"Ajuda a Não Ficar Louco": Estudo Qualitativo Sobre a Prática de Esportes na Integração Acadêmica / "It Helps Not to Go Crazy": Qualitative Study on the practice of Sports in Academic Integration / "Ayuda a No Volverse Loco": Estudio Cualitativo Sobre la Práctica Deportiva en la Integración Académica

A prática de esportes é associada à formação acadêmica em diversos países, como forma de promover saúde e desenvolver competências pessoais e sociais. Este estudo buscou compreender como os universitários brasileiros percebem a influência das práticas esportivas no seu processo de integração à universidade e em seu desempenho acadêmico. Participaram 260 universitários, provenientes de um grupo maior de participantes de um estudo quantitativo, realizado online, que também apresentava perguntas abertas. As respostas a essas perguntas foram submetidas a uma análise temática. Os estudantes descrevem diferentes formas como a prática de esportes pode contribuir para a obtenção de uma melhor adaptação e desempenho acadêmico (integração e reconhecimento social, manejo do estresse e aprendizagem de competências transversais). Também foram enumeradas dificuldades para conciliar as atividades acadêmicas e esportivas (falta de tempo, incompatibilidade de calendários, cansaço associado à prática esportiva). A partir desses relatos, conclui-se que ainda são necessárias maiores medidas institucionais que estimulem a prática de esportes no ensino superior e que facilitem a sua conciliação com as atividades acadêmicas.

The practice of sports is associated with academic studies in several countries, as a way to promote health and develop personal and social skills. This study aimed to comprehend how brazilian college students perceive the influence of sports practices on their integration process at university and on their academic performance. Participants were 260 college students, from a larger group of participants in a quantitative online study, which also had open-ended questions. The answers to these questions were subjected to a thematic analysis. Students describe different ways in which sports can contribute to a better academic performance and integration (social integration and recognition, stress management and learning soft skills). Difficulties to concile academic and sports activities (lack of time, schedule incompatibility, fatigue associated with sports practice) were also listed. Based on these reports, it is concluded that greater institutional measures are still needed to encourage the practice of sports in higher education and to facilitate its conciliation with academic activities.

La práctica del deporte está asociada a la formación académica en varios países, como una forma de promover la salud y desarrollar habilidades personales y sociales. Este estudio buscó comprender cómo los universitarios brasileños perciben la influencia de las prácticas deportivas en su proceso de integración universitaria y en su rendimiento académico. Participaron 260 universitarios, provenientes de un grupo más amplio de participantes en un estudio cuantitativo, realizado online, que también tenía preguntas abiertas. Las respuestas a estas preguntas fueron sometidas a un análisis temático. Los estudiantes describen diferentes formas en las que el deporte puede contribuir a una mejor adaptación y rendimiento académico (integración y reconocimiento social, manejo del estrés y aprendizaje de habilidades transversales). También se enumeraron las dificultades para conciliar las actividades académicas y deportivas (falta de tiempo, incompatibilidad de horarios, cansancio asociado al deporte). De estos informes se concluye que aún son necesarias mayores medidas institucionales para fomentar la práctica del deporte en la educación superior y facilitar su conciliación con las actividades académicas.

[The evolution of nursing education in France]. / Les évolutions de la formation infirmière en France.

Changes in nursing education are closely linked to changes in the health care system. The nursing profession must indeed continue to occupy a pivotal position within the health system and its representatives must be able to continue their studies to complement their nursing skills with other disciplines. This will require the issuance of a "real" nursing degree by the university and the updating of the students' referential, so that it is consistent with the development of the profession and the work in interprofessionality.

Acolhendo as trajetórias universitárias: intervenção grupal com o jogo Travessias / Embracing university trajectories: a group intervention using the crossings card game / La acogida de las trayectorias universitarias: intervención grupal con el juego Travesías

As trajetórias de estudantes que ingressam no Ensino Superior envolvem inúmeros desafios. A necessidade de incorporar novos papéis à formação universitária, a possível separação do núcleo familiar, as expectativas acadêmicas e os interesses profissionais em torno do ingresso na universidade e a integração da população estudantil são exemplos do que constitui as experiências de universitários. Esse relato tem por objetivo apresentar a adaptação e o uso do jogo de cartas Travessias como estratégia de construção de espaços de diálogos educativos promotores de integração na universidade, partindo da compreensão ampliada das juventudes e dos processos de mediação na relação com estudantes ao longo das suas experiências no Ensino Superior. O uso do jogo serviu como um potente recurso educativo para promover espaços seguros de partilhas e percepções entre os estudantes acerca de suas vivências universitárias.(AU)

