Hector Abad Gomez as the People's Educator. An Approach to his Life, Work and Discourses

Authors

  • Luis Emilio Zea Bustamante University of Antioquia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rfnsp.v35n2a02

Keywords:

people's education, educators, promoters, healthcare

Abstract

Objective: To propose Hector Abad Gomez as the people's healthcare educator by approaching his life and his work. Methodology: This historical pedagogical research conducted a critical reading of 173 written by Abad Gómez or about his life, selecting 70 of them. Discussion: Hector Abad Gomez recreated in his works Paulo Freire's tenets regarding what it is to be a people's educator, integrating in his life principles and values like ethical-political coherence, the transformation of reality and direct Community work. These
three items make up one of his greatest proposals: Rural Healthcare promoters. Conclusions: Hector Abad’s work with promoters, his actions as a human rights advocate and his life as an educator rank him as one of the first people's Educators in Colombia, where Healthcare & Life appear as scenarios for the vindication of human dignity.
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Author Biography

Luis Emilio Zea Bustamante, University of Antioquia

PhD in Education, Master in Educational and Social Development, Nurse. University of Antioquia, Colombia.

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2017-05-29

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Zea Bustamante LE. Hector Abad Gomez as the People’s Educator. An Approach to his Life, Work and Discourses. Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública [Internet]. 2017 May 29 [cited 2025 Jan. 31];35(2):179-85. Available from: https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/fnsp/article/view/325368

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Vol. 35 No. 2 (2017): Mayo-Agosto

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Research

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