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The educative thinking of Fidel Castro Ruz as a builder of internationalist values in the health professionals

Abstract:

Introduction: Fidel Castro’s educative thinking for building values in health professionals constitutes a priceless tool for those who practice the lovely work of educating. Objectives: To carry out an approach to Fidel Castro Ruz’s educative thinking, highlighting the ideas inscribed in his work as a builder of internationalist values in the health professionals. Methods: As methods of greater protagonism to carry out this research we should highlight the logical-historical, the analytic-synthetic and the systematization. The systematization axis established was: the educative ideas about internationalism as a human value. In this area, Fidel Castro’s educative thinking is contained in the period from 1959 to 2009, his study as a guide for subsequent analysis was key guidelines in the research development. We identified 37 statements concerning internationalism in health, which were categorized and ranked according to their educative value. Later, 19 essential ideas were selected. Finally, 13 integrating theoretical nucleuses were drawn up to form an educative agenda for building internationalist values in the health professionals. Conclusions: Fidel Castro’s educative thinking on internationalism has been systematized and constitutes a methodological, regulatory and normative foundation in the context of building values in the health professionals.