The American vegetable practice, or, A new and improved guide to health. : Designed for the use of families. : In six parts. Part I. Concise view of the human body, with engraved and wood-cut illustrations. Part II. Glance at the old school practice of physic. Part III. Vegetable materia medica, with colored illustrations. Part IV. Compounds. Part V. Practice of medicine, based upon what are deemed correct physiological and pathological principles. Part VI. Guide for women, containing a simplified treatise on childbirth, with a description of the diseases peculiar to females and infants. /

Errata and advertisement for "New England Depot. D.L. Hale" at end of v. 2.

Transfer of learning across the globe : pre-service teachers taking the initiative

A continuing challenge for pre-service teacher education is the learning transfer between the university based components and the practical school based components of their training. It is not clear how easily pre-service teachers can transfer university learnings into ‘in school’ practice. Similarly, it is not clear how easily knowledge learned in the school context can be disembedded from this particular context and understood more generally by the pre-service teacher. This paper examines the effect of a community of practice formed specifically to explore learning transfer via collaboration and professional enquiry, in ‘real time’, across the globe. “Activity Theory” (Engestrom, 1999) provided the theoretical framework through which the cognitive, physical and social processes involved could be understood. For the study, three activity systems formed community of practice network. The first activity system involved pre-service teachers at a large university in Queensland, Australia. The second activity system was introduced by the pre-service teachers and involved Year 12 students and teachers at a private secondary school also in Queensland, Australia. The third activity system involved university staff engineers at a large university in Pennsylvania, USA. The common object among the three activity systems was to explore the principles and applications of nanotechnology. The participants in the two Queensland activity systems, controlled laboratory equipment (a high powered Atomic Force Microscope – CPII) in Pennsylvania, USA, with the aim of investigating surface topography and the properties of nano particles. The pre-service teachers were to develop their remote ‘real time’ experience into school classroom tasks, implement these tasks, and later report their findings to other pre-service teachers in the university activity system. As an extension to the project, the pre-service teachers were invited to co-author papers relating to the project. Data were collected from (a) reflective journals; (b) participant field notes – a pre-service teacher initiative; (c) surveys – a pre-service teacher initiative; (d) lesson reflections and digital recordings – a pre-service teacher initiative; and (e) interviews with participants. The findings are reported in terms of the major themes: boundary crossing, the philosophy of teaching, and professional relationships The findings have implications for teacher education. The researchers feel that deliberate planning for networking between activity systems may well be a solution to the apparent theory/practice gap. Proximity of activity systems need not be a hindering issue.

Attitudes of future special education teachers toward gifted students and their education

Saudi Arabian education is undergoing substantial reform in the context of a nation transitioning from a resource-rich economy to a knowledge economy. Gifted students are important human resources for such developing countries. However, there are some concerns emanating from the international literature that gifted students have been neglected in many schools due to teachers’ attitudes toward them. The literature shows that future teachers also hold similar negative attitudes, especially those in Special Education courses who, as practicing teachers, are often responsible for supporting the gifted education process. The purpose of this study was to explore whether these attitudes are held by future special education teachers in Saudi Arabia, and how the standard gifted education course, delivered as part of their program, impacts on their attitudes toward gifted students. The study was strongly influenced by the Theory of Reasoned Action (Ajzen, 1980, 2012) and the Theory of Personal Knowledge (Polanyi, 1966), which both suggest that attitudes are related to people’s (i.e. teachers’) beliefs. A mixed methods design was used to collect quantitative and qualitative data from a cohort of students enrolled in a teacher education program at a Saudi Arabian university. The program was designed for students majoring in special education. The quantitative component of the study involved an investigation of a cohort of future special education teachers taking a semester-long course in gifted education. The data were primarily sourced from a standard questionnaire instrument modified in the Arabic language, and supplemented with questions that probed the future teachers’ attitudes toward gifted children. The participants, 90 special education future teachers, were enrolled in an introductory course about gifted education. The questionnaire contained 34 items from the "Opinions about the Gifted and Their Education" (Gagné, 1991) questionnaire, utilising a five-point Likert scale. The quantitative data were analysed through the use of descriptive statistics, Spearman correlation Coefficients, Paired Samples t-test, and Multiple Linear Regression. The qualitative component focussed on eight participants enrolled in the gifted education course. The primary source of the qualitative data was informed by individual semi-structured interviews with each of these participants. The findings, based on both the quantitative and qualitative data, indicated that the majority of future special education teachers held, overall, slightly positive attitudes toward gifted students and their education. However, the participants were resistant to offering special services for the gifted within the regular classroom, even when a comparison was made on equity grounds with disabled students. While the participants held ambivalent attitudes toward ability grouping, their attitudes were positive toward grade acceleration. Further, the majority agreed that gifted students are likely to be rejected by their teachers. Despite such judgments, they considered the gifted to be a valuable resource for Saudi society. Differences within the cohort were found when two variables emerged as potential predictors of attitude: age, experience, and participants’ hometown. The younger (under 25 years old) future special education teachers, with no internship or school practice experience, held more positive attitudes toward the gifted students, with respect to their general needs, than did the older participants with previous school experiences. Additionally, participants from a rural region were more resistant toward gifted education than future teachers from urban areas. The findings also indicated that the attitudes of most of the participants were significantly improved, as a result of the course, toward ability grouping such as special classes and schools, but remained highly concerned about differentiation within regular classrooms with either elitism or time pressure. From the findings, it can be confirmed that a lectured-based course can serve as a starting point from which to focus future teachers’ attention on the varied needs of the gifted, and as a conduit for learning about special services for the gifted. However, by itself, the course appears to have minimal influence on attitudes toward differentiation. As a consequence, there is merit in its redevelopment, and the incorporation of more practical opportunities for future teachers to experience the teaching of the gifted.

