Factorial validation of sense of community scale using Nigerian mathematics, science, and social science education students: Implication for educational administrators and evaluators.

The ugly occurrences of security breaches have made the Nigerian populace to be leaving in fear. The most affected are the teaming adolescents of the school-age who may not have a good sense of their community. Thus, this study carried out the factorial validation of a 36-item sense of community scale (SoCS) developed by Cicognani et al. since no such study exists in Nigeria. The instrument was adopted and validated. A sample of 357 students in South East Federal Universities, Nigeria, was used for this study using a simple random sampling technique. The instrument's factorial validation was conducted by subjecting the data obtained to factor analysis to determine its validity and reliability. Besides, the principal component matrix with varimax rotation was used to carry out the exploratory and confirmatory factors analyses, while the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) and confirmatory factor index (CFI) were used to determine the data model fit. Findings of the study showed that SoCS demonstrated good reliability (0.89) and model fit (RMSEA = 0.041, CFI = 0.951) in the Nigerian context. SoCS is a reliable scale for measuring the in-school adolescents' sense of community.

Suspending Medical Student Clerkships Due to COVID-19.

Medical schools around the world have been grappling with how to adapt undergraduate medical curricula in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our institution made the decision to suspend all clinical clerkships the day before the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recommended to US medical schools a similar suspension of "medical student participation in any activities that involved patient contact." This manuscript describes the rapid evolution in our decision-making as we weighed various information, values, and priorities in the face of the emerging public health crisis. We discuss how a compromised learning environment and concerns about student, patient, and the public health led to the suspension. We also consider next steps as we move forward in this uncertain time.

Administrative trends in U.S. dental schools.

The aims of this study were to analyze the administrative trends in U.S. dental schools at the beginning and end of a thirteen-year period and to identify the predictive factors for those changes. Administrative trends were measured by the difference in the number of major administrative positions for 1997 and 2010 reported in American Dental Education Association (ADEA) and American Dental Association (ADA) publications. Secondary measures (program length, student enrollment, and tuition) were also gathered. The mean numbers of administrative positions per school significantly increased over the study period, while the mean number of clinical science departments per school significantly decreased. The change in the number of directors was positively correlated with the change in student enrollment, but inversely correlated with the change in number of vice/associate/assistant deans. The change in the number of clinical science departments was positively correlated with changes in student enrollment and out-of-state tuition, but inversely correlated with the change in in-state tuition. The number of all departments per U.S. dental school significantly decreased in this period. The schools that had consolidation of clinical science departments were less likely to have increases in student enrollment and out-of-state tuition, but more likely to have increases in in-state tuition.

Criatividade e escola: limites e possibilidades segundo gestores e orientadores educacionais / Creativity and School: Limits and Possibilities according to School Principals and School Counselors / Creatividad y escuela: límites y posibilidades según gestores y orientadores educacionales

Este estudo investigou concepções de criatividade e importância atribuída a ela por gestores e orientadores educacionais, bem como elementos inibidores e facilitadores à implementação de práticas pedagógicas para o desenvolvimento da criatividade e à intervenção desses profissionais no sentido de promover a criatividade na organização escolar. Nove gestores e 10 orientadores educacionais foram entrevistados, utilizando-se análise de conteúdo para exame dos dados. Constatou-se que, embora esses profissionais considerassem a criatividade importante, o conhecimento que embasava sua prática advinha do senso comum. Os elementos inibidores e facilitadores à implementação de práticas pedagógicas para o desenvolvimento da criatividade mais destacados foram de natureza pessoal/pedagógica relacionados ao professor, seguidos dos de natureza administrativa. Os elementos inibidores à intervenção de gestores e orientadores educacionais em prol do desenvolvimento da criatividade na escola mais frequentemente apontados foram referentes ao docente e à família, ao passo que, entre os facilitadores, houve destaque para os relativos às suas funções.(AU)

