Abstract:
This qualitative study through action research, aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of dialogic processes in Sign Language, in health education, promoting the self-care of deaf adolescents. For the data collection, semi-structured interviews were held, with five deaf adolescents from a city in the south of Minas Gerais state. The data analysis was done through categorization using the influence of Paulo Freire. The results showed the lack of autonomy and awareness of actions for the self-care. In the educational action performed by the Dialogue Circles, it was found that deaf adolescents were motivated to interact and reflect on the meaning of status quo changes and about the roles of receptors and constructors of knowledge on self-care. In conclusion there is need motivating students to form new habits aiming at the formation of autonomous citizens, responsible for their own health, and taking into account their language singularities as a deaf person.
Keywords:
Education for health; Self-care; Deafness; Hearing impairment; Brazilian Sign Language