Tesi sul tema "330304 Teacher Education: Vocational Education and Training"

The onset of the 21st century brought a new dynamic in the workforce fueled by societal changes and technological advancements. These forces helped to create the conditions that transformed the economy from the industrial age of routine labor to a knowledge age where creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking are now needed for success. In addition, the forecasts for this new global economy of the 21st century project that students will need not only new skillsets but also increased levels of education to succeed in the workplace. To prepare all students for postsecondary education and foster the growth of these new skillsets, education has to integrate reform efforts that address these changes. Yet, a challenge to transforming the education system of the industrial age to one that meets the needs of the 21st century is the two-track system that was created to align with an industrial age economy: one track for those who were to attend higher education and one for those who were to enter the workforce directly from high school. Linked Learning is an evidence-based reform effort that addresses these changes. It includes four elements: academic and technical coursework, student support systems, and work-based learning opportunities. Linked Learning prepares all students for postsecondary education options. Coaches’ training has been identified as a strategy to aid in the implementation of the elements of Linked Learning and change instructional practice.

This quantitative dissertation research study examined the impact of the coaches’ training on the implementation of Linked Learning approach. The study used a web-based survey to collect data from educators who had participated in the coaches’ training to assess if the training was of value in implementing the core elements and beliefs of Linked Learning with their districts after they had completed the sessions and supporting assignments. Twenty-one educators from northern, central and southern California who had participated in the training responded to 35 Likert items that were aligned to the seven intended coaches’ outcomes. Participants were given the opportunity to add comments to each section. The results allowed for an assessment of the impact.

This study investigated the practice of professional development (PD) within the Vocational Education and Training (VET) arena. The major focus of this study was to investigate how PD provision for a selected group of VET educators in the tourism and hospitality sector has equipped them with both the technical competence of their discipline and teacher/training competence. This research has direct practical relevance to the educators working in the VET tourism and hospitality sector. Identifying PD strategies that are consistent and effective could facilitate the development of PD at a national level thus providing benefit to the VET sector as a whole. The study was conducted utilising the qualitative research technique narrative inquiry. The investigation focused on a case study context of educators currently working within a department of tourism and hospitality at a VET registered training organisation. Interviews were conducted with 10 front-line teaching educators and 4 management Heads of Department. Interviews were transcribed and portrait narratives were developed from the interview data. The portraits were analysed to answer the study’s five objectives: • To gain the perceptions held by a selected group of VET educators in the tourism and hospitality sector of the technical competence needed to conduct effective teaching/training programs • To gain the perceptions held by a selected group of VET educators in the tourism and hospitality sector of the professional teaching/training competencies required for effective practice • To construct a detailed taxonomy of teaching/training competencies in VET tourism and hospitality sector • To determine the appropriate qualification for VET educators in the tourism and hospitality sector • To propose specific recommendations for the improvement of PD practices for VET educators in the tourism and hospitality sector. Results of the study indicated that educators and management are required to consider specific issues when designing PD. A set of recommendations arising from the research findings have been developed that focus on enhancing the PD for tourism and hospitality educators particularly in the following areas: • Increased relevance of the PD to the educators’ work • Development of a culture that supports lifelong learning • More transparent PD funding and budgetary arrangements • Access to PD for ongoing and sessional staff • Increased emphasis on professional learning arising from PD.

This study proposes a rational basis for pre-vocational. education (PVE) teacher preparation and training in Jordan based on a thorough assessment of the teacher's role and responsibilities. Qualitative and quantitative data collection methods were employed. These included semi-structured interviews with members of the Jordanian National Teams for PVE Curriculum Development and for Supervision on PVE Curriculum Development, as well as with PVE supervisors in Jordan. Selfcompletion questionnaires were also administered to a sample of PVE teachers and educational supervisors. Asserting that design and implementation of a successful training programme should be founded on the job activities and competencies required, this study presents a job description for the PVE teacher, analyses the activities involved, and identifies the associated competencies. The study proceeds to scrutinise the components of WE teacher preparation, analyses the current delivery of PVE in Jordan, identifies some deficiencies, and considers potential corrective action. The study also discusses the necessity of vocational field experience for the PVE teacher. Current programmes of PVE teacher preparation are critically examined, shortcomings are identified, and proposals for improvement are discussed.

The purpose of this quantitative descriptive survey research was to assess and describe the effect of technology training on career and technical education (CTE) teachers’ perceptions of computer self-efficacy and technology practices in a vocational school district in New Jersey. CTE schools prepare future citizens and workers for the challenges of a global technological society. Technology training is crucial to the success of CTE teachers who have the daunting task of better educating students and developing the highly technical skills and problem-solving abilities of workers to compete in the global marketplace. A purposive sample of 84 teachers who attended technology training in the district completed technology-based surveys and six teachers agreed to participate in an interview and classroom observation. Triangulation of the findings of the surveys, interviews, and classroom observations helped to validate the methods and lend important insights to CTE leaders on the effectiveness of technology training. Findings indicated that CTE teachers are using technology in the classroom, but not implementing at levels consistent with developing the higher order thinking and problem-solving skills of students. A practical suggestion for technology training designs included the use of adult learning theories and constructivism for improving the levels of technology implementation among CTE teachers. Recommendations of the study targeted annual technology assessments, post-secondary collaborative partnerships, and supportive leadership to address the needs and concerns of teachers.

Educational Leadership
Ed.D.
This study will be investigating the perceptions of the implementation and modelling of best practices in technical vocational education and training (TVET) areas of endeavour. Four lecturers from three selected programmes will be investigated see how well they are preparing their students to enter the technically advanced workplace in an urban tertiary TVET institute in Jamaica. It has been reported by employers that graduates’ performance has been unsatisfactory in the sectors which require technically skilled professionals (HEART Trust, 2012). This investigation will incorporate a literature review of the apprenticeship system, and the current occupational training requirements as well consider competency based methods of teaching used in the TVET classroom. This will be in the context of career development theories, and constructivist and social learning theories. A qualitative research design method will be applied, using a case study approach. In addition to data collected from the lecturers, interviews, observation and focus group discussions with three groups of 15 students will also be collected. Additionally, the Director/ Principal of the Vocational Development Training Institute (VDTI) will be interviewed. Finally, a stakeholders’ report based on employee attitudes in various industries will be used to attain their perspectives on the preparedness of the TVET graduates for the workplace. The results and recommendations will be used to evaluate the best practices of the TVET lecturers.
Temple University--Theses

The purpose of this study was to ascertain if nurses-in-training in today's vocational schools are receiving instruction which capably prepares them to meet the needs and exigencies demanded by the medical profession in our rapidly changing society. The study also purports to demonstrate the need for in-service training of nurses already in the profession as well as the mandate for change which had to be carried out by all nursing trainers in light of the rapidly evolving technological advances of the medical field of the nineties.

