A dicotômica relação de prazer e sofrimento no trabalho do docente de pós-graduação em uma universidade pública

Abstract

This research aimed to draw in perspective dejourian, the demographic profile and professional teachers who work in the program of post-graduate studies in specific master; identify factors that generate pleasure and pain at work this faculty, as well as the reasons encourage and support the participation of teachers in graduate programs. This is an exploratory, descriptive, qualitative, conducted with 06 university professors, the permanent framework of post-graduate studies centers of Health Sciences and Social Sciences and Humanities of a public higher education institution, the state of Rio Grande do Sul For data collection instrument was developed in two parts, the first containing the survey questions for sociodemographic data and professional and the second part consists of an interview guide with semi-structured questions. Data were analyzed using content analysis of Bardin. The categories originating from the data analysis are described in three articles, which together comprise the essence of this study. Results showed reflective understandings about the role of teaching in a university setting capitalist productivity, which are affected by work pressure, which triggers pain. The recognition of suffering is not described explicitly. Identifies a dichotomous relationship between pleasure and pain at work and such conditions manifest themselves due to the tasks of a university teacher as well as the demands and poor working conditions. Moreover, the participation of teachers in graduate programs in the School in which they operate may confer national and international prominence in some situations. For this it is necessary to highlight meet the guidelines dictated by the funding agencies, in particular the Coordination of Improvement of Professional Level (Capes), in which the demands of production, publication and research are intense. Thus, there is emphasis on teaching grounded in tripod Teaching, Research and Extension. The management also appears as another important role of teachers in public higher education institutions. We find that teachers are put under strong pressure to achieve the required levels of productivity, as well as seek to advance the construction of knowledge and prestige, and situations that point to the experience of the dichotomous relationship between pleasure and pain in this context.