O projecto de orientação vocacional de uma escola da R.A.M., numa perspectiva de inovação pedagógica

Este trabalho apresenta um estudo de caso de uma escola do ensino particular e cooperativo da Região Autónoma da Madeira, sob o tema “O projecto de orientação vocacional de uma escola da R.A.M., numa perspectiva de Inovação Pedagógica”. Através de uma abordagem naturalista, com características etnográficas e críticas pretende recolher indícios sobre a orientação vocacional, a sua importância no desenvolvimento do jovem, a sua compatibilidade com a educação escolar, e aferir o seu potencial como inovação pedagógica,no contexto indicado. Para tal, procura-se definir o conceito de inovação aplicada à pedagogia, articulada com o contributo das tecnologias da informação e comunicação, numa perspectiva construtivista. A recolha empírica concentra-se na exploração da relação pedagógica dos docentes e alunos participantes no Projecturo — projecto de orientação vocacional da escola em estudo — na aproximação das actividades do mesmo à realidade e na identificação de parcerias intelectuais dos alunos com as novas tecnologias.

A dança como fator de desenvolvimento pessoal e de inclusão: perceções de um grupo de dança inclusiva

Nos últimos anos a arte tem sido associada à promoção da inclusão. O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar as perceções do impacto do grupo de Dança Inclusiva, Grupo Dançando com a Diferença, no desenvolvimento pessoal e na inclusão social dos seus elementos. No estudo participaram 20 sujeitos: 12 bailarinos (cinco bailarinos sem necessidades especiais e sete com necessidades especiais), cinco elementos que fazem parte da equipa técnica, e três encarregados de educação de bailarinos com deficiência mental. A recolha de dados foi realizada através da realização de focus groups junto de bailarinos, encarregados de educação e equipa técnica, e de uma entrevista individual ao Diretor Artístico. Os resultados apontam genericamente para perceções do grupo como agente facilitador da inclusão e de mudanças ao nível da aquisição de competências técnicas e artísticas, associadas ao desenvolvimento de competências sociais, permitindo perceber a dança também como forma de realização profissional e de inserção social.

Caracterização de práticas de governança territorial no processo de desenvolvimento contemporâneo em Timor-Leste: análise a partir da questão da formação profissionalizante

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

As escolas polivalentes do Triângulo Mineiro e Alto Paranaíba (MG): sondagem vocacional no projeto desenvolvimentista civil-militar (1965–1976)

This study has as object eight state vocational schools located in Araguari, Araxá, Frutal, Ituiutaba, Monte Carmelo, Patos de Minas, Uberaba and Uberlândia, in Minas Gerais. The period analyzed comprises the years from 1965 to 1976, from the signature of the Agreement 512-11-610-042 beteween the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC) and the American Agency for International Development (USAID), which started a series of other agreements, and actions ending up with the creation of the Expansion and Improvement of High Schools Program (Programa de Expansão e Melhoria do Ensino Médio - PREMEM) and, from this, the Vocational Schools. The upper limit of the study, 1976, was the year when these agreements, known as MEC/USAID agreements ceased. The Vocational Schools were characterized as vocation probing schools, directing the professional formation of the population in general, which would happen a posteriori, turning it shorter and more effective, since the labor market would demand, urgently, capable professionals for an expanding economy. The project of Vocational Schools had a national scope, and foresaw, for its unfolding, the complete substitution of State Schools for the new model, called “multi-curricula”. The theme Vocational schools was the object of my Master’s degree study, when I focused the State School Guiomar de Freitas Costa, in Uberlândia. That study raised questionings and concerns that resulted in the central problem of the thesis presented here: understanding the measure in which such schools integrated the country’s development project – mostly in the first half of the military rule – and to understand its structure, functionality and efficacyThe development of the study presented here, demanded the use of several sources: 1) specialized literature about the topics presented, i.e., the situation of national education in a temporal analysis, the political, economical and social context, research methodologies, the theory of human capital, vocational teaching, pedagogical trends and practices, agreements MEC-USAID and PREMEM; 2) national, state and county laws related to the discussion: laws of national education directives and basis, decrees and reports stating about the program of technical cooperation between Brazil and the United States of America, the Program of Expansion and Improvement of Teaching (PREMEM), formation of professors, establishment of Vocational Schools and educational planning; 3) documentation of school archives: books of minutes of Collegiate and of faculty and staff, registrar books with final scores, enrolment, visits of inspector, accounting books, punch clock records, student, professor and staff occurrences, inventory, class schedules, school year calendar, school rules, class reports, payment rolls, bills of sales, exchanged mail, personal documentation of professional personnel, documents of land acquisition, blueprints, manuals of PREMEM, didactic materials/resources used in classes, books available in the school library, structured evaluations for follow-up of school processes, pictures of events, texts prepared for special dates, and news from the official newspaper and, finally, 4) national and local press reports, especially from Folha de São Paulo, Correio de Araxá, Correio de Uberlândia and Lavoura e Comércio (Uberaba). The proposition of Vocational schools was conciliate theoretical and practical formation through an active education permeated by technological resources. The contact with knowledge and several practical activities under professional supervision, the student would identify the knowledge area that would interest him the most and his aptitude. This formation in primary school would make way for the vocation studies in high school, which became mandatory by the law 5.692/71, that reformed school education from the previous levels of elementary, middle high and high school. However, the multi-curricula proposal that would be spread to the other public schools in the country ended up succumbing to the model already established. From its ephemeral existence, maybe the Vocational Schools have not reached the more general goals in political, economic and social aspects; however, this study demonstrated that, for the people that, directly or indirectly, had contact with such schools, a legacy of vocational and quality teaching was made, so much so, that forty years after the end of that proposal, they are still remembered.

