Total Program Efficacy: A Comparison of Traditionally and Alternatively Certified Agriculture Teachers

2008 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 38-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Duncan ◽  
John Ricketts
2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Madelyn Fernández Barrios ◽  
Jesús Torres Domínguez ◽  
Ana Cecilia Jerez González

El profesor agropecuario en el ejercicio de su profesión, despliega múltiples acciones de su actividad profesional pedagógica en los diferentes contextos de actuación, lo cual exige de una adecuada actualización científico-técnica en la especialidad que enseña, a partir de su encargo social. Esta investigación responde a la necesidad de contribuir al mejoramiento de uno de los problemas actuales de este subsistema: la superación profesional técnica de los profesores agropecuarios de la Educación Técnica y Profesional. En el estudio exploratorio, se constataron debilidades en el proceso de superación profesional técnica que se desarrolla en los centros politécnicos de Pinar del Río y que repercuten en el tratamiento adecuado de esta problemática. La utilización de los métodos de investigación científica: teóricos, empíricos y estadístico-matemáticos, permitieron elaborar una concepción pedagógica fundamentada desde la Educación Avanzada, la Educación de Posgrado y la pedagogía de la Educación Técnica y Profesional. La misma abarca tres componentes que en su dinámica permiten concebir un proceso en correspondencia con las exigencias del subsistema y la agricultura cubana actual. La valoración por criterio de expertos de la concepción pedagógica, su implementación en la práctica educativa y los progresos constatados en los indicadores evaluados, garantizan la validez científica, teórica y práctica de la propuesta. Palabras Clave: superación profesional técnica, profesor agropecuario, educación técnica y profesional ABSTRACT   The agriculture teacher, in the daily activities of his profession, carries out multiple pedagogical actions in different contexts, which demand an appropriate scientific-technical upgrading in the specialty that he is teaching because of his social compromise.This research responds to the need of contributing to the improvement of one of problems in this sub-system:  the technical professional upgrading of agriculture teachers in Technical and Professional Education.  In the exploratory study, weaknesses were verified in the process of professional upgrading developed at polytechnic schools in Pinar Del Río, and that they affect the adequate treatment of the problem.  The utilization of scientific research methods :  theoretical, empirical, statistical-mathematical, made it possible to build up a pedagogical concept  with foundations in Advanced Education, Graduate Education and pedagogy of Technical and Professional Education.  These cover three components that allow the conception of a process in correspondence with the demands of the subsystem and the current Cuban agriculture.    Assessment, by expert criteria on pedagogical conception, its implementation on educational practice, and proven progress of the assessed indicators, guarantee the scientific, theoretical and practical validation of the proposal.   Keywords: technical professional upgrading, agriculture teacher, technical and professional education     Recibido: septiembre de 2015Aprobado: noviembre de 2015


CoDAS ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Nobre Sampaio ◽  
Simone Aparecida Capellini

OBJECTIVE: To develop an intervention procedure for spelling difficulties and to verify the effectiveness of the intervention program in students with lower spelling performance. METHOD: We developed an intervention program for spelling difficulties, according to the semiology of the errors. The program consisted of three modules totaling 16 sessions. The study included 40 students of the third to fifth grade of public elementary education of the city of Marilia (SP), of both genders, in aged of eight to 12 years old, being distributed in the following groups: GI (20 students with lower spelling performance) and GII (20 students with higher spelling performance). In situation of pre and post-testing, all groups were submitted to the Pro-Orthography. RESULTS: The results statistically analyzed showed that, in general, all groups had average of right that has higher in post-testing, reducing the types of errors second semiologycal classification, mainly related to natural spelling errors. However, the results also showed that the groups submitted to the intervention program showed better performance on spelling tests in relation to not submitted. CONCLUSION: The intervention program developed was effective once the groups submitted showed better performance on spelling tests in relation to not submitted. Therefore, the intervention program can help professionals in the Health and Education to minimize the problems related to spelling, giving students an intervention that is effective for the development of the spelling knowledge.


2014 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 191-206
Author(s):  
Maegan R. Williams ◽  
Wendy J. Warner ◽  
James L. Flowers ◽  
D.Barry Croom

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-304
Author(s):  
Amanda Meder ◽  
Scott Smalley ◽  
Michael Retallick

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel B Bennett ◽  
Michael Neeper ◽  
Brittany D Linde ◽  
Gale M Lucas ◽  
Lindsay Simone

BACKGROUND The majority of resilience interventions focus on the individual. Workplace resilience is a growing field of research. Given the ever-increasing interconnectedness in businesses, teamwork is a guarantee. There is also growing recognition that resilience functions at the team level. OBJECTIVE The objective of our work was to address three shortcomings in the study of workplace resilience interventions: lack of interventions focusing on group-level or team resilience, the need for brief interventions, and the need for more theoretical precision in intervention studies. METHODS The authors took an established evidence-based program (Team Resilience) and modified it based on these needs. A working model for brief intervention evaluation distinguishes outcomes that are proximal (perceptions that the program improved resilience) and distal (dispositional resilience). A total of 7 hypotheses tested the model and program efficacy. RESULTS Two samples (n=118 and n=181) of engineering firms received the Web-based training and provided immediate reactions in a posttest-only design. The second sample also included a control condition (n=201). The findings support the model and program efficacy. For example, workplace resilience was greater in the intervention group than in the control group. Other findings suggest social dissemination effects, equal outcomes for employees at different stress levels, and greater benefit for females. CONCLUSIONS This preliminary research provides evidence for the capabilities of e-learning modules to effectively promote workplace resilience and a working model of team resilience.


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