THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF ADOLESCENT FATHERHOOD

Research concerning adolescent pregnancy has focused primarily on the adolescent mother. The purpose of this research study was to explore the lived experience of adolescent fatherhood using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach. An overarching theme o f Sense o f Duty was identified with constituent themes o f Support and Encouragement, Relationship with Child\u27s Mother and ViewofSelfas Father. This study concludes that engagement in the paternal role is important for these adolescent fathers. Support from others, an amicable relationship with the child’s mother and viewing oneself as a capable father fostered a sense o f paternal identity and a desire to fulfill then- perceived obligation. Findings from this study serve to inform programs and services that support the adolescent father’s relationship with his child, as well as nursing practice that is inclusive and supportive o f the adolescent father

Culturally Competent Evaluation for Aboriginal Communities: A Review of the Empirical Literature

uch of program evaluation is concerned with understanding and improving social programs so that they are ultimately more responsive and more reflective of program participant needs. At the same time, these programs exist and are embedded within specific social, cultural and historical contexts which impact program development, implementation, and eventual outcomes. Evaluations that attempt to address responsiveness to contextual and cultural specificity are often referred to as culturally competent, culturally responsive, inclusive, multicultural, or cross-cultural, among other terms. While there are no agreed upo

A network model

‘Digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material are essential to highlight cultural and scientific heritage, to inspire the creation of new content and to encourage new online services to emerge. They help to democratise access to culture and knowledge and to develop the information society and the knowledge-based economy.

ABSTRACTS OF PRESENTATIONS

Second International Conference on African Digital Libraries and Archives, abstracts of presentation

Discutindo a educação ambiental no cotidiano escolar: desenvolvimento de projetos na escola formação inicial e continuada de professores

A presente pesquisa buscou discutir como a Educação Ambiental (EA) vem sendo trabalhada, no Ensino Fundamental e como os docentes desta escola compreendem e vem inserindo a EA no cotidiano escolar., em uma escola estadual do município de Tangará da Serra/MT, Brasil. Para tanto, realizou-se entrevistas com os professores que fazem parte de um projeto interdisciplinar de EA na escola pesquisada. Verificou-se que o projeto da escola não vem conseguindo alcançar os objetivos propostos por: desconhecimento do mesmo, pelos professores; formação deficiente dos professores, não entendimento da EA como processo de ensino-aprendizagem, falta de recursos didáticos, planejamento inadequado das atividades. A partir dessa constatação, procurou-se debater a impossibilidade de tratar do tema fora do trabalho interdisciplinar, bem como, e principalmente, a importância de um estudo mais aprofundado de EA, vinculando teoria e prática, tanto na formação docente, como em projetos escolares, a fim de fugir do tradicional vínculo “EA e ecologia, lixo e horta”.Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educació