Qualidade e responsabilidade social: implementação de um sistema integrado na cooperativa terras de felgueiras

Dissertação de Mestrado em Gestão Integrada da Qualidade, Ambiente e Segurança

Protocolo para la evaluación del Trabajo Fin de Grado de Trabajo Social

Se presenta el protocolo a seguir para una correcta evaluación del Trabajo Fin de Grado (TFG). Este diseño aglutina el análisis y reflexión de la experiencia realizada en este tema por diferentes universidades internacionales y nacionales en distintos foros y jornadas científicas de innovación docente. Se busca establecer una serie de pasos a seguir por los estudiantes que favorezcan su total autonomía en la realización, seguimiento y evaluación. Este proceso se establece a través de la total participación activa de los estudiantes. Los estudiantes tienen que ser autónomos en la realización de su trabajo y desafortunadamente tienen la dificultad de no contar con estructuras o procesos ordenados que les guíen en ello. Estas circunstancias nos han llevado a la configuración de un protocolo o proceso estructurado de pautas que los estudiantes deben cumplir de forma rigurosa. Este protocolo permite la redacción y adecuada elaboración de un trabajo académico, mediante la utilización de los requisitos establecidos y el respeto a los controles de calidad fijados previamente. Por último, se ha revisado la literatura científica sobre protocolos de evaluación utilizados de TFGs en diferentes universidades del área social y jurídica.

Estado metabólico previo de los pacientes con infarto agudo del miocardio del Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social

Las enfermedades crónico-metabólicas se han vuelto en la actualidad en epidemias que afectan la calidad de vida, aumentando la morbilidad y mortalidad, entre ellos el Infarto Agudo del Miocardio (IAM), lo que trae como consecuencia el incremento en los costos en salud que implica el manejo de esta complicación. El objetivo de éste estudio fue valorar el estado metabólico previo de los pacientes que se encontraban adscritos o no a las Clínicas Metabólicas y que ingresaron con diagnóstico de infarto agudo del miocardio al Hospital Médico Quirúrgico del Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social. Se trata de un estudio de tipo observacional descriptivo de corte transversal. Se determinó el estado metabólico previo que tenían los pacientes con diagnóstico de infarto agudo del miocardio, ya sea que hubieran tenido o no controles subsecuentes en Unidades Periféricas. Se tomaron en cuenta aquellos que se presentaron al Hospital Médico Quirúrgico de junio a agosto 2014, y la posterior evaluación de los expedientes en las unidades médicas periféricas, correspondientes a Clínicas Metabólicas en donde llevaron sus controles de: indice de masa corporal, presión arterial, glicemia y valores de lípidos. En conclusión podemos determinar, que el 100% de los pacientes que consultaron con un IAM son una población que se encuentra arriba de los 30 años con una incidencia entre 61-75 años con un total del 43%, dentro de éstos el sexo masculino tiene una ligera predominancia con un 57%, del total de estudiados, solo 43% pertenecían a clínicas metabólicas; encontrando alteraciones metabólicas considerables en la mayoría de ellos que pueden ser consideradas como desencadenantes del evento, así como, respuestas al estrés agudo que la condición proporciona, entre ellas podemos mencionar que al momento del IAM el 86% de la población se documentaron valores de glucosa en ayuno > 100mg/dL, 57% con TAG > 150mg/dL, colesterol total con un 62% en valores por arriba a los 200mg/dL y para los pacientes según sexos en la fracción HDL tan solo el 5% en mujeres y un 19% en hombres con valores arriba de 50 y 40 mg/dL respectivamente, considerando este como una variable a favor e incluso protectora para riesgo cardiovascular; en la medición de LDL el 71% se encontró superior a 100 mg/dL siendo este un factor altamente nocivo en el aumento del riesgo cardiovascular. En cuanto al significado clínico de los valores de presión arterial, en el evento agudo, tenemos que éstos valores se presentan con extremos que varían desde la hipotensión asociada al choque cardiogènico, hasta la hipertensión del edema agudo de pulmón, siendo estas fluctuaciones poco valorables para determinar el control previo de dicho componente. Por otra parte podemos establecer que la circunferencia abdominal se encuentra con mayor frecuencia por arriba de los valores esperados según sexo con un 67% frente a un 34% para valores inferiores a los esperados; además de encontrarse que según el IMC el 67% que consultaron con IAM tienen sobre peso y un 19% con obesidad grado 1. Dentro de la variable que más tuvo impacto en cuanto a su modificación “positiva” podríamos referirnos a la presión arterial, aunque los cambios no fueron impactantes, se consideran significativos, tomando en cuenta el apoyo en medidas farmacológicas. En cuanto al perfil lipídico de estos pacientes podemos mencionar que se encuentran niveles altos de Colesterol total y TAG, con niveles bajos de HDL según el sexo y altos de LDL, por lo que el riesgo cardiovascular fue superior y finalizó en un evento cardiovascular que genera un impacto socioeconómico importante.

