Knowledge, perceptions and attitudes on the sexuality of nursing students and teachers

Introduction: The personal attitudes regarding specific aspects of sexuality are of interest to practices of personal concern, as they are to practices inserted in professional roles. General attitudes towards sexuality and sexual health were evaluated. Objectives: To describe the perceptions and attitudes of students and nursing teachers about sexuality. Methods: We used a mixed methods design with a sequential strategy: QUAN→qual of descriptive and explanatory type. 646 students and teachers participated. The Sexual Attitudes Scale (EAS) of Hendrick & Hendrick (Alferes, 1999) and Attitude Scale Address Sexual and Reproductive Health (EAFSSR) of Nemčić et al (Abreu, 2008) were used. Results: There are significant differences in the level of knowledge about sexuality depending on the sample (χ2KW (2)=18.271; p=.000): students of 1st year have lower levels. The profile of the four dimensions of EAS per sample is identical in all 3 samples, having responsibility the highest average value. In subscales EAFSSR per sample and sex there are significant diferences (p<.05) for all samples and uniform pattern was noted: females have higher median values, indicating that they have more favorable attitudes towards sexual health. Conclusions: Sexual attitudes reveal a multidimensional structure based in the female identity, that shows responsibility towards family planning and sexual education, as well as towards individual self-care regarding the body and sexual and reproductive health. An attitudinal profile by gender emerges, accentuating the polarity between male and female. The importance of the training process in nursing following the personal and social development of students is corroborated.

Prática de ensino supervisionada em educação pré-escolar e ensino do 1º ciclo do ensino básico: desenvolver a capacidade de resolver problemas em matemática

O presente relatório insere-se no âmbito das unidades curriculares de Prática de Ensino Supervisionada em Pré-Escolar e em 1º Ciclo do Ensino Básico, inseridas no Mestrado em Educação Pré-Escolar e Ensino do 1º Ciclo do Ensino Básico da Universidade de Évora. A investigação traduzida neste relatório decorreu nos dois contextos acima referidos, sendo primeiramente realizada no contexto de Educação Pré-Escolar e seguidamente no contexto de 1º Ciclo do Ensino Básico. O principal objetivo da investigação centra-se no desenvolvimento das capacidades de resolver problemas em matemática, tanto em crianças mais pequenas, como mais tarde no início da escolaridade obrigatória. Surgiu assim a questão orientadora da investigação: Que práticas devo realizar para contribuir para que as/os crianças/alunos consigam tornar-se bons resolvedores de problemas? Seguiram-se a esta outras três questões no sentido auxiliar a investigação: Como lidam as/os crianças/alunos com a resolução de problemas? Que estratégias utilizam as/os crianças/alunos para resolver problemas? Que representações usam as/os crianças/alunos na resolução de problemas? No desenvolvimento da investigação foi realizada uma sequência didática de tarefas matemáticas de exploração de resolução de problemas onde foram recolhidos os dados para uma posterior análise, tendo em conta não só os objetivos da investigação como os referenciais teóricos. Concluiu-se que a metodologia utilizada desenvolveu a capacidade de resolver problemas dos estudantes, ou seja, a exploração de problemas utilizando diferentes estratégias e representações, tal como a partilha de conhecimentos e a comunicação matemática, são ferramentas essenciais para uma intervenção eficaz no que concerne à resolução de problemas; Supervised Teaching Practice in Preschool Education and Teaching of the Primary School: Developing the capacities to solve problems in mathematics Abstract: The present report is inserted in the context of the curricular unit Supervised Teaching Practice in Preschool Education and in Primary School, integrated in Master in Preschool Education and Teaching Primary School at University of Évora. This research was held in two different contexts, the first one was performed in a pre-school classroom, and later the second one in classroom of first year of Primary School. The main objective of the research was focused on the development of the capacities to solve mathematical problems either in small children, or later in the beginning of compulsory schooling. As so, the question guiding this investigation emerged: Which practices should I perform to help children/students become better problem solvers? After this, other three questions came up in order to help the research: How do children/students deal with solving problems? What strategies do children/students use to solve problems? What representations do children/students use to solve problems? Throughout this research a didactic intervention consisting in a sequence of mathematical tasks to explore the resolution of problems was performed, allowing data collection for a latter analysis, based not only on the objectives and initial research questions, but also on theoretical approaches consulted. We came to the conclusion that the ability of students to solve problems was improved with the methodology used in this research, meaning that, challenging students with problems using different strategies and representations, such as knowledge sharing and mathematical communication, are essential tools for effective intervention concerning problem solving.

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Training, Development, and Performance Improvement

This handbook is a unique contribution to the field, as it joins together training and appraisal as tools for promoting individual development within organizations. The handbook is divided into four sections: training, e-learning, personal and professional development in organizations, and performance management.