2015, Number 3
Education for health from an elective curriculum: experience of comprehensive formation of university students
Batista MA, Rojas HNM, González AO, Hernández GL
Language: Spanish
References: 14
Page: 555-565
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: the contemporary university plays a key role in preparing the human being as active entity of society, so the formation of future professionals should attain not only a strong academic background but also promote the commitment with the social reality.Objective: to socialize the experience of implementing three elective health promotion subjects and their contribution to the comprehensive formation of the university student.
Methods: a prospective longitudinal and descriptive study on the use of theoretical and empirical methods. For the evaluation of the development of elective subjects, a participatory action research was designed.
Results: there was designed a pedagogic strategy for integrating university substantive processes through which three elective subjects were designed and given to 233 students during four academic courses in the Faculty of Biology and the Faculty of Geography of the University of Havana. At least, seventy percent of these students assessed these subjects with positive elements.
Conclusions: The experience of integration of university substantive processes through educational health promotion activities is a valuable space that brings university closer to social problems, thus making a contribution to the community while providing a social commitment which is an essential aspect of any professional training including public health.
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