Elementary Teacher Candidates’ Understanding of Rational Numbers:An International Perspective

This paper combines data from two different international research studies that used problem posing in analyzing elementary teacher candidates’ understanding of rational numbers. In 2007, a mathematics educator from the United States and a mathematician from Northern Ireland collaborated to investigate their respective elementary teacher candidates’ understanding of addition and division of fractions. A year later, the same US mathematics educator collaborated with a mathematics educator from South Africa on a similar research project that focused solely on the addition of fractions. The results of both studies show that elementary teacher candidates from the three different continents share similar misconceptions regarding the addition of fractions. The misconceptions that emerged were analyzed and used in designing teaching strategies intended to improve elementary teacher candidates’ understanding of rational numbers. The research also suggests that problem posing may improve their understanding of addition of fractions

Motivational and affective responses to exercise: issues for adherence and the role of causality orientations

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Description of Background for the Children’s Book, Ice Cream Next Summer

Ice Cream Next Summer is not meant to be a trip in nostalgia, although it may well serve that purpose for a reader with first hand experience of ice houses, country stores and their period in American history. It is meant to be, as it was for the author, an investigation into a different time and mood of a slower rural Iowa, a discovery of an out-dated occupational task

O poder público municipal e o setor imobiliário: a produção e apropriação do espaço periurbano em Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil

O trabalho estuda a atuação do Poder Público Municipal e dos diferentes “agentes”, em especial do setor imobiliário - “O Circuito Secundário de Capital” - no processo de produção e apropriação da “periferia geográfica” na cidade de Ribeirão Preto, no período de 1980 a 2010. O trabalho foi elaborado a partir da análise do processo de planejamento urbano e da gestão pública, e se propôs a verificar a relação entre a evolução dos instrumentos urbanísticos de controle do uso e ocupação do solo, as ações dos agentes produtivos de mercado - Grupo de Desenvolvimento Urbano (associação de construtores, incorporadores e proprietários de terras) – e o resultado dessa interação: a consolidação da “periferia geográfica”. Para isso, foram analisados programas, projetos urbanos e planos diretores, por meio de conceitos e diretrizes utilizados na produção e organização do espaço urbano (padrão de ocupação, diretrizes de crescimento e estrutura urbana), assim como o processo de implantação de loteamentos e condomínios.This research paper focus on both municipal public authorities and different agents performances, especially housing sector – The Secondary Circuit of Capital -, on the production and appropriation process of geographic peripheries of Ribeirão Preto, from 1980 to 2010. The research has been undertaken based on both urban planning and public sector management analysis. It verifies the relation among the evolution of urban instruments of land´s use and occupation control, market productive agents’ actions (Grupo de Desenvolvimento Urbano – an association of Real State ventures, acquirer companies, and land owners), and, eventually the result of this interaction: the geographic periphery consolidation. To reach this goal, the paper was analyze programs, urban projects and Master Plans - by means of concepts and directives for production and urban space organization (occupation pattern, growing and urban structure guidelines), condominium and developments construction.Peer Reviewe

School-age Jamican Child's Developing Concept of the Family

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The Life Management Project: A comprehensive treatment and training approach to rehabilitation for adult offenders

In the past fifteen to twenty years, penal reform has undergone a structural and service model trend toward vocational training and counseling. In many state penal facilities inmates can now take advantage of vocational/technical training and even obtain external degrees through correspondence programs with local colleges and universities. There is a need to supplement these training efforts by preparing inmates emotionally and socially for the kinds of pressures they will face upon release. The high rates of recidivism, substance abuse and unemployment represented by the ex-offender population are highly indicative of the special needs of this group

SGA Diversity Ad hoc Committee: Diversity Awareness at JMU

The Diversity Ad hoc Committee, a branch of SGA that deals directly with issues of diversity on James Madison University\u27s campus, was founded in 2014. The committee seeks to spread the concept of diversity by collaborating with various other student clubs and organizations on campus. The Diversity Ad hoc Committee is striving to build upon the organization\u27s reputation and presence on James Madison University\u27s campus. Presently, the organization lacks visibility and recognition from JMU students and faculty. Expressing dissatisfaction with the committee\u27s current situation, the Diversity Ad hoc Committee hopes to expand outreach and support from the JMU community through a diversity awareness campaign. As part of their senior public relations capstone, Christie Deane, Kimia Favagehi, Jaclyn Finn, Sara Hardiman, Mary Ross, and Jake Ruefer are designing a campaign pitch for this organization. The pre-campaign research examines diversity issues, campus involvement, and cultural intelligence at James Madison University

A educação a distância como acesso ao ensino superior

O surgimento da educação a distância como instrumento de educação formal tem sido uma experiência muito discutida nos nossos dias, gerando polêmica entre os educadores mais formais que ainda atuam com a educação tradicional. Por intermédio da experiência de ação em tutoria, atuado num pólo de educação à distância, esse artigo busca analisar as vantagens e as dificuldades nessa modalidade de ensino, bem como apresentar a opiniões de tutores, frente as dificuldades encontradas. Para o levantamento de dados, serão entrevistados alguns tutores do Pead. Dos apontamentos apresentados, a educação à distância surge como uma alternativa moderna para as questões de acessibilidade e qualidade de ensino. E a Tutoria surge como elemento crucial para quem busca a formação em nível de graduação