The trajectories of students entering higher education involve numerous challenges. The need to incorporate new roles into university training, leaving the family home, academic expectations and professional interests surrounding students, and the integration of the student population are examples of what constitutes the experiences of university students. This experience report outlines the adaption and use of the card game Travessias (crossings) as a strategy to build spaces for educational dialogue that promote student integration into university life based on a broad understanding of youth and mediation processes in student relationships throughout their experiences in higher education. The game is a powerful educational resource for promoting safe spaces for students to share perceptions of their university experiences.(AU)

Las trayectorias de estudiantes que ingresan en la enseñanza superior envuelven innumerables desafíos. La necesidad de incorporar nuevos papeles en la formación universitaria, la posible separación del núcleo familiar, las expectativas académicas y los intereses profesionales alrededor del ingreso en la universidad y la integración de la población estudiantil son ejemplos de lo que constituyen las experiencias de universitarios. El objetivo de este relato es presentar la adaptación y el uso del juego de cartas Travesías como estrategia de construcción de espacios de diálogos educativos promotores de integración en la universidad, partiendo de la comprensión ampliada de las juventudes y de los procesos de medición en la relación con estudiantes durante sus experiencias en la enseñanza superior. El uso del juego sirvió como un potente recurso educativo para promover espacios seguros de comparticiones y percepciones entre los estudiantes sobre sus vivencias universitarias.(AU)

The influence of social determinants of education on nursing student persistence and professional values.

BACKGROUND: Schools of Nursing are challenged to increase student diversification as there continues to be documented college achievement gaps in students who come from under-resourced, low socioeconomic communities with difficult environmental constraints and lifestyle issues. PURPOSE: The purpose of this 3-year study was to test a social determinants of education (SDE) model with 400 diverse nursing students. METHOD: The SDE framework was analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM)) to estimate the influence of background social determinants, emotional intelligence and lifestyle on students' ability to integrate into collegiate academic and social support systems and to persist to graduation with professional values. Qualitative analysis was completed on student input on support. RESULTS: Social determinants student lifestyles and emotional intelligence explained over 26% of the variance of academic integration, and academic integration explained over 19% of the variance of the student outcome of persistence. 11% of professional values was accounted for by the combination of parent education, social support, lifestyle and emotional intelligence, academic integration, and persistence. Qualitative analyses also supported the SDE Framework with themes that included life balance, academic relationships and communication, and career. CONCLUSION: The SDE Framework offers faculty and administrators with targeted factors to consider when assessing and providing resources to enable students to achieve their maximal capacity to succeed in college and in their careers.

From the Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction to Intrinsic Motivation: Mediating Effect of Academic Integration.

The studies show a positive and direct relationship between basic psychological needs satisfaction and intrinsic motivation of the students. However, there is a lack of studies that analyze the psychological processes that affect these relationships. For this reason, the purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of academic integration on the relationship between basic psychological needs satisfaction and intrinsic motivation of Chilean university students. The participants were a total of 580 students from a university in northern Chile, 359 women and 221 men. The mediation analysis was performed by structural equations modeling, using the maximum likelihood method and the bootstrapping procedure with 10,000 iterations. The results indicated that academic integration partially mediated the relationship between basic psychological needs satisfaction and intrinsic motivation of the students. Therefore, the basic psychological needs satisfaction had an indirect effect on the intrinsic motivation of the students through academic integration. It is concluded that the academic integration constitutes a psychological process that promotes the development of intrinsic motivation for learning. The practical implications are discussed along with the limitations of the study and recommendations for future research.

Academic Failure: Individual, Organizational, and Social Factors / El fracaso académico: factores individuales, organizativos y sociales

The high percentage of university dropouts in Europe underlines the relevance of understanding which factors lead students to leave university and to be dissatisfied with this experience. Previous studies have focused on only some predictors of academic failure. The present study tested a structural equation model with latent variables to determine the impact of psychological, organizational, and relational variables on the intention to drop out of university and dissatisfaction with the university experience. An online survey was completed by 431 university students (M = 23.06, SD = 5.5, 362 females) recruited from different courses at several Italian universities. Results showed that the intention to drop out of university was negatively related to self-efficacy, institutional commitment, and academic integration, and positively related to an external locus of control. Dissatisfaction with the university experience was negatively associated with self-efficacy, institutional commitment, and academic integration. Implications for preventive programs and interventions are presented. (AU)

