Naive world awareness in the pedagogical practice of healthcare professors

Abstract

Objective: to understand how Freire’s naive world awareness is expressed in the pedagogical practices of healthcare professors using Shulman’s base knowledge categories. Method: it is a descriptive, exploratory and analytical study, with a qualitative approach. Data collection occurred through open interviews and non-participant observation from May to December 2013, with the participation of 21 professors from a public university in the Southern Region of Brazil. Data systematization was based on the Minayo’s operative proposal. Results: analysis led to a central category: “Naive world awareness of healthcare workers”. Data were articulated with Shulman’s base knowledge categories for teaching. Conclusion: the professors’ pedagogical practice was still linked to traditional teaching, which encourages memorization, and to students’ low participation and reflection on their educational process.