Revista Gestão Universitária na América Latina (Jan 2011)

AUTONOMIA DO ALUNO NA EDUCAÇÃO A DISTÂNCIA: O CASO DO CURSO DE ADMINISTRAÇÃO A DISTÂNCIA DA UFSC

  • Alessandra de Linhares Jacobsen,
  • Maurício Fernandes Pereira,
  • Marcos Baptista Lopez Dalmau,
  • Rogério da Silva Nunes,
  • Rudimar Antunes da Rocha,
  • Isaias Scalabrin Bianchi

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 2
pp. 53 – 73

Abstract

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The present paper intends to analyze how the Distance Administration Course of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) manages the autonomy given to their students because of the system education’s characteristics. This is realized through a bibliographic, qualitative and descriptive research, and through a case study, occurred from October of 2010 to June of 2011. The nom-probabilistic sample was chosen using the accessibility and typification rules and it is composed by the Department Chief (CAD), the Course Coordinator, and by 3 members of the Planning, Organizing and Execution Commission of the Course. The primary data were obtained from nom-structured interviews and from participant observation. The Distance Course shows positive results at the implementation of the independent learning, but there are also some fragilities that affect the student’s autonomy in the technologies and in the behavior scope.

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