This study investigated conceptions of creativity and its importance according to school principals and school counselors, inhibiting and facilitating elements to the implementation of teaching practices for creativity and to the intervention of these professionals to promote creativity in school. Nine school principals and 10 school counselors were interviewed. Data were analyzed through content analysis. Results indicated that, although these professionals attributed importance to creativity, the creativity knowledge that based their practice was from the common sense. The most prominent inhibiting and facilitating elements to the implementation of practices for creativity development were those of personal / pedagogical nature related to the teacher, and those of administrative nature. The inhibiting elements to the intervention of these professionals to support the educational development of creativity in school more frequently pointed out were those related to the teacher and to the family, while the most frequent facilitators were related to their functions.(AU)

Este estudio investigó conceptos de creatividad y la importancia que gestores y orientadores educacionales les atribuyen, elementos inhibidores y facilitadores para la implementación de prácticas pedagógicas para el desarrollo de la creatividad y para la intervención de esos profesionales en el sentido de promover la creatividad en la organización escolar. Se entrevistaron nueve (09) gestores y diez (10) orientadores educacionales, utilizando análisis de contenido para examinar los datos. Se constató que a pesar de que los profesionales considerasen la creatividad importante, el conocimiento que subsidiaba su práctica provenía del sentido común. Los elementos inhibidores y facilitadores para la implementación de prácticas pedagógicas para el desarrollo de la creatividad más destacados fueron de naturaleza personal/pedagógica relacionados al profesor, seguidos de los de naturaleza administrativa. Los elementos inhibidores a la intervención de gestores y orientadores educacionales en pro del desarrollo de la creatividad en la escuela más frecuentemente señalados se refirieron al docente y a la familia, al paso que entre los facilitadores, hubo destaque para los relacionados a sus funciones.(AU)

Educação e psicologia: a construção de um projeto político-pedagógico emancipador / Education and psychology: the construction of a political pedagogical emancipatory project

O presente artigo apresenta as possibilidades e dificuldades de construção coletiva de um projeto político-pedagógico em uma perpectiva emancipadora, a partir da parceria entre a psicologia e a educação. O contexto educacional brasileiro e as diferentes concepções de educação e gestão escolar são apresentados, discutindo-se que os mesmos tanto podem servir à ordem econômica como podem ser instrumento de emancipação, a fim de favorecer uma análise crítica da realidade e apontar caminhos para a ação reflexiva.(AU)

This article presents the possibilities and difficulties of the collective construction of a political-pedagogical project according to an emancipatory perspective. This construction was established from a partnership between psychology and education. The Brazilian educational context and the different conceptions of education and the scholar management can serve either to the economical order or as an instrument of emancipation in order to provide a critical analysis of the reality pointing out the ways for the reflexive action.(AU)

Criatividade e escola: limites e possibilidades segundo gestores e orientadores educacionais / Creativity and school: limits and possibilities according to school principals and school counselors / Creatividad y escuela: límites y posibilidades según gestores y orientadores educacionales

Este estudo investigou concepções de criatividade e importância atribuída a ela por gestores e orientadores educacionais, bem como elementos inibidores e facilitadores à implementação de práticas pedagógicas para o desenvolvimento da criatividade e à intervenção desses profissionais no sentido de promover a criatividade na organização escolar. Nove gestores e 10 orientadores educacionais foram entrevistados, utilizando-se análise de conteúdo para exame dos dados. Constatou-se que, embora esses profissionais considerassem a criatividade importante, o conhecimento que embasava sua prática advinha do senso comum. Os elementos inibidores e facilitadores à implementação de práticas pedagógicas para o desenvolvimento da criatividade mais destacados foram de natureza pessoal/pedagógica relacionados ao professor, seguidos dos de natureza administrativa. Os elementos inibidores à intervenção de gestores e orientadores educacionais em prol do desenvolvimento da criatividade na escola mais frequentemente apontados foram referentes ao docente e à família, ao passo que, entre os facilitadores, houve destaque para os relativos às suas funções.

This study investigated conceptions of creativity and its importance according to school principals and school counselors, inhibiting and facilitating elements to the implementation of teaching practices for creativity and to the intervention of these professionals to promote creativity in school. Nine school principals and 10 school counselors were interviewed. Data were analyzed through content analysis. Results indicated that, although these professionals attributed importance to creativity, the creativity knowledge that based their practice was from the common sense. The most prominent inhibiting and facilitating elements to the implementation of practices for creativity development were those of personal / pedagogical nature related to the teacher, and those of administrative nature. The inhibiting elements to the intervention of these professionals to support the educational development of creativity in school more frequently pointed out were those related to the teacher and to the family, while the most frequent facilitators were related to their functions.

