Autonomy in Nursing Students Process of Knowledge Construction: the Educational Chat as a Teaching Tool
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692010000200011Keywords:
Education, Nursing, Distance, Knowledge, Learning, Professional Autonomy, InternetAbstract
This documental study has the qualitative approach of a case study. It analyzes how autonomy has been developed in nursing students process of knowledge construction, in a context mediated by the use of educational chat in Learning Management Systems (LMS). The analyzed materials were eight discussions promoted by students, professors, and monitors in the chat session of TelEduc® LMS. The software NVivo® was used to categorize data and Content Analysis for the analysis of information. Data analysis used Freire as a reference point, revealing that nursing students need to develop their autonomy by acknowledging their incompleteness. Professors can aid this process by problematizing and developing critical dialogical relations. The potential of the educational chat as a pedagogical tool is highlighted because it encourages students to autonomously seek knowledge.Downloads
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2010-04-01
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Autonomy in Nursing Students Process of Knowledge Construction: the Educational Chat as a Teaching Tool . (2010). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 18(2), 210-216. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692010000200011