Limits and possibilities for teaching and learning about breastfeeding
Valeska Delgado Viaro1, Francisca Márcia Pereira Linhares1, Maria Wanderleya de Lavor Coriolano Marinus1
1Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem
|March 28, 2019
Summary
Limited course structure and professor-centered teaching hinder breastfeeding education for health undergraduates. Interdisciplinary approaches offer a path forward for improved learning outcomes in breastfeeding.
Area of Science:
- Health Professions Education
- Public Health
Background:
- Effective breastfeeding education is crucial for health professionals.
- Undergraduate health programs face challenges in delivering comprehensive breastfeeding training.
- Understanding the teaching and learning process is key to improving educational outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify limitations and possibilities in the teaching and learning of breastfeeding for undergraduate health students.
- To analyze the current state of breastfeeding education within a federal public higher education institution.
Main Methods:
- A qualitative study employing instantaneous photography.
- Data collection through Focal Group technique with students and semi-structured interviews with professors.
- Thematic content analysis of Bardin was used to analyze collected speeches.
Main Results:
- Identified the thematic category: Limits and possibilities for the teaching and learning process on breastfeeding.
- Two sub-categories emerged: Structural limitations of the courses and Advances and obstacles in the relationship between theory and practice.
- Workload deficits and professor-centered teaching were identified as significant barriers.
Conclusions:
- Workload deficits and traditional professor-centered teaching methods impede effective learning of breastfeeding.
- Interdisciplinarity in the curriculum represents a significant advancement for enhancing breastfeeding education.
- Addressing structural limitations and fostering theory-practice integration are essential for improving breastfeeding knowledge among health undergraduates.
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