Significant research and ongoing inquiry highlight the importance of understanding and recognizing the development of identities and beliefs among teachers. These studies use techniques of reflection on the past or present to elucidate the developmental process of teacher identities and beliefs and their impact on the profession. The development of teacher identities and beliefs commence during childhood. A dearth of research exists that addresses the emerging developments of teacher identities and beliefs from the perspective of young children. This study uses qualitative methods through focus groups and individual interviews to examine the identities and beliefs held by fifth-grade students who plan to become teachers. Revealing the early developing identities of future teachers provides necessary insight into the emerging curricular needs of teacher education programs.

Significant research and ongoing inquiry highlight the importance of understanding and recognizing the development of identities and beliefs among teachers. These studies use techniques of reflection on the past or present to elucidate the developmental process of teacher identities and beliefs and their impact on the profession. The development of teacher identities and beliefs commence during childhood. A dearth of research exists that addresses the emerging developments of teacher identities and beliefs from the perspective of young children. This study uses qualitative methods through focus groups and individual interviews to examine the identities and beliefs held by fifth-grade students who plan to become teachers. Revealing the early developing identities of future teachers provides necessary insight into the emerging curricular needs of teacher education programs.

[pt] A presente dissertação investiga, por meio da Análise de Narrativa e do aporte teórico oferecido pela Sociolinguística Interacional, as narrativas vocacionais de futuros padres que ainda estão em processo formativo em instituições conhecidas como seminários. Os dados apresentados nesta pesquisa foram gerados em entrevistas qualitativas com seminaristas residentes no mesmo seminário que o pesquisador, que também é seminarista. A pesquisa reveste-se ainda de uma sensibilidade autoetnográfica, uma vez que o pesquisador é também parte integrante de um seminário católico e, portanto, membro ativo da mesma comunidade que serviu de campo de pesquisa. A análise, de natureza qualitativa e interpretativista, dá-se em perspectiva micro-interacional e a partir do arcabouço teórico da Análise de Narrativa (LABOV e WALETSKY, 1968; LABOV, 1972; BRUNER, 1997; LINDE, 1993; RIESSMAN, 2008, entre outros). Ainda, utilizamos a noção de Instituição Total (GOFFMAN, 1961; FOUCAULT, 2006) para entender questões acerca do contexto no qual essas narrativas são produzidas. Os resultados descrevem que essas narrativas estão fundamentadas em um sistema de coerência próprio, no qual se articulam os movimentos retóricos de orientação e avaliação, dentre os quais evidenciamos as avaliações de sucesso ou bem-sucedidas a respeito da escolha vocacional e a ideia de que o chamado divino é eterno e, portanto, inato. Também, é possível percebemos a complexa construção narrativa na qual a noção de agenciamento é por vezes atenuada pelo narrador em função da presença constante de dois agentes: eu e deus. Além disso, os dados informam que essas micronarrativas dialogam com grandes narrativas (BRUNER, 1997; SHOSHANA, 2013) entendidas por nós como canônicas e institucionalmente difundidas entre os seminaristas. / [en] The present dissertation investigates, through the Narrative Analysis and the theoretical contribution offered by Interational Sociolinguistics, the vocational narratives of future priests who are still in the formative process in institutions known as Seminary. The data presented in this research were generated in qualitative interviews with seminarians residing in the same Seminary as the researcher, who is also a seminarian. The research also has an auto-ethnographic sensitivity, since the researcher is also an integral part of a Catholic Seminary and, therefore, an active member of the same community that served as a research field. The analysis, of a qualitative and interpretative nature, takes place in a micro-interactional perspective and from the theoretical framework of Narrative Analysis (LABOV and WALETSKY, 1968; LABOV, 1972; BRUNER, 1997; LINDE, among others). Yet, we use the notion of Total Institution (GOFFMAN, 1961; FOUCAULT, 2006) to understand questions about the context in which these narratives are produced. The results describe that these narratives are based on a system of coherence of their own, in which rhetorical movements of orientation and evaluation are articulated, among which we highlight successful or successful evaluations of vocational choice and the idea of that the divine call is eternal and therefore innate. Also, it is possible to perceive the complex narrative construction in which the notion of agency is sometimes attenuated by the narrator due to the constant presence of two agents: I and God. In addition, the data indicate that these micronarratives dialogue with great narratives (BRUNER, 1997; SHOSHANA, 2013) understood by us as canonical and institutionally diffused among the seminarians.

