Students�� Engagement In Schools: Differentiation and Promotion

The objective of this work is to present elements of the project Student engagement in Schools (SES). The team consists of 10 researchers from six Universities. Student engagement in schools is a multidimensional construct that unites affective, behavioural, and cognitive dimensions of student adaptation in the school and has influence on students���outcomes. The team of researchers conceptualized two major studies, a differential study to analyze the relations between SES and contextual factors, personal factors, student���s outcomes, and a quasi-experimental study to analyze the effects on SES of a specific intervention programmes. In study 1, the sample size is around 600 students (150 6th graders, 150 7th graders, 150 9th graders, and 150 10th graders). We shall focus on years of school transition, with rural and urban populations, on different regions of the country, and on students with different family background. We shall conduct questionnaires with national and international scales. The study 2 will involve students in 7th and 9th grade, from four classes, two of the experimental group and two of the control group. Patterns of verbal communications between a teacher and students can influence the classroom environment and SES. This model of communication would result in more effective student management and more time on-task for learning.

Orienta����es estrat��gicas de desenvolvimento para o associativismo desportivo do Concelho de Portalegre

O Movimento Associativo teve o seu inicio em Portugal no final do s��culo XIX inicio do s��culo XX, mas com um desenvolvimento mais acentuado ap��s o 25 de Abril de 1974, onde o pa��s saiu do regime do Estado Novo, dando ao povo portugu��s liberdade de livremente se expressar. Isto, levou ao aparecimento de novas associa����es desportivas de forma a fomentar o desporto nacional, dando a hip��tese de milhares de portugueses ter uma pratica desportiva de forma gratuita e regular, que at�� ent��o era quase um beneficio da classe social alta. Ao longo do desenvolvimento do associativismo, varias mudan��as se sentiram, no final da d��cada de 90 e principio do novo mil��nio come��ou a enaltecer a "crise��� do associativismo, que segundo v��rios autores e aqui referimos Melo de Carvalho, A. o associativismo desportivo come��ou a sofrer da mercantiliza����o desenfreada que vem a caracterizar a sociedade, e a perder as suas origens, o seu prop��sito inicial, e apresentar dificuldades e procurar o apoio do estado, do poder local, para resolver os seus problemas. Neste ��mbito que desenvolvemos este trabalho, procurando no interior das associa����es do concelho de Portalegre as principais causas da crise. Na metodologia utilizamos uma entrevista semiestruturada a 25 associa����es, na pessoa do presidente ou respons��vel, que est��o inclu��das no Programa de Apoio ao Associativismo Desportivo (PAAD) da C��mara Municipal de Portalegre. Como principais conclus��es, encontr��mos: ��� Falta de empreendedorismo apesar de uma grande parte das associa����es serem jovens. ��� Os dirigentes n��o s��o pessoas idosas ou com d��fices de forma����o acad��mica. Mas notasse falta de forma����o especifica do que �� a gest��o do desporto, de como se desenvolve o desporto. ��� O trabalho efectuado nas associa����es �� muito realizado pela "carolice" dos "carolas" (dirigentes, principalmente s�� pelo presidente ou um respons��vel) ��� N��o realizam na sua generalidade planifica����o com vista o futuro e desenvolvimento da associa����o e do desporto.

Comportamentos agressivos entre pares e padr��es de vincula����o: um estudo com jovens adolescentes

