Case study as a strategy for teaching and evaluation in the discipline of Public Health at the Dental School of UNIVALI

• Main Author: Garcia, Rubens Nazareno
• Publication Date: 2009
• Other Authors: da Silveira, Emerson, de Matos, Cristina Henschel, Mezadri, Tatiana, Borba, Rosangela Aparecida, Molleri, Roberto Rogério, Bueno, Raphael Nunes, Neto, Mário Uriarte
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Download full: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/1343
• topic: Case Studies. Public Health. Teaching; Ensino. Estudos de Casos. Saúde Coletiva.

Case studies have been implemented as a practice for teaching and evaluation in the discipline of Public Health at the Dental School of UNIVALI, together with Nursing, Pharmacy, Medicine and Nutrition courses. The aim of this study was to report on the operationalization of a case study experience in teaching, evaluation, and integration in teaching-public service. The proposal was structured according to four stages, namely: meeting of public health professors, teaching planning, implementation of activities, and socialization by way of seminars. The results were presented in two ways: through the informal qualitative performance of the groups with presentations of seminars, and through a formal quantitative evaluation of the portfolios presented as facilitators of the learning process throughout the period. The results suggested that case studies can be an excellent tool for teaching, evaluation, curriculum integration, and integration of teaching-public service. To this end, the proposed actions must necessarily be taken, the lack of which may compromise the whole process, failing to contribute to the effective promotion of health of the families involved in these case studies.