Exploring two cases of Piano Teacher Education in Finland and Germany

Research about music instrument teacher education is scattered and fairly recent, especially in the European context. The purpose of this study was to explore two cases of piano teacher education programs at higher music education institutions, one in Finland, and one in Germany, to gain insights into the preparation of piano teachers for their professional working life. The aim was to identify issues for consideration in curriculum development of piano teacher education to enhance the teaching and learning of piano playing, and to ultimately increase musical practice and engagement among young learners. Nine semi-structured interviews with piano teacher educators, heads of program, other lecturers within the program, and student piano teachers in both cases were analyzed using applied thematic analysis. Three main themes with subcategories emerged: (1) the organization of the piano teacher education program, such as the structure, the content, the learning environments provided, and the development mechanisms of the program; (2) the views on the piano teacher profession, the working environment and resulting requirements, including further education during professional life; and (3) the professional skills and teacher identity development of student teachers. While the supposed working environments and requirements of future piano teachers, the student teachers' development characteristics, and the content were found reasonably concurrent in both cases, the structure of the teacher education program, and the organization of learning environments presented notable differences. While the complete teacher qualification in the Finnish case was offered as option in the Bachelor and Master of Music program within the piano department, the German case offered a separate program for music instrument educators. Other main differences concerned the organizations of practical teaching experiences, and the linking of practical with theoretical pedagogy. Conviction and enthusiasm for improving piano and other music instrument teacher education seemed remarkable. These improvements could include the development of a comprehensive teacher education pedagogy for music instrument teacher educators, intensified cross-linking within and of higher music education institutions in local contexts, and the expansion of professional development opportunities.

John R.A. Mayer fonds, 1963-2007

John R.A. Mayer (de Berncastle) was a professor in the Philosophy Department at Brock University from 1965 to 1997. During his career at Brock he served as Chair of the Philosophy Department and as Associate Dean of Arts and Science. In 1972 he conceived the Master of Philosophy Program, along with G.M.C. Sprung. He was also a special member of the Brock Philosophical Society, a group of Brock alumni, faculty, students and Niagara citizens, which promoted an open and free discussion of ideas.

Implication des canaux K+ dans les processus de réparation de l’épithélium respiratoire sain et fibrose kystique

La pathologie de la fibrose kystique (FK) est causée par des mutations du gène codant pour le canal Cl- CFTR. Au niveau respiratoire, cette dysfonction du transport transépithélial de Cl- occasionne une altération de la composition et du volume du liquide de surface des voies aériennes. Une accumulation de mucus déshydraté favorise alors la colonisation bactérienne et une réponse inflammatoire chronique, entraînant des lésions épithéliales sévères au niveau des voies aériennes et des alvéoles pouvant culminer en défaillance respiratoire. Le principal objectif de mon projet de maîtrise était d’étudier les processus de réparation de l’épithélium alvéolaire sain, l’épithélium bronchique sain et FK à l’aide d’un modèle in vitro de plaies mécaniques. Nos résultats démontrent la présence d’une boucle autocrine EGF/EGFR contrôlant les processus de migration cellulaire et de réparation des lésions mécaniques. D’autre part, nos expériences montrent que l’EGF stimule l’activité et l’expression des canaux K+ KATP, KvLQT1 et KCa3.1 des cellules épithéliales respiratoires. L’activation de ces canaux est cruciale pour les processus de réparation puisque la majeure partie de la réparation stimulée à l’EGF est abolie en présence d’inhibiteurs de ces canaux. Nous avons également observé que les cellules FK présentent un délai de réparation, probablement causé par un défaut de la réponse EGF/EGFR et une activité/expression réduite des canaux K+. Nos résultats permettent de mieux comprendre les mécanismes de régulation des processus de réparation de l’épithélium sain et FK. De plus, ils ouvrent de nouvelles options thérapeutiques visant à promouvoir, à l’aide d’activateurs de canaux K+ et de facteurs de croissance, la régénération de l’épithélium respiratoire chez les patients atteints de FK.

Un modèle systémique d’analyse de changement dans les organisations : le cas de l’analyse de l’implantation du projet PATH de l’OMS Europe en France

Thèse de doctorat effectuée en cotutelle au Département d’administration de la santé Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal et à l’École doctorale Biologie-Santé Faculté de médecine, Université de Nantes, France

Étude de la localisation génomique du complexe HDAC Set3

La chromatine est un système de compaction de l’ADN jouant un rôle important dans la régulation de l’expression génique. L’acétylation de la chromatine provoque un relâchement de sa structure, facilitant le recrutement de facteurs de transcription. Inversement, des complexes histones déacétylases favorisent une structure compacte, réprimant l’expression de gènes. Un complexe HDAC, Rpd3S, est recruté par l’ARN polymérase II phosphorylée sur les régions codantes transcrites. Cette activité HDAC est stimulée par la déposition de la marque H3K36me générée par l’histone méthyltransférase Set2. Par approche génomique, en utilisant comme organisme modèle Saccharomyces cerevisiae, j’ai optimisé la méthode de ChIP-chip puis démontré que les sous unités Hos2 et Set3 d’un autre complexe HDAC, Set3C, étaient recrutées sur des régions codantes de gènes transcrits. De plus, Set3C est connu pour être recruté soit par H3K4me ou par la Pol II. La suite du projet portera sur le recrutement de Set3C qui semble similaire à Rpd3S.

