Stricto Sensu Programs on Human Aging in Brazil: training and qualification of teachers

• Autor(a) principal: Frizon, Dione Maria Setti
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Pichler, Nadir Antonio, Scortegagna, Helenice de Moura
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Kairós (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/48306
• topic: Docentes; Interdisciplinaridade; Gerontologia.; Maestros; Interdisciplinariedad; Gerontologia.; Teachers; Interdisciplinarity; Gerontology.

The purpose of this text is to training and titling of the teachers of the stricto sensu Programs in Human Aging and Gerontology in Brazil. Method: This is a quantitative study with 184 permanent staff from the 12 stricto sensu Programs in Human Aging and Gerontology in Brazil, using the Lattes Platform database and the Program pages. The data were collected from October to November 2018. Data were entered and analyzed in statistical software. Results: Teachers are trained in 30 different undergraduate courses, the highest percentage being 28, with a medical degree and 151 in the health area. Of the 184 teachers, 118 have masters degrees and doctorates in the areas of Health Sciences, followed by 18 in Biological Sciences; 14 in Linguistics, Literature and Arts; 13 in the Human Sciences; 9 in Applied Social Sciences; 6 in Others; 5 in Exact and Earth Sciences; 2 in Engineering and none in Agrarian Sciences, from the CNPq Knowledge Area. Conclusion: The 12 stricto sensu Programs on Human Aging in Brazil have 184 permanent teachers. Most, 28, are of the medical course, 20 of physical education, 19 of psychology, 17 of nursing and 17 of physiotherapy, 14 of nutrition, 12 of biology and 10 of pharmacy. Also the majority, 118 are from the area of knowledge of the Health Sciences, followed by 27 from the Human Sciences and 12 from the Biological Sciences. Even with a predominance of training and qualification in the Health Sciences, the Programs demonstrate an interdisciplinary character in the composition of permanent teachers and are in line with the recommendations of the Interdisciplinary Area of CAPES, with the possibility of producing appropriate knowledge about the aging process.