Representaciones sociales de la práctica formativa en estudiantes de fisioterapia en Colombia

Abstract

IntroductionFormative practices are pedagogical strategies where students enter professional practice and develop skills and abilities in physiotherapy. ObjectiveTo analyse the cultural meanings of the concept of formative practice in physical therapy students in the city of Cali, Colombia. Material and methodsQualitative study with descriptive design, cross-sectional and exploratory. The data were collected using the free association word list method from 135 participants. The analysis was conducted through the cultural domain model. ResultsThe concept of formative practice in physiotherapy was structured through the central lexemes definition, positive feelings, negative feelings. The most relevant elements of the list were happiness and anxiety. ConclusionsThe most notable social representations in students are associated with aspects related to the self, and those of less interest correspond to the acquisition of physiotherapy skills and abilities.