O presente estudo, desenvolvido com 237 jovens de tr��s escolas do distrito de ��vora, teve como objetivos caracterizar e analisar os comportamentos relacionados com situa����es de bullying (vitima����o, do agress��o e observa����o); e analisar a exist��ncia de eventuais rela����es entre padr��es de vincula����o e comportamentos agressivos entre pares. Utilizaram-se dois question��rios de auto-relato, nomeadamente o QEVE ��� Question��rio de Exclus��o Social e Viol��ncia Escolar (Martins, 2003), que mede os comportamentos de agress��o, vitima����o e observa����o; e o IVIA ��� Invent��rio sobre Vincula����o para a Inf��ncia e a Adolesc��ncia (Carvalho, Soares & Baptista, 2006), que analisa um conjunto de comportamentos e representa����es da vincula����o na inf��ncia e na adolesc��ncia. Ambos os instrumentos mostraram boas qualidades psicom��tricas. Os resultados mostraram uma clara preval��ncia de situa����es de observa����o, relativamente ��s situa����es de agress��o e de vitima����o. Em todas estas situa����es, os comportamentos relacionados com a Exclus��o Social e Agress��o Verbal s��o os mais frequentes, comparativamente aos comportamentos relacionados com a Agress��o F��sica. Os rapazes apresentaram m��dias mais elevadas em todas as escalas; os estudantes com menor percep����o de suporte social na escola eram os que evidenciavam mais comportamentos de vitima����o. No que se refere aos padr��es de vincula����o, os resultados mostraram que a vincula����o segura parece funcionar como um fator protetor para a vitima����o e para a agressividade. A partir dos resultados obtidos, ser��o analisadas pistas para uma interven����o psicoeducativa.

Portuguese Adaptation of Students Engagement in Schools International Scale (SESIS)

The importance of student���s engagement has been recently pointed out in research. However, there has been a lack of engagement assessment instrument, pertaining psychometric qualities. Objective: This paper presents the Portuguese adaptation of the ���Student���s Engagement in School International Scale��� (SESIS), drawn up from a12 countries international study (Lam et al., 2012; Lam et al., in press). Method: Psychometric properties of this scale were examined with data from 685 students from different grades (6th, 7th, 9th and 10th), from both sexes, and different regions of the country. Results: Factorial analysis of the results, with varimax rotation, lead to three different factors which explain 50.88% of the variance. The scale integrates the original 33 items, and cognitive, affective and behavioural dimensions. For the external validity study, the relationship between student���s engagement in school results and other school variables ��� academic performance, self-concept ��� was considered, and significant relations were observed, as expected. Conclusion: The data presented highlights the qualities of SESIS, as well as its usefulness for research purposes. Suggestion: It is suggested the investigation of the extension of SESIS���s three-dimensionality, in future studiesKeywords: Innovation, technology, research projects, etc. [Arial 10-point, justified alignment].

STUDENT��� S ENGAGEMENT IN SCHOOL: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Students��� Engagement in School has been the focus of debate concerning academic success and school dropout, and pointed out as a mean to address the problems affecting our schools and their students, not only for having value in itself, but also for being an important mediator between several academic variables. This paper reviews the research and literature on this concept and its relations with personal and contextual variables, as well as with academic performance, with the aim of summarizing the main relationships found. Literature presents a significant number of studies which sustain that personal variables, such as self-efficacy and self-concept, as well as contextual - peers, school, family- are related with school engagement. The adoption of mastery goals, for instance, has a positive impact on school, as they are related with the use of cognitive and self-regulatory strategies by students. Positive relationships with peers, teachers support and the quality of family relations are associated with higher levels of engagement and academic performance, while negative experiences, such as bullying, are related with educational difficulties. Following this, we reflect about the relevance of studying engagement in school, in the context of widespread financial crisis, and emphasize the need to rethink educational institutions considering the paradigmatic changes that currently occur.

Portuguese Adaptation of Students Engagement in Schools International Scale (Sesis)

The importance of student���s engagement has been recently pointed out in research. However, there has been a lack of engagement assessment instruments, showing psychometric qualities, such as reliability and validity. Objective: This paper presents the Portuguese adaptation of the ���Student���s Engagement in Schools International Scale��� (SESIS), drawn up from 12 countries international study (Lam et al., 2012; Lam et al., in press). Method: Psychometric properties of this scale were examined using data from 685 students, of both sexes, and from different grades (6th, 7th, 9th and 10th), and regions of the country. Results: Factorial analysis of the results, with varimax rotation, conducted to three different factors which explain 62,19% of the variance. The scale integrates the original 33 items, and cognitive, affective and behavioural dimensions. For the external validity study, the relationship between student���s engagement in school results and other school variables ��� academic performance, school conduct ��� was considered, and significant relations were observed, as expected. Conclusion: The data presented highlights the qualities of SESIS, as well as its usefulness for research purpose. Suggestion: It is suggested the investigation of the extension of SESIS���s three-dimensionality, in future studies