This research project conducted an in-depth, qualitative assessment of vocational education and training (VET) teachers’ perceptions of pedagogic innovation, with an emphasis on obstacles and supporting factors. The main research question was: “How do teachers’ roles and perspectives shape innovation processes in VET and what does this imply for the development of teaching and learning practices?” Three clusters of subsidiary questions were derived around thematic foci: ‘perceptions and concepts’, ‘documentation of practice’, and ‘dynamics, limitations, and lessons for innovation’. Based on analytical strategies derived from grounded theory, two phases of interviews – the first with ten experts and the second with 62 VET practitioners at 20 colleges – were conducted in England, Germany, and Austria, with a focus on full-time VET (Further Education Colleges, Berufskollegs, and Berufsbildende Mittlere und Höhere Schulen) in the 16-19 age range. Classroom observation preceded semi-structured, 30 to 60 minute interviews with teachers. The study builds on previous research and existing frameworks such as Lipsky’s concept of ‘street-level bureaucracy’ and Flyvbjerg’s ‘critical cases’. However, it fills a gap in the literature by focusing on practitioner perceptions, motivations, professionalism, autonomy, work contexts, and own learning in relation to pedagogic innovation, whilst tracing relevant connections to educational policy, college management, and societal influences. Teachers are shown in multiple roles as inventors, designers, and implementers of innovation, facing nine categories of obstacles. Those include limited time and budgets, bureaucracy and lack of autonomy, problems with project planning and execution, and issues related to lack of support. In addition, this study provides a comparative investigation of practitioners’ interpretations of key terms (‘pedagogy’, ‘didactics’, ‘innovation’), revealing differences between England on the one hand, and Germany and Austria on the other, based on different degrees of autonomy and innovative focus. Based on such findings, the study details recommendations for college leaders and policy makers for facilitating pedagogic innovation, placing each in their respective national contexts.

Orientador: Elisabete Monteiro de Aguiar Pereira
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação
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Resumo: O trabalho analisa as percepções de egressos, mestres e doutores titulados entre 2010 e 2012 no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Faculdade de Educação, da Universidade Estadual de Campinas, sobre as contribuições desta formação para sua trajetória profissional, verificando os impactos decorrentes em sua vida e contexto. Trata-se de um estudo de caso de abordagem quali-quantitativa, descritivo-exploratório, tendo sido levantados dados sócio demográficos, acadêmicos e profissionais; motivações, expectativas e contribuições quanto à escolha e processo de formação; relação entre ocupação profissional e pós-graduação; pontos positivos, negativos e sugestões de melhoria para o Programa, entre outros. Como instrumento de coleta de dados foi utilizado um questionário eletrônico, com perguntas abertas e fechadas, enviado por e-mail. Os dados quantitativos foram analisados pela frequência e porcentagem e, os qualitativos, por análise de conteúdo. De forma geral, os egressos pesquisados indicam grande satisfação quanto ao Programa de Pós-Graduação realizado e alta correlação desta formação com sua atual profissão, mencionando decorrências positivas e relevantes em suas trajetórias e contextos. Ao apresentar dados abrangentes oriundos da avaliação de mestres e doutores sobre sua formação no PPGE/FE ¿ Unicamp, o trabalho pode prestar uma contribuição ao próprio Programa, no sentido de conhecer, de forma mais sistemática, seu impacto na vida pessoal e profissional dos egressos. Além disso, pretende estimular o desenvolvimento de novas investigações, possíveis aprofundamentos e/ou desdobramentos quanto aos temas abordados
Abstract: This study examines the perceptions of graduates, masters and doctors titered between 2010 and 2012 in the Postgraduate Education, Faculty of Education, State University of Campinas, about the contributions of this formation to their professional trajectory, verifying the impacts on his life and context. This is a case study of qualitative and quantitative, descriptive, exploratory approach, having been raised data sociodemographic, professionals and academics; motivations, expectations and contributions regarding the choice and training process; relationship between occupation and postgraduate; positive, negative points and suggestions for improvement to the program, among others. As an instrument of data collection was used an electronic questionnaire with open and closed questions, sent by email. Quantitative data were analyzed by frequency and percentage, and qualitative, for content analysis. In general, the graduates surveyed indicate great satisfaction with the Program Graduate accomplished and high correlation of this formation with their current profession, mentioning positive and relevant derivations in their trajectories and contexts. By presenting comprehensive data derived from the evaluation of masters and doctors about their formation in PPGE / FE - Unicamp, work can make a contribution to the program itself, in the sense of knowing, a more systematic way, impact on their personal and professional lives of the graduates. It also aims to stimulate the development of new investigations, possible deepening and/or ramifications regarding the topics covered
Doutorado
Ensino e Práticas Culturais
Doutora em Educação

Orientador: Luis Enrique Aguilar
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação
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Resumo: A presente investigação tem como objeto de estudo a constituição da história da formação de alfabetizadoras. Tem-se como propósito reconstituir e analisar a trajetória de seis profissionais nesta área, sendo reconhecidas como boas alfabetizadoras pelas comunidades em que atuam, na rede pública municipal, estadual e federal da cidade de Uberlândia- MG, a partir de 1980. Tal delimitação teve como base da pesquisa as narrativas de fatos relevantes desses sujeitos em que a atuação docente apontou situações vivenciadas que possibilitaram sua constituição e o seu próprio desenvolvimento profissional. Dentro dessa perspectiva, tornou-se possível estabelecer as formas como as mesmas incorporaram na prática a alfabetização como processo de formação. De modo que, para se obter um quadro amplo e significativo a respeito do problema abordado, optou-se por uma metodologia qualitativa de pesquisa, baseada na análise da história oral de vida de seis alfabetizadoras que foram escolhidos para fazerem parte deste estudo. Assim sendo, o que marca a relevância científica desta pesquisa, é a contribuição de investigar e recuperar aspectos históricos, políticos e educacionais da trajetória de formação de alfabetizadoras na cidade de Uberlândia- MG. Portanto, as questões que se colocam são: Quem são as alfabetizadoras consideradas como boas profissionais pela comunidade? O que aconteceu a partir do momento do magistério? O que aconteceu na vida desses sujeitos que hoje são reconhecidos como bons profissionais? Como foram suas trajetórias de formação e atuação? Quais e como os fatos relevantes ocorridos na educação interferiram em suas trajetórias de vida e na constituição dessas profissionais ao longo das duas últimas décadas? Como se deu o processo de constituição dessas alfabetizadoras neste últimos vinte anos? Em outras palavras, extraiu-se das narrativas indícios que permitiram identificar as interações mediadas por outras pessoas em um determinado contexto político-econômico-cultural, sobretudo das influências determinantes de instituições sociais na formação dessas alfabetizadoras. E, ainda, como são construídas as matrizes do seu sistema de conhecimento, suas interpretações diante do papel da prática exercida enquanto alfabetizadoras que, ainda hoje, ocupam importante papel no cenário educacional da cidade de Uberlândia, ora incorporando, ora refutando as doutrinas teóricas e/ou símbolos que são socialmente elaborados. Pressupõe-se uma construção pessoal das alfabetizadoras a respeito das experiências vividas nas interações sociais que mediam a relação delas com a formação docente passando a orientar, transformar e intervir na prática. Neste sentido, pode-se dizer que o desenvolvimento desses sujeitos, reconhecidas como ¿boas alfabetizadoras,¿ aconteceu do plano social para o individual, plano este em que as alfabetizadoras apresentam uma versão singular e personalizada, cultural, social e histórica em que estão inseridas
Abstract: The present investigation deals with study of the historiacal background of Teaching to read-teachers. The purpose of the study is therefore to analyze the lives of 6 professionals in this area, known as good read and writing teachers that work in the city, state and federal public system of the city of Uberlândia-MG since 1980. This particular group was analyzes considering the most important facts that accured during this period that favored their professional growth, within the study, the different ways and reasons that led these teachers to dedicate to the act of teaching to read wee presented. To obtain a broader vision, the research was done using quality methodology to analyze the six teachers that orally told their stories. The stories included historical,political and educational aspects of their lives. Some of the questions to be answered were: Who are the best professionals in the act of teaching to read in our community? What did they do right after graduating from teachers'college? What happened in the following years? What facts best contributed in the formation of these professionals in the last 20 years? By listening to the narrations of these teachers, the survey was able to extract the influences of different people within the political, economical, cultural and social context. Also the schooling background that these teachers receied and the important roll they played was considered as these teachers were held as being the best in the cities educational system. How these teachers related to their teachers influence in the practical aspects of these professional, was studied. Therefore, the survey showed how these good teachers in the art of teaching to read lived, their individuality and their envolvement with the cultural, social and historiacal enviroment in their city
Doutorado
Educação, Conhecimento, Linguagem e Arte
Doutor em Educação

