Alfabetização e letramento: as nuances desses fenômenos por meio dos gêneros do discurso

Literature sample that the basic literacy with literacy differentiates the development of the citizens forming them to act in critical way in society. This research had as objective to analyze nuances of the basic literacy process and literacy of a pupil who little if express verbally, in the classroom, having the discursivos sorts as entered. Case study is about a research of qualitative interpretativa boarding of the type. The data had been collected by the following instruments: systematic comment, interviews with three professors of the citizen, daily of field and written production of the citizen. The results of the research point, on the other hand, with respect to the education of the writing and initial reading that if restricts to the basic literacy concept as technique of the writing, codification and decoding, without advancing for the basic literacy as apprehension and understanding of meanings. On the other hand, they point that the initial writing is organized to reach only the independent literacy, while the ideological literacy is distant of the pertaining to school universe, in the initial years of Basic Education

Plano Municipal de Educação de Rio Claro - SP: desafios e perspectivas na garantia do direito à educação

Pós-graduação em Educação - IBRC

Qualidade do gasto público municipal em ensino fundamental no Brasil

Quality of municipal public spending on primary education in Brazil. The focus of this paper was to analyze the relationship between municipal public education spending and students' academic achievement, evaluated according to IDEB (Index of Basic Education Development) of 2005. The following databases were used: School Census 2005, Brazil Exam (mathematics evaluation applied to students from fourth grade of elementary school) and Finance of Brazil (FINBRA). A multilevel model was estimated and the results suggest that simply increasing the percentage of municipal expenditures on education or the percentage of spending on primary education in relation to municipal expenditures on education do not automatically guarantee improvements in the quality of education.

Contribuições de um encontro juvenil para a enculturação científica

Este trabalho apresenta a análise de um evento de divulgação científica, organizado, segundo a estrutura usual em congressos, como ação didático-pedagógica voltada para a enculturação científica. Alunos de uma rede pública de Ensino Fundamental II, que participaram de projetos investigativos, foram convidados a divulgar e debater resultados de suas pesquisas em um encontro de investigação científica. Eles também participaram de uma palestra sobre metodologias científicas, meio ambiente e história do município em que vivem. Cada atividade teve como objetivo mobilizar habilidades e conhecimentos específicos da ciência. A vivência nesse tipo de evento possibilitou-lhes perceber que a ciência e a comunicação fazem parte da sociedade e da cultura, pois puderam ouvir, discutir e refletir sobre o processo de trabalho investigativo e seus produtos finais. Como resultado, consideramos que houve vivência de um processo de enculturação científica enriquecido pelas contribuições de diversos atores sociais e instituições.

Três gerações de avaliação da educação básica no Brasil: interfaces com o currículo da/na escola

Analisam-se, neste artigo, três gerações de avaliação da educação em larga escala, a partir dos objetivos e desenhos usuais em iniciativas implementadas no Brasil. A primeira geração consiste na avaliação diagnóstica da qualidade da educação, sem atribuição de consequências diretas para as escolas e para o currículo escolar. As outras duas gerações articulam os resultados das avaliações a políticas de responsabilização, com atribuição de consequências simbólicas ou materiais para os agentes escolares. Tomando como parâmetro de análise os objetivos e desenhos dessas avaliações, bem como estudos e pesquisas que produziram evidências sobre o tema, exploram-se possíveis implicações para o currículo escolar. Por um lado, discutem-se os riscos de as provas padronizadas, com avaliações que referenciam políticas de responsabilização envolvendo consequências fracas e fortes, exacerbarem a preocupação de diretores e professores com a preparação para os testes e para as atividades por estes abordadas, levando a um estreitamento do currículo escolar. Por outro lado, aponta-se o potencial das avaliações de segunda e terceira gerações em propiciarem uma discussão informada sobre o currículo escolar, em termos das habilidades fundamentais de leitura e matemática que ainda não têm sido garantidas a todos os alunos.

La Politique linguistique éducative du Cameroun: attitudes et représentations relatives à l'intégration des langues nationales dans les écoles primaires de l'Adamaoua

At the moment actions are undertaken in order to introduce National Languages in Primary Schools, it is interesting to study The Cameroon linguistic and educational policy: Attitudes and Representations relating to the Integration of national languages in the Adamawa Primary Schools. This study on images is a survey carried out with the collaboration of 115 teachers, 120 parents and some of the Adamawa educational Responsibles. The fundamental question which guides this survey is: are Attitudes and Representations of the Adamawa educational actors favourable to the Introduction of National Languages in the Primary Schools of that Region ? Our research’s hypothesis is that these perceptions impede the implementation of this policy. In the end of the data processing and the analysing of the field’s information, we are led to the following results. The basic education actors of the Adamawa Region don’t have information about legal and constitutional texts that support promotion and teaching of local languages. Nevertheless, they are disposed to support this policy. They propose fulani as the first language to be taught and the other languages after. But also, the selection of these languages is smeared by demeaning stereotypes. That’s why we recommend the organisation of wide Sensitization Campaigns destined for all the educational actors, the implication of ENIEG in the formation of teachers in local languages, and finally, the introduction of specific Contents for the teaching of National Languages in Cameroonian Primary Schools.

