Abstract

MEDINA, Patrícia Figueiredo; BEZERRA, Teresa Olinda Caminha  and  GOUVEA, Cresus Vinicius Depes de. Factors that favor and factors that compromise the academic excellence in dentistry teaching. Ensino em Re-Vista [online]. 2019, vol.26, n.2, pp.590-614.  Epub Aug 31, 2023. ISSN 1983-1730.  https://doi.org/10.14393/er-v26n2a2019-14.

The study aimed to identify the factors that may favor or compromise teaching quality of the dentistry graduation course at Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF). This is an exploratory research carried out in two distinct phases, but with an integrated approach. The perceptions of teachers and students were collected through questionnaires. Content Analysis as well as descriptive and inferential statistics used for the data analysis. The academic view of the studied segments shows that the main favorable factor was quality of the teaching staff and commitment. Regarding the compromisers, the following were pointed out as main: some of the teacher's lack of components such as competence, motivation, attendance, commitment and democratic behavior; lack of integration programs, lack of interdisciplinary approach; traditional, old and disabled curriculum.

Keywords : Dentistry Graduation; Quality of education; Curricular Guidelines; Favoring and compromising factors.

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