As habilidades e os conhecimentos necessários para a prática docente geram mudanças em todo o processo educacional. Incluir indivíduos na sociedade, possibilitando que estes tenham uma profissão e uma vida digna é um processo de colaboração que perpassa o meio educacional. Os programas de ensino profissionalizante têm como objetivo aumentar as oportunidades educacionais aos trabalhadores por meio de cursos de formação inicial e continuada, bem como de qualificação profissional. Com base nisso, a pesquisa apresentada nesta tese teve como problema de pesquisa: Investigar como estruturar um Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) de Tecnologia Assistiva (TA) que apoie o processo de formação de professores do Ensino Profissionalizante que atuam na preparação para a inclusão no mercado de trabalho. A pesquisa está enquadrada como pesquisa qualitativa, utiliza o método estudo de caso, combinado com o desenvolvimento de um ambiente tecnológico, utilizando como base o conceito de MOOC. Uma ampla pesquisa bibliográfica foi desenvolvida, a qual, juntamente com o ambiente tecnológico desenvolvido torna capaz a realização de um estudo exploratório e descritivo, que permitiu confrontar os dados empíricos obtidos com as teorias previamente estudadas. O estudo de caso se estrutura a partir do desenvolvimento de um curso de formação de professores, o MOOC SolAssist Learning. Os resultados obtidos por meio da realização do estudo exploratório e do estudo final possibilitaram a criação de um processo de desenvolvimento dos MOOCs. Por meio dos dados coletados nos questionário aplicados durante o curso, foi possível obter informações sobre o perfil dos participantes e de suas ações em sala de aula, informações essas que foram confrontadas com as teorias apresentadas nos capítulos iniciais da tese.
The skills and knowledge required for teaching practice generate changes throughout the educational process. Including individuals in society, enabling them to have a profession and a decent life is a process of collaboration that permeates the educational environment. Vocational education programs aim to increase educational opportunities for workers through initial and continuing training courses and professional qualification. Based on this, the research presented in this thesis had as a research problem: To investigate how to structure a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) of Assistive Technology (TA) that supports the process of training teachers of Vocational Education that work in the preparation for inclusion in the business market. The research is framed as qualitative research, uses the case study method, combined with the development of a technological environment, using as basis the concept of MOOC. An extensive bibliographic research was developed, which together with the developed technological environment makes it possible to carry out an exploratory and descriptive study that allowed to confront the empirical data obtained with the theories previously studied. The case study is structured from the development of a teacher training course, the MOOC SolAssist Learning. The results obtained through the exploratory study and the final study allowed the creation of a process to develop the MOOCs. Through the data collected in the questionnaire applied during the course, it was possible to obtain information about the profile of the participants and their actions in the classroom, which information was confronted with the theories presented in the initial chapters of the thesis.

Orientador: Maria Evelyna Pompeu do Nascimento
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação
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Resumo: Esta dissertação tem como objetivo desenvolver um Estado do Conhecimento da produção acadêmica sobre a Formação de Profissionais da Educação Infantil no Brasil, no período de 1996 a 2005. Considerando que a formação dos profissionais, desse nível de ensino, vem sendo uma preocupação constante dentro dos sistemas educacionais, pois se entende que este é um dos pilares da mudança de qualidade da educação. Tendo como objeto de estudo os resumos das dissertações de mestrado e teses de doutorado identificadas, por meio do banco de teses da Capes, construímos um amplo e aprofundado diretório de pesquisas sobre o tema, na tentativa de compreender o que tem sido estudado por uma gama de pesquisadores, buscando conhecer suas principais preocupações e perspectivas, bem como as lacunas e recomendações que precisam ser observadas no âmbito dos estudos educacionais e das políticas públicas voltadas para a pequena infância. A análise de conteúdo, definida por Bardin (2000), configurou-se como o principal o procedimento metodológico que orientou a presente pesquisa, possibilitando a realização de uma investigação de cunho qualitativo. O referencial teórico utilizado pautou-se nos estudos de autores como André (1986; 1999; 2002), Facci (2004), Brzezinski (1999; 2006), Campos (1999; 2006), Cerisara (2002; 2004), Ferreira (1999; 2002), García (1999), Khishimoto (1998; 1999; 2000; 2003; 2004), Kramer (1994; 1996; 2006), Nascimento (1999; 2001; 2003; 2005), Pimenta (1994), Rocha (1999; 2001), Soares (1989; 1992), entre outros, a fim de localizar e aprofundar as questões trazidas pelos resumos, indo além da simples construção de uma pesquisa descritiva. Focalizamos assim, os principais pontos de vista apresentados pelas produções acadêmicas, ou seja, convergências, divergências, anseios, preocupações e indicações, discutindo as possibilidades de transformação e mudança, no campo da formação do profissional da educação infantil. Deste modo, vislumbramos contribuir a partir deste trabalho, para que este nível de ensino seja reconhecido como essencial na vida escolar de qualquer criança, impulsionando a formulação e a implementação de políticas, que valorizem e corroborem para a qualidade da formação desse profissional
Abstract: This dissertation has the objective to develop a State of the Knowledge of the academic production of the Formation of Professionals of Children Education in Brazil, during the period of 1996 to 2005. Considering that the formation of professionals, of this specific education, level is a constant worry within the educational system, it is therefore understood that this is one of the basis for change in Education quality. Having as object of study the summaries of the dissertations of Master and theories of Doctorate identified, by database of Thesis from CAPES, we built a vast directory of research on the subject, in the attempt to create an understanding of what has been studied by a large range of researchers, in a quest to understand their main worries and perspectives, as well as have a clear view of the gaps and recommendations that are going to be observed in the public politics for the childhood. The content analysis is defined by Bardin (2000), configured itself as the main methodological procedure that oriented this present research, enabling the achievement of an inquiry of qualitative stamp. The theoretical reference utilized was guided by the studies of André (1986; 1999; 2002), Facci (2004), Brzezinski (1999; 2006), Campos (1999; 2006), Cerisara (2002; 2004), Ferreira (1999; 2002), García (1999), Khishimoto (1998; 1999; 2000; 2003; 2004), Kramer (1994; 1996; 2006), Nascimento (1999; 2001; 2003; 2005), Rocha (1999; 2001), Soares (1989; 1992), among others, with the objective of locating the questions brought by the summaries, going beyond the simple construction of a descriptive research. We focused on the main points of view presented by the academic productions, meaning, convergences, divergences, yearnings, worries and referrals, discussing the possibilities of transformation and change, in the field of the formation of the professional of children's education. So that, we are going to contribute with this work, in such way that this level of education can be recognized as essential in the school life of any infant, stimulating the formulation and the implementation of politics, that value and corroborate with the quality of the formation of such professional
Mestrado
Politicas, Administração e Sistemas Educacionais
Mestre em Educação

