Absenteísmo e qualidade de vida no trabalho docente do Centro Paula Souza - região do Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte

Abstract

The present dissertation consists of a case study of technical schools of the Centro Paula Souza, Regional of Vale do Paraiba and Litoral Norte which had as its goal teacher absenteeism, possible management strategies and its relation to quality of life in teaching work. Facing such challenge, we started an investigation of the research conducted until then in this management field. Of the references raised mainly in the educational field, nothing was found relating to professional training education. Therefore an investigative guideline was elaborated regarding the history, documents and operationalization related to the proposed topic, towards data gathering. In the first chapter, we deal with the institutional data of the Centro Paula Souza, work regimen, forms of monitoring work hours of each course and annual levels of teacher absenteeism. Moreover, we established the four ETECs with the highest levels of teacher absenteeism, between the 2nd semester of 2012 and the 1st semester of 2013, which constituted the object of qualitative and quantitative research. The second chapter presents a brief history regarding the study of QVT (Quality of Work Life, in Portuguese), considerations about teaching work, as well as the Walton and Westley models relating to the institutional strategic guidelines, basis to elaborating a survey applied to teachers. Finalizing this chapter, we present the qualitative and quantitative methodological aspects, by means of interviews, survey with teachers and documental research, utilized in data gathering. After the analysis of the results and providing fundament hypothesis and conclusions, we present the construction of an intervention and action plan in the third chapter, ending with final considerations with proposals involving school management actions integrated with institutional actions, in a network system, which determine several integrated fronts towards guaranteeing improvements in the school management, prevention and strategies, minimizing teacher absenteeism. Being aware that it will always exist and that its management is part of the operational routine of the school unit, in the creation of pedagogical and/or innovative management operational proposals, is one of the indications to new systematic potential research to provide continuity and depth to the topic.