Luottamus koulussa : Tutkimus yhdeksännen luokan oppilaiden luottamus- ja epäluottamuskertomuksista ja niiden merkityksestä oppilaiden kouluarjessa

The aim of this study is to explore trust at school and its meaning for 9th grade students. The intent is to investigate students views about trust and mistrust in school relationships. Three research questions are posed: 1) what meanings do students give to their experiences of trust and mistrust at school and how do they evaluate connection of these experiences to their well-being and enjoyment in the classroom? 2) what and how important, is the teacher s role according to the students writings, and 3) what might the different pedagogical and administrative structures of schools reveal about trust and mistrust in a particular school culture? The data consists of 134 writings of 9th grade students (secondary school) from three schools in one of the biggest cities in Finland. The schools differ from others in terms of their pedagogical or structural backgrounds. The study is restricted to the micro-level of, disposition of Educational Sociology, focusing on trust in schools relationships. The theoretical framework of the study is trust, as a part of social capital; however trust is also approached from the sociological, the psychological and philosophical perspective. The methodological approach is narrative research concerning school practice . Analysis of narrative consist mostly content analysis, but also some elements of holistic-content reading, thematic reading and categorical content. The analysis found three main themes: 1) individual stories of trust, 2) the teachers role in making trust possible in the classroom, and 3) school as a community of trust. According to the study trust at school (1) is a complex phenomenon consisting of people s ability to work together and to recognize the demands that different situations present. Trust at school is often taken for granted. In the students experiences trust is strongly connected to friendship, and the teacher s ability to connect with students. Students experiences of mistrust stem from bulling, school violence, lack of respect as well as teachers lacking basic professional behavior. School relationships are important for some students as source of enjoyment, but some feel that it is difficult to evaluate the connection between trust and enjoyment. The study found that students trust of teachers (2) is linked to the teacher s professional role as a teacher, a caring human being open to dialogue. In other words, the students describe teachers abilities to create a sense of trust in terms of three expectations: the teacher was better, the same or worse than expected. Better than expected, means the teacher engender a high degree of trust and has excellent communication skills. Same as expected means the teacher comes across as familiar and secure, while lower than expected means the teacher creates no trust and has poor communication skills. Finally, it was shown that trust at school (3) should not only exist between some individuals, but between (all) members of the school community. In other words, according to the study there is some evidence that trust is strongly committed to school culture. Further, trust seems to depend on (school-) cultural background, values, beliefs, expectations, norms as well as staff behaviour. The basic elements of an optimum level of trust at school are favourable school structure and pedagogical background; however, good relationships between teachers and students as well as high professional skills are also needed. Trust at school is built by good communication, working together and getting to know each other.

