Analysis of factors and drivers in graduates success among Portugal, India and Italy- extracurricular activities before university

Field lab: Business project

Correlates of extracurricular sport participation among Swiss adolescents.

BACKGROUND: Based on a large national survey on the health of adolescents, this paper focuses on the socio-demographic and lifestyle correlates of sport practice among Swiss adolescents. The SMASH2002 database includes 7428 vocational apprentices and high school students between the ages of 16 and 20 who answered a self-administered anonymous questionnaire containing 565 items targeting perceived health, health attitudes and behaviour. Weekly episodes of extracurricular sport activity were measured by a four-category scale, and the sample was dichotomised between active (>or=two episodes of sport/week) and inactive (<two episodes of sport/week) respondents. Thirty percent of female respondents and 40.2% of male respondents reported engaging in sport activity at least two to three times a week; another 9.7% of the female and 19.4% of the male respondents reported participating in least one sport activity each day (p<0.01). The percentage of active respondents was higher among students than among vocational apprentices (p<.01), and the rates of sport activity decreased more sharply over time among the apprentices than among the students (p<0.01). Most active adolescents reported having a better feeling of well-being than their inactive peers [among male students: odds ratio (OR): 3.13; 95% confidence interval (95%CI): 1.28-7.70]. The percentage of active females who reported being on a diet was high, and female apprentices exhibited higher involvement in dieting than their inactive peers (OR: 1.68; 95%CI: 1.32-2.14). Relative to the inactive male respondents, the proportion of active male respondents smoking was lower; however, a lower proportion of the latter group did not report drunkenness, and the percentage of those who reported lifetime cannabis consumption was higher among active than inactive students (females, OR:1.57; 95%CI:1.09-2.25; males, OR:1.80; 95%CI: 20-2.69). CONCLUSION: Organised sport activities should be better tailored to the work schedules of apprentices. Practitioners should be aware of the potential for problematic behaviour in the area of dieting and substance use among a subset of sport-oriented adolescents.

Liga de Dor: uma experiência de ensino extracurricular

Os objetivos deste estudo foram descrever um programa extracurricular de educação em dor, organizado na forma de Liga, e identificar a opinião dos alunos sobre esse modelo de ensino. O Estatuto e o Regimento Interno da Liga de Dor foram as fontes e dados para a descrição da sua organização e funcionamento. Todos os alunos que frequentaram a Liga de Dor nos anos de 1995 e 1996 foram solicitados a responder um questionário sobre suas experiências na Liga. A Liga de Dor foi organizada sob o patrocínio do Centro Acadêmico Osvaldo Cruz, da Faculdade de Medicina da USP, e Centro Acadêmico XXXI de Outubro, da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, em 1995. É composta por alunos dessas duas faculdades e profissionais enfermeiros e médicos, de várias especialidades. Todas as atividades são voluntárias, desenvolvidas em período extracurricular e os estudantes dirigem a Liga. Os objetivos da Liga são: melhorar a qualidade do ensino sobre dor nas escolas médica e de enfermagem, desenvolver pesquisas relativas à epidemiologia, clínica e controle da dor e promover modelo de assistência multidisciplinar e multiprofissional. A maioria dos alunos expressou ter alcançado seus objetivos, total ou parcialmente; ter aumentado seu conhecimento sobre as síndromes álgicas e sobre o manejo do doente com dor; sentir-se gratificado com sua atividade; que o tema dor deveria ser incluído no currículo de modo mais específico e que recomendaria a outros colegas a participação na Liga de Dor. As opiniões dos estudantes mostraram que a Liga de Dor pode ser um modelo útil para a introdução do ensino da dor nos cursos de graduação e enfermagem e de medicina.