Inserção de fornecedores locais como fonte de desempenhos em custos de transação e legitimidade: estudo de caso na cadeia produtiva do petróleo e gás do Rio Grande do Norte

The inclusion of local suppliers in production chains has considerable impact on its performance, but most notably in its main actors. The results of this process may be of different kinds and can be analyzed from economic or institutional approaches. This study aimed to verify the existence of different performances of Petrobras due to the inclusion of local suppliers in the oil and gas production chain in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, from the viewpoints of transaction costs and the Institutional Theory. In order to this, were made the characterization of the PROMINP, the description of its actions and results, the mapping of its institutional context of reference, and identification of results obtained by Petrobras in terms of transaction costs and legitimacy. The theoretical framework is based on authors dealing with industrial concentration, as like Marshall, Krugman, Porter and Schmitz, from the sociological perspective of neoinstitucional theory, as like DiMaggio and Powell and Scott and Meyer, and transaction costs, as like Williamson. This is a qualitative research, with data collection done by consulting secondary fonts and semi-structured interviews with nineteen actors of three groups, namely: actors involved in actions of the program, representatives of enterprises and representative of Petrobras. To analyze the content was used the Suchman s model (1995) for categories associated with strategies of legitimation and fourteen variables associated with the three variables assets specificity, bounded rationality and opportunism (Williamson, 1995, 1989) in the case of transaction costs. The results indicate that PROMINP has achieved its objectives by encouraging the increased participation of local companies in the oil and gas production chain, reflecting in the economic development of the state. The Redepetro/RN, fostered and built upon the interaction of the participants, is presented as a solution of continuity to the participation of enterprises in the chain, after the closure of the actions of the program. PROMINP demands responses to coercive, legislative and regulatory pressures of the organizational field, whose institutional context of reference is wide. From the point of view of legitimacy, through strategies to gain cognitive legitimacy and maintaining pragmatic legitimacy, Petrobras can manipulate the environment, ensuring the compliance of the constituents to their technical and institutional demands. Enterprises, in turn, respond to the demands through compliance with technical demands, mainly through the certification of processes, and cultural changes. There aren t clear gains related to the transaction costs, however, gains in legitimacy can be seen as a cumulative capital that can serve as a competitive differential that generates economic gains. In terms of theoretical findings, it was found that, due to its explanatory power for actions that are difficult to explain only in economic terms, Institutional Theory may be used as theoretical support concurrent with other theories. TCE model has limitations in explaining the program actions. In the case, it s emphasized that Petrobras doesn t seek only economic efficiency, but has in its mission the commitment to social development.

Social dominance modulates eavesdropping in zebrafish

Group living animals may eavesdrop on signalling interactions between conspecifics and integrate it with their own past social experience in order to optimize the use of relevant information from others. However, little is known about this interplay between public (eavesdropped) and private social information. To investigate it, we first manipulated the dominance status of bystander zebrafish. Next, we either allowed or prevented bystanders from observing a fight. Finally, we assessed their behaviour towards the winners and losers of the interaction, using a custom-made video-tracking system and directional analysis. We found that only dominant bystanders who had seen the fight revealed a significant increase in directional focus (a measure of attention) towards the losers of the fights. Furthermore, our results indicate that information about the fighters' acquired status was collected from the signalling interaction itself and not from post-interaction status cues, which implies the existence of individual recognition in zebrafish. Thus, we show for the first time that zebrafish, a highly social model organism, eavesdrop on conspecific agonistic interactions and that this process is modulated by the eavesdroppers' dominance status. We suggest that this type of integration of public and private information may be ubiquitous in social learning processes.

Causas de descompensación glicémica en pacientes con diabetes tipo 2 en la clínica metabólica de llopango del Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social.

