Fonoaudiólogos Doutores no Brasil: perfil da formação no período de 1976 a 2017

Abstract

RESUMO Objetivo investigar, no grupo de fonoaudiólogos brasileiros titulados doutores, as variáveis sexo, ano de defesa da tese, tipo e localização da instituição de ensino, inserção do programa em que a tese foi desenvolvida e temática da mesma. Método os dados foram levantados por meio de consulta à Plataforma Lattes do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico − CNPq (1976-2017). Filtros foram acionados para seguir os critérios de inclusão: ter formação em Fonoaudiologia, ser brasileiro e ter se titulado doutor. As variáveis estabelecidas foram registradas no programa STATA/IC 14.2 e foi realizada análise descritiva dos dados e da tendência de crescimento do número de teses. Resultados dentre os 1.125 profissionais que compuseram a amostra, a maioria era do sexo feminino, titulou-se em instituição de ensino superior pública, localizada na região Sudeste, e defendeu temática em Programa pertencente à área de Ciências da Saúde, sobre Linguagem e Audiologia. Conclusão o perfil encontrado se assemelha a levantamentos realizados anteriormente e evidencia o contínuo crescimento significativo de fonoaudiólogos doutores, fato que garante a inserção do fonoaudiólogo em atividades de pesquisa e produção científica qualificada.

Speech-Language Pathologists with a PHD in Brazil: profile of professional training and scientific production in the voice area

“…There is a predominance of female authors among the theses, as already identified in previous studies [4][5][6][7][8] , which can be explained by the interest of women in courses related to Biological and Human Sciences 13 and it is a feature also present in the Speech-Language Pathology since its origins. An interesting perspective regarding the choice of courses with a male or female "profile" concerns the identity that is built on social practices and on people's perceptions and evaluations of themselves and others 14,15 , such as caring for others, being pragmatic, reflective, among others.…”

“…Six years later, in order to keep this survey updated, the authors have published a new article selecting 504 theses in total (defended from 1976-2008), and 58 (11.51%) of which discussed voice issues. It is worth noting that when the variability explained by the quadratic model in this study was applied to the thesis survey, a 61% growth was reported for voice 4 . Finally, in order to complement the previous survey, when analyzing only the period from 2009-2013, among the 271 theses surveyed, 36 (13.3%) were related to the voice subfield, which allows us to estimate that a total of 94 theses were defended by the end of the period analyzed 7 .…”

“…The Brazilian strict sense graduate course had a relatively late start in the Ministry of Education with the establishment of the CAPES in 1951, which aimed to implement the national graduate policy. Despite being the foundation to leverage and consolidate research, there is a scarce literature on the evolution of strict sense graduate studies 4 , which makes it difficult to analyze the performance of a particular profession, its relationship with research and professional practices, either technical or academic.…”

“…Particularly in speech-language pathology, some studies aiming to analyze the qualification of professionals with a doctoral degree report that the first defense of thesis occurred in 1976 4 , although the profession was legally recognized only in the 1980s In this survey, which considered the theses defended by speech therapists as the object of study, it should be noted that among the 91 theses in the analyzed period in the first survey, 8 (8.8%) addressed the analysis of voice issues and its disorders 5 .…”

“…In addition, a survey of professionals with a doctoral degree in an area may generate significant indicators to analyze its maturity and consequently, predict the scientific production potential to be recognized by the funding agencies and reflect on the improvement of the practice in all the possible fields 4 .…”