El alto porcentaje de abandono universitario en Europa subraya la pertinencia de la comprensión de los factores que llevan a los estudiantes a abandonar la universidad y a estar insatisfechos con esta experiencia. Estudios previos se han centrado solo en algunos predictores de fracaso académico. El presente estudio puso a prueba un modelo de ecuación estructural con variables latentes para determinar el impacto de las variables psicológicas, organizativas y relacionales en la intención de abandonar la universidad y la insatisfacción con la experiencia universitaria. Una encuesta en línea fue cumplimentada por 431 estudiantes universitarios (M = 23.06, SD = 5.5, 362 mujeres) reclutados de diferentes cursos de varias universidades italianas. Los resultados mostraron que la intención de abandonar la universidad estaba relacionada negativamente con la autoeficacia, el compromiso institucional y la integración académica y positivamente con locus de control externo. La insatisfacción con la experiencia universitaria se asoció negativamente con la autoeficacia, el compromiso institucional y la integración académica. Se exponen las implicaciones para los programas e intervenciones preventivas. (AU)

Entering Higher Professional Education: Unveiling First-Year Students' Key Academic Experiences and Their Occurrence Over Time.

To date, little understanding exists of how first-year students in professionally oriented higher-education (HE) programs (i.e., those that provide vocational education to prepare students for a particular occupation) experience their academic transition process. In the present study, we first argued how the constructs of academic adjustment and academic integration can provide complementary perspectives on the academic transition of first-year students in (professional) HE. Next, we examined what first-year students in professional HE contexts perceive to be the most important experiences associated with their academic transition process in the first semester of their first year of higher education (FYHE). To this end, we adopted the fundamentals of the critical incident technique and asked 104 students in a Flemish (Dutch-speaking part of Belgium) university college (which offers professional HE programs, such as nursing) to complete "reflective logs" with open questions at the start of the second semester of their FYHE, wherein they reflected on three critical academic experiences during their first semester. An inductive, cross-case content analysis of the collected narratives showed that students reported on nine themes of academic experiences, which relate to five adjustment themes (dealing with the organization of the study program, organizing study work, committing to the study, following class and taking notes, and processing learning content outside class) and four integration themes (feeling competent, feeling stressed, feeling prepared, and feeling supported). Further analyses showed that although some of the nine themes of academic experiences appear to be more important at different times in the first semester, they all seem to be meaningful throughout the whole semester.

Strategies for retention of nursing students: A scoping review.

Retention of students in nursing programs is a costly concern that affects the supply and demand of nurses to the healthcare system. Successful retention strategies require consideration of social and academic institutional systems with attention to student integration in a program. This systematic review explores implemented retention strategies in nursing programs worldwide and provides guidance for nursing programs and researchers considering the retention question. Joanna Briggs Institute scoping review methods informed this review. CINAHL, ERIC, PsychINFO, and MEDLINE, databases were searched from January 1998 to December 2019. Data was extracted from 112 full text papers and dissertations. Papers were of varying quality and inconsistently evaluated, usually lacking theoretical grounding. Student participants in strategies were preselected by racial minority status or through various markers of academic performance. Retention strategies described in the literature are single program and multifactorial, with mentorship, study skills, literacy and language approaches, and tutoring the most common components. Reports of graduation rates or attrition rates through comparison with a pre-strategy time period or a comparison group were the most informative evaluations. Whole-program strategies that provided pathway options to students based on reading assessments or other academic criteria were the most comprehensive and effective strategies presented in the literature.

Interação entre estudantes cotistas e não cotistas e sua influência na integração social e desempenho acadêmico na universidade / Social interaction between affirmative action students and regular students and influences in the social and academic integration at university / La interacción entre estudiantes ingressos por cupo e no ingressos por cupos y su influencia en la integración social y académica en la universidad

A adoção das cotas nas universidades federais brasileiras instaura a convivência entre grupos de origens sociais distintas, o que repercute em diferentes vivências nos processos de integração social e acadêmica por parte de cotistas e não cotistas. Este estudo utiliza análise de redes sociais para explorar a posição de estudantes de uma universidade federal nas redes sociais informais e suas associações com desempenho acadêmico e comprometimento institucional. Novecentos e vinte e seis estudantes, de cursos de alta e baixa concorrência, responderam um instrumento sobre suas redes e o grau de comprometimento institucional. Os resultados indicam a presença de diferenças importantes entre cotistas e não cotistas nos cursos de alta concorrência: os não cotistas mais populares são os alunos com maior coeficiente de rendimento; o rendimento dos não cotistas esteve mais associado ao estabelecimento de relações intergrupais com não cotistas; e não cotistas com menos relações intergrupais apresentaram menor grau de comprometimento com a universidade.

