doctoralThesis
O processo formativo de cuidadores de idosos: o portfólio como artefato de letramento
Fecha
2021-09-20Registro en:
SILVA, Carlos Henrique da. O processo formativo de cuidadores de idosos: o portfólio como artefato de letramento. 2021. 115f. Tese (Doutorado em Estudos da Linguagem) - Centro de Ciências Humanas, Letras e Artes, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2021.
Autor
Silva, Carlos Henrique da
Resumen
The increase in people's life expectancy is a topic already noticed in developed countries and
now it is also noticed in Brazil. This is why it has aroused the interest of researchers on the
subject of aging. This implies that in the coming decades there will be a significant percentage
of elderly people who will need specialized care. The natural aging process promotes changes
in the body due to chronic-degenerative diseases that accompany old age. From this context,
there is a need to qualify elderly caregivers in order to meet this growing demand. In this
thesis, we aim to describe the focus of investigation is the training process for elderly
caregivers' activities as literacy events. The training course chosen for this investigation was
offered by the School of Health of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (ESUFRN),
through the National Program for Access to Technical Education and Employment
(PRONATEC). In methodological terms, the study is included within the field of Applied
Linguistics (MOITA LOPES, 2009; 2016) and follows a qualitative research data approach
with an interpretive perspective. (BODGAN; BIKLEN, 1994 and MINAYO, 1999). The
corpus consists of portfolios produced by ten trainees and a questionnaire applied to research
participants. Regarding the theoretical foundations, the investigation is based on the
assumptions of Literacy Studies as a social practice (HEATH, 1983; BARTON, 1993, 1998;
STREET, 2006; BARTON; HAMILTON, 2000, KLEIMAN, 1995, 2005); in discussions on
Health Literacy (PAZ, 2008; SILVA, 2013; MELO, 2016); Studies alluding to the use of the
portfolio (CARVALHO; PORTO, 2005; AMBRÓSIO, 2015). Data analysis point to the
relevance of the training process of elderly caregivers, more precisely the elderly caregivers
course promoted through the ESUFRN/PRONATEC as well as the production of portfolios as
an artifact of literacy - produced by the course participants - in addition to completing a
Course Conclusion Work (TCC). They also describe their training path in it, reflect on the
contents studied, and its possible implications for work practice. It includes the changes in
attitude they must assume when exercising the profession, which signals the use of portfolios
as an artifact device. In terms of contributions, this work contributes to the expansion of
discussions related to literacy as a craft on the rise in the labor market. It contributes notably
to issues involving the training and work activities of elderly caregivers.