Este estudio investigó conceptos de creatividad y la importancia que gestores y orientadores educacionales les atribuyen, elementos inhibidores y facilitadores para la implementación de prácticas pedagógicas para el desarrollo de la creatividad y para la intervención de esos profesionales en el sentido de promover la creatividad en la organización escolar. Se entrevistaron nueve (09) gestores y diez (10) orientadores educacionales, utilizando análisis de contenido para examinar los datos. Se constató que a pesar de que los profesionales considerasen la creatividad importante, el conocimiento que subsidiaba su práctica provenía del sentido común. Los elementos inhibidores y facilitadores para la implementación de prácticas pedagógicas para el desarrollo de la creatividad más destacados fueron de naturaleza personal/pedagógica relacionados al profesor, seguidos de los de naturaleza administrativa. Los elementos inhibidores a la intervención de gestores y orientadores educacionales en pro del desarrollo de la creatividad en la escuela más frecuentemente señalados se refirieron al docente y a la familia, al paso que entre los facilitadores, hubo destaque para los relacionados a sus funciones.

Educação e psicologia: a construção de um projeto político-pedagógico emancipador / Education and psychology: the construction of a political pedagogical emancipatory project

O presente artigo apresenta as possibilidades e dificuldades de construção coletiva de um projeto político-pedagógico em uma perpectiva emancipadora, a partir da parceria entre a psicologia e a educação. O contexto educacional brasileiro e as diferentes concepções de educação e gestão escolar são apresentados, discutindo-se que os mesmos tanto podem servir à ordem econômica como podem ser instrumento de emancipação, a fim de favorecer uma análise crítica da realidade e apontar caminhos para a ação reflexiva.

This article presents the possibilities and difficulties of the collective construction of a political-pedagogical project according to an emancipatory perspective. This construction was established from a partnership between psychology and education. The Brazilian educational context and the different conceptions of education and the scholar management can serve either to the economical order or as an instrument of emancipation in order to provide a critical analysis of the reality pointing out the ways for the reflexive action.

A escola como lócus de formação docente: uma gestão bem-sucedida / The school as a place for teacher training: a successful management initiative

O trabalho focaliza a escola como lócus de formação. Analisa o contexto de uma escola de sucesso da rede municipal de Campo Grande, Estado do Mato Grosso do Sul, descrevendo-o em suas características. Entre estas, destaca a gestão e o clima escolar. Para tanto, entrevista professores e gestores sobre a organização da escola, o estilo de gestão, bem como sobre os seus efeitos no trabalho do professor e no desempenho dos alunos. O exame das entrevistas permitiu construir algumas categorias que definem o ethos da instituição: o porte pequeno, o trabalho em equipe, as relações democráticas e o compromisso com os alunos. A análise destaca o profissionalismo da gestão e da sua visão prospectiva sobre a tarefa educativa, estimulando os professores a enfrentarem os desafios e compartilhando com eles as formas de superar as dificuldades. O estudo aponta a importância da rede de relações que se estabelece no contexto da escola como forma de socialização da profissão, construção da identidade docente e espaço de formação de professores a partir da prática.(AU)

This work focuses on the school as a place for teachers education. It analyses the context of a successful school in the Campo Grande municipal system, in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul. The article describes its characteristics, with emphasis on the school management and the school climate. Teachers and managers were interviewed about the school, its organization and management as well as about the way these dimensions affect their work and the students’ performance. By examining the interviews, it was possible to build up some of the categories that define the ethos of the school: the fact of it being small, team-work, democratic relationships and commitment to the students. The analysis highlights the professionalism of the management and its prospective vision of the educational task, which encourages the teachers to face up to the challenges and shares with them ways of overcoming the difficulties. It points out the importance of the network of relationships that are established within the context of the school as a way of socializing the profession, constructing a teaching identity and establishing a place were teachers can learn starting with teaching practice.(AU)