Análise dos efeitos de programas educacionais: o caso projeto jovem de futuro do Instituto Unibanco

Um dos maiores desafios atuais do Brasil em relação ao seu sistema educacional é a melhora da qualidade da educação oferecida pela rede pública de ensino. Motivado por isso, o Instituto Unibanco criou o Projeto Jovem de Futuro. O projeto oferece às escolas públicas estaduais de ensino médio apoio técnico e financeiro para a implantação de um plano de melhoria de qualidade na dinâmica de funcionamento escolar, com o objetivo de aumentar o rendimento dos alunos e diminuir os índices de evasão escolar. Este trabalho faz uma avaliação do primeiro ano do projeto nos estado de Minas Gerais e Rio Grande do Sul. Os conceitos de avaliação estatística de programas sociais são utilizados na estimação do efeito médio do projeto sobre as notas dos alunos, dos efeitos heterogêneos e do efeito na dispersão das notas dos alunos. Os resultados encontrados indicam que o Projeto Jovem de Futuro teve grande impacto sobre a nota média dos alunos e contribuiu para a redução da desigualdade nas notas dos alunos das escolas participantes. A fim de entender o que gerou o aumento da proficiência dos alunos participantes do programa, também são feitas algumas estimações com o objetivo de captar qual o tipo de investimento que, em média, contribuiu mais para o desenvolvimento dos alunos. Neste aspecto não foi possível chegar a um resultado conclusivo.

O controle de qualidade nas empresas de auditoria no Brasil

O objetivo desta pesquisa f oi estudar o atual estágio dos programas de controle de qualidade utilizados, segundo declarações dos entrevistados, por seis empresas de auditoria independentes, com sede ou filial na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, à luz de um referencial teórico previamente definido, de modo a avaliar a qualidade dos serviços prestados por estas empresas, bem como identificar as possíveis diferenças existentes entre os programas utilizados (Capítulo 1). Na revisão da literatura, procurou-se apresentar os programas de controle de qualidade utilizados, teoricamente, por empresas de auditoria em outros países, principalmente nos E.U.A., de modo a definir um quadro de referencial teórico. Apresentou-se, também, algumas consideraç5es a respeito da fiscalização do exercício profissional contábil no Brasil (Capitulo II). A seguir, apresentou-se a metodologia aplicada à pesquisa, justificando-se as razões para seu emprego (Capítulo III). As respostas obtidas durante a realização entrevistas, foram apresentadas através de quadro (I à IV) e notas. As respostas obtidas possibilitaram uma descrição das características gerais das empresas, dos padrões de controle de qualidade utilizados pelas empresas, e das considerações finais sobre empresas (Capítulo IV). As respostas viabilizaram analisar as seis empresas de auditoria pesquisadas, principalmente quanto aos seus padrões de Controle de Qualidade. Esta análise teve como base o quadro de referência teórico definido no capítulo II (Capítulo V). Finalmente, foi apresentado um sumário da pesquisa, as conclusões alcançadas, as recomendações deitas às partes envolvidas no processo de auditoria, e, por último, as sugestões para novas pesquisas (Capítulo VI).

Inserção das organizações de catadores de materiais recicláveis em programas empresariais de logística reversa: um estudo multi-setorial no estado de São Paulo

A pesquisa objetivou compreender a inserção de organizações de catadores em programas empresariais de logística reversa para reciclagem de embalagens pós-consumo. O estudo multi-casos englobou programas empresariais de quatro setores de embalagens: vidro, papelão, embalagem longa vida e plástico PET. As unidades de análise foram as relações empresa/cooperativas de catadores. Utilizou-se como requisito para seleção dos programas o avanço das cooperativas na cadeia reversa através da sua atuação como fornecedoras de primeira camada, ou seja, sem “intermediários”. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com quatro empresas e quatro cooperativas de catadores, sendo uma delas analisada como explanação rival. De maneira geral observou-se que as características dos programas são função das motivações para estruturação da logística reversa, seja pela responsabilidade socioambiental, recuperação de materiais, competitividade da embalagem, imagem corporativa ou compras de materiais secundários. Além da obtenção de escala e regularização, o avanço das cooperativas de catadores nessas cadeias de suprimentos foi viabilizado através da aprendizagem prática quanto à correta identificação e seleção de materiais recicláveis e desenvolvimento de processos de pré-processamento para garantia de qualidade conforme, exigências das empresas. Vale destacar também a infraestrutura obtida através de convênios com a Prefeitura Municipal de São Paulo e de financiamentos pelo Banco Nacional do Desenvolvimento - BNDES. Em dois casos analisados constatou-se a atuação de empresas de bens de consumo na gestão de fluxos de informações, permitindo uma gestão eficiente das operações de logística reversa. Em todos os programas estudados, apesar da comercialização direta, faz-se necessária a realização de etapas de beneficiamento pelas empresas com emprego de tecnologias apropriadas. Para as cooperativas de catadores a comercialização direta tem proporcionado melhores preços dos materiais recicláveis e perspectivas de vendas em longo prazo e, consequentemente, perspectivas de vida e reconhecimento profissional dos catadores.

