Metacognitive knowledge and self-regulation: A qualitative lecture of students functioning in writing

This research emerges from the world-wide problematic concerning student's failure. It particularly analyzes the meta-cognitive competences in the writing process of this population. Based on Flavell's (1992) viewpoint about meta-cognition and the socio-cognitive approach of self-regulation, two variables were measured: meta-cognitive knowledge and self-regulation strategies. A qualitative study was conducted on a sample of 12 French students at first year university. This study uses a specific technique of interview known as "explicitation interview". The data analysis included the categorization, codification and quantification of the information obtained with the interviews. In conclusion, even though the students had metacognitive knowledge related to the written tasks, they did not show strategies that could help to go beyond the descriptive modality of written discourses by taking into account the readers' expectations. Their writing processes focused on transcription of ideas with little control on the planning and revision phases.

L’intervention en santé mentale au travail: Une lecture interactionniste

Les atteintes psychologiques au travail (épuisements, harcèlements, stress, violences) sont devenues un des sujets de préoccupation majeur de la prévention des risques professionnels. Outre la nécessité de connaître et décrire les secteurs et populations les plus exposés, ainsi que de caractériser les divers facteurs en cause, il apparaît tout aussi important de débattre des modalités théoriques et pratiques des interventions mises en oeuvre. Dans un langage accessible aux professionnels de terrain qu’interpellent cette difficile question de la santé mentale au travail, ce texte propose des pistes de réflexion, ceci du point de vue de la contribution croisée des individus et des organisations à l’origine des souffrances professionnelles observées.