This thesis concerning the way to priesthood, the diocesan priests especially, and explores mainly the moment when young men make their decision for the priesthood. This thesis wants to know the role of the Archdiocese of Prague, the priests, the Christian parents and how they can motivate and support them on their life journey towards their profession. The first chapter describes the journey towards the priesthood according to the Church documents. The second chapter is interested in the specific forms of the pastoral work within the Archdiocese of Prague. The Archdiocesan Seminary is mentioned in the third chapter. The last the fourth chapter is concerning the current status of the clergy and priestly ordination within the Archdiocese of Prague. The second, the third and the fourth chapters represent the author's contribution in the form of assessment of the questionnaires. These questionnaires were distributed and used relating the priest calling pastoral work.

Aim of this diploma thesis "The Vocation of the Apostle Paul: Exegesis and Theological Aspects of Acts chs. 9, 22, 26 and Gal 1" is briefly present historical data of the Apostle Paul, present his personality. Especially it is concentrating on his conversion and vocation and New Testament texts that refer about this events (Acts chs. 9, 22, 26 and Gal 1). Part of this work is to analyze four reports of Paul's vocation. Thesis points on difference or conections between them. The thesis exposes vocation in context of biblical theology and symbol of light. This diploma thesis attempt to present St. Paul's personality and to show his merit for present. Keywords the Apostle Paul, the St. Paul, the Damascus, vocation, conversion, light, the Jesus Christ

The thesis deals with the Jesus' logia about vocation contained in Matthew 8, taking into account the synoptic parallel of the text in Luke. The original Greek text is, first, translated into Czech and then linguistically analyzed. The thesis further examines the original setting of the logia and their foundation in the hypothetical Q source. With the help of selected commentators (France, Hagner, Osborne, Fausti) are the logia and their meaning interpreted within the wider context of contemporary research. These modern interpretations are supplemented by views of the early Church Fathers. The method used in the present thesis is the analysis of the original text and a comparison of relevant commentaries.

The intent of this study was to follow up the students of Mound Fort Junior High School's ninth grade class of 1962-63 in order to secure information and facts about members of that class and to answer the following questions: (1) What has happened to the students educationally? (2) What has happened to the students vocationally? (3) How many students have served or are presently serving the armed forces? (4) What is the marital status of each student? (5) How did the high school graduate compare with the dropout in test scores, grade point average, attendance, awareness of counseling services, and use of counseling services? (6) How did the students react to the school's program? There were 214 students (108 boys and 106 girls) who constituted the sample of this follow-up study. Sources used for obtaining desired information concerning the sample included a questionnaire and school records. Questionnaires were mailed to 214 students and it was assumed that 185 students received one. Of this number, 135 students (72.9%) completed and returned their questionnaires. The results of this study showed that graduates scored higher in all areas than the dropouts--intelligence, achievement, grade point, and school attendance. The test scores for the average dropout indicated that they had the intelligence and the ability to achieve in school work. There was a greater awareness of counseling services among the graduates than was true of the dropouts. Suggestions and comments made by the students indicated they would like their teachers to take a personal interest in them, talk to them on their level, and treat them as an adult. Students want to be encouraged to stay in school and to have the importance of education stressed.

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Text in German and English / This MTh dissertation is about the meaning and change of the pastoral position and role as it is reflected in pastoral theological literature of the last thirty years. For this purpose different concepts of work satisfaction are described and applied to the pastoral context. Furthermore, results of empirical investigations among ministers in German speaking and various other countries are discussed and aspects of job satisfaction of pastors are presented. This is followed by an investigation of changing expectations regarding the pastoral role which affect the job satisfaction of a minister. A comparison of two church orders (1991 and 2003) from Chrischona Switzerland demonstrates the changing job descriptions of pastors within a freechurch denomination. The final chapter is a discussion of some pastoral theological consequences of the relation between changing job descriptions and job satisfaction. / Practical Theology / M.Th. (Practical Theology)

The problem of this study was to determine the relationship of the self concept, ideal self concept, values, and parental self concept to the vocational aspiration of adolescent Negro males.