title: [Nursing education research groups in Brazil].
abstract: The aim of this study is to characterize the organization of nursing education research groups in Brazil. This is a quantitative, descriptive and documentary study. Census data for 2006 were collected from the CNPq database website. Brazil has 47 education research groups, comprised of 412 researchers, of whom 91% have masters, doctoral or postdoctoral degrees. There are 307 students, of whom 92% are nursing undergraduates. However, only 9% are recipients of young investigator grants. There are also 112 technicians, of whom 75% are nursing professionals; 46% have a masters or doctoral degree. In Brazil, there are a considerable number of nursing education research groups, which contribute significantly to scientific production of nursing knowledge in Latin America. In this scenario, there are many challenges to be overcome: poor interdisciplinary cooperation; limited integration between education and practice; low number of grants awarded to young investigators and significant inequalities between the country's geographic regions in terms of access to research development.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil. oivania@ccs.ufsc.br
authors.forename: Vânia Marli Schubert
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Backes
authors.forename: Marta Lenise
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: do Prado
authors.forename: Mônica Motta
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Lino
authors.forename: Fabiane
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferraz
authors.forename: Kenya Schmidt
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Reibnitz
authors.forename: Bruna Pedroso
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Canever
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015399:Nursing Research; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors