The teacher in active methodologies and the nuances between teaching and learning: Challenges and possibilities

Abstract

This article addresses teacher education and practice of health professionals from the Brazilian National Health System (SUS), based on social-interactionist theories and active teaching-learning methodologies.After a qualification process, the professionals became  teachers in a specialization course in the area of health as part of their specialization in educational processes in health. The teachers developed reflective narratives about their teaching practice for their course completion essays. A sample of 10 essays representing 50% of the universe was submitted to a thematic content analysis. The analytical categories “teaching practice in active teaching-learning methodologies” and “perspectives for health professionals’ education” revealed that active methodologies favored the development of critical and reflective capacities and contributed to the transformation of SUS.