Marinha do Brasil e Programa Netuno: excelência gerencial como meio e uma Força Armada de qualidade como fim

Este trabalho lida com a transposição do Programa de Excelência Gerencial GesPública para o ambiente militar na Marinha do Brasil. O GesPública é direcionado à Administração Pública Brasileira e Programa Netuno foi o nome adotado pela Marinha do Brasil para operacionalizar os fundamentos do GesPública. O Programa Netuno foi planejado para ser aplicado em todas as esferas de trabalho da Marinha do Brasil. De fato, os seus fundamentos são os mesmos do GesPública e esperam ser úteis em uma extensa área de aplicação, desde procedimentos burocráticos simples até operações militares, as quais são baseadas necessariamente na doutrina militar. Dessa forma, o Programa Netuno, com conceitos baseados no ambiente civil que fomentam uma horizontalização nas estruturas organizacionais, encontra-se com o meio militar, onde hierarquia e disciplina são princípios básicos. A partir daí, o estudo objetiva avaliar as contribuições que o Programa Netuno pode oferecer para a Marinha do Brasil. A literatura e documentos sobre a Marinha,doutrina militar, programas de Gestão da Qualidade Total e outros assuntos correlatos constituem o material de pesquisa. Será utilizada a metodologia de análise de conteúdo, com vistas a formar categorias de análise associadas à Marinha do Brasil e ao Programa Netuno. Essas categorias serão cotejadas a fim de que os objetivos da pesquisa sejam alcançados.

O idoso e as ações sociais em prol desse grupo etário: um estudo sobre a qualidade de vida na Terceira Idade e o Projeto Saúde e Cidadania na Melhor Idade

The present study regards an applied qualitative social research (descriptive) which approaches the matter between old age and Brazilian social actions performed in social projects, aiming a qualified life and citizenship for this group of age. The objective of the study is to evaluate the contribution of Project Health and Citizenship in Old Age regarding social actions from the government directed to old age individual treatment for life quality improvement. The theoretical fundamentals of this work is, in a first moment, about old age and certain existing theories about aging process, as well as the differences and perspectives that come up throughout this process. In a second moment, some reflections are developed about the relation between life quality and leisure regarding old age, with the conception and historical rescue about these questions, as well as the evidence of leisure as an instrument of well-being feasibility and a better life quality in old age. Then the study contextualizes Brazilian government treatment to old age individuals, cutting off the Constitution of Republic from 1988 and some social attitudes taken by the government in a try to reach this specific group. Finally, the study presents the Project Health and Citizenship in Old Age , as a social program which belongs to extension activities from Federal Center of Technological Education of Rio Grande do Norte (CEFET-RN), which aims old age treatment and their citizenship and life quality. After the application of a semi-structured interview using the technique of Analysis of content for the Analysis and Discussion of Results, it is possible to conclude that the Project Health and Citizenship in Old Age fulfils its objective regarding contribution, through offered leisure activities, for old age well-being and life quality improvement. Hence, on this regard, it is possible to observe the importance and value of government actions, social projects and programs assisting old age individuals, for they are able to provide this group the opportunity to live out activities that allow their citizenship and socialization, regarding well-being and life quality improvement.