A educação física e a dança: a abordagem estética do desporto como uma possibilidade na área da composição coreográfica, com alunos do 5º vocacional da Academia de Música de Vilar do Paraíso

Relatório Final de Estágio apresentado à Escola Superior de Dança, com vista à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ensino de Dança.

A identidade vocacional em alunos universitários: um estudo de caso

De todos os processos vitais do indivíduo – desenvolvimento físico, intelectual, emocional, social e vocacional – que suportam o seu desenvolvimento integral (QUESADA e PEREIRA, 1991), a dimensão vocacional do aluno será, eventualmente, aquela que mais direta e fortemente pode ser afetada, com a sua entrada na instituição universitária. Esta comunicação retratou este processo.

Indecisão vocacional em alunos do ensino superior

A literatura tem mostrado uma percentagem significativa de estudantes do ensino superior vocacionalmente indecisos. Assim pretende-se analisar em estudantes do ensino superior a relação da certeza vocacional com a identidade vocacional e com a indecisão vocacional. E também estudar diferenças nestas variáveis em função do género e da idade dos participantes e do ciclo de estudos que frequentam. Para tal foram aplicados 3 questionários (Escala de Certeza Vocacional, Escala de Identidade de Vocacional e Escala de Indecisão na Carreira) a 262 alunos oriundos de três instituições de ensino superior público português. Os resultados demonstram que a redução da indecisão vocacional é acompanhada de maior certeza vocacional e de maiores níveis de identidade vocacional. Não foram encontradas diferenças de género nas variáveis consideradas. Relativamente à idade os participantes, nas fases de desenvolvimento da carreira mais avançados verificaram-se diferenças significativas somente para as varáveis certeza vocacional e identidade vocacional. Conclui-se ainda que estudantes de mestrado evidenciam identidade vocacional mais definida, mais certeza vocacional e menores índices de indecisão vocacional, relativamente aos alunos de licenciatura. Estes resultados podem contribuir para uma melhor compreensão da indecisão vocacional nos estudantes do ensino superior e consequentemente, contribuir para intervenções mais eficazes; The career indecision in higher education students Abstract: The literature has shown a significant percentage of students in higher education vocationally undecided. So we intend to analyze in higher education students the relationship of vocational certainty with vocational identity and the career indecision. And also study differences in these variables by gender and age of the participants and the course of study they attend. In this sense, three questionnaires have been applied (Vocational certain scale, Vocational Identity Scale and Indecision Scale Career) to 262 students from three public higher education institutions in Portugal. The results show that reducing the career indecision is associated to higher vocational certainty and higher levels of vocational identity. No gender differences in the variables were found. Regarding participants’ stage of career development, results show significant differences concerning for vocational certainty and vocational identity, favouring participants in advanced stages of career development. We conclude also that master students show more defined vocational identity, more vocational certainty and lower levels of career indecision than undergraduate students. These results can contribute to a better understanding of career indecision in higher education students and thus contribute to more effective interventions.

O desenvolvimento do texto dissertativo em crianças da 4ª série

This reaserch analysed the developmental stage of fourth grade (primary school) children in ability of writting argumentative texts joint with their context. The reason of this reaserch is the lack of new studies in linguistical area and high ratio of unable students to make this kind of text. It will be showed the analysis of making text by public schools children for three months. These data were analysed trying identify argumentative operators, the kinds of arguments used and the stage of the argumentative ability of these children. The study showed that the introduction of argumentative text in first grades give them more chances of succeed, preparing these pupils in their finishing high school. This fact obviously will make easier the development of their critical point of view, helping the students to think about their living social reality.

