Eighty years of undergraduate education in nutrition in Brazil: An analysis of the 2009-2018 period

Abstract

Objective To carry out an analysis of postgraduate education in Nutrition in Brazil in the period 2009-2018, including distance learning. Methods The article presents a historical-documentary analysis of the trajectory of Nutrition courses from 2009 to 2018. The bibliographic survey was carried out in the electronic databases of the Scientific Electronic Library Online, the National Library of Medicine, Google Academic databases, and through data collection in government websites and other institutions. Results In December 2018, there were 709 face-to-face and 1,094 distance learning Undergraduate Courses in Nutrition in the country. In the period, there was a 181.5% increase in the number of face-to-face courses, being 195.1% in the private sector, responsible for 89.1% of the total courses in the country. The highest concentration identified was in the Southeast Region did not change substantively in the period. Conclusion With 1,803 undergraduate courses in Nutrition in Brazil, of which the majority is composed of distance learning courses, the current scenario may be the most dramatic in the history of nutrition education in Brazil. Care must be taken to ensure that it is consistent, marked by opportunities for learning in society, in which the student can develop an investigative, critical, innovative spirit, having their professional identities clear in a multidisciplinary work team. The expansion of the offer of undergraduate courses in Nutrition did not correct regional asymmetries.

Factors associated with the academic performance of Nutrition students at a public university in southern Brazil

“…Undergraduate courses in Nutrition followed the same trend, with intense growth in recent decades and a consequent increase in the number of professionals [2]. Between August 2009 and December 2018, there was an increase of 181.5% in on-site courses, representing a total of 709 courses in 2018 [3].…”

Nutricionistas Na Atenção Primária À Saúde: Da Formação À Atuação

“…Em dezembro de 2018, os cursos presenciais eram 709 e os que eram à distância totalizavam 1.094 (NEVES et al, 2019). Dados do Ministério da Educação mostram 926 cursos de nutrição em atividade em janeiro de 2022.…”

Clock hours of food and nutrition education in curricula of undergraduate nutrition programs: a two-country comparison

“…There were 709 in-person nutrition undergraduate programs in Brazil in 2018, of which only 77 were public institutions [12]. This prevents the generalization of the results, for there are far more private HEI in Brazil than public ones, and we analyzed only the better-ranked ones, which are usually public.…”

“…The websites of the Portuguese Direção Geral do Ensino Superior (DGES, Directorate General for Higher Education) and the Brazilian Ministério da Educação (MEC, Ministry of Education), which rank HEI based on pedagogical aspects, were consulted for information on which HEI offered undergraduate nutrition programs. In 2018, there were 709 in-person nutrition programs in Brazil, but only eleven in Portugal [12]. All Portuguese HEI, four public and seven private, and thirteen public and two private Brazilian HEI were selected.…”