A prática do trabalho docente no ensino superior. Realidades e perspectivas sobre a área de saúde: o curso de Nutrição do Centro Universitário Cesmac

Abstract

The dissertation aims at investigating how the teaching of higher education hás worked in practice and how it has sought to upgrade themselves, as the same deals in their professional practice, with the current context of higher education, as a social, cultural, technology and market, noting the influence of these elements on the performance of their work. The study was conducted in a Higher Education Institution (HEI) Private in Alagoas, between the years 2011 and 2012, with the contributors: lecturers of higher education in the health field, specifically, all lectures from Nutrition Course, graduated Nutritionists (18 in all), in order to put on the agenda some reflections on their teaching practice. HEIs have an important role in stimulating the update of lecturers, but also can contribute to improving working conditions, salary, management, journey and curriculum. After the study of the current situation, featuring the institution and contributors, was used for qualitative evaluation questionnaire in order to analyze categories such as: experiences in the institution, changes in the management of HEIs, possibilities and limits to improving the quality of education. Among the conclusions we have: lecturers see the Nutrition course as structured, organized, with committed professionals, defined objectives, management next to the lecturers, however they indicate an excess of bureaucracy in its relationship with the HEI. As suggestions, they would like to see as an improvement in the course: improvement in the basic graduation of the students; increasing number of lecturers; better specify the duties of lecturers, wider camp for practical classes; equipped laboratory for research development with food and higher interdisciplinary. For contributors investigated, all these factors are reflected in the qualification of the student that will be delivered to society and the labor market to produce science, technology, competitiveness and wealth for the country.