Polímeros biomiméticos em química analítica. Parte 2: aplicações de MIP (Molecularly Imprinted Polymers) no desenvolvimento de sensores químicos

The aim of this paper is the description of the strategies and advances in the use of MIP in the development of chemical sensors. MIP has been considered an emerging technology, which allows the synthesis of materials that can mimic some highly specific natural receptors such as antibodies and enzymes. In recent years a great number of publications have demonstrated a growth in their use as sensing phases in the construction of sensors . Thus, the MIP technology became very attractive as a promising analytical tool for the development of sensors.

Ecomateriais: desenvolvimento e aplicação de materiais porosos funcionais para proteção ambiental

Fundamental aspects of the conception and applications of ecomaterials, in particular porous materials in the perspective of green chemistry are discussed in this paper. General recommendations for description and classification of porous materials are reviewed briefly. By way of illustration, some case studies of materials design and applications in pollution detection and remediation are described. It is shown here how different materials developed by our groups, such as porous glasses, ecomaterials from biomass and anionic clays were programmed to perform specific functions. A discussion of the present and future of ecomaterials in green chemistry is presented along with important key goals.

Desenvolvimento e caracterização de nanocápsulas de poli (L-lactídeo) contendo benzocaína

In this paper we describe the preparation poly (L-lactide) (PLA) nanocapsules as a drug delivery system for the local anesthetic benzocaine. The characterization and in vitro release properties of the system were investigated. The characterization results showed a polydispersity index of 0.14, an average diameter of 190.1± 3 nm, zeta potential of -38.5 mV and an entrapment efficiency of 73%. The release profile of Benzocaine loaded in PLA nanocapsules showed a significant different behavior than that of the pure anesthetic in solution. This study is important to characterize a drug release system using benzocaine for application in pain treatment.

Desenvolvimento de um algoritmo para identificação e correção de spikes em espectroscopia Raman de imagem

Raman imaging spectroscopy is a highly useful analytical tool that provides spatial and spectral information on a sample. However, CCD detectors used in dispersive instruments present the drawback of being sensitive to cosmic rays, giving rise to spikes in Raman spectra. Spikes influence variance structures and must be removed prior to the use of multivariate techniques. A new algorithm for correction of spikes in Raman imaging was developed using an approach based on comparison of nearest neighbor pixels. The algorithm showed characteristics including simplicity, rapidity, selectivity and high quality in spike removal from hyperspectral images.

Desenvolvimento, produção e caracterização de nanocristais de fármacos pouco solúveis

Poorly soluble drugs have low bioavailability, representing a major challenge for the pharmaceutical industry. Processing drugs into the nanosized range changes their physical properties, and these are being used in pharmaceutics to develop innovative formulations known as Nanocrystals. Use of nanocrystals to overcome the problem of low bioavailability, and their production using different techniques such as microfluidization or high pressure homogenization, was reviewed in this paper. Examples of drugs, cosmetics and nutraceutical ingredients were also discussed. These technologies are well established in the pharmaceutical industry and are approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Desenvolvimento e validação de método espectrofotométrico para determinação de corante à base de luteína adicionado em iogurte desnatado

A simple analytical method for extraction and quantification of lutein colorant added to yogurt was developed and validated. The method allowed complete extraction of carotenoids using tetrahydrofuran in vortex, followed by centrifugation, partition to diethyl ether/petroleum ether, and drying. The carotenoids dissolved in ethanol were quantified by UV-Vis spectrophotometry. This method showed linearity in the range tested (1.41-13.42 µg g-1), limits of detection and quantification of 0.42 and 1.28 µg g-1, respectively, low relative standard deviation (3.4%) and recovery ranging from 95 to 103%. The method proved reliable for quantification of lutein added to yogurt.

Desenvolvimento e avaliação de uma servoválvula de baixo custo para a aplicação de insumos líquidos

The present work aimed the development of a low cost servo-valve that answers to an electronic control signal, for variable rates liquid inputs application. A literature research to define which valve type should be used was made. A mechanically activated proportional valve with an electronically controlled servo-engine was designed and evaluated. Since developed the servo-valve, the system was submited to a number of tests .The evaluation of its behavior was obtained in terms of repeatability, hystheresis and linearity. The test was accomplished in a bench, specially developed for this aim. As a result, were obtained three curves of opening percentage as function of flow rate, describing three opening and closing increments in two different work pressures. The servo-valve presented a good repeatability, reasonable hysteresis and a typically quadratic curve. This one maintained the low cost target. These results were very satisfied because the non-linearity and the hysteresis could be easily corrected by software.