Maria Cristina Piumbato Innocentini Hayashi

HISTÓRIA DA EDUCAÇÃO BRASILEIRA:A PRODUÇÃO CIENTÍFICA NA BIBLIOTECA ELETRÔNICA SCIELO

Nowadays, easy access, production and dissemination of information has been bringing about some repercussion in the scientific community and changed the structures of scientific production and dissemination. Improved opportunities of knowledge production in educational research in the country suggest the existence of a significant set of works revealing efforts to analyze and reflect on scientific production in this field. In this perspective, the integration of educational studies with studies in the field of information science are an important contribution in the task of identifying, selecting, collecting, systematizing, and structuring information systems that can widen up the field of studies in education. This article reports a research on scientific production in the field of history of education, consisting of scientific articles published in periodicals catalogued at SCIELO.

Avaliação de aspectos formais em quatro periódicos científicos na área de educação especial

Assessment of a given periodical is basic to measuring the quality of research, as well as its reliability and seriousness. The objective of this article is to identify formal aspects to be improved and aspects that are already adequate to the formality required of the universe of scientific publications; to this end, an analysis methodology was applied to the periodicals to enable the identification of formal aspects of the publication. Four publications from the field of Special Education were evaluated, those being, Benjamin Constant, Revista Brasileira de Educacao Especial, Revista Educacao Especial and Espaco, in relation to the formal aspects of each periodical. The conclusions showed that the periodicals analyzed have already achieved some criteria, but there is still work to be done if they are to achieve all criteria described in the work.

Delineamentos intrassujeitos nas dissertações e teses do PPGEES/UFSCAR

Experimental single-subject research design constitutes an important methodology alternative for issues related to intervention research developed in Special Education. The objective of this study was to identify and characterize theses and dissertations that employed single-subject research design in the Graduate Program of Special Education at the Federal University of Sao Carlos (UFSCar), from the implementation of the referred program, in 1978, up to 2004. Initially, titles, abstracts, and other pre-text elements were scanned in theses and dissertations to identify the ones that employed single-subject research design. Next, information was collected about the characterization of the targeted public, the theme, and methodological procedures: type of design, dependent and independent variables, to be found in the introduction, method, and results of the selected theses and dissertations. The results showed that among the 21 theses and dissertations that employed single-subject design, most used A-B and multiple baseline designs, in a total of 43% and 38%, respectively. The other theses and dissertations (19%) used ABA and multiple probe designs. In conclusion, single-subject research design can effectively demonstrate experimental control and impact of interventions. Their use in Special Education research can minimize the gap in knowledge of this theme.

Indicadores da participação feminina em Ciência e Tecnologia

Este trabalho tem por objetivo analisar a questao do genero no setor de ciencia e tecnologia nacional e examinar a situacao das docentes que pertencem a comunidade cientifica da Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos (UFSCar). O estudo baseou-se em teorias sobre as questoes do genero na ciencia e da participacao feminina. Para a coleta de dados, utilizou-se o Diretorio de Grupos de Pesquisa no Brasil/CNPq. Para aprofundamento da realidade das mulheres na UFSCar, realizou-se um levantamento adicional nos sites da instituicao e do Instituto Brasileiro de Informacao em Ciencia e Tecnologia (IBICT). Conforme revelam os dados do Diretorio, em 1995, a participacao feminina alcancou 39% dos cientistas e, em 2004, passou para 47%. Na UFSCar, as mulheres representam 39,3% dos docentes, ocupam 1/3 dos postos de comando e entre os discentes superam 55% dos estudantes. Destaca-se que ainda falta um caminho a percorrer para igualarem-se aos pesquisadores nos postos academicos e areas do conhecimento mais prestigiadas. Utilizar o potencial feminino e estrategico para avancar cientificamente.

A arte da pesquisa bibliográfica na busca do conhecimento The art of literature in search of knowledge

A pesquisa bibliografica e uma das etapas da investigacao cientifica e ─ por ser um trabalho minucioso ─ requer tempo, dedicacao e atencao por parte de quem resolve empreende-la. Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar as varias etapas da arte do levantamento bibliografico na busca do conhecimento com a intencao de facilitar o caminho percorrido pelo pesquisador ate a informacao desejada.A pesquisa bibliografica e uma das etapas da investigacao cientifica e ─ por ser um trabalho minucioso ─ requer tempo, dedicacao e atencao por parte de quem resolve empreende-la. Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar as varias etapas da arte do levantamento bibliografico na busca do conhecimento com a intencao de facilitar o caminho percorrido pelo pesquisador ate a informacao desejada. Palavras-chave: Pesquisa bibliografica. Bases de dados bibliograficas. Fontes de informacao. Abstract The literature is one of the stages of scientific research and for being a ─ thorough job requires time, dedication and attention by those who undertake it solves. This article aims to present the various steps of the art of literature in the pursuit of knowledge with the intention of easing the path taken by the researcher until the desired information. Keywords: Bibliographic research. Databases bibliographic. Information sources.