The relationship between pain intensity and severity and depression in older people: exploratory study

BACKGROUND: Pain and depression are known to be associated in later life, and both have a negative effect on physical performance both separately and in combination. The nature of the relationships between pain intensity and depression in elderly persons experiencing pain is less clear. The objectives of this study were to explore which factors are associated with depressed mood in older people experiencing pain, and to test the hypothesis that older people experiencing pain are at risk of depressed mood according to the severity or frequency of their pain. In addition we explored whether other potentially modifiable factors might increase the risk of depressed mood in these persons. METHODS: The study is a secondary analysis of baseline data for four hundred and six community-dwelling non-disabled people aged 65 and over registered with three group practices in suburban London who had experienced pain in the past 4 weeks. Intensity and frequency of pain was measured using 24 item Geriatric Pain Measure (GPM) and the presence of depressive symptoms using the 5 item Mental Health Inventory. Risk for social isolation was measured using the 6 item Lubben Social Network scale and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) were also measured. RESULTS: Overall 76 (19%) had depressed mood. Pain frequency and severity were not statistically significantly associated with depressed mood in this population. In multivariate analyses, significant predictors of the presence of depressive symptoms were difficulties with basic ADLs (OR 2.8, 95% CI 1.1.7.8), risk for social isolation (OR 4.1, 95% CI 1.8-9.3), and basic education only (OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.1-4.4). CONCLUSION: Older people experiencing pain are also likely to experience depression. Among those experiencing pain, social network and functional status seem to be more important predictors of depressive symptoms than the severity of pain. Further studies should evaluate whether improvement of social network and functional status might reduce depressive symptoms in older patients.

Health risk appraisal in older people 6: factors associated with self-reported poor vision and uptake of eye tests in older people

BACKGROUND Although free eye testing is available in the UK from a nation-wide network of optometrists, there is evidence of unrecognised, tractable vision loss amongst older people. A recent review identified this unmet need as a priority for further investigation, highlighting the need to understand public perceptions of eye services and barriers to service access and utilisation. This paper aims to identify risk factors for (1) having poor vision and (2) not having had an eyesight check among community-dwelling older people without an established ophthalmological diagnosis. METHODS Secondary analysis of self-reported data from the ProAge trial. 1792 people without a known ophthalmological diagnosis were recruited from three group practices in London. RESULTS Almost two in ten people in this population of older individuals without known ophthalmological diagnoses had self-reported vision loss, and more than a third of them had not had an eye test in the previous twelve months. In this sample, those with limited education, depressed mood, need for help with instrumental and basic activities of daily living (IADLs and BADLs), and subjective memory complaints were at increased risk of fair or poor self-reported vision. Individuals with basic education only were at increased risk for not having had an eye test in the previous 12 months (OR 1.52, 95% CI 1.17-1.98 p=0.002), as were those with no, or only one chronic condition (OR 1.850, 95% CI 1.382-2.477, p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Self-reported poor vision in older people without ophthalmological diagnoses is associated with other functional losses, with no or only one chronic condition, and with depression. This pattern of disorders may be the basis for case finding in general practice. Low educational attainment is an independent determinant of not having had eye tests, as well as a factor associated with undiagnosed vision loss. There are other factors, not identified in this study, which determine uptake of eye testing in those with self-reported vision loss. Further exploration is needed to identify these factors and lead towards effective case finding.