A pesar de los beneficios ya demostrados de un buen control glicémico, la evidencia sugiere que la hemoglobina glicosilada de la mayoría de pacientes diabéticos tipo 2 no se encuentra dentro de metas. Se estima que en Estados Unidos solamente un tercio de los pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) tienen una hemoglobina glicosilada menor de 7% que es lo que sugieren la mayoría de guías actuales. La población con diabetes mellitus tipo2 (DM2) es heterogénea, y múltiples factores afectan el control glicémico. La adherencia a conductas de autocuidado por parte del paciente, la asistencia de forma regular a sesiones educacionales de autocuidado, el auto monitoreo de la glicemia, y la asistencia a controles médicos se ha demostrado que tienen un efecto positivo en el resultado del tratamiento de la DM2. Mantener el peso corporal, la reducción de peso y el consumo de alimentos con bajo índice glucémico también causa mejoría en los parámetros metabólicos. Los agentes hipoglicemiantes orales son uno de los tratamientos más prescritos para un control intensivo de la glucosa. Sin embargo la no adherencia a estos es una de las principales causas de un mal control glicémico, por lo que se han realizado múltiples estudios tratando de dilucidar porque el paciente descontinúa su tratamiento encontrando que el 42.9% olvida tomar el medicamento, el 30.6% no entiende la importancia de tomar el medicamento y 26.5% lo hace por presentar hipoglicemia asociada. Este estudio es de tipo observacional, analítico de casos y controles definiendo al Control: pacientes con hemoglobina mayor de 7% durante su último control en el año 2013 y Caso: pacientes con hemoglobina menor de 7% durante su último control en el año 2013. La Población en estudio son los pacientes diabéticos tipo 2 de clínica metabólica de Ilopango. Tomando como muestra a todos los pacientes con diagnóstico de Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2 que cumplan con los criterios de inclusión. La información fue obtenida de la revisión de los expedientes de las clínicas metabólicas de la unidad médica de Ilopango en donde tienen un registro de aproximadamente 6000 pacientes de los cuales 2500 padecen de diabetes mellitus tipo 2, pero únicamente 825 pacientes cuentan con hemoglobina glicosilada de seguimiento, que fue la muestra. Se evaluaron algunos factores como determinantes en el control o descompensación de la AIc cuando se utiliza la medición de la variable del índice de masa corporal, el tener un IMC por arriba de 25 significo que el 90% de los pacientes estuvieron descompensados (OR: 8.797, IC 5.924, 13.18) con un valor de p=<0.0000001 comparada con aquellos pacientes que su IMC es por debajo de 25. Otro hallazgo encontrado fue el tener una patología asociada, como variable de descompensación de A1c (OR=6.996 IC=4.881, 10.16 p <0.0000001) incrementando en un 37% veces más la descompensación en esta variable no se consideró la severidad de la infección ni tampoco la etiología. Además se analizó como determinante de hemoglobina glicosilada mayor de 7%, el cumplimiento de la terapia que se indica a los pacientes, obteniéndose que para aquellos pacientes que cumplen la terapia indicada están más propensos a tener una hemoglobina glicosilada menor de 7% con una fracción prevenible del 4.34% (OR= 0.8229 IC= 0.6256- 1.082 p= 0.08111 ), como un factor protector asociado a los pacientes con DM, aunque estadísticamente no es significativo ya que tiene un valor de p= 0.08.