Prática desportiva e qualidade de vida de crianças do bairro de nova descoberta Natal / RN

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the contribution of sports activities for children participating in social programs. Method: It s dealt with in a survey of a descriptive nature. The sample was composed of 51 participants from the Project Nova Descoberta, ranging in ages from 8 to 17, males (n=29) and females (n=22). A semi-directed interview was applied with 10 items over a period of 2 consecutive years (2007-2008) with children and adolescents, besides obtaining documental data in the schools that have an agreement with the Project. Results: The performance of the participants in the groups that joined and did not join in terms of schoolwork production in the year 2007 did not present statistical differences (p<0,05). A significant difference (p<0,05) was observed in the discipline of Portuguese when compared between the groups, with a higher average for the students who joined in 2008. Discussion: In the face of the context found in social sports projects, emerges a series of indicators that contribute for a reliable evaluation. The manifestation of other characteristics in the environment could be interfering in the participation and involvement in physical activity and consequently in the health and quality of life situation of the children and adolescents. Conclusion: It was confirmed that the school work performance indicators can be taken together with other indicators, such as a development of various abilities, participation in other activities, motivation for the activities, behavior and attitudes at home and at school, for evaluation of social projects

Análise da efetividade do transplante renal na qualidade de vida dos receptores no estado do Rio Grande do Norte

This study was developed with the aim of analyzing the effectiveness of renal transplantation on quality of life of kidney recipients in the Rio Grande do Norte State. This is a descriptive study with longitudinal design, panel type with quantitative approach to data analysis. The Quality of Life (QoL) of chronic disease kidney patients before and after kidney transplantation was assessed by the WHOQOL-bref, The population consisted of patients in pre and post-renal transplantation, the sample had 63 patients older than 18 years. The study was conducted after approval by the Research Ethics Committee of the Onofre Lopes University Hospital, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, No. CAAE 0008.0.294.000-10. Data collection was performed at a referral center for renal transplantation in Rio Grande do Norte, from May 2010 to May 2013. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and presented in tables and graphs. For statistical analyzes, Microsoft Excel XP and SPSS 15.0 software were used. The tests used were simple variance (ANOVA), t-test, Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon test to compare means, and Spearman correlations. P values <0.05 were considered significant. The demographic data showed a predominance of people between 18 and 45 years (68.2%) with a mean age of 39.9 years (SD 12.2), male (63.5%), married (58.7%), with children (51.0%). Regarding the education level was observed that 49.2% of participants had completed primary school, and most did not engage in any work activity (90.4%) during the study period. Hemodialysis was the predominant renal replacement therapy (96.8%) and the average waiting time for execution of transplantation was 1.9 years (SD 1.9). Comparison of QoL before and after transplantation showed significant differences in all areas analyzed, demonstrating that kidney transplantation had a positive impact on QoL in chronic renal patients undergoing kidney transplantation. Sociodemographic factors did not influence the quality of life in this group of patients, indicating that transplantation was the main factor to explain the improvement in quality of life. Thus, the alternative hypothesis of the study was accept, that there is a significant difference in quality of life before and after kidney transplant. It is expected that the results of this study may contribute to the development of strategies to encourage organ donation and kidney transplantation process

Qualidade microbiológica de leite UHT caprino: pesquisa de bactérias dos gêneros Staphylococcus, Bacillus e Clostridium

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Participação pública em programas ambientais :um estudo em área suscetível à desertificação no Estado do Rio Grande do Norte

The natural resources degradation and its consequences to the society life have provided several discussions about the evaluation methods and environmental management, and the available means to minimize the effects of man s actions over the environment. Amongst these actions is the encouragement to the community participation in the process of carrying out the environmental programs, considering government and enterprises representatives or residents of certain places as social actors. Within these context, this paper had as a goal the investigation of the public participation in the environmental programs in areas that are susceptible to desertification, specificly in Parelhas/RN. The choice for this town was due to its insertion in an area considered as a desetification nucleous, which is, a region that suffers land degradation as a consequence of climate variations or human activities. Therefore, the research in question, of a descriptive and exploratory type, had as an instrument a structured questionnaire, applied to a sample of 223 people out of an 11,068 over 20 years of age residents population. The data have been tabled from Statistics for Windows Program and later interpreted based on the theoretical reference over the subject. As a result, corroborating to the literature of the area, it was found that the community participation in any type of action or debate about environmental questions is associated to the perception and knowledge about the problems. Although the people who were interviewed believe in the responsibility of the ceramic industry in causing environmental problems, they also believe that the benefits brought by the sector overcome such problems

Aplicação de indicadores webométricos nos programas de Pós-Graduação das engenharias recomendados pela CAPES