Impacts of out-migration on land management in mountain areas

INTRODUCTION Out-migration from mountain areas is leaving behind half families and elderly to deal with managing the land alongside daily life challenges. A potential reduction of labour force as well as expertise on cropping practices, maintenance of terraces and irrigation canals, slope stabilization, grazing, forest and other land management practices are further challenged by changing climate conditions and increased environmental threats. An understanding of the resilience of managed land resources in order to enhance adaptation to environmental and socio-economic variability, and evidence of the impact of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) on the mitigation of environmental threats have so far not sufficiently been tackled. The study presented here aims to find out how land management in mountains is being affected by migration in the context of natural hazards and climate change in two study sites, namely Quillacollo District of Bolivia and Panchase area of Western Nepal, and which measures are needed to increase resilience of livelihoods and land management practices. The presentation includes draft results from first field work periods in both sites. A context of high vulnerability According to UNISDR, vulnerability is defined as “the characteristics and circumstances of a community, system or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard”.Hazards are another threat affecting people’s livelihood in mountainous area. They can be either natural or human induced. Landslides, debris flow and flood are affecting peopleGood land management can significantly reduce occurrence of hazards. In the opposite bad land management or land abandonment can lead to negative consequences on the land, and thus again increase vulnerability of people’s livelihoods. METHODS The study integrates bio-physical and socio-economic data through a case study as well as a mapping approach. From the social sciences, well-tested participatory qualitative methodologies, typically used in Vulnerability and Capacity Analyses, such as semi-structured interviews with so-called ‘key informants’, transect walks, participatory risk and social resource mapping are applied. The bio-physical analysis of the current environmental conditions determining hazards and structural vulnerability are obtained from remote sensing analysis, field work studies, and GIS analysis The assessment of the consequences of migration in the area of origin is linked with a mapping and appraisal of land management practices (www.wocat.net, Schwilch et al., 2011). The WOCAT mapping tool (WOCAT/LADA/DESIRE 2008) allows capturing the major land management practices / technologies, their spread, effectiveness and impact within a selected area. Data drawn from a variety of sources are compiled and harmonised by a team of experts, consisting of land degradation and conservation specialists working in consultation with land users from various backgrounds. The specialists’ and land users’ knowledge is combined with existing datasets and documents (maps, GIS layers, high-resolution satellite images, etc.) in workshops that are designed to build consensus regarding the variables used to assess land degradation and SLM. This process is also referred to as participatory expert assessment or consensus mapping. The WOCAT mapping and SLM documentation methodologies are used together with participatory mapping and other socio-economic data collection (interviews, questionnaires, focus group discussions, expert consultation) to combine information about migration types and land management issues. GIS and other spatial visualization tools (e.g. Google maps) will help to represent and understand these links. FIRST RESULTS Nepal In Nepal, migration is a common strategy to improve the livelihoods. Migrants are mostly men and they migrate to other Asian countries, first to India and then to the Gulf countries. Only a few women are migrating abroad. Women migrate essentially to main Nepali cities when they can afford it. Remittances are used primarily for food and education; however they are hardly used for agricultural purposes. Besides traditional agriculture being maintained, only few new practices are emerging, such as vegetable farming or agroforestry. The land abandonment is a growing consequence of outmigration, resulting in the spreading of invasive species. However, most impacts of migration on land management are not yet clear. Moreover, education is a major concern for the respondents; they want their children having a better education and get better opportunities. Linked to this, unemployment is another major concern of the respondents, which in turn is “solved” through outmigration. Bolivia Migration is a common livelihood strategy in Bolivia. In the area of study, whole families are migrating downward to the cities of the valleys or to other departments of Bolivia, especially to Chapare (tropics) for the coca production and to Santa Cruz. Some young people are migrating abroad, mostly to Argentina. There are few remittances and if those are sent to the families in the mountain areas, then they are mainly used for agriculture purpose. The impacts of migration on land management practices are not clear although there are some important aspects to be underlined. The people who move downward are still using their land and coming back during part of the week to work on it. As a consequence of this multi-residency, there is a tendency to reduce land management work or to change the way the land is used. As in Nepal, education is a very important issue in this area. There is no secondary school, and only one community has a primary school. After the 6th grade students have therefore to go down into the valley towns to study. The lack of basic education is pushing more and more people to move down and to leave the mountains. CONCLUSIONS This study is on-going, more data have to be collected to clearly assess the impacts of out-migration on land management in mountain areas. The first results of the study allow us to present a few interesting findings. The two case studies are very different, however in both areas, young people are not staying anymore in the mountains and leave behind half families and elderly to manage the land. Additionally in both cases education is a major reason for moving out, even though the causes are not always the same. More specifically, in the case of Nepal, the use of remittances underlines the fact that investment in agriculture is not the first choice of a family. In the case of Bolivia, some interesting findings showed that people continue to work on their lands even if they move downward. The further steps of the study will help to explore these interesting issues in more detail. REFERENCES Schwilch G., Bestelmeyer B., Bunning S., Critchley W., Herrick J., Kellner K., Liniger H.P., Nachtergaele F., Ritsema C.J., Schuster B., Tabo R., van Lynden G., Winslow M. 2011. Experiences in Monitoring and Assessment of Sustainable Land Management. Land Degradation & Development 22 (2), 214-225. Doi 10.1002/ldr.1040 WOCAT/LADA/DESIRE 2008. A Questionnaire for Mapping Land Degradation and Sustainable Land Management. Liniger H.P., van Lynden G., Nachtergaele F., Schwilch G. (eds), Centre for Development and Environment, Institute of Geography, University of Berne, Berne