Envolvimento dos Alunos na Escola: Conceito e Rela����o com o Desempenho Acad��mico - Sua Import��ncia na Forma����o de Professores

O conceito de envolvimento dos alunos na escola tem vindo a ser colocado no cerne das discuss��es relacionadas com o sucesso acad��mico e com o abandono escolar. Este estudo faz uma revis��o de literatura acerca deste conceito e das suas rela����es com o desempenho acad��mico, destacando a sua import��ncia no ��mbito da forma����o de professores. V��rios estudos sustentam que a falta de envolvimento dos alunos aparece associada ao baixo desempenho acad��mico, a problemas de comportamento e ao abandono escolar. O envolvimento dos alunos na escola apresenta-se, na literatura revista, como uma resposta eficaz para os problemas que afetam as escolas e os seus alunos, como um aspeto a ter em conta na preven����o de padr��es de comportamento problem��tico em contexto escolar e, portanto, como um conceito transdisciplinar de elevada import��ncia na forma����o de professores.

A cartografia educacional de um territ��rio como fator enriquecedor da oferta educativa. O caso da localidade de S��o José da Lamarosa

Com a elabora����o da cartografia educacional do territ��rio da localidade de S��o José da Lamarosa, concelho de Coruche, pretendia-se identificar e caraterizar, com algum pormenor, as aprendizagens institucionais que estiveram dispon��veis nesse territ��rio, no per��odo 2005-2010. Aspirava-se identificar o potencial formador das v��rias institui����es da sociedade civil, nos contextos formais e n��o formais de educa����o, assim como o seu contributo para a qualifica����o da popula����o. Realizou-se uma primeira abordagem te��rica, fundamentada nos contributos de diversos autores no campo de estudo em an��lise, tomando por base as palavras-chave estabelecidas e registadas nesta p��gina. A fim de realizar o estudo emp��rico optou-se por uma metodologia de complementaridade entre o cariz qualitativo e o cariz quantitativo, com aproxima����o ao estudo de caso, optando-se por uma an��lise de dados efetuada de forma descritiva e interpretativa. A recolha de dados realizou-se atrav��s da aplica����o de inqu��rito por question��rio aplicado. Depois da recolha, an��lise e interpreta����o dos dados recolhidos estabeleceram-se algumas considera����es, real��ando-se o importante potencial formador das institui����es inquiridas, que organizaram e disponibilizaram atividades propensas a situa����es de aprendizagem, e que constitu��ram uma maior valia para o territ��rio. Salientou-se ainda a necessidade de uma reestrutura����o organizacional a n��vel das institui����es mais ativas do territ��rio, no sentido de se estabelecerem parcerias mais consistentes, contribuindo para a real qualifica����o do territ��rio. No final da disserta����o expressaram-se recomenda����es e sugest��es que poder��o potenciar futuras investiga����es; ### Abstract: The cartography educational territory of the village of S��o José da Lamarosa aims to identify and characterize, in some detail, learned that were available at that territory in the period of 2005-2010. The aim of this study is to identify the potential forming for the various civil society institutions in formal and non-formal education, as well as it���s contribute to the population quality. Held to the first theoretical approach, based on the contributions from various authors on the field study analysis, established and make registered based to the keywords on this page. In the order to perform the empirical study chosen complementary methodology between the qualitative and quantitative methods, with the case study approach, opting for a data analysis performed in descriptive and interpretative. Collection data was realized through by the applicable questionnaires. After the collection, analysis and interpretation data had to settle down some considerations, underlying the important potential trainers from some institutions that organized and provided prone learning activities, which constitute the greater value to the territory. Also mention for the needs of some restructuring organizational within the more active institutions in that territory, in order to establish more consistent partnerships, to contribute for the real territory qualification. At the end of this thesis will express some recommendations and suggestions that may useful for the future research.