Abstract
ABSTRACT Purpose: To investigate, among the Brazilian Speech-Language Pathologists with a doctoral degree, who analyzed voice-related aspects in their theses, the variables gender, year of defense of the thesis, type and location of the educational institution, inclusion of the program through which the thesis was developed, thesis’ theme and the authors' scientific production in the last 10 years. Methods: data collected through a survey on the Lattes Platform from 1986 to 2017. Inclusion criteria were having a degree in Speech-Language Pathology, being Brazilian and having a doctoral degree. The variables defined were recorded in the STATA/IC 14.2, a descriptive analysis of the data was performed, and the growth trend of the number of theses was determined. Results: Most of the 104 professionals who composed the sample were females, with a doctoral degree from a federal public institution located in the Southeast region, and who defended a thesis related to Clinical Voice in specific programs in the area (Human Communication Disorders; Speech-Language Pathology; Speech-Language Pathology, Physical therapy and Occupational Therapy). Article production included 1,458 articles published in the analyzed period, with 6,867 citations in various databases. Conclusion: There has been a steady growth in the number of theses defended in the voice area in the last 30 years, but still concentrated on clinical voice sub-areas, in federal public institutions, predominantly in the Brazilian Southeast region, and in specific programs for Speech-Language Pathology.
Highlights
When derived from scientific knowledge, innovation is the result of a continuous cycle that uses research as a lever for development[1].In turn, the research is directly related to the actions of graduate courses of universities in generating this knowledge[2], since this educational level is of primary importance in the qualification of specialists, and professionals with a master’s degree and a doctoral degree, consolidating the progression of technology and the profession[3].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
Results: most of the 104 professionals who composed the sample were females, with a doctoral degree from a federal public institution located in the Southeast region, and who defended a thesis related to Clinical Voice in specific programs in the area (Human Communication Disorders; Speech-Language Pathology; Speech-Language Pathology, Physical therapy and Occupational Therapy)
Conclusion: there has been a steady growth in the number of theses defended in the voice area in the last 30 years, but still concentrated on clinical voice sub-areas, in federal public institutions, predominantly in the Brazilian Southeast region, and in specific programs for Speech-Language Pathology
Summary
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. Besides improving graduate qualification, the analysis of bibliographic production stimulates scientific research, promotes teaching and contributes to the evolution of knowledge in the field[2]. 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 19764, 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 (1976-1998) in the first survey, 8 (8.8%) addressed the analysis of voice issues and its disorders[5]
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