The Maguerez Arc as an Active Methodology in Undergraduate Nursing

Abstract

There is a growing demand for new teaching methodologies in higher education that aim to break with the traditional teaching model in order to train more critical and reflective professionals. The Maguerez Arch provides the opportunity for individuals to become aware of their actions and relationships with the environment, in addition to increasing their perception of reality and enabling actions in an effective and practical way. The objective of this study is to identify the use of the Maguerez Arch as an active methodology in undergraduate nursing courses. This is an integrative review, using the criteria of the PRISMA checklist and acronym PICo, carried out in libraries and databases: BVS, CAPES-CAFeERIC and SciELO. The AND operator was used to answer the following research question: How is the Maguerez Arch used as an active methodology in undergraduate nursing courses? Bardin's thematic content analysis was used for data analysis, and the data was organized into two thematic categories: Problematization methodology and Problem-based learning. The results showed the use of the Maguerez Arc not only as a Problematization Methodology but also as an integrated approach to Problem-Based Learning. The Maguerez Arc is an innovative active methodology in health education that helps students acquire knowledge rooted in their social context. In this case, it is interesting to note that people can use what they have learned theoretically to solve practical problems, thus increasing their ability to think critically and seek solutions relevant to reality.

Keywords:  Nursing Students; Educational Technology; Active methodologies; Education Nursing.