L'étude de la coexistence de mondes musicaux éloignés dans une seule et même pièce.

La version intégrale de ce mémoire est disponible uniquement pour consultation individuelle à la Bibliothèque de musique de l’Université de Montréal (www.bib.umontreal.ca/MU).

Intervention infirmière auprès des familles afin de prévenir le délirium chez un proche âgé admis dans une salle d’urgence

Rapport de stage présenté à la Faculté des sciences infirmières en vue de l’obtention du grade de Maître ès sciences (M. Sc.) option expertise-conseil en soins infirmiers

Estrategias didácticas basadas en arte para el desarrollo del liderazgo en la Maestría en Dirección de la Universidad del Rosario

Lo que pretende esta investigación es estudiar el concepto del Liderazgo que maneja la Universidad del Rosario en la Maestría en Dirección y también la metodología que usa para desarrollarlo. A partir de estos resultados, se investigan alternativas para complementar tanto el concepto como las didácticas para formarlo. Se busca que estas alternativas estén basadas en técnicas artísticas para poder finalmente demostrar que mediante el arte se pueden desarrollar varias, por no decir todas las habilidades concernientes a un líder efectivo e integral. La idea de demostrar esto es poder proponer a la Universidad que incluya dentro del Documento Maestro y por ende dentro de la Maestría, estrategias didácticas basadas en el arte para desarrollar un liderazgo efectivo e integral en directores, favoreciendo el diferencial que caracteriza al programa en este momento a nivel nacional.

O Arquivo do Tribunal de Contas (Relatório de Estágio)

O presente trabalho reflecte o trabalho efetuado no âmbito do estágio da cadeira de seminário de Arquivística, do Mestrado em Ciências Documentais, variante Arquivos, no arquivo do Tribunal de Contas de Portugal. O mesmo consistiu no tratamento de documentação variada existente no arquivo do Tribunal de Contas e a necessitar de intervenção. O tratamento de que a documentação foi alvo compreendeu o seu levantamento, descrição, classificação e posterior decisão sobre transferência para arquivo intermédio, histórico ou eliminação. Tratava-se, na sua grande maioria, de documentação não tratada por ter dado entrada em arquivo antes de 2004, ano de aprovação do regulamento arquivístico do Tribunal de Contas e serviços de apoio. Para que o estudo fosse mais abrangente possível foram tratadas também 3 séries Documentais posteriores a 2004 como forma de perceber a evolução de que foi alvo o tratamento documental na instituição. Pretendeu-se fazer uma abordagem aos procedimentos de arquivo de uma instituição pública portuguesa, com características e funcionamento próprios que se reflectem obrigatoriamente na gestão do seu arquivo. Partiu-se de uma abordagem de carácter geral à evolução de que foi alvo a ciência arquivística, como forma de contextualizar o estudo posterior. Em termos de metodologia, começou-se por estudar a instituição Tribunal de Contas, sua história, funções e evolução. A par deste estudo foi dada também atenção à documentação que foi sendo produzida ao longo dos anos de existência do Tribunal e evolução e transformações da mesma, espelho sempre das diferentes funções que o Tribunal de Contas foi assumindo ao longo dos tempos. Posteriormente o estudo focou-se no arquivo do Tribunal de Contas, com a exposição dos diferentes serviços e suas funções. Passou-se então ao tratamento da documentação, com o levantamento de 146 Unidades de Instalação, organizadas posteriormente em 22 Séries Documentais. Com base no Regulamento de Arquivo do Tribunal de Contas e respectiva Tabela de Selecção procedeu-se à avaliação da documentação analisada, sendo que 7 Séries Documentais, com um total de 34 Unidades de Instalação, foram consideradas passíveis de transferência para Arquivo Intermédio. Por sua vez 6 séries documentais foram consideradas de conservação permanente e 9, com 66 UI foram indicadas como sendo passíveis de eliminação.