Ensino extracurricular em Oftalmologia: grupos de estudos / ligas de alunos de graduação

O objetivo deste estudo é identificar a existência e avaliar o funcionamento de associações de docentes e alunos de graduação (núcleos, ligas, grupos de estudo e ações) dedicadas à complementação extracurricular do ensino de Oftalmologia e à prestação de ser viços comunitários. Realizou-se estudo transversal descritivo e compôs-se amostra de conveniência formada por estudantes de graduação de Medicina e residentes em Oftalmologia das 107 faculdades de Medicina do Brasil. Os dados foram coletados por entrevista, mediante aplicação de questionário, em fevereiro e março de 2002. Encontraram-se 12 ligas de Oftalmologia. O critério de seleção para ingresso inclui, na maior parte, presença em curso introdutório e/ou realização de prova. O número de membros varia de 9 a 30. Metade das ligas aceita alunos a partir do terceiro ano de graduação. Todas as associações apresentam participação de docentes, e 75%, de residentes. As atividades mais comuns incluem participação em aulas teóricas e em projetos comunitários, atendimento em ambulatório e/ou pronto-socorro e realização de pesquisa científica. A maioria das ligas de Oftalmologia preenche os requisitos para suplementar o ensino de Oftalmologia na graduação médica, porém o número de ligas ainda é pequeno.

The link between extracurricular activities and academic achievement for youth in grades 5 and 7 /

This study examined the link between involvement in extracurricular activities and academic success for 504 youth in grades 5 and 7, using the first-year survey data from a longitudinal study conducted by Youth Lifestyle Choices-Community University Research Alliance (YLC-CURA). Specifically, the study investigated whether a linear or curvilinear relation existed between extracurricular activities and academic achievement for both in- and out-of-school activities. It was hypothesized that stress may be a possible mediator in the link between extracurricular activities and achievement Results indicated that students in grades 5 and 7 were involved in club and sport activities both inside and outside of school at fairly equal fi-equencies, with a mean frequency of approximately once a month. The hypothesis that a positive relation j between in- and out-of-school extracurricular activities and achievement was supported. The hypothesis that a curvilinear relation would exist between extracurricular activities and achievement was only supported for out-of-school activities. This finding supports the argument that too much or too little involvement in out-of-school activities is related negatively to a student's academic success; however, a moderate amount of involvement appears to be positive. The hypothesis that there would be a relation between involvement in extracurricular activities and stress level for both in-school and out-ofschool activities was not supported. Results were discussed in terms of educational implications and community resources for extracurricular activities.

Altas capacidades : talleres de enriquecimiento extracurricular : una respuesta educativa al alumnado de altas capacidades.

Incluye enlaces a webs de interés.

Talleres de enriquecimiento extracurricular para alumnos de altas habilidades.

Monográfico con el título: Alta habilidad. Superdotación y talento. Resumen tomado de la publicación

Programa de enriquecimiento extracurricular : 96 actividades para estimular el pensamiento divergente en el alumnado de Educaci??n Primaria : PREPEDI II

Se presentan noventa y seis actividades que han sido dise??adas, puestas en pr??ctica y evaluadas en el contexto del Programa para la atenci??n educativa del alumnado con altas capacidades intelectuales de Canarias (PACICanarias) con alumnado precoz por sobredotaci??n, superdotaci??n o talento acad??mico. Se trata de actividades que potencian el ajuste socio-emocional, a partir de las caracter??sticas individuales de cada componente del grupo, estimulando habilidades de comunicaci??n verbal y no verbal (dialogar, negociar, consensuar), mejorando las destrezas de comunicaci??n y procurando una conducta altruista entre iguales, as?? como la cooperaci??n con los compa??eros (dar y recibir ayuda para contribuir a un fin com??n), acatando las normas del grupo y del juego. La metodolog??a de trabajo tiene en cuenta los intereses del alumnado, manteniendo un car??cter l??dico, en la que los escolares van a ???jugar??? y no a realizar tareas del curr??culo ordinario. Estos ejercicios pueden ser utilizados de muy diversas maneras y destinarse a cualquier alumno o alumna de Primaria, sea o no de altas capacidades intelectuales.

Programa de enriquecimiento extracurricular : actividades para estimular el pensamiento divergente en el alumnado de Educaci??n Primaria : PREPEDI I

Se presentan 89 actividades destinadas al alumnado de Educaci??n Primaria con un ritmo de aprendizaje m??s r??pido que el resto, precoz por sobredotaci??n, superdotaci??n o talento acad??mico. Se enmarcan dentro del Programa de enriquecimiento extracurricular de Canarias (PREPEDI), que aborda tanto de forma individual como colectiva, el desarrollo de todos los factores que configuran el pensamiento divergente del alumnado: fluidez, elaboraci??n, originalidad y flexibilidad. Mediante estos ejercicios se trabajan los contenidos seg??n los diferentes modos de percibir y adquirir la informaci??n, representando las ideas mediante s??mbolos que se alejan de la realidad y que deben concensuar varios contenidos: el sem??ntico, el figurativo y el conductual. La metodolog??a de trabajo tiene en cuenta los intereses del alumnado, manteniendo un car??cter l??dico, en la que los escolares van a ???jugar??? y no a realizar tareas del curr??culo ordinario. Estos ejercicios pueden ser utilizados de muy diversas maneras y destinarse a cualquier alumno o alumna de Educaci??n Primaria, sea o no de altas capacidades intelectuales.

