scholarly journals Cooperativismo: alternativa viável para a gestão escolar? Um estudo de caso

2019 ◽  
Vol 87 (217) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerrá Araújo ◽  
Candido Gomes
Keyword(s):  
College Entrance ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Entrance Exams ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
College Entrance Exams ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Educational Cost ◽  
Tuition And Fees ◽  
The City

Analisa a Cooperativa de Ensino da Cidade de Goiás e o Colégio Alternativo, na cidade de Goiás, fundados em virtude da insatisfação de um grupo de pais de camadas sociais médias tanto com a escola pública quanto com a particular. O estudo de caso coletou dados por meio de observação, análise documental, entrevistas e grupos focais. Os resultados apresentam um estabelecimento em que todos os atores participam da gestão. Do ponto de vista pedagógico, alcança eficazmente a apropriação de conteúdos pelos seus alunos para concursos públicos e o acesso à educação superior, conforme as aspirações dos pais. As despesas revelam que a remuneração docente é a mais alta da comunidade, porém a contribuição financeira das famílias é menor que a mensalidade da escola privada. Palavras-chave: ensino médio; ensino fundamental; custos educacionais; gestão participativa; cooperativismo educacional. Abstract This research project focuses on an educational co-operative and its junior and senior high school in the city of Goiás, Brazil. It was founded as a result of parents’ low level of satisfaction concerning both public and private schools. The case study analysed data from observation, documentary analysis, interviews and focus groups. The results reveal that all school actors participate in its management. From the educational perspective, the school effectively teaches the contents required by college entrance exams and other kinds of selection, according to the parents’ aspirations. The teachers’ salaries reach the highest level in the community, however, the families’ financial contribution is lower than the private school’s tuition and fees. Keywords: secondary education; primary education; educational cost; participative management; educational cooperativism.

scholarly journals Perceived Quality in Sports Centers in Southern Spain: A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 3983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfonso Castillo-Rodriguez ◽  
Wanesa Onetti-Onetti ◽  
José Luis Chinchilla-Minguet
Keyword(s):  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Center Activity ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
The City

The aim of this study was to analyze the level of satisfaction in three municipal sports centers in the city of Malaga and to learn and analyze the characteristics of users older than 40 years of age in these centers. A total of 303 persons (123 men and 180 women) from three sports centers in the city of Malaga participated in this study (M = 58.14, SD = 7.16 years). The Evaluation of Perceived Quality in Sports Services test (CECASDEP) was used, and the results demonstrated that the different dimensions studied—sports center, activity space, locker rooms, program of activities, and trainer—were very positively correlated. The level of customer loyalty increased with user satisfaction and perceived quality of services as well as the age of the person. Users were also found to be more motivated to take part in physical activities due to greater satisfaction. The highest scores were given to the trainers, who played a key role in all three sports centers. In conclusion, we gathered important insights into perceived quality in different sports centers. This information can be used by sports managers to strengthen dimensions with lower scores and improve those with higher scores. In addition, the study confirms that the level of customer loyalty is related to the perceived quality scores. Therefore, the use of measuring instruments is recommended to optimize the quality of sports services.

Failed policy attempts for measuring English speaking abilities in college entrance exams

English Today ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Yuko Goto Butler ◽  
Jiyoon Lee ◽  
Xiaolin Peng
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
English Education ◽  
National Level ◽  
College Entrance ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Ability Test ◽  
Entrance Exams ◽  
College Entrance Exams ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Government

English as a foreign language education in East Asia has received repeated criticism for its lack of success in developing sufficient English oral proficiency among its students (Muller at al., 2014). In response to the criticism, the governments of China, Japan and South Korea attempted to include assessment of students’ speaking abilities as part of their high-stakes college entrance exams, hoping for positive washback effects in both primary- and secondary-school English education as well as on shadow education (i.e., non-formal private-sector education). These attempts often failed. In South Korea, a new test called the National English Ability Test (NEAT), which included direct assessment of students’ speaking skill among other skills, was developed in 2012. However, the government's plan to use NEAT to replace the current exam – the Korean College Scholastic Aptitude Test (KCSAT) – was quickly dropped before its implementation. In China, the government has tried to promote more communicative methods of English education through incorporating English speaking test in high-stakes tests such as the Gaokao – college admission tests – in addition to reducing the weight of English in the traditional paper-based exams. However, the policies have received heavy resistance at the regional level and have not been implemented at the national level. In Japan, the government asked universities to accept designated external proficiency tests as part of the Common Test, the existing college entrance exam, in order to make up for the exam's missing speaking component. After a mountain of criticism from test users, implementation of the plan is still pending. In this light, the aim of this paper is to discuss why these policy attempts failed. While these policy attempts occurred in three different contexts, we could see striking underlying commonalities. We argue that these policy attempts were made based on a set of beliefs separate from the reality of the stakeholders (e.g., students, parents and teachers). More specifically, the failures can be largely attributed to the governments’ monolithic view of the English language and their insufficient consideration for equity rather than equality.

scholarly journals The cost of building for the future: the reconciliation of sustainable housing issues in Toronto

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Adam Erlichman.
Keyword(s):  
Urban Context ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Sustainable Housing ◽  
Green Housing ◽  
The Future ◽  
Private Housing ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The City ◽  
Made In

