Dinamización de las relaciones familia-centro escolar a través de la formación del profesorado en este campo de actuación. 'Enhancing family-school partnerships throug in-service teacher training programs and action-research in this field'.

Resumen basado en el de la publicación. Resumen y título en castellano y en inglés

Teacher training : status and participants' views of Delta Teachers Academy : report to Congressional requesters /

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Formación corporal motora. Una noción que se construye con los sujetos de enseñanza en Educación Física

Según el Plan de estudios 435/03 del Profesorado en Educación Física que se dicta en el Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche dependiente de la Universidad Nacional del Comahue existe, en los trayectos formativos de primer, segundo y tercer año, una asignatura cuya denominación es Formación Corporal Motora en adelante (FCM). En la misma se ha intentado, durante estos años, articular disciplinas deportivas como el Atletismo, la Gimnasia y la Natación. En esta comunicación se trata el encuadrede conocimiento que se desarrolla en la asignatura FCM3 del tercer nivel de la formación, planteando un espacio diferente respecto a la construcción de corporeidad y motricidad del sujeto. Se plantea como alternativa a las perspectivas gimnástica- higienista y físico-deportiva en la formación de profesionales de la Educación Física.Entonces ¿cómo se visibiliza la formación corporal motora del sujeto desde la enseñanza de las destrezas en las diversas propuestas pedagógicas? En este sentido, nada de lo que se lleve adelante en la enseñanza es ni neutral ni inocente,está teñido de sentido, de significado, de poder y de utopía. Siguiendo a Zerbino el reto es preguntarse ¿"qué estamos sosteniendo con aquello que hacemos"?

Formación corporal motora. Una noción que se construye con los sujetos de enseñanza en Educación Física

Según el Plan de estudios 435/03 del Profesorado en Educación Física que se dicta en el Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche dependiente de la Universidad Nacional del Comahue existe, en los trayectos formativos de primer, segundo y tercer año, una asignatura cuya denominación es Formación Corporal Motora en adelante (FCM). En la misma se ha intentado, durante estos años, articular disciplinas deportivas como el Atletismo, la Gimnasia y la Natación. En esta comunicación se trata el encuadrede conocimiento que se desarrolla en la asignatura FCM3 del tercer nivel de la formación, planteando un espacio diferente respecto a la construcción de corporeidad y motricidad del sujeto. Se plantea como alternativa a las perspectivas gimnástica- higienista y físico-deportiva en la formación de profesionales de la Educación Física.Entonces ¿cómo se visibiliza la formación corporal motora del sujeto desde la enseñanza de las destrezas en las diversas propuestas pedagógicas? En este sentido, nada de lo que se lleve adelante en la enseñanza es ni neutral ni inocente,está teñido de sentido, de significado, de poder y de utopía. Siguiendo a Zerbino el reto es preguntarse ¿"qué estamos sosteniendo con aquello que hacemos"?

Formación corporal motora. Una noción que se construye con los sujetos de enseñanza en Educación Física

Según el Plan de estudios 435/03 del Profesorado en Educación Física que se dicta en el Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche dependiente de la Universidad Nacional del Comahue existe, en los trayectos formativos de primer, segundo y tercer año, una asignatura cuya denominación es Formación Corporal Motora en adelante (FCM). En la misma se ha intentado, durante estos años, articular disciplinas deportivas como el Atletismo, la Gimnasia y la Natación. En esta comunicación se trata el encuadrede conocimiento que se desarrolla en la asignatura FCM3 del tercer nivel de la formación, planteando un espacio diferente respecto a la construcción de corporeidad y motricidad del sujeto. Se plantea como alternativa a las perspectivas gimnástica- higienista y físico-deportiva en la formación de profesionales de la Educación Física.Entonces ¿cómo se visibiliza la formación corporal motora del sujeto desde la enseñanza de las destrezas en las diversas propuestas pedagógicas? En este sentido, nada de lo que se lleve adelante en la enseñanza es ni neutral ni inocente,está teñido de sentido, de significado, de poder y de utopía. Siguiendo a Zerbino el reto es preguntarse ¿"qué estamos sosteniendo con aquello que hacemos"?

