1Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Locomotor Apparatus, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo - Ribeirão Preto. CEP14049 900, Brazil
2Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo-Ribeirão Preto. CEP14049 900, Brazil,
5Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo-Ribeirão Preto. CEP14049 900, Brazil
The teaching process is being developed in order to provide an environment favorable to the self-development and selfvaluing of the student, representing a tendency of education for the beginning of the 21st century. The purpose of this study was to assess the opinions of students that completed the Physiotherapy course about the importance of the different roles of the teacher in health science.
A self-administered questionnaire consisting of 13 structured items was elaborated and distributed to a total of 71 physiotherapists divided into three groups. The first group consisted of postgraduate students from a private university, the second of postgraduate students from a state university, and the third of students of a public Specialization Course.
The data for the three groups were compared by the nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test (nonparametric ANOVA), with statistically significant differences being detected in six questions.
The roles of the teacher most appreciated by the groups were generator of new knowledge (researcher) and provider of practice information.
Health education, Teaching practice, Questionnaire
