Adoção de tecnologias digitais de docentes de pós-graduação: um estudo qualitativo com grupos focais

Sônia Maria Guedes Gondim; Jeronimo Martins Borges Junior; Pricila de Souza Zarife; Rayana Santedicola Andrade

doi:10.33361/RPQ.2026.v.14.n.40.1301

Authors

Sônia Maria Guedes Gondim UFBA https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3482-166X
Jeronimo Martins Borges Junior Universidade Federal de Uberlândia https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2803-9259
Pricila de Souza Zarife Universidade Federal de Uberlândia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0187-0425
Rayana Santedicola Andrade Universidade Federal da Bahia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4602-4182

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33361/RPQ.2026.v.14.n.40.1301

Keywords:

Digital Technologies, Higher Education, Faculty, Focus group

Abstract

This qualitative study investigated convergences and specificities in the adoption of digital technologies by postgraduate professors belonging to three profiles: convinced visionaries, cautious optimists, and adaptable traditionalists. Three focus groups were conducted with 11 professors from various areas and regions of the country. It was concluded that the adoption of digital technologies requires changes in the vision and practice of teaching. Perception of benefits for teaching performance, effort to be expended, social pressure, and facilitating institutional conditions influence the intention and behavior of use. The study contributes to the basis for university management policies, faculty development, and the design of pedagogical interventions contextualized by region and area of expertise. Limitations include the small number of focus groups and participants per group, and the uncertainty regarding the representativeness of faculty profiles in each focus group, suggesting the need for complementary studies to broaden the potential for generalization of the results.

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Author Biographies

Jeronimo Martins Borges Junior, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Graduated in Psychology from UFU. Former FAPEMIG Scientific Initiation scholarship holder

Pricila de Souza Zarife, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Professor at the Institute of Psychology at the Federal University of Uberlândia. PhD from PSTO-UnB.

Rayana Santedicola Andrade, Universidade Federal da Bahia

Associate Professor PhD in Organizational and Work Psychology from UFBA Federal University of Bahia / IMS-CAT / Vitória da Conquista-BA

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