Caracterização da tecnologia de frio comercial e profissional

Hoje em dia a preocupação ambiental e a economia são fatores de sustentabilidade que são tidos em conta em países desenvolvidos, especialmente no seio da União Europeia. Reduzir os consumos de energia é, portanto, um ponto-chave para a redução das emissões de gases com efeito de estufa e aumentar a dependência das energias renováveis. Consequentemente surge então a necessidade de aumentar a eficiência dos equipamentos, em particular no presente caso, equipamentos de refrigeração. Para isso foi adotado pela Comissão Europeia uma rotulagem nos produtos consumidores de energia, em particular na refrigeração, os frigoríficos e congeladores domésticos permitindo informar o consumidor para os equipamentos mais eficientes. Mais recentemente, frigoríficos comerciais e profissionais também terão obrigatoriedade de incluir um rótulo energético na parte externa dos mesmos. Nesses rótulos estão incluídas várias informações técnicas do aparelho representadas de uma forma compreensível e lúdica aos olhos do consumidor mais leigo, entre as quais as classes de eficiência energética. As classes de eficiência energética caracterizam-se pela componente tecnológica dos frigoríficos. Perceber quais os componentes e materiais em particular que promovem uma melhor eficiência, quantificar a sua influência e avaliar os seus custos de integração torna-se assim essencial para toda a cadeia envolvida na produção destes equipamentos. Os fluídos frigorigénios e compressores aparentam ser os que mais exercem influência na eficiência de frigoríficos de baixa potência. Tubos capilares com trocador de calor são uma escolha mais eficiente comparado com o tubo capilar padrão que é utilizado nestes frigoríficos. Por forma a obter informação adicional e relevante do ponto de vista da análise energética realizaram-se simulações para determinação do consumo elétrico anual com recurso ao software Pack Calculation Pro. Entre os fluídos frigorigénios R-134a, R-22 e R-410a, os compressores scroll apresentaram consumos mais reduzidos (no máximo de 16%) do que os compressores alternativos. No caso do amoníaco (R-717) os compressores alternativos consumiram em média 14% menos do que os compressores parafuso. O recurso a velocidade variável em compressores permite reduzir o consumo na ordem dos 25%. Válvulas de expansão eletrónicas trazem reduções no consumo de 1,5% quando comparadas com válvulas de expansão termostáticas em compressores de velocidade variável. O propano (R-290) é um gás que mostra ter um melhor desempenho do que o R-134a e R404a em vários compressores, consumindo 16% menos do que o R-404a. Em função da temperatura exterior, o R-290 também apresentou um bom desempenho consumindo em climas quentes (Belém, Brasil) 24% menos do que o R-404a.

Fatores que influenciam a intenção de compra online: aplicação de um modelo adaptado de aceitação da tecnologia para o comércio eletrônico

This research aims to understand the factors that influence intention to online purchase of consumers, and to identify between these factors those that influence the users and the nonusers of electronic commerce. Thus, it is an applied, exploratory and descriptive research, developed in a quantitative model. Data collection was done through a questionnaire administered to a sample of 194 graduate students from the Centre for Applied Social Sciences of UFRN and data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, confirmatory factorial analysis and simple and multiple linear regression analysis. The results of descriptive statistics revealed that respondents in general and users of electronic commerce have positive perceptions of ease of use, usefulness and social influence about buying online, and intend to make purchases on Internet over the next six months. As for the non-users of electronic commerce, they do not trust the Internet to transact business, have negative perceptions of risk and social influence over purchasing online, and does not intend to make purchases on Internet over the next six months. Through confirmatory factorial analysis six factors were set up: behavioral intention, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, perceived risk, trust and social influence. Through multiple regression analysis, was observed that all these factors influence online purchase intentions of respondents in general, that only the social influence does not influence the intention to continue buying on the Internet from users of electronic commerce, and that only trust and social influence affect the intention to purchase online from non-users of electronic commerce. Through simple regression analysis, was found that trust influences perceptions of ease of use, usefulness and risk of respondents in general and users of electronic commerce, and that trust does not influence the perceptions of risk of non-users of electronic commerce. Finally, it was also found that the perceived ease of use influences perceived usefulness of the three groups. Given this scenario, it was concluded that it is extremely important that organizations that work with online sales know the factors that influence consumers purchasing intentions in order to gain space in their market

Cumplimiento de metas médicas de los pacientes en clínicas metabólicas del Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social.

