Promise and Problems in Divorce Mediation

In the past two decades, mediation in general has gained increasing acceptance in the legal community.\u27 [T]he search for alternative methods of resolving disputes has burgeoned to \u27a movement\u27. 2 In the divorce context, particularly, mediation has been seen by some as a more suitable process than the adversary system. 3 Proponents of mediation assert that the adversary system involves debilitating expense, frustrating delay, 4 and fails to address the emotional needs of the parties.5 Adversarial tactics often aggravate rather than resolve spousal differences, 6 though an amicable settlement might be in the best interests of both parties, especially when there are children by the marriag

Modern Management of Clinical Chorioamnionitis

Clinical chorioamnionitis continues to contribute to fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality. Significant advances have been made in the last 20 years in understanding the pathophysiologic processes leading to chorioamnionitis. This review addresses the history, incidence, pathophysiology, host defenses, risk factors, diagnosis, and maternal and neonatal management of clinically evident chorioamnionitis. After a detailed review of the physiologic processes leading to clinical chorioamnionitis and sepsis, we present a modern management scheme designed to optimize perinatal outcome for both mother and fetus

Underseepage Control Measures at Painted Rock Dam

Painted Rock Dam, a 181 ft (55.2 m) high, zoned earth embankment detention structure near Gila Bend, Arizona, retained approximately 2.3 million acre ft (2.8 x 109m3) of water for an extended period during the winter of 1978- 1979. Several areas of seepage developed over major portions of the downstream valley and in a minor area on the right abutment. These areas were monitored while instrumentation was installed and investigations made to determine the nature of the seepage and provide the basis for evaluation of structural performance and design of necessary relief and control measures. Construction of seepage relief and control measures and stabilizing berms was accomplished in the fall of 1979. Performance of the project has been evaluated during subsequent storage periods through 1986, with the conclusion that the control measures are functioning satisfactorily, and in general accordance with design concepts. Site conditions, original design and construction, seepage observations, instrumentation, investigations, evaluations, and design and construction of remedial measures are summarized and lessons learned are presented

Attitudinal and Dispositional Predictors of Environmentally-Responsible Behavior

Measures of locus of control, optimism, consideration of future consequences of behavior, environmental concern, belief in global warming, biospheric altruism, corporate skepticism, economic motivation, recycling attitudes and motivation, and political ideology were used to predict environmentally-responsible behaviors. Regression analyses revealed that the best predictors were perceived importance of recycling, economic motivation, recycling motivation, and corporate skepticism. These results suggest that global dispositional variables, such as optimism and locus of control, are not particularly useful predictors of environmentally-responsible behaviors. Instead, environmentally-specific dispositions, such as economic motivation and recycling motivation are much better predictors, as well as attitudinal dimensions such as perceived importance of recycling, environmental concern, belief in global warming, corporate skepticism, and political ideology. This suggests that efforts to increase environmentally-responsible behaviors are best directed at impacting environmentally-relevant dispositions and attitudes

A characterization of the Linux community of Practice Using Linux Newsgroups and Bales' Interaction Process Analysis

The open source software community represents a new community of practice and approach to software development and distribution. It is important to study this community because their approach differs radically from the traditional development and distribution of proprietary software. One of the largest groups in the open source software community is the Linux operating systems community. The community of users of the Linux operating system is a widespread group that frequently communicates through on-line newsgroups. These newsgroups serve as forums where the members may participate in ongoing discussion, or "threads," reading other members' messages and posting messages of their own. The participants can discuss issues relative to the Linux operating system, ask questions, provide technical support, and generally engage in the same activities that a face-to-face discussion group would engage in. To increase our understanding of the Linux community, this study seeks to characterize the Linux community of practice through an analysis of these newsgroups. While quantitative studies of this community performed, there has not been much work done in the way of qualitative studies. The analysis is performed using categories developed by Bales' Interaction Process Analysis. After determining the newsgroups that we wanted to analyze, selecting specific discussions from these newsgroups, and coding the messages using Bales' categories of Interaction Process Analysis, we were able to establish a clear picture of the frequency with which specific behaviors occurred in the newsgroups. We found that in general most of the behaviors that occurred in the messages posted to the newsgroups were attempted answers, and the second most frequently occurring behaviors in the messages were questions. There were a relatively small number of messages that displayed socio-emotional behavior

