Capital Control Over Higher Education

Desemprego e sofrimento psíquico em enfermeiras

“…It is necessary to go beyond the quantitative expansion of students enrolled, and establish parameters of quality, so that this expansion is also in investments in professionals who are empowered to intervene in health care models (3) . The possibility of quantitative expansion of institutions and the number of course vacancies for students resulted in a model of professional training with neither a stimulus for new and critical ways of thinking nor construction of new knowledge, due to the lack of support for research and extension, as well as the proliferation of courses and institutions which, for the most part, fall far short of minimum standards of quality (8) .…”

“…Expectations regarding nursing as a profession included professional and personal achievement, financial return, helping others, acquisition of knowledge, and recognition and appreciation of nursing (2) . Another study in Minas Gerais pointed out that the demand for nursing courses is a result of ease of access, due to the increasing number of students accepted, admissions requirements, and higher earnings (3) .…”