Modelling results of student evaluations to improve the quality of teaching in accounting departments

The Course Evaluation Questionnaire is a student evaluation instrument designed to measure the teaching performance of academic organisational units. The statistical qualities of its scales, as well as their sensitivity, reliability and validity have been confirmed in other studies. This study situates the development of the CEQ within the context of public sector reform in Australia, which emphasised accountability measured through performance indicators. It reviews previous research using the CEQ and attempts to apply the CEQ in a new way, by using responses from students who were enrolled in a first year accounting subject at three established universities, to construct a model which quantifies the relationship between students' overall satisfaction score and certain variables which were tested for their contribution to students' satisfaction. The variables which were found to make a statistically significant contribution to student satisfaction were: good teaching; clear goals and standards; appropriate workload; emphasis on student independence; gender; language background; and university. The major conclusions reached are 1) that of the five CEQ scales good teaching appears to be most strongly related to overall satisfaction and that positive effect is the same at all three universities, 2) that gender affects satisfaction at all three universities and 3) that language background has an effect at two universities. The implications of these findings for quality teaching in accounting courses and for accounting education research are discussed

A Biblioteca Escolar no Brasil e na Colômbia: análise comparativa de estudos

The work is the result of a survey carried out between 2015 and 2019, with the aim of comparatively analyzing the issue of the school library in Brazil and Colombia, based on the study of theoretical productions in both countries. Based on concerns from the professional experience in the social space of the library, we investigate the similarities between the production of theses and dissertations that concern the school library in Brazil and Colombia, thus weaving access routes to the exchange of theoretical constructions, advances in laws, policies and practices that are taking place in these countries. We structured the methodology based on hermeneutics combined with a comparative approach, having as a research source the digital repositories. The hypothesis is that school libraries can promote new meanings when educating, to broaden perception, as well as the discussion of themes that lead to mutual knowledge of the respective school library systems, which are articulated in digital spaces, promoting the construction of channels training to carry out further research. The results suggest that there are few discussions that address the issues of the school library in interdisciplinary approaches, or that they are treated only by punctual relationships, due to the absence of analysis criteria, that is, the critical dimension is replaced by a binary preference of an announced subjectivity by government decrees. Still, the panorama found disregards aspects of praxis in the digital context, characterizing itself as a possible gap in the comparative literature in the area.El trabajo es el resultado de una encuesta realizada entre 2015 y 2019, con el objetivo de analizar comparativamente el tema de la biblioteca escolar en Brasil y Colombia, a partir del estudio de producciones teóricas en ambos países. A partir de inquietudes de la experiencia profesional en el espacio social de la biblioteca, investigamos las similitudes entre la producción de tesis y disertaciones que conciernen a la biblioteca escolar en Brasil y Colombia, tejiendo así vías de acceso al intercambio de construcciones teóricas, avances en leyes. , políticas y prácticas que se están llevando a cabo en estos países. Estructuramos la metodología en base a la hermenéutica combinada con un enfoque comparativo, teniendo como fuente de investigación los repositorios digitales. La hipótesis es que las bibliotecas escolares pueden promover nuevos significados a la hora de educar, para ampliar la percepción, así como la discusión de temas que conduzcan al conocimiento mutuo de los respectivos sistemas bibliotecarios escolares, los cuales se articulan en espacios digitales, promoviendo la construcción de canales de formación para realizar más investigaciones. Los resultados sugieren que son pocas las discusiones que abordan los temas de la biblioteca escolar en enfoques interdisciplinarios, o que son tratados solo por relaciones puntuales, debido a la ausencia de criterios de análisis, es decir, se reemplaza la dimensión crítica por una preferencia binaria. de una subjetividad anunciada por decretos gubernamentales. Aún así, el panorama encontrado desconoce aspectos de la praxis en el contexto digital, caracterizándose como una posible brecha en la literatura comparada en el área.O trabalho é resultado de uma pesquisa realizada entre 2015 e 2019, com o objetivo de analisar, comparativamente, a questão da biblioteca escolar no Brasil e na Colômbia, a partir do estudo das produções teóricas em ambos os países. Ao partir de inquietações da própria experiência profissional no espaço social da biblioteca, investigamos as semelhanças entre as produções de teses e dissertações que dizem respeito à biblioteca escolar no Brasil e na Colômbia, tecendo, assim, vias de acesso ao intercâmbio das construções teóricas, dos avanços nas leis, nas políticas e nas práticas que vêm se efetivando nestes países. Estruturamos a metodologia com bases hermenêuticas aliada à abordagem comparada, tendo como fonte de pesquisa os repositórios digitais. A hipótese é de que as bibliotecas escolares possam promover novos sentidos ao educar, para ampliar a percepção, bem como a discussão de temas que conduzem  ao  conhecimento  mútuo  dos  respectivos  sistemas  de bibliotecas escolares, que se articulam nos espaços digitais, promovendo a construção de canais formativos para realizar novas pesquisas. Os resultados sugerem que são escassas as discussões que abordam as questões da biblioteca escolar em aproximações interdisciplinares, ou são tratadas apenas por relações pontuais, pela ausência de critérios de análise, ou seja, a dimensão crítica é substituída por uma preferência binária de uma subjetividade anunciada por decretos de governos. Ainda, o panorama encontrado desconsidera aspectos da práxis na conjuntura digital, caracterizando-se como possível lacuna na literatura comparada da área