Agency and conformity in school-based teacher training

Concern has been expressed that the current climate in schools militates against trainee teachers' self-directed development. This article explores the issue of trainees' capacity for self-direction through the analysis of interviews with 32 trainees, investigating their perceived proactive social strategies. Three proactive strategies were identified: 'tactical compliance', personalising advice, and seeking out opportunities to exercise control. It is argued that these strategies are indicative of trainees' drive to establish a personal teaching identity through self-directed development and the creation of individual development agendas. The article concludes by emphasising the importance of the development of proactive social skills in beginning teachers. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Scaffolding techniques : a teacher training for cooperative learning in Thailand primary education

Using cooperative learning in classrooms promotes academic achievement, communication skills, problem-solving, social skills and student motivation. Yet it is reported that cooperative learning as a Western educational concept may be ineffective in Asian cultural contexts. The study aims to investigate the utilisation of scaffolding techniques for cooperative learning in Thailand primary mathematics classes. A teacher training program was designed to foster Thai primary school teachers’ cooperative learning implementation. Two teachers participated in this experimental program for one and a half weeks and then implemented cooperative learning strategies in their mathematics classes for six weeks. The data collected from teacher interviews and classroom observations indicates that the difficulty or failure of implementing cooperative learning in Thailand education may not be directly derived from cultural differences. Instead, it does indicate that Thai culture can be constructively merged with cooperative learning through a teacher training program and practices of scaffolding techniques.

The influence of initial teacher training in future teachers' perceptions about mathematics teaching and learning

ICEMST 2014 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION IN MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PROCEEDING BOOK (pp.865-869). Disponível em http://www.2014.icemst.com/

School and community : partners in problem-solving /

Includes bibliographical references.

Literacy models across nations : literacy and critical literacy in teacher training programs in India

The thrust towards constructivist learning and critical thinking in the National Curricular Framework (2005) of India implies shifts in pedagogical practices. In this context, drawing on grounded theory, focus group interviews were conducted with 40 preservice teachers to ascertain the contextual situation and the likely outcomes of applying critical literacy across the curriculum. Central themes that emerged in the discussion were: being teacher centred/ learner centred, and conformity/autonomy in teaching and learning. The paper argues that within the present Indian context, while there is scope for changes to pedagogy and learning styles, yet these must be adequately contextualised.

Teacher Education, School Effectiveness and Improvement : A Study of Academic and Professional Qualification on Teachers' Job Effectiveness in Nigerian Secondary Schools

This academic work begins with a compact presentation of the general background to the study, which also includes an autobiography for the interest in this research. The presentation provides readers who know little of the topic of this research and of the structure of the educational system as well as of the value given to education in Nigeria. It further concentrates on the dynamic interplay of the effect of academic and professional qualification and teachers' job effectiveness in secondary schools in Nigeria in particular, and in Africa in general. The aim of this study is to produce a systematic analysis and rich theoretical and empirical description of teachers' teaching competencies. The theoretical part comprises a comprehensive literature review that focuses on research conducted in the areas of academic and professional qualification and teachers' job effectiveness, teaching competencies, and the role of teacher education with particular emphasis on school effectiveness and improvement. This research benefits greatly from the functionalist conception of education, which is built upon two emphases: the application of the scientific method to the objective social world, and the use of an analogy between the individual 'organism' and 'society'. To this end, it offers us an opportunity to define terms systematically and to view problems as always being interrelated with other components of society. The empirical part involves describing and interpreting what educational objectives can be achieved with the help of teachers' teaching competencies in close connection to educational planning, teacher training and development, and achieving them without waste. The data used in this study were collected between 2002 and 2003 from teachers, principals, supervisors of education from the Ministry of Education and Post Primary Schools Board in the Rivers State of Nigeria (N=300). The data were collected from interviews, documents, observation, and questionnaires and were analyzed using both qualitative and quantitative methods to strengthen the validity of the findings. The data collected were analyzed to answer the specific research questions and hypotheses posited in this study. The data analysis involved the use of multiple statistical procedures: Percentages Mean Point Value, T-test of Significance, One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and Cross Tabulation. The results obtained from the data analysis show that teachers require professional knowledge and professional teaching skills, as well as a broad base of general knowledge (e.g., morality, service, cultural capital, institutional survey). Above all, in order to carry out instructional processes effectively, teachers should be both academically and professionally trained. This study revealed that teachers are not however expected to have an extraordinary memory, but rather looked upon as persons capable of thinking in the right direction. This study may provide a solution to the problem of teacher education and school effectiveness in Nigeria. For this reason, I offer this treatise to anyone seriously committed in improving schools in developing countries in general and in Nigeria in particular to improve the lives of all its citizens. In particular, I write this to encourage educational planners, education policy makers, curriculum developers, principals, teachers, and students of education interested in empirical information and methods to conceptualize the issue this study has raised and to provide them with useful suggestions to help them improve secondary schooling in Nigeria. Though, multiple audiences exist for any text. For this reason, I trust that the academic community will find this piece of work a useful addition to the existing literature on school effectiveness and school improvement. Through integrating concepts from a number of disciplines, I aim to describe as holistic a representation as space could allow of the components of school effectiveness and quality improvement. A new perspective on teachers' professional competencies, which not only take into consideration the unique characteristics of the variables used in this study, but also recommend their environmental and cultural derivation. In addition, researchers should focus their attention on the ways in which both professional and non-professional teachers construct and apply their methodological competencies, such as their grouping procedures and behaviors to the schooling of students. Keywords: Professional Training, Academic Training, Professionally Qualified, Academically Qualified, Professional Qualification, Academic Qualification, Job Effectiveness, Job Efficiency, Educational Planning, Teacher Training and Development, Nigeria.

