The gifted student: a manual for program improvement; a report of the Southern Regional Project for Education of the Gifted,

Bibliography: p. 89-91.

Investing better in order to invest more. Finance and management of education in Latin America and the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

Why evaluate drug education? : task force report.

Mode of access: Internet.

The lost years in graduate education.

Mode of access: Internet.

O processo de implementação da educação do campo nas escolas do Núcleo Regional de Educação de Pato Branco: limites, desafios e possibilidades

This work is part of the Graduate Program in Regional Development of the Federal Technological University of Paraná, Pato Branco campus, the research line Education and Development. The line of research concerns the Regionality and Development. In this study, investigate sought the implementation of the Field Education Curriculum Guidelines in the State of Paraná, whose locus, SEED / PR, the NRE / Pato Branco and Field Schools belonging to the NRE. The theme is to respond to the research problem, to identify the limits and challenges of the implementation process of Rural Education in rural schools in the Regional Center of Pato Branco Education. Exploratory research covers a time frame comprising the years 2002-2014 in order to identify and analyze the documents and perceptions of the subjects that guide the implementation of the field of education in the state of Paraná. The results show that the education field has not yet overcame the challenge of implementing public policies, in particular the field of Education Curriculum Guidelines. In general, the texts point to the concerned school education with the urban environment, in an attempt to solve the problems related to truancy, low school enrollment,flunk, among others. The reality of the field displays more serious such problems, however, is visible the development of proposals in an attempt to achieve definitive solutions to the issues of the field. However, a positive factor is the increase in continuing education courses, some offered by the Department of Education Field Regional Center of Education, others initiatives by the own teacher, which demonstrate the concern in improving their teaching practices, concomitant with need to change the identity of the field school. In this sense, we seek to deepen the discussion in order to demystify the idea that the subject field to be synonymous with poor education, poor quality. Documents such as the Field Operational Guidelines established by the CNE - National Education Council in 2002, the Curriculum Guidelines field developed by SEED - Secretary of State and Education in the State of Paraná in 2004 and established as a public policy in 2010 provide data that allow make a study of public policy and educational field context in order to understand the challenges for the development of an education as culture, ways of life, history, finally, the specificities of the subject field.

Connecting for innovation: Four universities collaboratively preparing pre-service teachers to teach in rural and remote Western Australia

In 2010 a group of teacher educators from four universities, experienced in rural and remote education, formed the Tertiary Educators Rural, Regional and Remote Network (TERRR Network). The collaborative goal was to improve the quality of graduates taking appointments beyond the metropolitan areas of Western Australia. The TERRR Network developed a research project to improve the capacity of universities to prepare teachers for employment in rural and remote locations. A range of outcomes emerged from the project, including: 1) the development of seven rural and remote-oriented curricula modules linked to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers; 2) a cross-institutional field experience, and; 3) the development of a community of practice involving the Department of Education, universities and schools to address the logistical implications of placing pre-service students in rural and remote locations. This paper reports on the five phases of the project design, with a focus on learning in the field and concludes with reflections on the collaborative process used by the four universities in order to ensure that research evidence informs future policy and program development.

Project Business: a quasi-experimental study of co- operative interaction between schools and industry

This project is a quasi-experimental study involving eight classrooms in two senior elementary schools in St. Catharines, Ontario which received a Project Business Program and were pre- and post-tested to determine the growth of knowledge acquisition in the area of business concepts. Four classrooms received a Project Business treatment while four classrooms acted as a control. The Project Business Program is sponsored by Junior Achievement of Canada; it occurred during a twelveweek period, February to May 1981, and is run by business consultants who, through Action, Dialogue and Career Exploration, teach children about economics and business related topics. The consultants were matched with teacher co-ordinators in whose classrooms they taught and with whom they discussed field trips, students, lesson planning, etc. The statistical analysis of pre- and post-test means revealed a significant statistical growth in the area of knowledge acquisition on the part of those students who received the Project Business Program. This confirms that Project Business makes a difference. A search of the literature appears to advocate economic programs like Project Business, whfch are broadly based, relevant and processoriented. This program recommends itself as a model for other areas of co-operative curricular interactions and as a bridge to future trends and as a result several fruitful areas of research are suggested.

Projeto Veredas: a experiência de formação a distância, proposta pelo governo de Minas Gerais como parte das políticas atuais para a formação de professores no Brasil

Pós-graduação em Educação - IBRC

Inovação na licenciatura: cartografando uma reforma curricular

Este estudo narrativo centra-se na formação de professores nos cursos de licenciatura, e parte dos elementos que caracterizam e significam o processo de reforma curricular do curso de licenciatura em Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Federal do Pará, ocorrido durante o ano de 2000, no bojo das reformas educativas em curso no cenário brasileiro. Busco, nesse contexto, pela análise reflexiva, investigar para compreender a construção de um conjunto de inovações curriculares na formação inicial de professores de ciências e biologia que atuarão na educação básica do sistema de ensino brasileiro e regional. Tais ações se consubstanciam na apresentação, na discussão e no debate de aspectos internos e externos do referido processo, da proposição e implementação do projeto da reforma para o curso em questão, a partir das vozes de um grupo de professoras que dele participaram, das representações dos alunos contemplados na reforma, e também de documentos pertinentes ao momento. Aponto, de modo particular, avanços significativos no que concerne às mudanças qualitativas empreendidas, as quais são observadas na construção de saberes docentes por parte dos alunos em processo de formação, sendo algo atingível na prática de professores formadores, no âmbito deste curso. Desse modo, o estudo guarda contribuições relevantes na investigação e na reflexão atual no campo da formação inicial de professores de ciências e biologia, de modo particular, e da formação de professores nas demais licenciaturas, de modo geral.

