Are we doing our homework? An analysis of food engineering education in Brazil
What is the profile of Food Engineering education in Brazil? Are we following the contemporary professional renewal trend? Driven by these questions, the present study analyzed data regarding 21 academic courses, which represent approximately 22% of the total bachelor’s degree in food engi...
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| author | Vivian-Lara Lara Silva Fausto Makishi Marcus Magossi Izabel Cristina Freitas Moraes Carmen Silvia Favaro Trindade Paulo Jose do Amaral Sobral |
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| description | What is the profile of Food Engineering education in Brazil? Are we following the contemporary professional renewal trend? Driven by these questions, the present study analyzed data regarding 21 academic courses, which represent approximately 22% of the total bachelor’s degree in food engineering courses offered in the country. Samples were defined considering a Brazilian annual ranking of undergraduate programs: very good (four stars) and excellent (five stars). Next, information was recovered from both the Brazilian Ministry of Education and institutional homepages of each analyzed program. The results suggest that food engineering programs exhibit relative identity, naturally due to their history and the path of each program and their faculty, shaping particularities in how fields of knowledge are constituted, in addition to their representativeness in the total workload of the program. However, initial analysis is suggestive regarding understanding that Brazil is not properly doing its homework, based on global movement, concerning food engineering education. The need to rethink Brazilian technical education, without culminating in additional workload, is emphasized, not only regarding new materials and technologies for learning and teaching, but also in terms of bringing a human and market approach. The achievement of this complex goal seems to be provided by the encouragement of student associations, transversal learning processes, and learning experiences outside the classroom as a means of improving undergraduate programs and human resources. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-982a666b32674ea09574adfbfad6bd862024-12-09T23:16:12ZengISEKI_Food Association (IFA)International Journal of Food Studies2182-10542018-10-017210.7455/ijfs/7.2.2018.a1Are we doing our homework? An analysis of food engineering education in BrazilVivian-Lara Lara Silva0Fausto Makishi1Marcus Magossi2Izabel Cristina Freitas Moraes3Carmen Silvia Favaro Trindade4Paulo Jose do Amaral Sobral5Food Engineering Dept., Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilInstitute of Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Montes Claros, BrazilFood Engineering Dept., Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilFood Engineering Dept., Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilFood Engineering Dept., Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilFood Engineering Dept., Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilWhat is the profile of Food Engineering education in Brazil? Are we following the contemporary professional renewal trend? Driven by these questions, the present study analyzed data regarding 21 academic courses, which represent approximately 22% of the total bachelor’s degree in food engineering courses offered in the country. Samples were defined considering a Brazilian annual ranking of undergraduate programs: very good (four stars) and excellent (five stars). Next, information was recovered from both the Brazilian Ministry of Education and institutional homepages of each analyzed program. The results suggest that food engineering programs exhibit relative identity, naturally due to their history and the path of each program and their faculty, shaping particularities in how fields of knowledge are constituted, in addition to their representativeness in the total workload of the program. However, initial analysis is suggestive regarding understanding that Brazil is not properly doing its homework, based on global movement, concerning food engineering education. The need to rethink Brazilian technical education, without culminating in additional workload, is emphasized, not only regarding new materials and technologies for learning and teaching, but also in terms of bringing a human and market approach. The achievement of this complex goal seems to be provided by the encouragement of student associations, transversal learning processes, and learning experiences outside the classroom as a means of improving undergraduate programs and human resources.https://www.iseki-food-ejournal.com/article/132Food science and technologyEngineering educationCurriculum development |
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| title | Are we doing our homework? An analysis of food engineering education in Brazil |
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