This study aims to identify, through the application of webometric indicators, which Post-Graduate Courses in Engineering recommended by the Coordination of Improvement of Higher Personnel Education (CAPES) in Brazil stand out in the web space, in relation to the communication process and dissemination of scientific information in the academic environment. For this, we analyzed the structures content of the sites, the use, through the conduct of investigations and searches, the quality of information available, as well as the structure of existent hypertexts in the sites of this universe of search. The tools and methodologies adopted for this study are: search engines (Google, Yahoo), Mapper software (Xenu Link Sleuth) and analysis software and visualization of networks (and Ucinet6 NetDraw). Webometric indicators are also used, such as size of the web sites, visibility, web impact factor, brightness and density of the network. These instruments provide a brief analysis and evaluation for this webometric study. Therefore, from the incursion of the literature used, it appears that there are many advantages of using this type of metric study in the so called Information Society. The obtained results could identify which postgraduate courses in engineering has a better availability of their information on the Web, as well to define which of these courses stands out in relation to the use of their information, which has been outstanding in respect to its impact factor and which offers a greater number of links that serve as a source of information for its users, contributing, in its turn, with the navigability of the same network. In summary, it is asserted that the webometric study presents promising results, which are able to achieve the proposed objectives, as well as identify the factors that contribute significantly to the good visualization of these sites in the network, thus helping the spread of information and scientific communication through the use of the Web.

Aplicando análise de envoltória de dados -DEA à avaliação de desempenho acadêmico: um estudo em programas de pós-graduação em engenharia mecânica e produção no Brasil

This Master of Science Thesis deals with applying DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) to the academic performance evaluation of graduate programs in Brazil, exploring it on a Mechanical and Production Engineering Program 2001-2003 data. The data used is that of the national assessment carried by CAPES, the governmental body in charge for graduate program assessment and certification. It is used the CCR output oriented DEA model, the CCR-Output with Assurance Region, and Window Analysis. The main findings are first that the CCR has the concerning problem of zero values of weights of outputs that is not appropriate in a sense that a graduate program has the higher efficiency score zeroing some output (e.g., number of academic papers published). Secondly, the Assurance Region method proved useful. Third, the Window Analysis also gave some light to the consistency of the performance in the time frame analysed. Also, the analysis results in the understanding that the Mechanics and Production Engineering should not be assessed jointly like currently applied by CAPES and rather should be assessed in its own field separately. Finally, the result of the DEA analysis showed some serious inconsistencies with the CAPES method. Graduate programs considered excellent has got low performance score and vice versa. This Thesis provides a strong argument in order to use DEA at least as a complimentary methodology for graduate program performance evaluation in Brazil

Avaliação dos processos de seleção utilizados nos programas de fomento a inovação nas micro e pequenas empresas da fundação de amparo à pesquisa do Rio Grande do Norte

Technological innovation promotes the generation of economic value by creating a new product, process or organizational management model, being classified as dynamic and multidimensional. Government intervention has the role of acting through government grant programs to foster the integration of innovative processes in small companies, due to the high costs and risks of development, strengthening the country`s economy in this phase. The distribution of this grant is determined by criteria, based especially in subjective judgments, which are based on the beliefs and perceptions about the technological opportunities and market actors involved in the process, being very difficult to measure the probability of success of the project under evaluation. This study aims to identify the most relevant selection criteria that must be inserted in grants programs at Rio Grande do Norte executed by Fundação de Pesquisa do Rio Grande do Norte (FAPERN). Initially, there was a systematization of 18 countries, covering 41 programs in foreign countries and 29 in Brazil. Based on the data collected, we conducted one survey containing four programs of FAPERN (INOVA I, INOVA II , INOVA III and INOVA IV), covering 44 companies and analyzing their responses according to the Likert scale , obtaining the degree of importance given by the respondent to each of the criteria in the questionnaire . As a result, drew up a proposal for new criteria to be used in the next FAPERN´s grants, containing 13 new criteria. It is expected, therefore, to contribute to a better spending of public funds invested in companies subsidized in Brazil

Crescimento, produção e qualidade de frutos da bananeira 'Figo cinza', em Botucatu-SP

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

A gestão da qualidade nos cursos de graduação a distância da UFRN/SEDIS : a percepção dos discentes

