Expansion of higher education in Brazil: increase in the number of Undergraduate Nursing courses

Authors

  • Josicélia Dumêt Fernandes Universidade Federal da Bahia; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Giselle Alves da Silva Teixeira Universidade Federal da Bahia; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Mary Gomes Silva Universidade Federal da Bahia; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Raíssa Millena Silva Florêncio Universidade Federal da Bahia; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Rosana Maria de Oliveira Silva Universidade Federal da Bahia; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Darci de Oliveira Santa Rosa Universidade Federal da Bahia; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000300004

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study analyzed the increase in the number of undergraduate nursing courses during the last two decades due to the expansion of higher education in Brazil. METHOD: A records-based research concerning the legal frameworks that have driven this movement and a quantitative research that described the increase in the number of professional nursing courses. Data were analyzed using thematic content analysis (qualitative) and descriptive statistics (quantitative). RESULTS: the political-ideological argument present in the regulatory documents, which points out higher education as a possibility to change the current social scenario, has not been reflected in the professional nursing field. The expansion of nursing courses has been unfolding in a disorderly manner and is concentrated in the private sector, with geographical inequality in the distribution of these courses. CONCLUSION: There does not seem to be a concern with the local needs and with a connection among education, research and extension, which compromises the quality of the education provided to future nurses.

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Published

2013-06-01

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2013)

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Original Articles

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How to Cite

Expansion of higher education in Brazil: increase in the number of Undergraduate Nursing courses . (2013). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 21(3), 670-678. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000300004