<b>Processes of change in physical therapist education: curricular transistions and their challenges</b> - DOI: 10.4025/actascihumansoc.v32i1.4107

  • Alberto Sumiya UEL
  • Leila Sollberger Jeolás UEL
Keywords: anthropology, physical therapy course, curriculum

Abstract

The aim of this study was to understand the challenges and perspectives of change that teachers of the Physical Therapy course at Londrina State University found when establishing the curricular guidelines. Interviews and document analysis were conducted of curricula from 1992 and 2006, and the contents were analyzed by means of qualitative methodology. Results showed that the humanization of relations allied with interdisciplinarity can add new values to the formation of physical therapists; however, internal resistance by some teachers and the lack of material infra-structure and investments could compromise the development of planned new actions.

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Author Biography

Alberto Sumiya, UEL
Fisioterapeuta formado pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Mestre em Ciências Sociais/antropologia da Saúde. Especialista em Fisioterapia Traumato-Ortopédica.
Published
2009-12-03
How to Cite
Sumiya, A., & Jeolás, L. S. (2009). <b>Processes of change in physical therapist education: curricular transistions and their challenges</b&gt; - DOI: 10.4025/actascihumansoc.v32i1.4107. Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences, 32(1), 47-53. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihumansoc.v32i1.4107
Section
Education