"Eu sou quem então?" : o reconhecimento do trabalho docente na educação infantil.

Abstract

"Then Who Am I?" The recognition of the teaching work in childhood education This study had as general objective to understand how the recognition of the teaching work in the childhood education interferes in the health of these teachers. It also sought to understand the changes in the context of childhood education and the factors that produce pleasure and suffering due to the work environment. The research was carried out in a municipality in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul, with eight teachers from the first stage of public education, through semi-structured interviews. The methodology used was an adaptation of the Psychodynamics of Work strictusensu. Teaching work in childhood education has undergone changes over time. These also refer to the organization of the current work, in which some teachers had to assume the pedagogical responsibility of more than one class. This has caused great suffering in the teachers. It is perceived that there is a social devaluation in relation to childhood education. On the other hand, there is the recognition by the children with whom the teachers work, manifested through affection and endearment. In this sense, it is perceived that recognition is fundamental so that the work has meaning for the subject.