Must teachers be social workers, as well …? : Reflections on the current teacher role in the Swedish upper secondary school and how it affects teacher training

The Swedish upper secondary school has made a transition from a school for the elite to be a school for everybody. When almost every youth nowadays chooses to continue studying, for some of them this is not what they want to do most of all. However, as there in practice is no choice, there come up problems and many upper secondary school teachers experience a growing frustration. We will here discuss some aspects of the following questions: -  How do upper secondary schoolteachers handle their working-conditions in a new situation? - What possible consequences do this have on teacher education?

The OECD-ENSI project and its relevance for teacher training concepts in environmental education

This article presents an account of the Environment and School Initiatives (ENSI) project. The philosophical basis of the project is outlined, and case studies from within the project provided as a basis for a consideration of some current issues in the field. It is concluded that one of the distinctive features of the ENSI project is its encouragement of praxiological, action research-based to curriculum and professional development. The case studies of suggest that some of the more conventionally prescribed charcteristics such as agreed sets of goals and professional competencies might need to be revisited.

A summative evaluation of a HIV/AIDS Early Childhood Care, Education and Development Teacher Training Workshop in Mongu, Zambia

Objective. To conduct a summative evaluation of an Early Childhood Care, Education and Development (ECCED) Teacher Training Workshop in Mongu, Zambia by assessing changes in knowledge, attitudes and intent to use the information. ^ Study design. A matched cohort survey design was used with additional qualitative data collected by structured observation of workshop sessions, daily facilitator and participant debriefs and participant interviews. ^ Results. Matching pre and post tests were completed by 27 individuals in addition to daily debriefs, structured workshop observation and participant interviews with 22% of the group. The participant population was predominantly female individuals aged 15-44 years old that had completed high school and additional post-secondary training, been teaching children aged 0 – 8 years for 2-5 years in the Western Province and received other HIV/AIDS and ECCED education. Pre-tests indicated a strong understanding of ECCED principles and misconceptions regarding HIV transmission, prevention and the disease's impact on early childhood development. The workshop was found to significantly increase the participants' knowledge of topics covered by the curriculum (paired t-test, N=27, p = 0.004, 95% CI 1.8, 8.6). Participants began with a more limited understanding of HIV/AIDS than ECCED, but the mean gain was much greater at 7.4 +/- 12.3 points. Significantly more participants believed at post-test that HIV/AIDS education should increase for future educators. The 77.8% of participants that increased their knowledge scores at post-test expressed significantly less fear of having a child with HIV/AIDS in the classroom (Independent Samples t-test, N= 27, p = 0.011). Overall participant fear decreased 15.5%. 92.6% and 88.9% of participants planned at post-test to respectively use and share the taught information in their daily professional lives and reported on innovative strategies to communicate with the community. ^ Conclusions. Teacher training workshops can significantly increase HIV/AIDS awareness and promote positive attitudes in educators working with children affected by HIV/AIDS. Using participant suggested teaching techniques such as poems and songs and translating the materials to the local language could assist future facilitators to both culturally and professionally relate to the workshop audience as well as increase participant capacity to share the information with the local community. ^