Cette recherche poursuit le double objectif d’analyser le travail des enseignants des spécialités agricoles au Chili (en particulier, les difficultés professionnelles) et de proposer des pistes pour leur formation. Pour ce faire, elle mobilise une démarche par abduction (Peirce, 1965) basée sur une épistémologie de la découverte et prolongée par une approche herméneutique, qui permet de faire émerger des hypothèses a posteriori.Le travail enseignant est appréhendé comme un système de pratiques professionnelles (Marcel, 2004) et étudié à partir des dimensions de l’activité, du statut et de l’expérience (Tardif & Lessard, 1999). Ce cadre théorique structure un dispositif méthodologique qui favorise la production d’un corpus empirique conséquent et diversifié.L’interprétation de ces éléments permet de mettre au jour la nature symbolique du travail des enseignants et de défendre l’hypothèse générale d'un horizon culturel de ce travail. Cette hypothèse est déclinée en deux volets, d’une part celui que les enseignants ont un rôle de médiateurs culturels entre l’espace professionnel agricole et l’espace scolaire et, d’autre part, celui que la difficulté professionnelle est normalisée dans le travail quotidien. Sur cette base, peut être décrite une « zone de médiation culturelle » des enseignants du secteur agricole.Afin de mettre ces apports au service de la formation, est déployée une démarche d’ingénierie de formation qui « traduit » certains éléments de la « zone de médiation culturelle » en termes de savoirs professionnels. Ces savoirs sont intégrés dans une proposition des scénarios de formation, dans une perspective non pas prescriptive mais d’aide à la décision politique
This research has the dual purpose of analyzing the work of teachers in vocational agricultural education in Chile (especiallytheir professional problems) and making proposals for their training. For this, it mobilizes an abduction procedure (Peirce, 1965) based on an epistemology of discovery extended by an hermeneutic approach that gets hypotheses to emerge later on.Teachers’ work is viewed as a system of professional practices (Marcel , 2004) and studied from the points of view of activity, status and experience (Tardif & Lessard, 1999). This framework structures a methodological set of tools that enhances the production of a consistent and varied empirical corpus.The interpretation of these elements allows to uncover the symbolic nature of teachers' work and support the general assumption of a cultural side to this work. This hypothesis comes in two parts. First teachers have a role as cultural mediators between the agricultural professional world and the school system and, secondly, that professional difficulty is normalized in daily work. One can therefore describe a "cultural mediation area" for teachers in agriculture.To get these contributions to benefit training, an engineering approach to training is deployed, which "translates" elements of the "cultural mediation area" into terms of professional knowledge. This knowledge is integrated into a proposal of training scenarios, not as a prescription, but as an assistance to policy decision-making
La presente investigación persigue el doble objetivo de analizar el trabajo de los docentes de especialidades agropecuarias en Chile (especialmente las dificultades profesionales) y de proponer pistas para su formación. Para ello, se moviliza un procedimiento abductivo (Peirce, 1965) basado en una epistemología del descubrimiento y en un ejercicio hermenéutico que permiten la emergencia de hipótesis a posteriori.El trabajo docente es aprehendido como un sistema de practicas profesionales (Marcel, 2004) y estudiado a partir de las dimensiones de la actividad, el estatus y la experiencia (Tardif & Lessard, 1999). Este marco teórico estructura un dispositivo metodológico que favorece la producción de un corpus empírico amplio y diverso.La interpretación de estos elementos permite la puesta en evidencia de la naturaleza simbólica del trabajo de los profesores y la defensa de la hipótesis general del horizonte cultural de este trabajo. Esta hipótesis es declinada en dos aspectos, por una parte el rol de los docentes como mediadores culturales entre el espacio profesional agrícola y el espacio escolar y, por otra parte, la normalización de la dificultad en el trabajo cotidiano. Sobre esta base, se describe una “zona de mediación cultural” de los profesores del sector agropecuario.Con el objetivo de poner estos aportes al servicio de la formación, se despliega un proceso de ingeniería en formación que “traduce” ciertos elementos de la “zona de mediación cultural” en términos de saberes profesionales. Estos saberes son integrados en una propuesta de escenarios de formación, evitando la prescripción e inscribiéndose en una lógica de ayuda a la decisión política

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O presente trabalho teve como objeto de análise a prática pedagógica dos professores dos Cursos Técnicos de Nível Médio em Saúde oferecidos pela Escola Técnica de Saúde do Centro de Ensino Médio e Fundamental da Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (ETS/CEMF/UNIMONTES).Partiu da revisão conceitual das temáticas: trabalho, processo de trabalho em saúde e formação técnica de nível médio para o SUS; formação docente para o ensino na educação profissional técnica de nível médio em saúde e os fundamentos para docência neste nível e modalidade de ensino na perspectiva da metodologia problematizadora. Utilizou-se a pesquisa qualitativa, contrastando os dados oriundos da percepção dos professores entrevistados sobre sua prática educativa, mediante entrevistas semiestruturadas, com aqueles resultantes da observação participante e da análise documental. Assim, realizou-se a técnica da triangulação que permitiu o alcance do objeto sob várias dimensões. Mais especificamente, buscou-se: 1) identificar as concepções pedagógicas do Projeto Político Pedagógico da ETS/CEMF/UNIMONTES; 2) descrever as dificuldades e facilidades dos docentes dos cursos da ETS/CEMF/UNIMONTES na realização de uma prática pedagógica que aproxime a teoria trabalhada dos princípios do SUS; e 3) analisar as perspectivas e demandas de formação dos docentes dos cursos da Escola pesquisada, no que se refere à percepção da sua própria prática pedagógica uma vez que é exercida numa Escola da RETSUS. Os resultados obtidos emergiram de cinco categorias empíricas: O Ingresso na Docência: o tornar-se professor ; A Percepção da Função: o sentido da prática pedagógica e o significado do trabalho docente; Processo de Ensinar e Aprender: dificuldades e facilidades, desafios e estratégias; Formação Pedagógica; e Ideário Pedagógico da ETS/CEMF/UNIMONTES. A partir destas categorias, foi possível a construção de algumas reflexões sobre a prática educativa dos docentes, considerando as vivências relatadas por eles, possibilitando-nos construir algumas considerações assim como uma proposta de formação permanente aser oferecida à Escola investigada. Os docentes são agentes formadores e necessitam atualizar seus conhecimentos. Desse modo, é fundamental repensar a prática pedagógica, dando ênfase a uma atividade educativa com base na práxis , como instrumento de transformação.
This work analyzes the pedagogical practice of teachers in the Technical Courses in Middle Level in Health, offered by the Technical Health School Center of the Elementary School and the State University of Montes Claros (ETS / CEMF / UNIMONTES). It is based on the conceptual review of the following issues: work, the work process in health and the mid-level technical training to SUS; the teachers’ training for middle level health education and the teaching principles at this level; and the type of education according to the problem solving methodology. It was used the qualitative research, contrasting the data from the perception of the teachers interviewed about their educational practice, through semi-structured interviews with those resulting from participant observation and document analysis. Thus, it was used the triangulation technique that let to the scope of the object in various dimensions. More specifically, it was tried to: 1) identify educational ideas of the Political Process of the ETS / CEMF /UNIMONTES, 2) describe the difficulties and facilities of the teachers of the courses of ETS / CEMF / UNIMONTES on the implementation of the pedagogical practice that approximates the theory used to the principles of the SUS, and; 3) examine the perspectives and demands from the teacher training process as regards the perception of its own pedagogic practice as carried out at a School RETSUS. The results emerged from five empirical categories: "The entry into the Teaching: to become a teacher", "The perception of the role: the meaning of the pedagogical practice and the meaning of teaching", "The learning process and the teaching process: difficulties and facilities, challenges and strategies "," Pedagogic formation" and " Educational Ideals of ETS /CEMF / UNIMONTES. From these categories, it was possible to construct some reflections on the educational practice of teachers, considering the experiences reported by them, enabling us to build some considerations and a proposal for continuing education being offered to the school investigated. Teachers are training agents that need to update their knowledge. Thus, it is crucial to rethink the teaching practice, with emphasis on educational activities based on the "practice" as an instrument of transformation.