Supervisão de ensino: estudo descritivo de atos normativos e discussão de termos de visita/acompanhamento

Pós-graduação em Educação Escolar - FCLAR

Projeto Político Pedagógico (PPP): o resgate de sua implantação na rede municipal de ensino de Londrina

The aim of this paper is to present a historical review of the implementation process of the political pedagogical project (PPP) of Londrina (PR). The study used interviews with some agents who participated in the construction of the PPP (teachers, school, supervisors and employees of the Regional Education Center) and investigated the absorption of proposals from the base (school) for the offices of political power. The results showed that although the democratic discourse has always been present in official documents the construction of the PPP had discrete popular participation and projects, as a rule, incorporated the bureaucratic forms issued by official powers.

O Programa Mais Educação na Diretoria de Ensino da região de Marília-SP

Pós-graduação em Educação - FFC

Report on the practice based culminating experience as teaching assistant for "Pathology and Public Health" class taught at University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston

Objectives. The objectives of this report were to describe current best standards in online education, class competencies, class objectives, class activities and to compare the class competencies, objectives and activities undertaken with the current best practices in online teaching and to provide a list of recommendations based on the most efficacious practices. ^ Methods. Utilizing the key words- online teaching, national standards, quality, online courses, I: (1) conducted a search on Google to find the best standard for quality online courses; the search yielded National Standards for Quality Online Teaching as the gold standard in online course quality; (2) specified class objectives and competencies as well as major activities undertaken as a part of the class. Utilizing the Southern Regional Education Board evaluation checklist for online courses, I: (1) performed an analysis comparing the class activities, objectives, and competencies with the current best standards; (2) utilized the information obtained from the analysis and class experiences to develop recommendations for the most efficacious online teaching practices. ^ Results. The class met the criteria set by the Southern Regional Education Board for evaluating online classes completely in 75%, partially in 16% and did not meet the criteria in 9% cases. The majority of the parameters in which the class did not meet the standards (4 of 5) were due to technological reasons beyond the scope of the class instructor, teaching assistant and instructional design. ^ Discussion. Successful online teaching requires awareness of technology, good communication, methods, collaboration, reflection and flexibility. Creation of an online community, engaging online learners and utilizing different learning styles and assessment methods promote learning. My report proposes that online teaching should actively engage the students and teachers with multiple interactive strategies as evidenced from current best standards of online education and my “hands-on” work experience. ^ Conclusion. The report and the ideas presented are intended to create a foundation for efficacious practice on the online teaching platform. By following many of the efficacious online practices described in the report and adding from their own experiences, online instructors and teaching assistants can contribute to effective online learning. ^

Literacia em saúde mental acerca da depressão e abuso de álcool de adolescentes e jovens Portugueses

RESUMO Objetivo: Este estudo tem como objetivos comparar a literacia em saúde mental dos adolescentes e jovens portugueses, relativamente à depressão e ao abuso de álcool e analisar o padrão de respostas em termos de consistência e concordância para ambas as perturbações. Método: A amostra é constituída por 4938 adolescentes e jovens, 43,0% do sexo masculino e 56,7% do sexo feminino, com uma média de idades de 16,75 anos (desvio padrão = 1,62 anos), que frequentam as escolas do 3.º ciclo do ensino básico e do ensino secundário, pertencentes à Direção Regional de Educação do Centro. Para a colheita de dados foi utilizado o QuALiSMental (LSM). Resultados: Os resultados revelam um nível de LSM modesto na generalidade das componentes. Ainda que se encontrem diferenças estatisticamente significativas (p < 0,05) em 88,0% dos itens da LSM, o que indicia diferentes formas de encarar ambos os problemas de saúde mental, os resultados revelam consistência, em termos das componentes conhecimentos e competências para prestar a primeira ajuda e apoio aos outros e conhecimentos acerca do modo de prevenção das perturbações mentais. ABSTRACT Objectives: This study aims to compare mental health literacy of adolescents and young Portuguese in what concerns depression and alcohol abuse and analyzes the pattern of responses in terms of consistency and agreement for both disorders. Method: The sample consisted of 4938 adolescents and young people, 43.0% males and 56.7% females with a mean age of 16.75 years (standard deviation = 1,62 years), who attend schools of the 3rd cycle of basic education and secondary school, belonging to the Regional Education Directorate – Center. For data collection was used QuALiSMental (MHL). Results: The results showed a modest level of MHL in most components. Although there are statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) in 88.0% of the items of MHL, suggesting different ways of looking to both mental health problems, the results show consistency in terms of the components of knowledge and skills to providing first aid and support to others and knowledge about the prevention of mental disorders.