Students archetypes: the nursing professors' viewpoint

• Published in: Revista de pesquisa, cuidado é fundamental Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 1081 - 1087
• Main Authors: da Silva, Luiz Anildo Anacleto, Soder, Rafael Marcelo, Schimdt, Sandra Márcia Soares, Noal, Helena Carolina, Arboit, Éder Luís, Stamm, Bruna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Rio de Janeiro Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Higher education; Knowledge; Learning; Nursing education; Pedagogy; Qualitative research; Student attitudes; University professors; Brazil
• DOI: 10.9789/2175-5361.2019.v11i4.1081-1087

Objective: The study’s purpose has been to recognize, under the educators’ perception, which students’ attitudes contribute to the nursing education. Methods: It is a descriptive-exploratory study with a qualitative approach. The search results come from interviews with 46 professors inserted in two public universities, one private university, and one private higher education institution. Results: The data show that professors consider as proactive students’ attitudes, the commitment to training; critical and reflective education; the construction of knowledge and the commitment to ethics and social responsibility. Conclusion: Considering the professors’ viewpoint, this study shows that the effective participation of academics and also their commitment towards education process are important strategies for qualification of the teaching-learning process and nursing education.