Alors que le principe d’une alternance entre les différentes temporalités de la formation professionnelle initiale des enseignants est relevé comme une nécessité, de nombreux travaux soulignent une « cassure » entre les expériences vécues par les enseignants novices (EN) en centre universitaire et les expériences professionnelles vécues dans l’établissement scolaire (Chaliès, Cartaut, Escalié et Durand, 2009). Pour y répondre, deux orientations en matière d’aménagements des dispositifs de formation par alternance sont proposées. La première consiste à « déplacer le centre de gravité » (Zeichner, 2006) de la formation vers l’établissement scolaire. La seconde consiste, à l’inverse, à déplacer le centre de gravité de la formation vers le centre universitaire et proposer aux EN des dispositifs qui placent la professionnalisation au centre des apports. Paradoxalement, la pratique des activités physiques, sportives et artistiques (APSA) dans la formation professionnelle initiale des enseignants d’éducation physique et sportive (EPS) n’est jamais interrogée dans le cadre de cette deuxième orientation. Rares sont en effet les travaux ayant étudié comment aménager les enseignements théorico-pratiques relatifs aux APSA afin qu’ils contribuent effectivement à la professionnalisation des EN. Cette étude a été réalisée à partir d’un dispositif usuel de formation des EN d’EPS. En prenant appui sur un programme de recherche mené en anthropologie culturaliste (Chaliès et Bertone, 2017), un premier dispositif transformatif a été mis en œuvre afin de permettre aux EN d’EPS d’exploiter leurs expériences de pratique d’APSA lors de leur enseignement de cette APSA à des étudiants-élèves. A partir des résultats obtenus, une seconde transformation a été menée. Elle était pensée pour permettre aux EN d’EPS d’exploiter des expériences liées à l’enseignement dans lesquelles étaient intégrées leurs expériences de pratique d’APSA pour être en capacité d’enseigner cette APSA à des élèves. Cette double transformation devait permettre d’ (in)valider deux hypothèses auxiliaires relatives à la formation à l’enseignement des EN d’EPS à partir d’expériences de pratiquant dans les APSA. Les résultats obtenus montrent que les transformations engagées ont permis aux EN de s’engager dans une activité d’enseignement chargée d’expériences normatives situées (ENS) suivies en tant que pratiquant. Plus précisément, ils montrent la nécessité pour les EN d’apprendre des ENS constitutives de l’enseignement et d’être accompagnés par un formateur dans le processus de « susbtrafication » d’ENS suivies en tant que pratiquant au sein d’ENS suivies en tant qu’enseignant. Finalement, une proposition de conception d’un dispositif de formation professionnelle des EN d’EPS est réalisée
While the principle of an alternation between the different temporalities of initial teacher training is noted as a necessity, many studies point to a "break" between the experiences experienced by novice teachers (NT) in the university center and the experiments the school (Chaliès, Cartaut, Escalié and Durand, 2009). In order to answer this question, two guidelines for the development of alternance training schemes are proposed. The first is to "shift the center of gravity" (Zeichner, 2006) from the training to the school. The second is to move the center of gravity of the training towards the university center and propose to the NT devices that place professionalization at the center of the contributions. Paradoxically, the practice of physical, sports and artistic activities (PSAA) in the initial professional training of physical education and sports (PES) teachers is never questioned in this second orientation. Few studies have studied how to organize the theoretical-practical lessons of PSAA so that they effectively contribute to the professionalization of NT.This study was carried out on the basis of a usual training system for PES NT. Based on a research program carried out in cultural anthropology (Chaliès and Bertone, 2017), a first transformative device was implemented in order to enable the PES NT to exploit their experiences of PSAA practice during their teaching of this PSAA to students of university. From the results obtained, a second transformation was carried out. It was designed to enable PES NT to use teaching-related experiences in which their PSAA practice experiences were integrated to be able to teach PSAA to students. This twofold transformation was intended to (in)validate two auxiliary hypotheses related to the teaching of PES NT from practitioner experiences in PSAA.The results obtained show that the transformations initiated enabled the NT to engage in a teaching activity in charge of normative experiments located (NEL) followed as a practitioner. More specifically, they demonstrate the need for NT to learn NEL about teaching and to be accompanied by a trainer in the NEL "susbtrafication" process followed as practitioners in NEL followed by as a teacher. Finally, a proposal for the design of a vocational training system for PES NT is carried out

