REFLEXIONES E INTERROGANTES SOBRE EL ROL DE LAS BIBLIOTECAS DE LECTURA PÚBLICA EN LOS PAÍSES EN VÍAS DE DESARROLLO

Las nuevas y múltiples funciones que debe atender actualmente la biblioteca pública a raíz de un público cada vez más heterogéneo e indefinido, de la creciente variedad de medios de comunicación y de métodos de presentación y reproducción de la información, de la explosión informativa y la demanda creciente de ofertas culturales plantean una serie de dilemas: las bibliotecas están capacitadas para atender todas las funciones?, cuáles son las prioridades frente a la evolución que cada una de ellas soporta? cuál es esa realidad en los países en vías de desarrollo como Argentina con inestabilidad política, sin desarrollo económico y sin conciencia, a nivel de las autoridades, del valor e importancia de estas instituciones?El siglo XIX a raíz de la evolución de la alfabetización y de la democratización de la instrucción asistió a la eclosión de la biblioteca de lectura pública que, a través de los libros prepara a toda la ciudadanía para participar en el ejercicio del poder.Estas bibliotecas sufren la influencia del medio socio- cultural y político y su evolución y desarrollo está vinculado a ese entorno. Ello explica el por qué de los profundos cambios que han venido operándose en sus funciones y en consecuencia en los servicios que debe prestar.

Percepções dos professores acerca da sua motivação docente e da indisciplina dos seus alunos na sala de aula : um estudo realizado com professores das escolas básicas e secundárias da cidade de FaroJorge Guerreiro Rego Bispo de Sousa

Várias são as causas, apontadas por diversos autores e também pelos professores inquiridos neste estudo, para a (des)motivação dos professores (pessoais, pedagógicas, económicas, políticas, administrativas, históricas, massificação e democratização do ensino, etc.) e também para a (in)disciplina dos alunos em contexto de sala de aula (pessoais, familiares, nível sócio-económico, relação com professores, relações com colegas, culturais, raciais, drogas, etc.). Apesar de não serem estatisticamente significativos, os resultados encontrados na presente pesquisa apontam no sentido de não haver relação entre a motivação do professor e a indisciplina dos seus alunos na sala de aula, ficando o estudo em aberto para novas investigações. Esta tendência manifestou-se nas amostras globais do pré-estudo (30 professores) e do estudo (116) e nas subamostras do estudo por tipos de escola (básica e secundária), por cada uma das seis escolas estudadas, por ciclos e anos de escolaridade e por áreas disciplinares. ABSTRACT: There are several causes, mentioned by many authors and also by the teachers inquired in this study, for the (none)motivation of teachers (personal, educational, economic, political, administrative, historical, massification and democratization of education and so on) and also for the (in)discipline of the students in the context of the classroom (personal, family, social­ economic level, relations with teachers, relations with colleagues, cultural, racial, drugs and so on). Although not statistically significant, the results of this research suggest there is no relation between teacher's motivation and their pupils' indiscipline in the classroom, so the study remains opened for new researches. This trend manifested itself in the global samples of the first study (30 teachers) and the main study (116) and in partial samples of this study for type of school (basic and secondary), for each one of the six studied schools, for cycles and years of schoolarity and for discipline areas.

Education and knowledge: basic pillars of changing production patterns with social equity

Includes bibliography

Evolutions of an Online Generation: Education, Industry and IMC

This paper traces the evolutions of a new generation of students who are predominantly the ‘online generation’; explores the emerging impact of this generation on industry; identifies the changing role of education from traditional classroom to an online environment; and explores the contribution related to integrated marketing communications (IMC). Educational requirements from a business perspective must incorporate global business demands; virtual learning environments progress the online generation towards a post-modern learning state. The central proposition of this paper is that the emergence of IMC in evolving industry practices is influenced by student generations who are producing a new paradigm of alignment between education and industry. This is purely a conceptual exploration using limited examples to provide some context and illustrate the questions raised for consideration.

Professional development for the integration of biotechnology education

Views on the nature and relevance of science education have changed significantly over recent decades. This has serious implications for the way in which science is taught in secondary schools, particularly with respect to teaching emerging topics such as biotechnology, which have a socio-scientific dimension and also require novel laboratory skills. It is apparent in current literature that there is a lack of adequate teacher professional development opportunities in biotechnology education and that a significant need exists for researchers to develop a carefully crafted and well supported professional development design which will positively impact on the way in which teachers engage with contemporary science. This study used a retrospective case study methodology to document the recent evolution of modern biotechnology education as part of the changing nature of science education; examine the adoption and implementation processes for biotechnology education by three secondary schools; and to propose an evidence based biotechnology professional development model for science educators. Data were gathered from documents, one-on-one interviews and focus group discussions. Analysis of these data has led to the proposal of a biotechnology professional development model which considers all of the key components of science professional development that are outlined in the literature, as well as the additional components which were articulated by the educators studied. This research is timely and pertinent to the needs of contemporary science education because of its recognition of the need for a professional development model in biotechnology education that recognizes and addresses the content knowledge, practical skills, pedagogical knowledge and curriculum management components.

The place of writing in first grade Kuwaiti english education : a sociological case study

A hybridized society, Kuwait meshes Islamic ideologies with western culture. Linguistically, English exists across both foreign language and second language nomenclatures in the country due to globalization and internationalization which has seen increasing use of English in Kuwait. Originally consisting of listening, speaking, reading and writing, the first grade English curriculum in Kuwait was narrowed in 2002 to focus only on the development of oral English skills, and to exclude writing. Since that time, both Kuwaiti teachers and parents have expressed dissatisfaction with this curriculum on the basis that this model disadvantages their children. In first grade however, the teaching of pre-writing has remained as part of the curriculum. This research analyses the parameters of English pre-writing and writing instruction in first grade in Kuwaiti classrooms, investigates first grade English pre-writing and writing teaching, and gathers insights from parents, teachers and students regarding the appropriateness of the current curriculum. Through interviews and classroom observations, and an analysis of curriculum documents, this case study found that the relationship between oral and written language is more complex than suggested by either the Kuwaiti curriculum reform, or international literature concerning the delayed teaching of writing. Intended curriculum integration across Kuwait subjects is also far more complex than first believed, due to a developmental mismatch between English pre-writing skills and Arabic language capabilities. Findings suggest an alternative approach to teaching writing may be more appropriate and more effective for first Grade students in the current Kuwait curriculum context. They contribute also to an emerging interest in the second and foreign language fields in the teaching of writing to young learners.