A interpretação de texto na escola: o sentido pode ser outro

A presente pesquisa objetiva auxiliar o professor no trabalho da interpretação, articulando a academia e a escola. Buscou-se entender melhor o que é interpretação e o que pode ser ensinado ao aluno para que a pratique com mais proficiência. Partiu-se da hipótese de que não há uma metodologia precisa para o ensino de interpretação. Para testá-la, aplicou-se uma atividade de interpretação baseada na crônica Povo, de Luis Fernando Verissimo, retirada de um livro didático, às turmas de 8o ano do Ensino Fundamental e 2o ano do Ensino Médio de 4 colégios públicos do Rio de Janeiro (Cap UERJ, Cap UFRJ, CMRJ e CP II) Analisou-se como os alunos respondiam às questões propostas. Pretende-se mostrar, conforme a teoria de Orlandi (2002: 64), que interpretar não é atribuir sentidos, mas explicar como o texto produz sentidos, inclusive, sentidos que podem ser sempre outros, divergentes do esperado pelo livro didático ou pelo gabarito do professor. Imaginava-se que os resultados fossem semelhantes; toda via, o EF obteve 40% de acertos, enquanto o EM obteve 60,7%. Apesar dos resultados diferentes, foi possível realizar a atividade em duas séries tão distintas, porque a seleção do texto é de interesse de ambas. Identificaram-se a inferência, a polissemia, a metáfora e o contexto como elementos que auxiliam a interpretação, pois se fizeram presente na análise dos dados, mostrando que é possível praticá-los. Logo, apesar de não haver uma metodologia precisa e seriada para o desenvolvimento da interpretação, não significa que não haja o que se possa trabalhar. Defende-se que esses elementos podem ser aplicados em todas as séries e o que irá se diferenciar é o grau de complexidades dos textos, que mudam a cada série. É necessário trabalhar a interpretação em sala de aula com respaldo teórico, operacionalizá-la, apontando estratégias, oferecendo subsídios aos alunos. O presente trabalho busca lançar luz sobre um campo profícuo justamente por tratar de um tema complexo com várias divergências de pensamento e nomenclaturas e, ao mesmo tempo, tão relevante, porque, além de fazer parte da vida estudantil, ultrapassa os muros da escola

Quem conta um conto aumenta um ponto: trabalhando o gênero no 9 ano do Ensino Fundamental II

A presente dissertação nasceu da necessidade particular de abrir espaço para o texto literário no ambiente escolar. A escola é o espaço natural no qual os alunos entram em contato com as linguagens escritas; é, pois, o espaço onde os estudantes devem conviver com diferentes textos de gêneros variados. É preciso, contudo, refletir sobre a forma como estes textos serão apresentados aos estudantes. A partir desse questionamento, algumas dúvidas motivaram a presente pesquisa: como trabalhar a leitura e a escrita no Ensino Fundamental II?, como formar jovens leitores?, como despertar o gosto pelo texto literário?, como trabalhar a produção do texto escrito com esses jovens? Pesquisar o trabalho com o texto literário no segundo segmento, todavia, seria um tema amplo demais. Desse modo, foi realizado um recorte, definindo a série e o gênero textual que seriam o foco da pesquisa. O 9 ano foi eleito por ser a última etapa do Ensino Fundamental. Nessa fase, teoricamente, os alunos já tiveram contato com diversos gêneros textuais e já estudaram (e produziram) textos com diferentes modos de organização do discurso: narração, exposição, argumentação, injunção, descrição. A escolha do gênero conto se justifica por ser este um texto mais curto, possibilitando a leitura em sala com a turma. O corpus se compõe de contos de dois grandes autores brasileiros: Machado de Assis e Lima Barreto. Um dos propósitos dessa escolha era mostrar que autores clássicos podem e devem ser lidos no Ensino Fundamental. O objetivo principal desta pesquisa é apresentar atividades realizadas em sala de aula com o gênero selecionado, visando à formação do leitor e ao desenvolvimento da produção escrita, ressaltando a importância do texto literário no contexto escolar. Defende-se, portanto, que o trabalho com os contos pode ser um estímulo para desenvolver o gosto e, se possível, ao prazer da leitura, o enriquecimento vocabular e, por conseguinte, para o amadurecimento da escrita

El análisis de libros de texto: una estrategia metodológica en la formación de los profesionales de la educación