El curr??culo como elemento favorecedor para la adhesi??n a pr??cticas f??sicas en el ??mbito extracurricular

Monogr??fico con el t??tulo: ???Especial Educaci??n F??sica???

Evaluation of satisfaction in an extracurricular enrichment program for high-intellectual ability participants

Resumen tomado de la publicaci??n

O estágio extracurricular remunerado no cuidar da enfermagem nos hospitais de ensino

OLIVEIRA,Jonas Sâmi Albuquerque de; ENDERS, Bertha Cruz; MENEZES, Rejane Maria Paiva de MEDEIROS, Soraya Maria de. O estágio extracurricular remunerado no cuidar da enfermagem nos hospitais de ensino. Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem, Porto Alegre(RS),v.30,n.2, p.311-8,jun.2009.

Entre ecos e narcisos: estudo de caso sobre a prática teatral com adolescentes como atividade extracurricular numa escola de nível médio

This masters thesis discusses the studying and the teaching of drama and its implications among teenagers of the contemporary world. This paper also analyses an extracurricular project entitled Drama in the development of citizenship , which was carried out in the public state school Berilo Wanderley in Natal/RN, between 1999 and 2005 with high school students. It comprises a case study that aimed at understanding how and why they chose to take drama classes outside of the school curriculum and even after they graduated, some of them never left the school project and even started participating in the cultural and artistic context of the city of Natal quite actively, both as part of an audience as well as on artistic, political, social and pedagogical performance. The project was high significant for its participants, for the school and for the community, by creating a sense of recognition of the relevance of the pedagogical and artistic production in the public school, as it managed to yield knowledge that helped students to understand the values of group work, sharing information, collaborative assessment and, most of all, to engender actions of protagonism by the teenagers themselves within their social environments. The empirical process developed is placed in a contemporary historical context where educational paradigms shifts occur, and where categories of youth empowerment and protagonism are fundamental to the educational process in the 21st century. The objective of this study is to reflect upon the pedagogical dimension of drama classes for teenagers, aiming at providing further discussions on the role of acting classes in the construction of the personality among youngsters, thus hoping to contribute to other teaching practices, including drama and other subjects of general education

LUDIBUS, o ônibus da alegria: possibilidades de estágio extracurricular aliando ensino, pesquisa e extensão

This paper aims to present the Ludibus project, by Faculty of Philosophy and Science of Unesp, Marilia Campus, and placement possibilities offered by extracurricular work of teaching, research and extension education developed by his team. The Project is characterized by the existence of a playful bus, adapted to the development of artistic, recreational and literary schools in Basic Education (Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education, cycle I). It aims to contribute to the process of initial and continuing training of man and women teachers who will serve and act in Basic Education and to offer proposals for artistic and recreational activities for children of kindergarten and the early grades of elementary school, with a view to the creation, appreciation and reflection related to artistic languages and playful. We make use of action research and varied procedures in order to organize and provide activities related to the themes of the project the teachers and children. The results point to good learning opportunities and enriching experiences for the teacher training process, setting up the project in a privileged place for the occurrence of extracurricular period.

Estágio extracurricular como um possível espaço de formação do professor para uso de tecnologias

We present herein an experience report, followed by the analysis of some of its aspects. We discuss teacher’s education for the integration of Digital Technologies for Information and Communication (DTIC) in the teaching-learning process in public schools, based on actual practices experienced in extension projects developed at the Sao Paulo State University (UNESP). We aimed at providing a reflection on possible means for training of initial teachers in Basic Education for the use of technology, by assuming that it represents unique opportunity to investigate the process of learning the teaching process. The relevance of this discussion is not only to consider that teachers are essential for any novelty expected in education, but also as a reflection on the knowledge that teachers and initial teachers should have and need to overcome an old technology-mediated education.