Con el aumento de las complicaciones de las enfermedades crónico metabólicas se da la creación del programa de clínicas metabólicas en el Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social (ISSS) en el año 2006. Para ver el cumplimiento de las metas de las clínicas metabólicas del ISSS, según “Lineamientos para el Manejo Integrado de las Enfermedades Crónicas Metabólicas” 2009 y “Guía de Manejo Integral de Diabetes Mellitus” 2012 se seleccionaron las 6 unidades correspondientes al área metropolitana, siendo un estudio observacional, descriptivo de corte transversal. Bajo un método de muestreo probabilístico por conglomerados. Conociendo el total de pacientes adscritos a las 6 unidades médicas de clínicas metabólicas hasta el año 2012 (33,617 pacientes) se tomó una muestra de 380 expedientes. Del total de 380 pacientes, el 65.78% tenían presente la recomendación de cambios de estilo de vida al ingreso, pero en su último control solo un 47.10% continuaban con dicha recomendación. Se encontró un 41.31% de pacientes diabéticos, de los cuales 25.47% cumplían con meta de glicemia en ayunas de 70 a 120 mg / dl a su ingreso. Un total de 62.42% estaban en metas en su último control. El 66.05% representó a los pacientes hipertensos de los cuales 31.47% cumplían con meta de presión arterial óptima 120/80 mmHg al ingreso. Un total de 58.16% estaban en este valor en su último control. En cuanto al colesterol LDL la meta para el paciente diabético es menor de 100 mg / dl, encontrando que del total de pacientes diabéticos, un 30.57% tenían LDL menor a 100 mg / dl a su ingreso y en el último control fue un 40.76%. El 46.49% presentó colesterol menor de 200 mg / dl a su ingreso y en el último control fue un 70.70%. En relación al colesterol HDL de ingreso el 21.65% en hombres y un 18.47% en mujeres presentaron HDL en metas, mayor de 40 y 50 respectivamente, en el último control, 17.83% de los hombres y 21.02% de la mujeres presentaron HDL en metas. El 40.12% se encontró con triglicéridos menor de 150 mg / dl a su ingreso y el 50.32% cumplió esta meta en su último control. En cuanto al índice de masa corporal (IMC) se evidenció a su ingreso solo un 19.47% con IMC normal, en sobrepeso el 42.11%, en obesidad grado I el 19.47%, en obesidad grado II el 7.37%, en obesidad grado III el 3.42%. En su último control un 16.32% presentó IMC normal, en sobrepeso el 40.79%, en obesidad grado I el 23.16%, en obesidad grado II el 3.95% y en obesidad grado III el 2.36%. Con todo esto podemos concluir que los cambios en el estilo de vida no se están prescribiendo por el médico en los últimos controles, que el control glicémico y presión arterial óptima ha mejorado sustancialmente. Además ha habido un aumento de un 10% en el descenso de colesterol LDL a menor de 100 mg / dl en el paciente diabético. Así como se puede evidenciar que la gran mayoría de la población está entre sobrepeso y obesidad grado I.

A Geração de inovação na carcinicultura do RN: Uma análise a partir da imersão social

This dissertation examines the organizational innovation as a nonlinear process, which occurs in a social and political context and, therefore, socially immersed. Examines the case of shrimp in the state of RN, starting from the following problem: although the norteriograndense shrimp occupies the largest producer of farmed shrimp from Brazil, has a series of bottlenecks concerning the generation of industry innovation, concerning the social relationships and policies between the various actors in the network, whether private or public, and its consequences in terms of opportunity and limits generated for the innovative dynamics. The objective of the research is to understand how the social embeddedness of political actors affects norteriograndense shrimp within the context of structural relations, the industry generation of innovation, throughout its technological trajectory . The approach of social embeddedness balances atomised perspectives, undersocialized and oversocialized, of economic action, considering both the human capacity to act as sources of constraint, whose mechanisms are analyzed the structural and political. In methodological terms this is a case study, analyzed from the research literature, documentary and experimental. Primary data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed in depth by the technique of content analysis. Was adopted a longitudinal approach, seeking to understand the phenomenon from the perspective of the subjects, describing it in an inductive process of investigation. After characterizing the sector and defining their technological trajectory, the analysis of the results followed its four stages: (1) Introduction of Technology: 1973-1980, (2) Intensification of Research: 1981-1991, (3) Technological Adaptation, 1992 -2003, (4) Technological Crisis: 2004-2009. A cross-sectional analysis along the evolutionary trajectory revealed the character of structural changes and policies over time, and implications on the generating process of innovation. Note that, the technological limit to which the sector reached requires changes in technology standards, but is more likely that the potiguar shrimp is entering a new phase of his career in technology rather than a new technological paradigm

Análise dos prejuízos financeiros da indústria brasileira de aviação civil : influência das forças competitivas de Porter

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Tecnologia, Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Ambiental, 2016.

Da bancada ao Bureau: análise do desenvolvimento da biotecnologia no Nordeste Brasileiro sob o enfoque de Sistema Regional de Inovação