A pesar de la progresiva introducción de nuevos recursos en las aulas fruto del desarrollo de las TICs, el libro de texto sigue siendo uno de los materiales más utilizado y cuyo protagonismo en la configuración de la práctica escolar ha sido decisivo, por lo que debe ocupar nuestra atención en la formación inicial de los profesionales de la educación. Durante los cursos académicos 2012-13 y 13-14, hemos realizado en el marco de la asignatura de Análisis y diseño de materiales para la educación y la formación del tercer curso del grado de Pedagogía de la Universidad de Oviedo una práctica formativa de análisis de libros de texto escolares que nos ha permitido analizar contextualizadamente y desde una perspectiva teórico-práctica, cuestiones tales como: papel del profesorado en el desarrollo e innovación del currículum, papel de las editoriales en la interpretación del currículum oficial, análisis de tareas y mensajes en los manuales escolares, criterios para juzgar la calidad didáctica de los materiales, etc. El análisis cualitativo de treinta informes desarrollados por 120 estudiantes sobre diferentes libros de texto nos ha permitido identificar sus principales fortalezas y debilidades en varias dimensiones (aspectos formales, metodología, mensajes, implicaciones para la profesionalidad docente) y nos permite concluir que se trata de una experiencia formativa relevante en la formación inicial de cualquier profesional de la educación.

Litteracitet i fem högstadieungdomars en-till-en-datorpraktiker

The study focuses on five lower secondary school pupils’ daily use of their one-toone computers, the overall aim being to investigate literacy in this form of computing. Theoretically, the study is rooted in the New Literacy tradition with an ecological perspective, in combination with socio-semiotic theory in a multimodal perspective. New Literacy in the ecological perspective focuses on literacy practices and place/space and on the links between them. Literacy is viewed as socially based, in specific situations and in recurring social practices. Socio-semiotic theory embodying the multimodal perspective is used for the text analysis. The methodology is known as socio-semiotic ethnography. The ethnographic methods encompass just over two years of fieldwork with participating observations of the five participants’ computing activities at home, at school and elsewhere. The participants, one boy and two girls from the Blue (Anemone) School and two girls from the White (Anemone) School, were chosen to reflect a broad spectrum in terms of sociocultural and socioeconomic background. The study shows the existence of a both broad and deep variation in the way digital literacy features in the participants’ one-to-one computing. These variations are associated with experience in relation to the home, the living environment, place, personal qualities and school. The more varied computer usage of the Blue School participants is connected with the interests they developed in their homes and living environments and in the computing practices undertaken in school. Their more varied usage of the computer is reflected in their broader digital literacy repertoires and their greater number and variety of digital literacy abilities. The Blue School participants’ text production is more multifaceted, covers a wider range of subjects and displays a broader palette of semiotic resources. It also combines more text types and the texts are generally longer than those of the White School participants. The Blue School girls have developed a text culture that is close to that of the school. In their case, there is clear linkage between school-initiated and self-initiated computing activities, while other participants do not have the same opportunities to link and integrate self-initiated computing activities into the school context. It also becomes clear that the Blue School girls can relate and adapt their texts to different communicative practices and recipients. In addition, the study shows that the Blue School girls have some degree of scope in their school practice as a result of incorporating into it certain communicative practices that they have developed in nonschool contexts. Quite contrary to the hopes expressed that one-to-one computing would reduce digital inequality, it has increased between these participants. Whether the same or similar results apply in a larger perspective, on a more structural level, is a question that this study cannot answer. It can only draw attention to the need to investigate the matter. The study shows in a variety of ways that the White School participants do not have the same opportunity to develop their digital literacy as the Blue School participants. In an equivalence perspective, schools have a compensational task to perform. It is abundantly clear from the study that investing in one-to-one projects is not enough to combat digital inequality and achieve the digitisation goals established for school education. Alongside their investments in technology, schools need to develop a didactic that legitimises and compensates for the different circumstances of different pupils. The compensational role of schools in this connection is important not only for the present participants but also for the community at large, in that it can help to secure a cohesive, open and democratic society.