The management of water resources in the river basin level, as it defines the Law nº 9433/97, requires the effective knowledge of the processes of hydrological basin, resulting from studies based on consistent series of hydrological data that reflect the characteristics of the basin. In this context, the objective of this work was to develop the modeling of catchment basin of the river Jundiaí - RN and carry out the study of attenuation of a flood of the dam Tabatinga, by means of a monitoring project of hydrological data and climatology of the basin, with a view to promoting the development of research activities by applying methodologies unified and appropriate for the assessment of hydrological studies in the transition region of the semiarid and the forest zone on the coast of Rio Grande do Norte. For the study of the hydrological characteristics of the basin was conducted the automatic design of the basin of the river Jundiaí, with the aid of programs of geoprocessing, was adopted a hydrological model daily, the NRCS, which is a model determined and concentrated. For the use of this model was necessary to determine some parameters that are used in this model, as the Curve Number. Having in mind that this is the first study that is being conducted in the basin with the employment of this model, it was made sensitivity analysis of the results of this model from the adoption of different values of CN, situated within a range appropriate to the conditions of use, occupation and the nature of the soil of this basin. As the objective of this study was also developing a simulation model of the operation of the Tabatinga dam and with this flood control caused in the city of Macaíba, it was developed a mathematical model of fluid balance, developed to be used in Microsoft Excel. The simulation was conducted in two phases: the first step was promoted the water balance daily that allowed the analysis of the sensitivity of the model in relation to the volume of waiting, as well as the determination of the period of greatest discharges daily averages. From this point, it was assumed for the second stage, which was in the determination of the hydrograph of discharges effluent slots, that was determined by means of the fluid balance time, on the basis of the discharges effluents generated by a mathematical equation whose parameters were adjusted according to the hydrograph daily. Through the analyzes it was realized that the dam Tabatinga only has how to carry out the attenuation of floods through the regularization of the volume of waiting, with this there is a loss of approximately 56.5% on storage capacity of this dam, because for causing the attenuation effect of filled the shell of this dam has to remain more than 5m below the level of the sill, representing at least 50.582.927m3. The results obtained with the modeling represents a first step in the direction of improving the level of hydrological information about the behavior of the basins of the semiarid. In order to monitor quantitatively the hydrographic basin of the river Jundiaí will be necessary to install a rain gauge register, next to the Tabatinga dam and a pressure transducer, for regular measurements of flow in the reservoir of the dam. The climatological data will be collected in full automatic weather station installed in Agricultural School Jundiaí

Exercício físico de baixa intensidade na dpoc: comparação dos programas solo e aquático

Physical Exercise (PE) is a necessary component in the management in COPD patients, where respiratory symptoms are associated with reduced functional capacity. Even with the increase in the number of studies that have been published and the therapeutics success using aquatic therapy approach, studies using PE in water in COPD patients are so few. Objective: the aim of this present study was to analyze the effects of low intensity water exercise in COPD patients, developed in two different places aquatic and ground. Methods: This is a randomized clinical trial study, 42 patients with moderate to very severe DPOC were recruited for the study, mean age of 63,2  10,9 years old. Randomized in 3 groups: Control Group (CG), Land Group (LG) and Water Group (WG). The PE protocol was performed in a period of 8 weeks, with frequency of 3 times per week. The CG participated in an educational program. All the patients were assessed twice through spirometry, respiratory muscular strength, the 6-min walk test, the quality of life (SF-36 and SGRQ), the LCADL, the MRC, the BODE index and the upper limbs (UP) incremental test. Results: There was a significant difference after the approaches in DP6 from the WG (p=0,02); in VEF1 in LG (p=0,00) and WG (p=0,01); in MIP in LG (p=0,01) and WG (p=0,02); in MEP in LG (p=0,02) and WG (p=0,01); the MRC decreases in WG (p=0,00). there was an increase of the weight supported by the UP in LG (p=0,00) and WG (p=0,01). The LG showed an increase of the quality of life represented by the SGRQ total score (p=0,00). The BODE index decreased in LG (p=0,00) and WG (p=0,01). In LCDAL, the LG showed a decrease. Conclusion: This data in this present study suggest that both approaches of low intensity exercise showed to be beneficial in moderate to very severe COPD patients. The WG showed additional benefits in physical function, pointing to a new therapeutic modality for COPD patients