The starting point of the present work consisted of investigating the development of biotechnology in the Northeast region of Brazil from the perspective of a Regional Innovation System (RIS). The theoretical framework adopted relied on the approaches and concepts presented by the Neo-Schumpeterian perspective. This framework was chosen because, by means of the Innovation System concept, this literature allows us to analyze the relationships and configurations of actors, as well as the role of the state and of social, science and technology, and economic policies in the studied region. The analysis considered four selected dimensions: physical infrastructure, human capital, scientific production, and funding. These variables were chosen because they allow us to verify the possibilities and limitations of developing a biotechnology RIS in the Northeast of Brazil, and these elements would help in answering the question behind this dissertation. The location of the physical infrastructure was determined by means of bibliographic and documental research and interviews with heads of institutions that do biotechnology research. Regarding human capital, the analysis focused on resource training in biotechnology, highlighting graduate courses and research groups in the area. To measure knowledge production, we delimited scientific collaboration among researchers in the field of biotechnology as the focus of this category. For the funding dimension, information was gathered from reports available at the websites of national and state funding agencies. The data was analyzed through method triangulation, involving quantitative and qualitative research stages. To back the analyses, we revisited the integration policies in the area of Science, Technology and Innovation. Our analysis has shown that these policies play a crucial role in the development of biotechnology in the region being studied. The data revealed that the physical infrastructure is concentrated in only three states (Bahia, Ceará, and Pernambuco). In this regard, the Northeast Biotechnology Network (Renorbio) stands out as a strategic actor, enabling states with poor infrastructure to develop research through partnerships with institutions located in another state. We have also verified that the practices involving human resource training and knowledge production are factors that enable the emergence of a regional system for biotechnology in the studied region. As limitations, we have verified the low immersion level of regional actors, the heterogeneity of socioeconomic indicators, the lack of financial resources, and a low innovation culture in the business sector. Overall, we have concluded that the development of a Regional Innovation System in Biotechnology, based on the current regional dynamics, depends on an effective change in the behavior of the social agents involved, both in the national and regional dimensions as well as in the public and private spheres

Do encantamento dos números à realidade dos fatos: conciliação entre os balanços patrimonial e social da ALUNORTE

The social balance is turning into an instrument capable of identifying the Organizational Commitment socio-environmental. The objective of the Social Balance is to present the application of company resources on socio-environmental investments internally and externally. The research was developed based on the Balance Social and Sheet from Alumina North Brazil S / A, ALUNORTE, for fiscal years 2008 and 2009, with the purpose of describing the finding of the Balance Social and Sheet from ALUNORTE about social responsibility. To validate the proposal were doing comparisons between accounting and financial datas from Alunorte and Y.Yamada, in order to highlight what they say and indicators confirm the privileges of the first against second

Social engagement and adaptive functioning during early childhood: Identifying and distinguishing among subgroups differing with regard to social engagement

This study tested the hypothesis that social engagement (SE) with peers is a fundamental aspect of social competence during early childhood. Relations between SE and a set of previously validated social competence indicators, as well as additional variables derived from observation and sociometric interviews were assessed using both variable-centered and person-centered approaches (N = 1453, 696 girls) in 4 samples (3 U.S.A., 1 Portuguese). Directly observed SE was positively associated with broad-band measures of socially competent behavior, peer acceptance, being a target of peers' attention, and also with broad-band personality dimensions. Using individual Q-items significantly associated with SE in 3 of our 4 samples, a hierarchical cluster analysis yielded a 5-cluster solution that grouped cases efficiently. Tests on relations between cluster membership and the set of social competence and other variables revealed significant main effects of cluster membership in the full sample and within each individual sample, separately. With the exception of tests for peer negative preference, children in the lowest SE cluster also had significantly lower overall social competence, personality functioning scores than did children in higher SE clusters.

Results of a mindfulness-based social-emotional learning program on portuguese elementary students and teachers: a quasi-experimental study

Recently, mindfulness-based social-emotional learning (SEL) approaches have been taught to children in some schools. Due to deficient methodological consistency observed in most studies, their results should be interpreted with caution. Moreover, research on how mindfulness-based SEL approaches benefit teachers is scarce, and the majority of these studies have been conducted in English-speaking countries; therefore, it is uncertain whether these approaches are suited to other cultural backgrounds. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of the MindUp curriculum, an SEL program through mindfulness practice for Portuguese students and teachers. Participants included 454 3rd and 4th grade students and 20 teachers from state schools. A quasiexperimental (pre- and post-test) study compared outcomes for an experimental group with a waitlist control group. Data were collected from teachers and children through self-report measures. Results showed that over 50 % of the children who participated in the MindUp program scored above the control group mean in their ability to regulate emotions, to experience more positive affect, and to be more self-compassionate, and over 50 % scored lower in negative affect. In the group of teachers, over 80 % scored above the control group mean in observing, in personal accomplishment, and in self-kindness. Our results contribute to the recent research on the potential added value of mindfulness practices to a SEL program and strengthen the importance for teachers and students of adding to the academic curriculum a SEL program through mindfulness practices.