Quatro pilares da educação para o século XXI : análise de sua aplicação em uma escola de Aracaju

Este estudo buscou investigar, a partir de entrevistas voltadas aos professores e diretores pedagógicos de uma escola de educação básica da rede privada da cidade de Aracaju – Sergipe – Brasil, se eles se aperceberam das mudanças ocorridas no mundo, no século XXI, no qual tivemos como variáveis a Globalização, a Tecnologia, Meio Ambiente, Informação e Mudanças na Educação. Tomando conhecimento dessas alterações, procurou-se analisar quais práticas foram adotadas para responder às novas demandas. Questionou-se sobre o que os atores educacionais estão a fazer para preparar o cidadão para o enfrentamento e adaptação a essas mudanças, ou seja, a aplicabilidade dos Quatro Pilares da Educação para o século XXI, tendo como reverência o Relatório Delors (1999). As entrevistas foram divididas em dois momentos: o primeiro considerou as cinco variáveis que caracterizam as mudanças ocorridas no mundo e que fomentaram questões sobre cada uma delas; o segundo, baseado nos pilares educacionais, levantou interrogações quanto à vivência deles na prática escolar. Ao analisar as entrevistas constatou-se que os entrevistados se aperceberam das mudanças no mundo: as fragilidades dos relacionamentos, o aumento da desigualdade social, os benefícios e malefícios das tecnologias, a discreta mudança de postura das empresas e Estado frente ao meio ambiente, o excesso de informações que temos recebido e a falta de capacidade de gerenciá-las e as políticas educativas. A essas mudanças, a Escola reage, considerando todos os saberes necessários para a Educação do século XXI, ou seja, os pilares propostos pela Unesco. A postura dessa Escola, perante as demandas, concretiza o discurso e colabora para a dissipação dessas práticas para outras escolas, o que responde de forma positiva à problemática levantada.

In-service and pre-service teachers' opinion on the use of models in teaching chemistry

The presented study examined the opinion of in-service and prospective chemistry teachers about the importance of usage of molecular and crystal models in secondary-level school practice, and investigated some of the reasons for their (non-) usage. The majority of participants stated that the use of models plays an important role in chemistry education and that they would use them more often if the circumstances were more favourable. Many teachers claimed that three-dimensional (3d) models are still not available in sufficient number at their schools; they also pointed to the lack of available computer facilities during chemistry lessons. The research revealed that, besides the inadequate material circumstances, less than one third of participants are able to use simple (freeware) computer programs for drawing molecular structures and their presentation in virtual space; however both groups of teachers expressed the willingness to improve their knowledge in the subject area. The investigation points to several actions which could be undertaken to improve the current situation.

A questão do poder: a visão de Michel Foucault e uma análise aplicada a escola

A proposta deste trabalho consiste, primeiramente, em apresentar o pensamento de Michel Foucault quanto à instauração e existência da sociedade disciplinar. Apresenta ainda, inspirado na visão foucaultiana, uma análise do funcionamento de duas escolas públicas do 1o grau, a partir de alguns documentos. Tal análise pretende tornar explícitos os mecanismos e instrumentos da disciplina nas relações entre os elementos da escola, enfocando especialmente o papel do professor. Procuramos descrever a visão foucaultiana sobre a sociedade disciplinar, tomando seus estudos sobre as formas anteriores à disciplina, para melhor compreendêla. Tais objetivos foram determinados, portanto, pela necessidade de verificar a viabilidade de uma análise da complexa rede de produção de relações de poder na escola. Foi possível verificar a existência de um comprometimento dos atores da escola, na produção dos conhecimentos e das verdades que se fazem necessários à manutenção da ordem instaurada. Comprometimento este que se percebe na prática escolar, pelo uso de procedimentos que visam o alcance e continuidade dos efeitos de poder que essas relações trazem. O atendimento a mecanismos de controle que asseguram a função normalizadora da disciplina escolar, pode ser verificado na atribuição de papéis funcionais a cada profissional e, dentre estes, o professor. Ressalta-se, no entanto, os estreitos limites do campo de análise aqui utilizado, o que deixa antever as vantagens de utilização deste estudo a um universo de pesquisa mais abrangente, a fim de verificar o grau de generalidade das afirmações aqui contidas, a partir deste estudo particular.

