Scientific initiation within the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Sul: a case study of the research, teaching and outreach exhibitions

This study investigates how the scientific research process is developed by students in the technical and university courses, who take part in the Research, Teaching and Outreach Exhibitions of the IFRS Porto Alegre and Viamão Campi. It is a case study that employed observation and interviews to col...

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Principais autores: Santana, Alex Miranda, Estabel, Lizandra Brasil
Formato: Artigo
Idioma: Português
Inglês
Publicado em: Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR) 2021
Acesso em linha: http://periodicos.utfpr.edu.br/rbect/article/view/12696
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Resumo: This study investigates how the scientific research process is developed by students in the technical and university courses, who take part in the Research, Teaching and Outreach Exhibitions of the IFRS Porto Alegre and Viamão Campi. It is a case study that employed observation and interviews to collect data. An analysis of the following factors involving the six participant students was carried out: scientific initiation process, information competence, the relationship with research sources and the mediation of knowledge existing in the relationship between advisors and advisees. Through literature review, transcription of interviews, and content analysis of the answers given to the semi-structured questions, the study presents the impact of the students’ participation in the events observed In their social and emotional maturity. The results led to the conclusion that the Federal Institute provides a fruitful environment for the students’ scientific initiation through the Research, Teaching and Outreach Exhibitions, with the strong participation of educators as mediators of their students’ learning process in the scientific initiation.