COMPETÊNCIAS ESSENCIAIS DE TUTORIA NA EDUCAÇÃO A DISTÂNCIA NO ENSINO SUPERIOR: PERCEPÇÃO DE TUTORES E DISCENTES

Considering the growing trend of courses in distance education and the importance of tutoring functions in the teaching-learning process of students, this study aims to identify the technical, managerial and social skills that are necessary in the exercise of the role of tutor in distance education from the perception of tutors and students of higher education. For this, a quantitative, exploratory and descriptive research was carried out, with the application of questionnaires. In total, 91 tutors and 1038 students participated in the study and their responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results point to similarities in the perceptions of tutors and students who understand the skills to provide feedback, guide course activities/schedule, ability to assess students and accompany them throughout the online process, capacity for planning and organization, managing the virtual classroom, acting according to ethical considerations, communication skills and motivating students as very important. It is, therefore, up to the tutor to develop them in order to increasingly contribute to greater quality in teaching and learning in the distance modality.Considerando la tendencia creciente de los cursos de educación a distancia y la importancia de las funciones de tutoría en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje de los estudiantes, este estudio tiene como objetivo identificar las habilidades técnicas, gerenciales y sociales que son necesarias para ejercer el rol de tutor en la educación a distancia desde la percepción de tutores y estudiantes de educación superior. Para ello se realizó una investigación cuantitativa, exploratoria y descriptiva, con la aplicación de cuestionarios. En total, 91 tutores y 1038 estudiantes participaron en el estudio y se analizaron sus respuestas mediante estadística descriptiva. Los resultados apuntan a similitudes en las percepciones de tutores y estudiantes que entienden las habilidades para retroalimentar, orientar las actividades/horarios del curso, capacidad para evaluar a los estudiantes y acompañarlos a lo largo del proceso en línea, capacidad de planificación y organización, manejo del aula virtual, actuación de acuerdo con las consideraciones éticas, las habilidades de comunicación y la motivación de los estudiantes son muy importantes. Corresponde, por tanto, al tutor desarrollarlos para contribuir cada vez más a una mayor calidad en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje en la modalidad a distancia.Considerando a tendência crescente de cursos na modalidade de educação à distância e a importância das funções de tutoria no processo de ensino-aprendizagem dos discentes, este estudo tem como objetivo identificar as competências técnicas, gerenciais e sociais que se fazem necessárias no exercício do papel de tutor na educação a distância a partir da percepção de tutores e alunos do ensino superior. Para isso, foi realizada uma pesquisa de caráter quantitativo, exploratório e descritivo, com aplicação de questionários. Ao total, 91 tutores e 1038 alunos participaram do estudo e tiveram suas respostas analisadas por meio de estatística descritiva. Os resultados apontam para similaridades nas percepções de tutores e alunos que entendem as competências de fornecer feedback, orientar as atividades/cronograma do curso, capacidade de avaliar os alunos e acompanhá-los durante todo o processo online, capacidade de planejamento e organização, gerenciar a sala de aula virtual, atuar conforme considerações éticas, capacidade de comunicação e de motivar os alunos como muito importantes. Cabe, portanto, ao tutor desenvolvê-las a fim de contribuir cada vez mais com uma maior qualidade no ensino-aprendizagem na modalidade a distância