Aquesta tesi doctoral ha estat desenvolupada al voltant del que sovint es coneix com Tecnologies de la Informació i les Comunicacions (TIC). Més concretament, en relació a les aplicacions educatives d’aquestes TIC, des de la perspectiva dels mestres d’educació física en formació. Podem identificar, com a mínim, tres aspectes en relació als quals plantegem la justificació científica i social de la recerca que es desenvolupa: la rellevància de les TIC en la societat actual i, per tant, en l’educació actual; les característiques i condicions de l’escola en l’etapa d’Educació Primària i el marc de referència que suposa per al professorat; el rol del professorat en aquest nou context i la seva formació en relació a les TIC. En aquest marc, doncs, es constata la rellevància d’un seguit d’aspectes relacionats amb el desenvolupament professional dels mestres. D’entre aquests aspectes, estructurem la nostra recerca al voltant de dues qüestions: les actituds i l’aptitud percebuda (en relació a l’ús de les TIC a l’escola) dels mestres d’educació física en formació; la formació que aquests futurs mestres reben en relació a l’ús de les TIC i de la seva integració a la tasca docent. Pel que fa a la metodologia de recerca, el plantejament general queda emmarcat en el paradigma interpretatiu o qualitatiu. De forma més concreta, podem indicar que es tracta d’un estudi no experimental, amb una finalitat exploratòria i proper als anomenats mètodes descriptius (conjuntament amb alguns plantejaments propis dels mètodes correlacionals). Dins d’aquest marc general, per donar resposta a les finalitats perseguides optem pel disseny d’un estudi d’enquesta. Així mateix, les estratègies de definició de la mostra i d’aproximació a la realitat emmarquen la nostra recerca dins el plantejament del que es coneix com estudis de cas. Per a la recollida de dades ens servim de les tècniques i instruments propis dels estudis d’enquesta: qüestionaris i entrevistes. Les dades obtingudes s’analitzen fent servir tant procediments estadístics com procediments d’anàlisi qualitativa de la informació. Els resultats obtinguts s’estructuren a partir de tres eixos principals: les actituds i l’aptitud percebuda dels mestres d’educació física en formació envers l’ús de les TIC a la seva futura tasca docent a l’escola; la formació rebuda en relació a l’ús de les TIC, tant en referència a la formació específica, com en referència a la utilització d’aquests recursos com a eina de suport a la docència presencial; la relació entre els dos punts anteriors (és a dir, si els dos aspectes identificats de la formació rebuda influencien les actituds dels mestres en relació a les TIC, així com la seva percepció de les pròpies aptituds per a la integració d’aquestes eines). Així mateix, es proposen possibles estratègies d’ús de les TIC en la formació dels mestres d’educació física (com un dels elements que formen part de la formació en TIC dels futurs MEF).
This dissertation has been developed around what is commonly known as Information and Communications Technologies (ICT). More specifically, in relation to ICT educational uses, from the pre-service physical education teachers point of view. There are at least three aspects in which our scientific and social justification is based: the significance of ICT in nowadays society, and so in nowadays education; the characteristics of Primary Education schooling and how it is a reference frame for teachers; the teachers’ role in this new context and their ICT training. It is in this context that we can see the significance of several professional development issues for teachers. And we build our research around two of these items: pre-service physical education teachers’ attitudes and perceived aptitude (in relation to ICT use at schools); and their training to use and integrate ICT in their future teaching. Our general methodological approach is situated in the interpretive or qualitative paradigm. More specifically, we develop a non-experimental study, close to the descriptive methods. Our research has some case study characteristics, and uses what are known as survey methods. Both statistical and qualitative analysis are driven. Results are structured mainly around three aspects: pre-service physical education teachers’ attitudes and perceived aptitude towards the use of ICT in future teaching; pre-service physical education teachers’ ICT training; and the relationship between these two aspects. ICT use strategies (as one of the key components of teachers’ ICT training) are discussed.

The portfolio explores the construction, representation and interpretation of internationalisation at the University of South Australia (UniSA) within the broader concept of internationalisation in higher education. The research is situated within a postmodern, postcolonial world and is influenced significantly by the work of Foucault ([1972] 2003), Fairclough (1989; 1992), Said (1995 [1978]) and Cherryholmes (1988). The portfolio consists of three related research reports and a meta-analysis which both connects these individual reports and conducts further analysis of the issues and themes arising from the research. The literature reviewed in Research Report 1 describes a range of approaches to internationalisation and issues associated with its definition and implementation in universities. It is concluded that internationalisation in higher education is part of a network of constantly developing and changing discourses all of which both influence and are influenced by political, social and economic contexts and agendas. The nature of the discourse of internationalisation at UniSA and the power/knowledge relations which are embedded within and support it are the focus of the second research report which consists of a critical discourse analysis of a corpus of documents related to internationalisation and Graduate Quality #7 at UniSA. Five discourses of internationalisation at UniSA are identified and the roles associated with the primary subjects of the discourse (academic staff, Australian students and international students) are described. Significant shifts in the discursive construction of internationalisation at UniSA over time are also identified, including the tendency for the economic discourse to be viewed as dominant and the associated ideology to be naturalised. The third research report consists of ‘snapshots’ of the experience of internationalisation in different places and from different perspectives. It strives for a deeper understanding of the complexity of internationalisation at UniSA through exploration of the construction of Graduate Quality #7 (that students of UniSA will develop international perspectives as professionals and citizens) in two different cultural and educational contexts ���������������� Adelaide and Hong Kong. The research highlights the need to embed and integrate intercultural learning into the culture of UniSA – to assist all staff and all students to move into uncomfortable intercultural spaces; to learn from and with each other within those spaces; to challenge their stereotypes and prejudices and to move on from them. The three reports are drawn together in the meta-analysis which concludes that although there are signs of ideological struggle within the discourse of internationalisation, the constructions of internationalisation and its subjects and actors at UniSA and beyond are consistent with a construction of internationalisation as a neo-colonialist activity. It suggests a modified approach to internationalisation – one that challenges the stereotypes and hegemonies currently associated with it. This has implications for the focus of professional development and student services to support internationalisation at UniSA and other Australian universities.

The study was conducted to determine strategies that could be used by relevant managers and authorities in promoting the morale of lecturers at a TVET College, in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal. A qualitative research design and methodology was used to gather data from semi-structured interviews with the participants by means of two focus groups of six lecturers each and face to face interviews with the three programme managers. Purposive sampling was used to select the lecturers from the two engineering campuses of the sampled college. Data were constantly compared and analysed using the constant comparative analysis of data. The study found that aspects that contribute to low morale exceed those for high morale in the sampled college. Therefore, by studying the results obtained from the data, it can be deduced that lecturers at the College are not content with the current working conditions and the senior management style of the college. It is the duty of managers to consider the holistic welfare of employees. This is necessary for the creation of a suitable workplace for all staff of the college. To achieve this, supervisors and lecturers need to know what aspects influence staff morale. Henceforth, this study focused on effective strategies and recommendations that could be implemented to promote the morale of lecturers at the college.
Educational Management and Leadership
M. Ed. (Education Management)

anglicky The work is focused on professional training of teachers in terms of the concept of lifelong learning. Notes the role and importance of universities in the context of modernization of the content ofteaching profession and its importance for the development of the whole society. Attention is focused on the specific activity of the implementation of programs of continuing professional education of teachers in further education at nine faculties in the Czech Republic. Through comparison and analysis of educational programs, information resources brings lifelong appreciation of the performance features of high schools as a contribution to the development of socially relevant competence and professional groups throughout the company. Specifies the notion of a European educational policy in the field of training and competence development of teachers and works with comparative approaches to the professional education of teachers in selected European countries (Great Britain, Germany, Finland, Poland). Based on the results of internal analysis and comparison with the surroundings gives examples of good practice and recommendations for improvement activities in the field of further education. Keywords: lifelong learning, vocational education, teacher training, further education for teachers, high...

The facilitator model for dual credit offers a way for student to earn directly transcripted credit to colleges and universities, overcoming many barriers faced by other dual credit models. Successful implementation of this model requires high degree of involvement from the cooperating institution. This IRB approved qualitative case study explored the needs of five teacher facilitators in both summer professional development and on-going support throughout the school year when implementing a facilitator model for dual credit with open-ended design coursework. Code-recode and axial coding techniques were applied to over 90 hours of transcribed data, artifacts, and observations from a seven month period to find emerging themes and offer recommendations for implementation.