The adoption of affirmative action access in Brazilian public universities establishes the coexistence between groups from different social backgrounds with direct repercussion in the way these different groups experience the processes of social and academic integration. This study uses Social Network Analysis to explore how students´ position in informal social networks is related with academic performance and institutional commitment. Nine hundred and twenty six students from high and low competition courses took part of a survey about their social informal networks and their institutional commitment. The results indicate important differences between groups in high competition degrees: most popular non affirmative action students are those with higher academic performance; their performance is more associated with in group relations; at the same time, non affirmative action students with fewer intergroup relations have shown lower degree of university commitment.

La adopción de cuotas en las universidades públicas brasileñas establece la coexistencia entre grupos de diferentes orígenes sociales que afecta las experiencias en los procesos de integración social y académica de los estudiantes. Este estudio utiliza el análisis de redes sociales para explorar la posición de estudiantes en las redes informales y sus asociaciones con el rendimiento académico y el compromiso institucional. Novecientos y veintiséis estudiantes, de cursos de alta y baja competencia, respondieron a un cuestionario sobre sus redes y el grado de compromiso institucional. Los resultados indican la presencia de diferencias entre estudiantes con ingreso por cupos o non cupos en los cursos altos de competencia. Los estudiantes (non cupo) más populares son los alumnos que presentan coeficiente de rendimiento más alto; los estudiantes (cupo) con más relaciones intergrupales tiene un mejor rendimiento académico; estudiantes (non cupo) con menos relaciones intergrupales tienen un menor grado de compromiso con la universidad.

The relationship between financial strain, perceived stress, psychological symptoms, and academic and social integration in undergraduate students.

OBJECTIVE: Financial strain may directly or indirectly (i.e., through perceived stress) impact students' psychological symptoms and academic and social integration, yet few studies have tested these relationships. The authors explored the mediating effect of perceived stress on the relationship between financial strain and 2 important outcomes: psychological symptomology and academic and social integration. PARTICIPANTS: Participants were 157 undergraduate students. Data were collected from December 2013 to March 2014. METHODS: Cross-sectional data collection conducted using online survey software. RESULTS: It was found that perceived stress mediated the relationship between financial strain and (a) psychological symptomology and (b) academic and social integration. Both models included first-generation status as a covariate. CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that perceived stress is an important intervention target for reducing psychological symptoms and improving academic and social integration for undergraduate students. Implications for university health centers and mental health professionals include incorporating a public health model to minimize stress risk.

Autoeficácia na formação superior e vivênciasde universitários cotistas e não cotistas / Higher education self-effi cacy and experiences of regular and affi rmative action university students

Este estudo investigou a autoeficácia na formação superior e as vivências acadêmicas de estudantes cotistas e não cotistas da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, que responderam aos instrumentos por formulário online. Participaram 204 estudantes (66,7% mulheres e 73,5% cotistas), com idade média de 22,6 anos. Os dados foram analisados por meio de testes de diferença de médias e correlação. Os cotistas apresentaram média mais baixa do que os demais na dimensão Interpessoal das vivências acadêmicas, e mais alta nas dimensões Pessoal e Institucional, sem diferenças na Autoeficácia. Entende-se que a dificuldade dos cotistas nas relações interpessoais possa ser decorrente do preconceito e da desconfiança que o sistema de cotas enfrenta no Brasil. Nesse sentido, os serviços universitários podem trabalhar auxiliando na integração acadêmica dos muitos alunos que formam o ensino superior brasileiro, preparando-os para uma vivência globalizada.(AU)

This study investigated the levels of higher education self-efficacy and academic experiences in regular and affirmative action students of the Federal University of Santa Catarina, who filled online research forms. 204 students participated (66.7% women and 73.5% from affirmative action), mean age of 22,6 years. Data were submitted to correlation and mean difference tests. Affirmative action students had lower levels than regular ones in Interpersonal dimension of academic experiences, while in Personal and Institutional dimensions they had higher scores, with no differences in Self-efficacy. The difficulty they find in interpersonal relationships, can be a function of prejudice and distrust that the affirmative action system faces in Brazil. Student services can work to assist in the academic integration of different types of students that form the Brazilian higher education, preparing them for a global experience.(AU)