O PROCESSO DE FORMAÇÃO DE LEITORES: UMA ANÁLISE DE TEXTOS MULTIMODAIS EM DISCIPLINAS DO CURSO DE LETRAS/EAD DA UNICENTRO

A problemática deste estudo centrou-se na questão: é possível organizar textos multimodais no processo de construção de disciplinas e a organização desses podem contribuir na formação do leitor ubíquo? O objetivo do estudo foi investigar a presença de textos multimodais, num desenho pedagógico interacional, ou seja, as relações entre os conteúdos, os materiais didáticos e as formas de avaliação, com foco na formação de um leitor ubíquo. Contudo, mesmo não sendo este o objetivo desta pesquisa, ao se ensejar os textos multimodais na análise, considerando em especial a formação do leitor ubíquo, não se pode deixar de ressaltar que este uso pode auxiliar o leitor a ter uma visão mais ampla da realidade, numa perspectiva de multiletramentos, na medida em que aspectos da diversidade cultural são ressaltados. O presente estudo seguiu os pressupostos teóricos advindos das contribuições teóricas de Kress (2010), Lemke (2010) e Rojo e Moura (2012) em relação às práticas de multiletramentos, multimodalidade e hipermodalidade, e Santaela (2013), acerca do processo de formação de leitores, em especial, o leitor imersivo e ubíquo

Digital education mediated by instructional design studies

O presente estudo pode ser considerado como uma pesquisa ativa. Traz luz sobre a importância do design instrucional nas atividades pedagógicas dos professores universitários. A pesquisa surgiu a partir das experiências dos autores em gestão, planejamento e ministração de cursos online. Tendo como referência os conceitos de educação online (Moreira & Schlemmer, 2020), a pesquisa pretende classificar formulários de design instrucional (Filatro, 2002), e descobrir quais podem ser úteis em cursos de educação digital. Para classificar as diversas formas, o estudo apresenta aquelas capazes de maximizar a troca de conhecimento entre professores, designers e alunos. A pesquisa também traz as variedades capazes de evidenciar o papel do professor no design instrucional. As discussões empreendidas partem dos diversos conceitos de educação digital, pois os autores acreditam que trazem os fundamentos essenciais para a análise. A seguir, o artigo apresenta os diferentes tipos de design instrucional e suas funções e destaca as ações que vêm sendo realizadas para a criação dos programas e conteúdos dos cursos oferecidos pelo Núcleo de Educação a Distância da Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste - UNICENTRO. Em seguida, o estudo elenca perspectivas sobre o trabalho em equipe com professores, designers instrucionais e outros profissionais das áreas de educação e tecnologia. Por fim, coloca a necessidade de formação do professor para esta era digital. o artigo apresenta os diferentes tipos de design instrucional e suas funções e destaca as ações que vêm sendo realizadas para a criação dos programas e conteúdos dos cursos oferecidos pelo Núcleo de Educação a Distância da Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste - UNICENTRO. Em seguida, o estudo elenca perspectivas sobre o trabalho em equipe com professores, designers instrucionais e outros profissionais das áreas de educação e tecnologia. Por fim, coloca a necessidade de formação do professor para esta era digital. o artigo apresenta os diferentes tipos de design instrucional e suas funções e destaca as ações que vêm sendo realizadas para a criação dos programas e conteúdos dos cursos oferecidos pelo Núcleo de Educação a Distância da Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste - UNICENTRO. Em seguida, o estudo elenca perspectivas sobre o trabalho em equipe com professores, designers instrucionais e outros profissionais das áreas de educação e tecnologia. Por fim, coloca a necessidade de formação do professor para esta era digital.The present study might be considered as an active-research. It brings light on the importance of instructional design in the pedagogical activities of college teachers. The research emerged from the authors’ experiences in management, planning, and teaching online courses. Using the online education concepts as reference (Moreira & Schlemmer, 2020), the research intends to sort instructional design forms (Filatro, 2002), and find out the ones that can be useful in digital education courses. To sort the various forms, the study introduces those able to maximize knowledge exchange among teachers, designers and students. The research also brings the varieties able to highlight the teacher’s role in instructional design. The discussions undertaken start from the various concepts of digital education because the authors believe that they bring the essential foundations for the analysis. Hereafter, the article presents the different types of instructional design and their functions and highlights the actions that have been conducted to create the programs and contents for the courses offered by Núcleo de Educação a Distância da Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste - UNICENTRO. Afterwards, the study lists perspectives on team work with teachers, instructional designers, and other professionals in the fields of education and technology. Lastly, it poses the need of teacher’s development for this digital era.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio