A educação escolar hospitalar: práticas pedagógicas docentes com crianças em tratamento oncológico no Hospital Ophir Loyola em Belém-PA

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the pedagogical practices with children under cancer treatment at Ophir Loyola Hospital (OLH) Belém, Pará. The research strategy was chosen to be the descriptive case study that was conducted by structured interviews with six teachers who work with children in treatment at the mentioned hospital. The study, in its theoretical reference sought to analyze the child under oncological treatment and the school education at hospitals: its historical, legitimacy, didactic and curricular aspects. The collected data was analyzed by these topics: dynamics of work in the hospital school of the OLH; teaching practices with child in oncological Treatment in OLH; teaching practices and its tribulations in OLH and initial and continued training of the hospital school teacher of the OLH. After examining these categories it was concluded the school educations of OLH developed a systematic knowledge, duly planned and adapted to the children necessities in oncological treatment. The pedagogical actions are taking places at multiple spaces depending on the possibilities and necessities of students. About the teachers difficulties in their activities and at the whole learning process, they pointed: the time the children remains at hospital; their emotional and physical condition, the difficulty of memorization and attention of children under influence of drugs, the stoppages in the teaching for several clinical procedures, the lack of teaching tools and the lack of time for the teachers to plan their activities. It also proved, at this work, the needing for further studies on the care of the emotional health of teachers. Furthermore, it was noted that in the academic education of the teachers none had any specific training for work in unconventional environment for education although they continues to improve their education in order to supply the hospital demand in this area. Additionally, this very work may serve as a benchmark for teacher training and studies in the area of education and health as well as a solid base of public policies that will bring benefits for the school education at hospital environment.