O sentido do trabalho para profissionais da educação: uma análise comparativa entre professores de instituições da rede pública e privada de Santa Maria - RS

Abstract

The meaning of work is its value to the subject's eyes and the representation that it is done. It is consistency between them, driven by the expectations and values, which directs actions. It is understood that understand this meaning assigned by the university lecturer is one of the keys to building a quality education, able to train individuals to meet their own needs and those of your country. This study aimed to analyze the meaning of the work of higher education professors in Santa Maria - RS, ensuring there is influence on the nature of the institution - public and private. Therefore, we carried out a quantitative-qualitative research, through which it was realized that the attribution of meaning to work for these professors is driven by factors such as recognition, autonomy, respect, feeling of belonging, social contribution. O interest in the work that gives pleasure and personal satisfaction was considered important, as well as a work that fosters social and human relations. Overall, this study showed the centrality of work in people's lives, which highlighted the importance of labor activity in the lives of professors surveyed in relation to time organization, which is dedicated much to teaching. In short, we realized the occurrence of a greater number of similarities between the perceptions of professores of both institutions as the two constructs analyzed in this study than disparities.