Overcoming victim behaviour through physical education

This study presents infonnation gathered during personal interviews in which participants were asked how they, as physical educators, might possibly assist the victim of bullying through their programs. The research is a qualitative study, using an inductive approach. Five participants were chosen, based on convenience sampling, with semi-structured interviews which were audio recorded. The theoretical research found that the most stable characteristics of victimized boys were lack of strength and lack of physical fitness. This suggested that Physical Education class might be the best place in which to empower victimized students to reduce their own victimization by addressing these areas of strength and fitness. From the interviews it became clear that, while these educators showed a willingness to help bullying victims through their programs, their adherence to a Physical Education model based primarily on elitism, as opposed to individual fitness, would make it difficult for them to do so effectively.

Overcoming Gender Disadvantages. Social Policy Analysis of urban middle-class women in Colombia

The World Bank Report 2012 starts with this statement: “Gender equality matters in itself andit matters for development because, in today’s globalized worlds, countries that use the skillsand talents of their women would have an advantage over those which do not use it.” With theframe that suggest that gender equality matters, this paper describes some policy alternativesoriented to overcome gender disadvantages in the formal labor market incorporation of theurban middle class women in Colombia. On balance, the final recommendation suggest that itis desirable to adopt policy alternatives as Community Centers, which are programs orientedto a social redistribution of the domestic work as a way to encourage women participationin the formal labor market with the social support of the members of their own community.The problem that the social policy needs to address is the segregation of women in the formallabor market in Colombia. Although the evidence shows that the women overcome theeducational gap by showing better performance in education that their male peers, womenare still segregated of the labor market. The persistence of high rates of unemployment on thefemale population, the prevalence of the informal labor market as a women labor market, andthe presence of the payment difference between men and women with similar professionaltrainings are circumstances that sustain the segregation statement. These circumstances areinefficient for the society because an economic analysis shows that the cost of maintain the statuquo is externalized in the social security system that includes health, pension and maternityleave regimens. Therefore, the women segregation involves a market failure.This paper evaluates five policy alternatives each directed to the progress of a different causaldimension of the problem: (i) Quotas in the private market, (ii) Flexible working hours,(iii) replace the maternity leave with a family leave, (iv) Increase the Community Centers forredistributing the care work, and (v) Equal payment enforcement. The first alternative looksto increase women’s participation in the formal labor market. The second, third, and fourthalternatives constitute a package addressed at redistributing care work by reducing women’sresponsibility for reproductive work in the household with the help of husbands and the localgovernment. The fifth alternative intervenes to resolve the equal payment problem.After a four criteria evaluation that measure effectiveness, robustness and improbability inimplementation, efficiency and political acceptability or social opposition, the strongest alternativeis the fostering of Community Centers that promote a redistribution of care work. Thispolicy performs well in the assessment process because it combines gender focus with importantindirect effects: child support and human capabilities. The policy also shows a bottomup implementation process that overcomes the main adoption difficulties in the gender focusprograms and is supported by strong evidence of success in the Colombian context; this evidenceis produced by both transnational actors as a World Bank and also in local accountabilityreporters executed by local institutions like Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF).

Complexity, pedagogy and aristotelian metaphysics. 'Complejidad, pedagogía y metafísica aristotélica'.

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Unlocking learning and teaching with ICT : identifying and overcoming barriers.

En primer lugar, identifica las barreras que aún existen para la integración con éxito de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) en las escuelas, así como propone métodos y estrategias para su superación. También, muestra cómo la utilización de estas tecnologías ayuda a los niños a aprender y a mejorar sus capacidades.

Overcoming difficulties with number : supporting dyscalculia and students who struggle with maths.

El autor subraya la importancia de comenzar con materiales concretos y manipulables, antes de pasar a materiales más simbólicos. Su enseñanza se basa en la comprensión actual del alumno, en lugar de en su rendimiento. Ofrece una gran cantidad de actividades y juegos numéricos con una gran variedad de materiales, incluyendo regletas de Cuisenaire y los dominós de las etapas más tempranas. A medida que los alumnos progresan se introducen razonamientos más complejos. Proporciona métodos muy claros para las áreas donde muchos niños tienen grandes dificultades con el concepto de número. Incluye Un CD-ROM que contiene todos los recursos que se describen en el texto, una versión imprimible de la guía y una lista de actividades para los padres.

Spelling, hadwriting and dyslexia: overcoming barriers to learning.

La dislexia es considerada un 'problema de la lectura', pero en realidad afecta a todos los aspectos del aprendizaje. Este manual explica cómo y por qué se puede limitar la capacidad de un niño disléxico para acceder a un currículo más amplio. Revisa las políticas educativas y explica muchas de las intervenciones y programas alternativos que se ofrecen para corregir la dislexia. Sostiene que la ortografía y la escritura deben recibir más atención en la enseñanza y en la recuperación, especialmente si los alumnos son disléxicos. Ayuda a los profesores y a los estudiantes de pedagogía a entender la valiosa contribución de la escritura y la ortografía en el desarrollo de la alfabetización en las escuelas primaria y secundaria, y les muestra la manera de superar las barreras existentes para el aprendizaje.