Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: A study on three Portuguese-speaking countries
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...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-c143932cabf749ddbe7c8f19e81682ec2025-08-20T03:31:25ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862023-12-019110.1080/23311886.2023.2186578Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: A study on three Portuguese-speaking countriesLaurinda Leite0Luís Dourado1Maria Verónica Mapatse2José Arão3Jerusa Moraes4Sônia Castellar5Institute of Education, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710057 Braga, PortugalInstitute of Education, University of Minho, Braga PortugalFaculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University Save, MozambiqueFaculty of Science and Technology, University Licungo, MozambiqueSchool of Philosophy, Language and Human Sciences, The UNIFESP University, BrazilFaculty of Education, University of São Paulo, BrazilIn 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.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2023.2186578COVID-19Portuguese-speaking countriesuniversity studentsknowledge of COVID-19perceptions of COVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Laurinda Leite Luís Dourado Maria Verónica Mapatse José Arão Jerusa Moraes Sônia Castellar Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: A study on three Portuguese-speaking countries Cogent Social Sciences COVID-19 Portuguese-speaking countries university students knowledge of COVID-19 perceptions of COVID-19 |
| title | Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: A study on three Portuguese-speaking countries |
| title_full | Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: A study on three Portuguese-speaking countries |
| title_fullStr | Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: A study on three Portuguese-speaking countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: A study on three Portuguese-speaking countries |
| title_short | Higher education students’ perceptions of issues related to Covid-19: A study on three Portuguese-speaking countries |
| title_sort | higher education students perceptions of issues related to covid 19 a study on three portuguese speaking countries |
| topic | COVID-19 Portuguese-speaking countries university students knowledge of COVID-19 perceptions of COVID-19 |
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