Produção científica em dois periódicos da área de educação

This article focuses the evaluation of scientific literature in Education published between 2001 and 2007 in two major journals in the field: the Journal of Education (RBE) and the Journal of the History of Education (RBHE). The methodology consisted of selecting and reading the abstracts and full texts of the studies of authors and themes, which were analyzed using the approaches of bibliometric studies and with the aid of historical research with an analytic-descriptive focus. The results showed that the behavior of publication are similar in both journals and the scientific literature in education has its own peculiarities, but it has at its core characteristics of social science research in general, for example, high levels of individual publication, predilection to use as reference books and book chapters, high frequency of scientific communication on national sources, among other features.

Scientific knowledge and digital democracy in Brazil: how to assess public health policy debate with applied Scientometrics

We proposed an original research design based on applied Scientometrics and frame analysis to assess how a citation was made to sustain arguments in documents on public health policies subjected to online public consultation from 2003 to 2008 in Brazil. So we built on citation studies to create a new scale to estimate why a scientific work was mentioned in our sample of 278 citations. We found that government branches make citations mainly to value their arguments, not to explain them, and that contributors mainly make citations in such a way that could discourage others from engaging in digital democracy.

Produção científica da Terapia Ocupacional na inclusão escolar: interface com a Educação Especial e contribuições para o campo

A strategy, which has been proved productive to inclusive education, was put into practice, in an effective way, by the education and health professionals partnership. The occupational therapist (OT) presents, in its formation, characteristics which enable them to frame as important elements in the process of improvement in the school inclusion. It aims to characterize the national scientific production about occupational therapy contributions for school inclusion process, through an exploratory and descriptive search, with a bibliometric approach. The search was performed in the databases BVS, Scielo, Redalyc and periodics Cadernos de Terapia Ocupacional da UFSCar, Revista de Terapia Ocupacional da USP, Revista Brasileira de Educacao Especial e Revista Educacao Especial da UFSM, using the search expressions “occupational therapy”, “school inclusion”, “especial education”, “inclusive education” “school context”, “assistive technology” and “school”. With the aid of software VantagePoint®, the analysis produced indicators: year of publication, major journals when these papers were published, authors who participated in more publications, main topics discuted. Results pointed some characteristics of the literature of the field, highlighting the growing number of publishing in the last two years; publication predominance in occupational therapy journals; small group of authors responsible for the majority of publications, most studies are original, review, exploratory and descriptive, being the most common theme regarding questions about the role of OT in school inclusion processes, these data that characterize the scientific and reveal important contributions of occupational therapy in the context of inclusive education.

Produção científica sobre avaliação da visão em crianças: um estudo bibliométrico na base de dados LILACS

This study aimed to perform bibliometric analysis of scientific literature on evaluation of vision available in the database Lilacs. The research methodology has observed the following steps: review of literature on the evaluation of vision and bibliometrics, collection of data in the database Lilacs, organization, processing and bibliometric analysis of data collected using the software MS Excel. Using the search terms “visual assessment”, “assessment of vision”, “functional assessment of vision”, “visually impaired”, “low vision” and “disorders of vision”, being selected 27 articles. As a results were produced the following indicators: the predominant languages of scientific productions were Portuguese and Spanish, the original article written in co-authorship is the predominant type of publication, the themes discussed were: low vision, visual acuity, amblyopia and glaucoma. It was also noted that not all authors have specifically or on assessments of vision, and proposed the cognitive assessment and quality of life of visually impaired. It is advisable to conduct further research to demonstrate the importance of early assessment of vision in children, to ensure that the intervention, when necessary, take place as soon as possible and prevent the delay caused by visual impairment. It should also ensure that these visual findings are complementary with assessments that characterize situations in which individuals who already have some type of disability can use their vision more effectively

Estudo bibliométrico da produção científica sobre a associação de pais e amigos dos excepcionais

This research had as aim to analyze scientific productions from thesis and dissertations studies about ‘People with Deficiencies Parents’ Association (APAE). It is a quali-quantitative study of bibliometric methodological approach and content analysis. The methodological procedures were developed in three stages that include the phase of methodological and theory preparation, of collect and data registration, and of systematization and analysis of results. The results pointed out that majority of academic production were accomplished in master’s degree from 2008 to 2011 and by female researchers. It was localized 29 institutions of teaching among 75 studies, which concentrated in southwest and south area of Brazil. It was evidenced as well as that studies were directed forward knowledge field about Healthy and Education. Academic production analyzed shows different themes related to education, as well as objectives, types of studies and results that they came. Therefore, this research contribute to discuss about role of units of People with Deficiencies Parents’ Association in the offering of complementary support services or substitutive to education, searching quality and effectuation of rights.