Developing countries are going through profound transformations, not only in search of
economic growth, but attempting to achieve what is most precious in a society: its
development(
11. Boletim FAPESP. O círculo virtuoso do desenvolvimento intelectual.
[acesso 7 maio 2013] . Disponível em: http://agencia.fapesp.br/17205
http://agencia.fapesp.br/...
). It is acknowledged that so-called advanced societies invested in their human
capital. Therefore, education-related matters, ranging from its funding to the high-quality
end product, are incorporated into the public agendas. In this context, universities play a
central role in the supply of high-quality education, involving students in teaching and
research activities. Educating young people in highly computerized societies with free
information access imposes challenges on educators, ranging from their preparation for the
use of innovative teaching strategies to the students' motivation to deepen reflections and
seek new forms of solutions to the problems in a society that is undergoing major
transformations, including health service quality, impact of violence, illegal drugs use,
quality of life of patients with non-transmissible chronic conditions, among others.
Collaborative initiatives between Undergraduate and Graduate Vice-Presidencies have
stimulated technology use in education and encouraged relationships among faculty, students
and the community in general(
22. Boletim FAPESP. Unicamp lança ferramenta educacional na internet.
[acesso 7 maio 2013]. Disponível em: http://agencia.fapesp.br/17217
http://agencia.fapesp.b...
). Therefore, if we want to truly educate technical-scientifically competent
students with a bold and competitive profile, we need to encourage, since the start of
undergraduate education, their interest in getting access to state-of-the-art knowledge on
a given theme, stimulating the consumption of research results and students' inclusion in
scientific initiation programs. When shared with faculty members, the research development
and consumption process enables students to gain skills and competences to use tools, such
as discipline, critical thinking and decision making based on the best evidence to develop
or choose products, processes and services(
11. Boletim FAPESP. O círculo virtuoso do desenvolvimento intelectual.
[acesso 7 maio 2013] . Disponível em: http://agencia.fapesp.br/17205
http://agencia.fapesp.br/...
). Beyond its immediate product, the learning process will be useful throughout
their lives. In this issue, we present Nursing research results developed in cooperation
with undergraduate students, presenting issues to the scientific community related to
higher nursing education, professional values like social practice, teaching and learning
competences from a neuroscience perspective and innovative forms of healthcare, among other
themes that show how educational research contributes to reconsider nursing education and
nursing care in a changing society.
References
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» http://agencia.fapesp.br/17217
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