e química de elementos maiores e alguns menores. Os dados obtidos foram interpretados de forma integrada possibilitando interpretações genéticas e discussão relativas à ocupação espacial. / Abstract: For the rational occupation of an area or region, in order to minimize the environmental impact and make the best possible use of its natural resources, it is essential a sound knowledge of the physical environment. The purpose of this research was to carry out a geological characterization of the municipality of Assis, in order to produce relevant information and mapping, which may be useful, among others, for the municipal administration in decision-making policies for its territorial organization. Activities of field work and laboratory analysis resulted in the preparation of a geological map of the municipality, on scale 1:50.000, with the following lithological units: Serra Geral Formation; Adamantina Formation, Paranavaí Alloformation - Unit 1;Paranavaí Alloformation - Unit 2, present Alluvium and a unit constituted by varied proportion mixture of basalt alteration and sandier material. These units were characterized on the basis of field observations, granulometric and petrographic analyses of samples and thick fractions of silt and very fine sand, X-ray diffraction in the fine fraction and chemistry of elements both larger and smaller. The data were interpreted in an integrated manner making possible genetic interpretations and discussion on space occupation. / Doutor

Road with transit traffic in urban areas entails meeting between relatively high-speed vehicle traffic and unprotected road users in a residential environment. In Sweden there are many, small and large urban areas that are crossed by roads in their central parts. These roads can cause traffic at relatively high speed to affect and create problems for the residential environment in the urban area. Roads in urban areas become problematic in relation to safety because traffic is to interact with unprotected road users. With the citizens' movement pattern as a starting point, this study illustrates how the design of the road can be adapted to the citizens to reduce the risk of accidents. The aim of this study was to investigate the unprotected road users' experience and movement patterns in the road environment at Storgatan in the urban area Robertsfors. The focus is on safety for the unprotected road users and to provide suggestions to improve safety. This study had a qualitative design and based on observation of movement's patterns among people using Storgatan as well as eight semi-structured interviews. The result showed that unprotected road users, expressed the need to reduce the speed of vehicles early in the urban area, to clearly visualize and protect unprotected road users and the importance of the road being part of the urban area and not a transit road. It also emerged that vehicle traffic has a prominent role in urban environment and should be questioned, as the urban area should be perceived as a safe and attractive environment for the residents. The interaction between vehicle traffic and unprotected road users is clearly unequal based on the results of this study.

Orientador: Marcus Cesar Avezum Alves de Castro / Resumo: O presente estudo teve como objetivo principal analisar a incorporação dos critérios do meio físico na seleção de áreas para implantação de aterros sanitários nos processos de licenciamento ambiental no Estado de São Paulo. A investigação foi realizada a partir da análise de estudos ambientais de aterros sanitários (EIA/RIMA e RAP) apresentados para a Companhia Ambiental do Estado de São Paulo (CETESB), em atendimento ao processo de licenciamento ambiental no Estado de São Paulo. A avaliação da incorporação dos critérios na seleção das áreas nos processos de licenciamento baseou-se em aterros sanitários localizados nas áreas de alta, média e baixa vulnerabilidade à contaminação de águas subterrâneas, conforme Mapa de Vulnerabilidade à Contaminação de Águas Subterrâneas do Estado de São Paulo (IG/DAEE/CETESB, 1997). Foram selecionados um (01) aterro na área de alta vulnerabilidade, dois (02) na de média vulnerabilidade e três (03) na área de baixa vulnerabilidade. A análise dos critérios do meio físico dos EIA-RIMA foi pautada nos capítulos de “Alternativas Locacionais” e “Diagnóstico do Meio Físico”. Com base nos resultados da avaliação dos relatórios ambientais verificou-se que, usualmente, o meio físico não foi considerado determinante na seleção da área de implantação do aterro, predominando critérios financeiros na escolha locacional dentre as alternativas apontadas para cada área. Quanto à caracterização do meio físico apresentada nos relatórios, ela atendeu, em linhas g... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The main objective of this study was to analyze the incorporation of the criteria of the The main objective of this study was to analyze the incorporation of the criteria of the physical environment in the selection of areas for the implementation of sanitary landfills in environmental licensing processes in the State of São Paulo. The investigation was carried out based on the analysis of environmental studies of sanitary landfills (EIA/RIMA and RAP) presented to the Environmental Company of the State of São Paulo (CETESB), in compliance with the environmental licensing process in the State of São Paulo. The evaluation of the incorporation of the criteria in the selection of the areas in the licensing processes was based on sanitary landfills located in areas of high, medium and low vulnerability to groundwater contamination, according to the Map of Vulnerability to Groundwater Contamination of the State of São Paulo (IG/DAEE/CETESB, 1997). One (01) landfill was selected in the area of high vulnerability, two (02) in the area of medium vulnerability and three (03) in the area of low vulnerability. The analysis of the criteria of the physical environment of the EIA-RIMA was based on the chapters "Local Alternatives" and "Diagnosis of the Physical Environment". Based on the results of the evaluation of the environmental reports, it was verified that, usually, the physical environment was not considered determinant in the selection of the area of implementation of the landfill,... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

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The purpose of this study is to demonstrate whether and how teacher-child interactions, teacher-child relationships, children’s self-control, parents’ education levels, teachers’ teaching experience and education levels, and classroom physical environment impact children’s engagement levels. Preschoolers from Head Start programs and a university childcare center (N = 135, M = 54.93 months, SD = 7.50) and 15 preschool classroom teachers in East Tennessee participated in the study. Classroom head teachers rated child’s engagement, teacher-child interaction, teacher-child relationships, and children’s self-control using provided questionnaires. The primary researcher assessed the classroom physical environment and determined the reliability for the Children’s Physical Environments Rating Scale (CPERS). The structural equation modeling (SEM) statistical approach was employed to analyze the data. The results showed that the level of preschoolers’ engagement in classroom learning activities was directly associated with their self-control (β = .37, p < .001). Preschoolers’ engagement was not indirectly associated with children’s self-control through teacher-child interaction. The level of engagement of preschoolers in classroom learning activities did not directly associate with teacher-child relationships but was indirectly associated with the teacher-child relationship through children’s self-control (β = .20 , p < .001 ). When separating the two subscales of teacher-child relationship (closeness and conflict), teacher-child closeness was directly associated with children’s engagement level (β = .22, p = .003). In addition, teacher-child conflict was both directly (β = - .17, p = .022) and indirectly associated with child’s engagement level through children’s self-control (β = .26, p < .001). Classroom physical environment did not directly predict the level of engagement of preschoolers, while indirect relationships were found between the classroom physical environment scores and the level of engagement of preschoolers, and the relationship was mediated by children’s self-control (β = .09, p = .050). The study offers implications for teachers as they work on enhancing children’s engagement level in their learning activities. Future research suggested by this study include further exploration of intervention strategies to increase children’s active engagement. Increasing sample size and obtaining reliability of the measures on children’s behaviors would also improve the rigor of the study.