Published 2025-09-12
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The Conception of the Teacher as an Intellectual: A Case Study

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15332/nn5s4p78
Karla Karina Ruiz Mendoza Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

This study primarily aims to examine the perception held by Full-Time Professors (FTPs) of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Autonomous University of Baja California regarding the role of the educator as an intellectual. A qualitative approach was adopted under the interpretive paradigm of Symbolic Interactionism, using a case study design. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight FTPs to explore their conception of the intellectual role of the teacher. A conceptual relationship was found between the figure of the intellectual and that of the university professor, considering the latter as an intellectual in their own right. The participants linked the 20th-century definition of an intellectual with the dimensions provided by Paulo Freire and Henry Giroux, highlighting the role of the teacher as a motivator, critical thinker, and transformative intellectual. Some conclusions are that the conception of the university teacher as an intellectual resonates with the approaches of Gramsci and Giroux, underscoring the importance of the critical and transformative function of the teacher in higher education.

keywords: university teaching, symbolic interactionism, intellectuals, critical pedagogy, qualitative method
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Ruiz Mendoza, K. K. (2025). The Conception of the Teacher as an Intellectual: A Case Study. Revista Interamericana De Investigación Educación Y Pedagogía RIIEP, 17(1), 238-267. https://doi.org/10.15332/nn5s4p78
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