Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: a study on three Portuguese-speaking countries
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Resumo: | In early 2020, a pandemic caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 affected the world and all countries had to adopt important measures to face a disease named COVID-19. This paper aims at investigating the perceptions about key issues related to COVID-19 held by students attending the third year of three different areas of undergraduate studies at higher education institutions of three Portuguese-speaking countries: Brazil, Mozambique and Portugal. Four hundred and forty university students participated in the study by answering to a questionnaire. They were attending undergraduate programs in the areas of education/pedagogy, natural sciences, and social sciences. Differences emerged among participants of different nationalities and areas of study. Brazilians and education undergraduates showed perceptions that are more consistent with the knowledge base available so far. Health related policies and local culture seem to influence participants’ perceptions regarding COVID-19 issues, which are not directly related to the extent of the science component of participants’ study programs. The latter relationship should be further studied, in order to uncover what needs to be improved in undergraduates’ education to ensure that they develop a good awareness of socio-scientific issues that are relevant for their personal and societal lives. |
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Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: a study on three Portuguese-speaking countriesCOVID-19Portuguese-speaking countriesUniversity studentsKnowledge of COVID-19Perceptions of COVID-19Ciências Sociais::Ciências da EducaçãoCiências Sociais::SociologiaSocial SciencesSaúde de qualidadeEducação de qualidadeIn early 2020, a pandemic caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 affected the world and all countries had to adopt important measures to face a disease named COVID-19. This paper aims at investigating the perceptions about key issues related to COVID-19 held by students attending the third year of three different areas of undergraduate studies at higher education institutions of three Portuguese-speaking countries: Brazil, Mozambique and Portugal. Four hundred and forty university students participated in the study by answering to a questionnaire. They were attending undergraduate programs in the areas of education/pedagogy, natural sciences, and social sciences. Differences emerged among participants of different nationalities and areas of study. Brazilians and education undergraduates showed perceptions that are more consistent with the knowledge base available so far. Health related policies and local culture seem to influence participants’ perceptions regarding COVID-19 issues, which are not directly related to the extent of the science component of participants’ study programs. The latter relationship should be further studied, in order to uncover what needs to be improved in undergraduates’ education to ensure that they develop a good awareness of socio-scientific issues that are relevant for their personal and societal lives.This research was funded by CIEd - Research Centre on Education, Institute of Education, University of Minho [grant numbers UIDB/01661/2020 and UIDP/01661/ 2020].Taylor & FrancisUniversidade do MinhoLeite, LaurindaDourado, LuísMapatse, Maria VerónicaArão, JoséMoraes, JerusaCastellar, Sônia2023-032023-03-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/83647engLeite, L. et al. (2023). Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: A study on three Portuguese-speaking countries. Cogent Social Sciences, 9(1).2331-18862331-188610.1080/23311886.2023.21865782186578https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311886.2023.2186578info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-06T01:22:49Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/83647Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:55:13.163350Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: a study on three Portuguese-speaking countries |
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Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: a study on three Portuguese-speaking countries |
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Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: a study on three Portuguese-speaking countries Leite, Laurinda COVID-19 Portuguese-speaking countries University students Knowledge of COVID-19 Perceptions of COVID-19 Ciências Sociais::Ciências da Educação Ciências Sociais::Sociologia Social Sciences Saúde de qualidade Educação de qualidade |
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Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: a study on three Portuguese-speaking countries |
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Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: a study on three Portuguese-speaking countries |
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Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: a study on three Portuguese-speaking countries |
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Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: a study on three Portuguese-speaking countries |
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Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: a study on three Portuguese-speaking countries |
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Leite, Laurinda |
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Leite, Laurinda Dourado, Luís Mapatse, Maria Verónica Arão, José Moraes, Jerusa Castellar, Sônia |
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Dourado, Luís Mapatse, Maria Verónica Arão, José Moraes, Jerusa Castellar, Sônia |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Leite, Laurinda Dourado, Luís Mapatse, Maria Verónica Arão, José Moraes, Jerusa Castellar, Sônia |
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COVID-19 Portuguese-speaking countries University students Knowledge of COVID-19 Perceptions of COVID-19 Ciências Sociais::Ciências da Educação Ciências Sociais::Sociologia Social Sciences Saúde de qualidade Educação de qualidade |
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COVID-19 Portuguese-speaking countries University students Knowledge of COVID-19 Perceptions of COVID-19 Ciências Sociais::Ciências da Educação Ciências Sociais::Sociologia Social Sciences Saúde de qualidade Educação de qualidade |
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In early 2020, a pandemic caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 affected the world and all countries had to adopt important measures to face a disease named COVID-19. This paper aims at investigating the perceptions about key issues related to COVID-19 held by students attending the third year of three different areas of undergraduate studies at higher education institutions of three Portuguese-speaking countries: Brazil, Mozambique and Portugal. Four hundred and forty university students participated in the study by answering to a questionnaire. They were attending undergraduate programs in the areas of education/pedagogy, natural sciences, and social sciences. Differences emerged among participants of different nationalities and areas of study. Brazilians and education undergraduates showed perceptions that are more consistent with the knowledge base available so far. Health related policies and local culture seem to influence participants’ perceptions regarding COVID-19 issues, which are not directly related to the extent of the science component of participants’ study programs. The latter relationship should be further studied, in order to uncover what needs to be improved in undergraduates’ education to ensure that they develop a good awareness of socio-scientific issues that are relevant for their personal and societal lives. |
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Leite, L. et al. (2023). Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: A study on three Portuguese-speaking countries. Cogent Social Sciences, 9(1). 2331-1886 2331-1886 10.1080/23311886.2023.2186578 2186578 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311886.2023.2186578 |
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