Este estudio investigó la autoeficacia en la educación superior y las vivencias académicas de estudiantes beneficiarios y no beneficiarios de la Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, que respondieron a los instrumentos por formato online. Participaron 204 estudiantes (66,7% mujeres y 73,5% beneficiarios), con edad media de 22,6 años. Los datos se analizaron mediante pruebas de diferencia de medias y correlación. Los beneficiarios presentaron media más baja que los demás en la dimensión Interpersonal de las vivencias académicas, y más alta en las dimensiones Personal e Institucional, no hubo diferencias en la Autoeficacia. Se entiende que la dificultad de los beneficiarios en las relaciones interpersonales pueda ser resultada del prejuicio y de la desconfianza que el sistema de beneficiarios enfrenta en Brasil. En ese sentido, los servicios universitarios pueden trabajar auxiliando en la integración académica de los muchos alumnos que conforman la educación superior brasileña, preparándolos para una vivencia globalizada.(AU)

Autoeficácia na formação superior e vivênciasde universitários cotistas e não cotistas / Higher education self-effi cacy and experiences of regular and affi rmative action university students / Autoeficacia en la educación superior y vivencias de universitarios benefi ciarios y no beneficiarios

Este estudo investigou a autoeficácia na formação superior e as vivências acadêmicas de estudantes cotistas e não cotistas da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, que responderam aos instrumentos por formulário online. Participaram 204 estudantes (66,7% mulheres e 73,5% cotistas), com idade média de 22,6 anos. Os dados foram analisados por meio de testes de diferença de médias e correlação. Os cotistas apresentaram média mais baixa do que os demais na dimensão Interpessoal das vivências acadêmicas, e mais alta nas dimensões Pessoal e Institucional, sem diferenças na Autoeficácia. Entende-se que a dificuldade dos cotistas nas relações interpessoais possa ser decorrente do preconceito e da desconfiança que o sistema de cotas enfrenta no Brasil. Nesse sentido, os serviços universitários podem trabalhar auxiliando na integração acadêmica dos muitos alunos que formam o ensino superior brasileiro, preparando-os para uma vivência globalizada.

This study investigated the levels of higher education self-efficacy and academic experiences in regular and affirmative action students of the Federal University of Santa Catarina, who filled online research forms. 204 students participated (66.7% women and 73.5% from affirmative action), mean age of 22,6 years. Data were submitted to correlation and mean difference tests. Affirmative action students had lower levels than regular ones in Interpersonal dimension of academic experiences, while in Personal and Institutional dimensions they had higher scores, with no differences in Self-efficacy. The difficulty they find in interpersonal relationships, can be a function of prejudice and distrust that the affirmative action system faces in Brazil. Student services can work to assist in the academic integration of different types of students that form the Brazilian higher education, preparing them for a global experience.

Este estudio investigó la autoeficacia en la educación superior y las vivencias académicas de estudiantes beneficiarios y no beneficiarios de la Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, que respondieron a los instrumentos por formato online. Participaron 204 estudiantes (66,7% mujeres y 73,5% beneficiarios), con edad media de 22,6 años. Los datos se analizaron mediante pruebas de diferencia de medias y correlación. Los beneficiarios presentaron media más baja que los demás en la dimensión Interpersonal de las vivencias académicas, y más alta en las dimensiones Personal e Institucional, no hubo diferencias en la Autoeficacia. Se entiende que la dificultad de los beneficiarios en las relaciones interpersonales pueda ser resultada del prejuicio y de la desconfianza que el sistema de beneficiarios enfrenta en Brasil. En ese sentido, los servicios universitarios pueden trabajar auxiliando en la integración académica de los muchos alumnos que conforman la educación superior brasileña, preparándolos para una vivencia globalizada.

Exploring the divergent academic outcomes of U.S.-origin and immigrant-origin Black undergraduates.

To explore the divergent academic experiences and outcomes of U.S.-origin and immigrant-origin Black Americans, we drew on Tinto's model of persistence (1993) to test a three-wave longitudinal model of college persistence using path analysis. Our sample was comprised of 101 ethnically-diverse Black students who were randomly selected from nine public high schools in the metropolitan Boston area and went on to matriculate at 32 different, predominantly White colleges and universities. Specifically, we compared U.S.-origin and immigrant-origin Black undergraduates' reported college social support/social integration and academic integration; and measured the influence of these factors (as well as high school grades and socioeconomic status) on college persistence two years later. As predicted, and consistent with previous studies, immigrant-origin Black students academically outperformed their U.S.-origin Black counterparts, earning significantly higher high school grades and demonstrating greater persistence in college. However, when the effects of high school grades and SES on college persistence were included in a multivariate path model together with immigration status and college social and academic integration, immigration status no longer predicted college persistence. Neither social nor academic integration predicted college persistence, within the path model, as hypothesized, but social integration did predict academic integration as expected. In separate correlational analyses, academic integration and SES were associated with college persistence for U.S.-origin Black students, but this was not the case for immigrant-origin Black students. We discuss the implications of these findings for fostering greater success among diverse Black undergraduates.