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Objective: To describe and evaluate the participation of academics and identify their perception about the importance of group dynamics for learning Nursing Management. Method: A qualitative and exploratory approach. The data were collected in the School of Nursing of the Federal Fluminense University, through a questionnaire. The subjects are 31 academicians of the 6th period, in the discipline of Management in Health Care I, in the second half of 2011, after approval by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine of the same university, under N. 162/11. Results: Three thematic categories: Group dynamics as a strategy for teamwork, as an interaction strategy and as a teaching-learning strategy. Conclusion: The dynamics contributed to the team work as well as to the interaction with the teachers, for the understanding the discipline taught, reflecting the importance of this strategy in nursing education. Descriptors: Group processes, Management, Nursing, Teaching.