Thesis DOI : https://doi.org/10.31237/osf.io/3aufb
Cette étude de cas collective porte sur la pensée critique et les littératies (informationnelle, numérique, médiatique, etc.), appréhendées avec le concept de métalittératie, chez des étudiant·es qui débutent des études supérieures et se destinent à la profession d’enseignant·e au secondaire, en histoire. L’objectif est de brosser un portrait de la pensée critique et de la métalittératie de ces futur·es enseignant·es de la francophonie à l’heure du Web social. La recherche s’inscrit dans un contexte de multiplication des infox (fausses nouvelles ou fake news) et théories du complot aux impacts sociopolitiques et sanitaires avérés en contexte électoral ou de pandémie. Nous nous sommes intéressé aux étudiant·es de Wallonie (Belgique), de France et du Québec (Canada), particulièrement en raison de l’approche adoptée, dans chacune de ces nations, pour former les futur·es enseignant·es (formation professionnalisante vs formation disciplinaire). Pour mener à bien ce travail, plusieurs objectifs spécifiques ont été convoqués. Il s’agissait de : i) analyser la qualité métrique de versions francophones de tests de mesure de la pensée critique, sur le plan des habiletés et des dispositions, ainsi que de l’autoefficacité en métalittératie ; ii) décrire le score des enseignant·es en formation initiale en matière de pensée critique, notamment en regard de facteurs environnementaux (type de formation, pays d’études, emploi) et personnels (autoefficacité en pensée critique et en métalittératie, croyance en la probabilité de devenir enseignant·e) ; iii) discerner les stratégies en métalittératie et en pensée critique de futur·es enseignant·es en Wallonie en France et au Québec, lorsqu’ils évoluent sur un média social (ici, Facebook) utilisé en tant qu’environnement personnel d’apprentissage (EPA) numérique, en regard du type de formation et de certains facteurs environnementaux (perception de l’environnement scolaire et numérique) et personnels (autoefficacité). Un dernier objectif spécifique, transversal aux trois premiers, consistait à (iv) mettre en dialogue des facteurs socioculturels et prendre en considération le parcours scolaire dans les perceptions et pratiques reliées à la métalittératie et à la pensée critique à l’heure du Web social. La thèse suit une présentation par articles ; chacun est lié à l’un des trois premiers objectifs spécifiques, le quatrième étant donc abordé de façon transversale. Opérée dans cinq établissements (deux en Wallonie, un en France et deux au Québec), cette recherche se fonde sur une méthodologie de type mixte en deux phases. La phase quantitative a permis la passation de trois tests auprès de 245 futur·es enseignant·es (N = 245). Dans la seconde phase, de nature qualitative, 32 étudiant·es (n = 32, sélectionné·es parmi les 245 participant·es) ont participé à des entrevues, notamment pour décrire plus abondamment les stratégies connues pour évaluer de l’information. Nous avons aussi observé les pratiques et stratégies mobilisées par neuf d’entre eux·elles (n = 9) pour évaluer des documentaires et en discuter sur un média social. Le premier article illustre la complexité de mesurer la pensée critique, mais témoigne de la solidité psychométrique de la version francisée du Halpern Critical Thinking Assessment, un test permettant d’établir un score d’habiletés de pensée critique. Par ailleurs, nous faisons l’hypothèse que l’autoefficacité en pensée critique, prédicteur significatif des habiletés, devrait être considérée comme une disposition à la pensée critique. Nous avons aussi développé un instrument mesurant l’autoefficacité pour évaluer l’information selon le concept de métalittératie. Dans un deuxième article, nous avons tenté de définir les meilleurs prédicteurs au score d’habiletés en pensée critique. Un modèle linéaire (incluant pays d’étude, type de formation, emploi salarié, ainsi qu’autoefficacité en pensée critique et en métalittératie) est significatif, mais la capacité prédictive est limitée. Cependant, il apparaît du troisième article que les pratiques et stratégies observées en contexte réel ne permettent d’observer que des différences minimes : les étudiant·es en formation professionnalisante mobiliseraient davantage des stratégies métacognitives et autocritiques quand leurs homologues en formation disciplinaire mobiliseraient plutôt des stratégies critériées. La recherche fait ressortir le rôle potentiellement favorable du rapport à l’emploi actuel et futur d’enseignant·e dans la définition d’habiletés et de dispositions en pensée critique, associées à des stratégies particulières pour aborder l’information. Les résultats appuient le renforcement de l’intégration de la formation initiale des enseignant·es dans la pratique éducative et suggèrent de soutenir le projet de carrière pour développer des compétences de pensée critique. Les forces et limites de la recherche sont discutées et plusieurs recommandations sont émises à l’intention de la recherche et du système éducatif, au niveau des politiques éducatives et pratiques scolaires.
This collective case study focuses on critical thinking and literacies (informational, digital, media, etc.), understood with the concept of metaliteracy, for students beginning higher education and destined to be secondary school history teachers. The objective is to present a portrait of critical thinking and metaliteracy among these preservice teachers from the French-speaking world, in an era of social networks. The background of the research includes an increasing number of fake- news and conspiracy theories with proven socio-political and health impacts in election or pandemic contexts. We studied students from Wallonia (Belgium), France and Québec (Canada), especially because of these nation’s approach to train preservice teachers (vocational training vs disciplinary training). To conduct this project, several specific objectives were formulated. These were: i) to analyse the metric quality of French-version tests quantifying critical thinking skills and dispositions as well as metaliteracy self-efficacy; ii) to describe preservice teacher scores in critical thinking, particularly in respect with environmental (type of training, country of study, employment) and personal (self-efficacy in critical thinking and metaliteracy, belief in the likelihood of becoming teacher) factors; iii) to discriminate between critical thinking and metaliteracy strategies used by preservice teacher in Wallonia, France and Quebec when navigating in a social media (here Facebook) used as digital personal learning environment (PLE) with respect to the type of training and some environmental (perception of the educational and digital environment) and personal (self-efficacy) factors. A last specific objective, transversal to the first three, consisted in iv) engaging socio-cultural factors and taking into account the educational path, in perceptions and practices related to metaliteracy and critical thinking, in the social web era. This thesis follows a presentation by article; each one of them is related to one of the first three objectives, the fourth objective is thus discussed in a transversal way. Carried on five establishments (two in Wallonia, one in France and two in Quebec), this research is based on a two-phase mixed methodology. The quantitative phase involved three tests conducted on 245 preservice teachers (N = 245). During the second phase, the qualitative one, 32 students (n = 32, selected among the 245 participants) were interviewed, particularly to describe known strategies to evaluate information. In addition, we observed practices and strategies mobilized by nine of them (n = 9) to evaluate information from documentaries and discuss it on a social media. The first article illustrates the complexity of critical thinking measurements but demonstrates the psychometric robustness of the French version of the Halpern Critical Thinking Assessment test, a test for scoring critical thinking skills. Furthermore, we postulate that critical thinking self- efficacy, significant predictor of skills, should be considered as a disposition to critical thinking. We have also developed an indicator measuring self-efficacy in terms of metaliteracy. In a second article, we tried to define the best predictors of critical thinking skills scores. A linear model (including country of study, type of training, employment as well as self-efficacy in critical thinking and metaliteracy) is statistically significant although with limited predictive capability. However, strategies and practices described in the third article and observed in real-life context show only minimal differences between used strategies: it seems that students following a vocational training would more likely mobilize metacognitive and self-critical strategies when their counterparts in disciplinary training use more criterion-referenced strategies. The research highlights the positive role of relationship to current and prospective employment of preservice teachers in defining critical thinking skills and dispositions, combined with specific strategies for dealing with information. The results support the increase of preservice teacher training integration into educational practice and suggests the support of career planning to develop critical thinking skills. Strength and limitations of the research are discussed and several recommendations are offered for research project and educational system, in terms of educational policy and school practices.