De corceles y de aceros : El 25 de Mayo y las Guerras de la Independencia en manuales del tercer ciclo de la Escuela General Básica de la 'transformación educativa' de los años 90

Este artículo analiza los cambios en el relato de la independencia de Argentina que se intentaron introducir en los manuales escolares destinados al tercer ciclo de la Educación General Básica, que conformaba el nuevo trayecto obligatorio de la educación definido por la reforma de los años 90. Estos cambios abarcaban una actualización de los conocimientos que se transmitían en la escuela y las habilidades que la Historia debía promover en las aulas.

Enseñanza de ciencias y ciudadanía en los primeros años de la educación básica brasileña

Este trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar cómo los profesores de educación básica en Brasil (estudiantes de seis a diez años), representan la relación entre educación científica y ciudadanía. Los datos fueron analizados mediante el Análisis Crítico del Discurso (FAIRCLOUGH, 2003), a partir de los nexos entre los niveles micro (textuales como: verbos, pronombres, metáforas) y macro-sociales (ideología). Así, identificamos diversos discursos sobre qué es ser maestro, su papel y el de otros actores sociales en la formación de la ciudadanía, y el cuestionamiento de una supuesta linealidad entre sus representaciones de ciudadanía y la acción en el aula

Los profesores y la transmisión de la historia argentina reciente: entre el currículum y el contexto

El pasado cercano, traumático, doloroso y abierto de los años 70-80, signados por la violencia política y el terrorismo de Estado, se encuentra en la agenda de la transmisión escolar. Como contenido de historia y ciencias sociales y de diversos actos de conmemoración, esta historia reciente interpela a las instituciones escolares y a los profesores. ¿Cómo se construyen las prácticas docentes en torno a esta historia reciente? ¿Qué lecturas y traducciones realizan los profesores de las prescripciones oficiales? ¿Qué lugar ocupa la historia reciente en la enseñanza de la historia argentina del siglo XX? ¿Cómo se materializan las conmemoraciones y clases alusivas acerca del tema? Estas preguntas han guiado nuestra indagación y nuestro diálogo con profesores de Ciudad y Provincia de Buenos Aires (que ejercen en secundaria, EGB3 o Polimodal) A partir de la voz de estos protagonistas, el trabajo pretende reconstruir la trama que participa en la transmisión de la historia reciente; un entramado cruzado, entre otros elementos, por la propia historia de la enseñanza de la historia, las tradiciones escolares y las políticas institucionales.

Os primórdios do esporte no sistema ONU : I MINEPS (1976) e Carta Internacional de Educaçao Física (1978)

In the sport field, Physical Education, which is a curricular discipline in basic education, and body practices of the UN education system started to have an active participation from the 1970s. The aim of this paper is precisely to analyze the documents and central events in the early days in the relationship between the UN system and its indications for political sports, Physical Education and body practices. Thus, we can understand the outlines of greater integration and organic nature of the actions in the Sport field and Physical Education, seeking to fulfill its role of a worldwide organic intelectual group

Valoración de la Clase de Educación Física por Estudiantes de Sexto Grado de Primarias Públicas Estatales de la Ciudad de Colima, México

La actividad física se ha vuelto una práctica necesaria en nuestra vida actual, en la que hábitos asociados al sedentarismo y la mala alimentación, así como enfermedades como la obesidad y el estrés están amenazando el bienestar y la calidad de vida de la población.

O abandono do trabalho docente em aulas de educação física : A invisibilidade do conhecimento disciplinar

This research aimed to recognize similarities and differences in the configuration of cases of teachers of Physical Education characterized by dereliction of teaching. This study tried to understand how members of the school community, especially managers, see (if they do) the teaching practices of two teachers with similar teaching propositions in the classroom, but with a different engagement with the institution.The text was constructed based on two case studies developed in 2010 in public schools in counties of northeastern states of Rio Grande do Sul. Data were collected based on semi-structured interviews and field diaries.The results indicate that the neglect of teaching is perceived by members of the school community only when the teacher rejects any proposition in class and does not respond to other needs of the school, and his action is not acknowledged. The teacher is not guided by the contents of the higher education of the school discipline, and still does not change the school routines and minimally contemplates the tradition. The knowledge addressed (or not) in Physical Education classes is invisible to the eyes of school administrators