Although some green housing elements have become more commonplace in residential renovations in Canada, the undertaking of complete green retrofits is relatively uncommon. This paper explores the barriers to green retrofits, such as affordability and bureaucracy, in the urban context of the City of Toronto. The research was informed by one main case study, one supplementary case study, and six interviews with sustainable housing experts. The research has yielded nine recommendations that are directed towards three levels of government and related public and private housing organizations. These recommendations have been made in the hopes of making sustainable housing more ubiquitous in Toronto.

scholarly journals The cost of building for the future: the reconciliation of sustainable housing issues in Toronto

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Adam Erlichman.
Keyword(s):  
Urban Context ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Sustainable Housing ◽  
Green Housing ◽  
The Future ◽  
Private Housing ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The City ◽  
Made In

Although some green housing elements have become more commonplace in residential renovations in Canada, the undertaking of complete green retrofits is relatively uncommon. This paper explores the barriers to green retrofits, such as affordability and bureaucracy, in the urban context of the City of Toronto. The research was informed by one main case study, one supplementary case study, and six interviews with sustainable housing experts. The research has yielded nine recommendations that are directed towards three levels of government and related public and private housing organizations. These recommendations have been made in the hopes of making sustainable housing more ubiquitous in Toronto.

scholarly journals Novas perspectivas sobre o assédio moral em instituições bancárias

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 463-482
Author(s):  
Walid Abbas El-Aouar ◽  
Renata Almeida de Lucena Patriota ◽  
Arthur William Pereira da Silva ◽  
Alípio Ramos Veiga Neto ◽  
Ahiram Brunni Cartaxo de Castro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Simple Random Sample ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
White Ethnicity ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Private Banks ◽  
Banking Institutions ◽  
Private Banking ◽  
The City

The objective of this research was to diagnose bullying based on the perception of the occurrence of the phenomenon by employees of public and private banking institutions in the city of João Pessoa, state of Paraíba, Brazil. It is a descriptive research and a case study with a quantitative approach applied to a simple random sample of 156 bank clerks, through a sociodemographic questionnaire and a perception scale of mobbing at work, validated by Martins and Ferraz (2014). Data were analyzed by using the SPSS software and compared by Chi-square tests and variance analysis. There was an equal participation concerning gender, most of them from white ethnicity, married, graduates, and mean age of 39 years. It was found that the phenomenon was perceived infrequently, at least once a month. 34% of bank clerks reported professional harassment and 19.9% reported personal harassment. Such results prompted reflection on whether the phenomenon was overcome, reduced or trivialized among the professional category studied. The results also showed that, although perceived infrequently, harassment behavior is more observed with employees in private banks than in public ones.

Preparing Students for College Entrance Exams

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Lynne Lane ◽  
Jemma Robertson Kalberg ◽  
Emily Mofield ◽  
Joseph H. Wehby ◽  
Robin J. Parks
Keyword(s):  
College Entrance ◽  
Entrance Exams ◽  
College Entrance Exams

The Creative City

2020 ◽  
pp. 181-214
Author(s):  
Germaine R. Halegoua
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Creative City ◽  
Local Business ◽  
Creative Placemaking ◽  
The City

The case study in chapter 5 investigates practices related to re-placeing the city from the perspective of those who professionally program and fund placemaking activities in the United States and of the locals who receive this funding and support. The chapter explores the role and potential of digital technologies and practices in creative placemaking efforts. Through an investigation of organizations, artists, and cities that have undertaken creative placemaking projects, the author evaluates the ways in which digital technologies and practices are imagined and implemented in order to “animate public and private spaces, rejuvenate structures and streetscapes, improve local business and public safety, and bring diverse people together to celebrate and inspire.” In addition, the chapter offers reasons that digital technologies and practices are not being associated with and incorporated into creative placemaking endeavors.

scholarly journals Teaching Astronomy at Keio Senior High School, Japan

1990 ◽  
Vol 105 ◽  
pp. 280-283
Author(s):  
Yukimasa Tsubota
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Earth Science ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
General Science ◽  
College Entrance ◽  
Graduation Requirement ◽  
Entrance Exams ◽  
College Entrance Exams

The major problem in teaching astronomy in our senior high schools has to do with the nature of the Japanese educational system. The typical science curriculum consists of physics, chemistry, biology, earth science, and general science I & II. The Japanese Ministry of Education allows General Science I to fulfill the minimum high-school graduation requirement in science. General Science I covers the basics of earth science. Astronomy has been taught as a part of General Science I and Earth Science.Many Japanese high schools do not offer earth science because it is not covered in the college entrance exams (Table l). Moreover, teachers usually spend many hours with the students memorizing the basics of earth science rather than allowing some time in the laboratory.

Do Parents Value Changes in Test Scores? High Stakes Testing in Texas

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela K. Dills
Keyword(s):  
Test Scores ◽  
School Quality ◽  
High Stakes Testing ◽  
College Entrance ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Entrance Exams ◽  
Housing Value ◽  
College Entrance Exams ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Value Changes

Abstract Texas evaluates, accredits, and financially rewards schools based on student test scores. Test scores increased dramatically following this implementation of high stakes testing. This paper examines whether homebuyers valued these test score increases. The results show little or no relation between changes in test scores and changes in total housing value in a district. Strikingly, improved performance on college entrance exams is associated with increased total housing value. Using the college entrance exams as a benchmark, the results on the state test suggest that high stakes testing failed to increase perceived school quality.

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