O presente trabalho alicerça-se no instrumento teórico e analítico com o intuito de contribuir para a caracterização da disciplina de Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (TIC) no ensino profissional com base em dados obtidos através da aplicação de inquéritos aos alunos em três escolas profissionais da ilha de São Miguel, concelho de Ponta Delgada – Açores. A abordagem deste tema surge no seguimento da minha experiência profissional como formador da disciplina de TIC no ensino profissional nos Açores há mais de cinco anos. Novos desafios têm-se colocado à escola e aos professores no ensino das TIC. De há alguns anos a esta parte temos vindo a fazer uma reflexão sobre os objetivos e o modo como as TIC no ensino profissional podem ser integradas no currículo escolar de forma a proporcionar um maior interesse e novas valências para uma aprendizagem ao longo da vida (condição necessária para o desenvolvimento e acompanhamento de uma sociedade da informação e do conhecimento). Com este estudo consideramos que estaremos a criar espaço, meios e estratégias para melhorarmos ou consolidarmos a organização e concretização das atividades futuras nesta área. A análise crítica que o leitor possa realizar das metas de aprendizagem divulgadas oficialmente pelo Ministério da Educação através do site da ANQEP - Agência Nacional para a Qualificação e o Ensino Profissional, em particular a análise cuidada das metas de aprendizagem da área das TIC, será o complemento natural necessário para compreensão e discussão que se pretende estimular em torno da proposta a que se chegou. Com o presente trabalho pretendemos, apresentar uma reflexão, sobre as potencialidades da disciplina de TIC no contexto do ensino profissional sob a perspetivados alunos que no presente ano letivo frequentam a disciplina.
This studyintends to be a theoretical and analytic instrument which aims to characterise the subject of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the vocational training system. This characterization has its basis in the results of an inquiry made to the students of three different vocational schools of the county of Ponta Delgada, in S. Miguel Island, Azores. New challenges have been set to schools and to teachers in the teaching of ICT. Some years ago until now, a reflection has been made about the objectives and the way ICT can be integrated in the school curriculum and in the way it can create a wider interest and new ways of knowledge for a technological lifelong learning which is a very important condition for the development of a society of information and knowledge. With this study, we consider that we will create a space, means and strategies to improve or consolidate the organization and future activities in this area. The analysis that the reader can make of the learning goals for ICT published by the Ministry of Education in the website ANQEP – National Agency for Qualification and Vocational Training is the natural complement for the understanding and discussion that is intended to stimulate trough the results obtained. With this study we intend to determine and make a reflection, through an inquiry to the students of vocational courses, about the potential of the subject of ICT in the vocational training system.

Summaries in Afrikaans and English
Hedendaagse onderwys staan voor 'n omvattende voorligtings- en opleidingsopgawe om die jeug toe te rus om die arbeidsmark as entrepreneurs te betree. Onderwysers word toenemend voor die eis gestel om as fasiliteerders op te tree om leerlinge te begelei om beter by die eise van veranderende omstandighede, nuwe tegnologie en inligting aan te pas. In hierdie konteks vorm entrepreneurskapsgerigte onderwys een van die mees eietydse temas wat die onderwys moet aanspreek. Hoewel die voorsiening van entrepreneurskapsgerigte onderwys reeds in die nuwe Norme en standaarde vir onderwyseropleiding as 'n kruiskurrikulere aangeleentheid beskryf word, is die behoefte aan 'n omvattende entrepreneurskapsontwikkelingstrategie nog nie voldoende aangespreek nie. In 'n antwoord op hierdie leemte word 'n voorgestelde implementeringstrategie vir entrepreneurskapsgerigte onderwys in hierdie studie ontwikkel. In die verloop van die ondersoek moes daar deeglik rekening gehou word met aspekte soos: • die rol en betekenis van entrepreneurskap in die Suid-Afrikaanse skolekonteks; • faktore wat entrepreneuriese sukses of mislukking onderle; • die ontwikkeling van 'n positiewe entrepreneuriese ingesteldheid en entrepreneuriese vaardighede en • plaaslike en oorsese inisiatiewe om entrepreneurskap m die skoolkonteks te bevorder. In die empiriese ondersoek is die uitgangspunt gehuldig dat onderwysers se menings van deurslaggewende belang is om 'n entrepreneurskapsontwikkelingstrategie te rig. Onderwysers se menings is in elk van die volgende ondersoekvelde nagevors: • Onderwysers se toegerustheid om entrepreneurskapsgerigte onderwys aan leerlinge te voorsien; • Onderwysers se eie implementering van entrepreneurskapsgerigte onderwys; • Die behoefte by leerlinge aan entrepreneurskapsgerigte onderwys; • Onderwysers se geslaagdheid om entrepreneurskapsgerigte onderwys te implementeer; • Die aangewesenheid van entrepreneurskapsgerigte onderwys as 'n onderwyseropgawe. Die navorsingsresultate is aangewend om binne die raamwerk van die Suid-Afrikaanse skolekonteks en onderwysbeleid 'n strategie voor te stel om entrepreneurskapsgerigte onderwys te implementeer. Die onderwys kan hierdeur 'n aansienlike bydrae lewer om die jeug voor te berei om as volwaardige en verantwoordelike landsburgers hulle plek in die samelewing vol te staan.
Education today stands before the comprehensive task to empower our youth through appropriate guidance and training to enter the job market as entrepreneurs. Teachers are increasingly put to the task to act as facilitators in their guidance of the youth to adapt more effectively to changing circumstances, new technology and information. Within this context, education directed to entrepreneurship forms one of the most timely issues that education should address. Although the provision of education directed to entrepreneurship has been described as a cross curricular concern within the new Norms and standards for teacher education it does not provide in the need for a comprehensive strategy to develop entrepreneurship in education. In an answer to this deficiency, this study is directed to develop a proposed implementation strategy to enhance entrepreneurship in education. In the course of this investigation it was needed to thouroughly account with concerns such as: • the role and significance of entrepreneurship within the South African school context; • factors which underlie entrepreneurial success or failure; • the development of a positive entrepreneurial attitude and entrepreneurial skills and • local and foreign initiatives to enhance entrepreneurship within the school context. In the empirical investigation the v1ew is held that teachers opm10ns is of crucial importance to give direction towards a strategy to enhance entrepreneurship. Teachers views are examened within each of the following fields of investigation: • Teachers empoweredness to provide education directed to entrepreneurship to students. • Teachers own implementation of education directed to entrepreneurship • Students need for education directed to entrepreneurship. • Teachers sufficiency to implement education directed to entrepreneurship. • The appropriateness of education directed to entrepreneurship as a teacher concern. The results of the research is applied to propose an implementation strategy to enhance education directed to entrepreneurship within the framework of the South African school context and policy of education. The conclusion was reached that educators can greatly contribute to prepare our youth so that they can take up their positions in the community as responsible and able citizens.
Psychology of Education
D. Ed. (Psychology of Education)