ABSTRACT
This was qualitative research in the form of an educational case study. Aimed at understanding the self-consciousness (nursing students) about being a student in a course working with critical pedagogy. It was supported by Freire's liberating theoretical and philosophical education. The study included 14 nursing students. The data were collected through non-participant observation and an open interview script. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Three units of thematic analysis were developed: a being without knowledge, a being who absorbs knowledge, and being evaluated by grades. The student is perceived as a being without knowledge, which is absorbed by him through the transmission of content in the classroom by the teacher. Understanding self-consciousness and the world that presents the student is a way to enable the development of his self-consciousness in the world.
Se trata de una investigación cualitativa en la forma de un estudio de caso en la educación. Dirigido a entender la conciencia de sí mismo (los estudiantes de enfermería) sobre ser un estudiante en un curso que trabaja con la pedagogía crítica teniendo como apoyo teórico y filosófico la educación liberadora de Freire. Participaron del estudio 14 estudiantes de enfermería. La recogida de los datos ocurrió a través de la observación no participante y un guión de entrevista abierta. Los datos fueron analizados mediante el análisis temático. Se han desarrollado tres unidades de análisis temático: un ser sin conocimiento, un ser que absorbe el conocimiento y un ser evaluado por nota. El estudiante se percibe como un ser sin conocimiento, que es absorbido por él mismo a través de la transmisión de contenidos en el aula por el profesor. Comprender la conciencia de sí mismo y del mundo que presenta el estudiante es una forma de permitir el desarrollo de su conciencia de sí mismo en el mundo.
Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa na modalidade de estudo de caso em educação. Objetivou compreender a consciência de si do acadêmico de enfermagem em uma disciplina que trabalha com pedagogia, crítica tendo como suporte teórico-filosófico a educação libertadora de Freire. Participaram deste estudo 14 alunos de enfermagem. Realizou-se a coleta de dados através de observação não participante e um roteiro de entrevista aberta. Os dados foram estudados segundo análise de conteúdo do tipo temática, da qual emergiram três categorias temáticas: "um ser sem conhecimento", "um ser que absorve o conhecimento" e "um ser avaliado por nota". Conclui-se que no início da disciplina o aluno se percebe como um ser sem conhecimento, que o absorve através da transmissão de conteúdos em sala de aula pelo professor. Mesmo diante de uma proposta de ensino menos tradicional e que possibilita ao aluno escolher como irá estudar, observa-se a presença de uma consciência ingênua.
Subject(s)
Humans , Students, Nursing , AwarenessABSTRACT
This is a qualitative case study to identify the contributions of a critical pedagogical technique in developing critical attitudes of graduating nursing students in Brazil. Fourteen students participated in this study. Data were collected from March to August 2010 using triangulation of non-participant observation, interview and document analysis. The collected data were transcribed to Word documents, which were subsequently imported into ATLAS.ti, version 6.2, for organisation and qualitative data analysis. The analysis was based on the work of Minayo (2010). The following three thematic analysis units were constructed: feeling free - seeking the liberty to learn to admire, admiring by curiosity and reflecting about the admired object. The results of the thematic categories reveal that the students understand that they are free to have an active role in their education, and the teacher facilitates this process; thus, the students have a raison d'ètre, or reason for being, free. Feeling free, the student can exercise their curiosity when facing the given situations and topics, which challenges them to make decisions based on their awareness of the world.
