Relação social mediada pelas tecnologias da informação: o caso dos discentes de uma instituição de educação superior

Abstract

Social interactions, in the current context, can be carried out face-to-face or mediated by information and communication technology devices. Considering the academic context, especially in education, it is assumed that the interactions of students are influenced by new technologies, especially when the focus is on technology courses. The Internet therefore plays a prominent role in this context. On the other hand, face-to-face interactions are substantiated by relationships and social structures. Thus, the objective of this study was to observe how face-to-face and computer-mediated interaction occurs in an educational environment, considering a group formed by academics of higher education in the technology area of a private higher education institution of the Federal District . For that, a qualitative methodological approach was chosen, with focal group mediation and application of the content analysis technique. It was revealed that, for the group studied, even with strong adherence to the new information and communication technologies, there is a preference for face-to-face interaction when it comes to deeper social interactions.