Expectativas, locus de controlo e auto-eficácia face à actual crise : uma realidade em estudantes universitários

O objectivo principal desta dissertação foi estudar a questão das expectativas de empregabilidade em estudantes universitários, no contexto actual de dificuldades do mercado de trabalho. Serão também abordados os conceitos de Locus de Controlo e a Auto-Eficácia, como variavéis determinantes neste processo. Foi feito um estudo com 141 participantes, dos quais 48 são alunos que frequentam a licenciatura e 93 frequentam o mestrado, os quais responderam a um questionário que incluía abordagens face à empregabilidade actual, à procura de emprego na área de formação e à visão global de um emprego. Os resultados vão ao encontro das hipóteses formuladas e acabam por traduzir que mesmo perante o panorama actual de dificuldades, os jovens não desistem e pretendem conseguir um emprego na sua área de formação.

Socio-cultural visions of interactivity within Museums

The ideas on which this paper is based are drawn from my thesis “Interactivity in Museums. A Relationship Building Perspective” written in 2007 for the fulfillment of the Master Degree in Museology at the Reinwardt Academy in Amsterdam. The main arguments are that the notion of Interactivity conceptualized within a technological orientation coupled with the pedagogic approach of mere information transmission need to be reconsidered; that Interactivity in museums is a conception both misinterpreted and under-implemented; and that the problems of understanding Interactivity will resolve by identifying the aspects which define Interactivity and most importantly focus on why they matter in a broader socio-cultural context within museums. Without an intention to attribute all the developments and advances associated with new museological practice, in some deterministic way, solely to politics and economic change, I argue that the new strategies adopted by museums towards progression and broader accessibility –at least regarding interactivity, seem to be linked more with a dominant commercialization of culture and education, than with a belief towards an effect on social change through the promotion of social interaction within a pluralistic and multicultural society, acknowledging the diversity of nature, opinion and practices, which can be combined instead of contrasting each other.

A search for invariant relative satellite motion

This report presents the canonical Hamiltonian formulation of relative satellite motion. The unperturbed Hamiltonian model is shown to be equivalent to the well known Hill-Clohessy-Wilshire (HCW) linear formulation. The in°uence of perturbations of the nonlinear Gravitational potential and the oblateness of the Earth; J2 perturbations are also modelled within the Hamiltonian formulation. The modelling incorporates eccentricity of the reference orbit. The corresponding Hamiltonian vector ¯elds are computed and implemented in Simulink. A numerical method is presented aimed at locating periodic or quasi-periodic relative satellite motion. The numerical method outlined in this paper is applied to the Hamiltonian system. Although the orbits considered here are weakly unstable at best, in the case of eccentricity only, the method ¯nds exact periodic orbits. When other perturbations such as nonlinear gravitational terms are added, drift is signicantly reduced and in the case of the J2 perturbation with and without the nonlinear gravitational potential term, bounded quasi-periodic solutions are found. Advantages of using Newton's method to search for periodic or quasi-periodic relative satellite motion include simplicity of implementation, repeatability of solutions due to its non-random nature, and fast convergence. Given that the use of bounded or drifting trajectories as control references carries practical di±culties over long-term missions, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is applied to the quasi-periodic or slowly drifting trajectories to help provide a closed reference trajectory for the implementation of closed loop control. In order to evaluate the e®ect of the quality of the model used to generate the periodic reference trajectory, a study involving closed loop control of a simulated master/follower formation was performed. 2 The results of the closed loop control study indicate that the quality of the model employed for generating the reference trajectory used for control purposes has an important in°uence on the resulting amount of fuel required to track the reference trajectory. The model used to generate LQR controller gains also has an e®ect on the e±ciency of the controller.

A study on time-varying quantile and its applications

This Thesis is the result of my Master Degree studies at the Graduate School of Economics, Getúlio Vargas Foundation, from January 2004 to August 2006. am indebted to my Thesis Advisor, Professor Luiz Renato Lima, who introduced me to the Econometrics' world. In this Thesis, we study time-varying quantile process and we develop two applications, which are presented here as Part and Part II. Each of these parts was transformed in paper. Both papers were submitted. Part shows that asymmetric persistence induces ARCH effects, but the LMARCH test has power against it. On the other hand, the test for asymmetric dynamics proposed by Koenker and Xiao (2004) has correct size under the presence of ARCH errors. These results suggest that the LM-ARCH and the Koenker-Xiao tests may be used in applied research as complementary tools. In the Part II, we compare four different Value-at-Risk (VaR) methodologies through Monte Cario experiments. Our results indicate that the method based on quantile regression with ARCH effect dominates other methods that require distributional assumption. In particular, we show that the non-robust method ologies have higher probability to predict VaRs with too many violations. We illustrate our findings with an empirical exercise in which we estimate VaR for returns of São Paulo stock exchange index, IBOVESPA, during periods of market turmoil. Our results indicate that the robust method based on quantile regression presents the least number of violations.