A questão do poder: a visão de Michel Foucault e uma análise aplicada a escola

A proposta deste trabalho consiste, primeiramente, em apresentar o pensamento de Michel Foucault quanto à instauração e existência da sociedade disciplinar. Apresenta ainda, inspirado na visão foucaultiana, uma análise do funcionamento de duas escolas públicas do lo grau, a partir de alguns documentos. Tal análise pretende tornar explícitos os mecanismos e instrumentos da disciplina nas relações entre os elementos da escola, enfocando especialmente o papel do professor. Procuramos descrever a visão foucaultiana sobre a sociedade disciplinar, tomando seus estudos sobre as formas anteriores à disciplina, para melhor compreendê-la. Tais objetivos foram determinados, portanto, pela necessidade de verificar a viabilidade de uma análise da complexa rede de produção de relações de poder na escola. Foi possível verificar a existência de um comprometimento dos atores da escola, na produção dos co nhecimentos e das verdades que se fazem necessários à manutenção da ordem instaurada. Comprometimento este que se percebe na prática escolar, pelo uso de procedimentos que visam o alcance e continuidade dos efeitos de poder que essas relações trazem. O atendimento a mecanismos de controle que asseguram a função normalizadora da disciplina escolar, pode ser verificado na atribuição de papéis funcionais a cada profissional e, dentre estes, o professor. Ressalta-se, no entanto, os estreitos limites do campo de análise aqui utilizado, o que deixa antever as vantagens de utilização deste estudo a um universo de pesquisa mais abrangente, a fim de verificar o grau de generalidade das afirmações aqui contidas, a partir deste estudo particular.

O ensino da história e o pensamento reflexivo-crítico da professora no 3º ano do Ensino Fundamental

This collaborative research is a qualitative approach, from historical and cultural perspective, made about a teacher of third grade of basic education in the area of history, in the municipality of Caicó / RN. It has as objective to investigate, in a collaborative action, if the design process of teaching and learning the discipline of history based on the relationship before / after allows the development of critical reflective thinking of the teacher in school practices. The theoretical and methodological approaches are supported in the postulates of Vygotsky (1998), Rubinstein (1973) and Linblinskaia (1979), among others, whose understanding has led us to reflect if the teacher develops the reflective critical-thinking in history discipline classes. The complexity of the study led us to an analysis exercise, using different methodological procedures, such as: bibliographic review of the literature, considering also the literature of the history area, interviews, observation in the classroom, video recordings and reflective sessions, enabling clarify the construction and reconstruction of thought that the teacher had been developing during the process of teaching and learning. The test results point to a dichotomy between theory and practice, and also to a certain fragility in the position of professor in teaching and learning the discipline of history, at the third grade of basic education. The teacher recognizes that she requires a theoretical deepening with more intensity, as a process of continuous training to improve the practice of teaching in history school, though, stating in her speech that her teaching practice is based on critical reflection. However, she presents serious limitations in classroom practices. We conclude that, although she has shown willing to work on a critical perspective of reality, showed also poor change at school practices, starting to reflect about her own actions, pointing her limits and the changes needed that didn t become reality yet. It s necessary a formative process for her. The study therefore showed that even with the sessions and reflective of deepening theoretical studies, the teacher does not change its profile, while maintaining its traditional vision in any pedagogical action. This research recommends the formation of school groups for further studies and discussion on the practices of education in history area from a reflective-critical thought perspective as a mean of personal and professional development

Relações entre teorias da história e ensino de história: a compreensão de professores

This thesis has as an objective to think over the teachers` understanding of the school History of the Fundamental Teaching regarding the existent relations between the history theories and the teaching of the school History, as well as to think over how these teachers see the influence that their teaching practice gets from the history theories. The work is based on the postulates of the qualitative research and on the characteristics of the ethnography of the school practice. The main procedures of data gathering were the documental analysis, the semi-structured interviews, the field diary and the observations of classes. The scientific perspective of the multiple references is an important source in this research. The participants of this work are two teachers of the school district of Natal who work in the field of the school History in two schools on the North Side of the city. The accomplished analysis point to significant indications that didn't occur continuous and regular teaching situations in the initial and continuing education of these teachers that clearly showed the relations between the history theories and the teaching of the school History. They also suggest that their understanding about the influence that their teaching practice gets from the history theories, is not still explicit. We understand that the relations between the history theories and the teaching of the school History are important for the initial and continuing education of these teachers who belong in this knowledge field, even when these relations are not explicitly pointed by the teachers, because they will always influence the teaching practice that the teachers of the school History build