Atratividade docente, escolhas e inserção profissional: um estudo com discentes do curso de Pedagogia

Abstract

The present work aims to analyze the factors that motivate students to choose the Pedagogy course and their expectations to act professionally. This is a research has a quantitative and qualitative approach, which used as a data collection instrument a questionnaire of 40 (forty) items, being: eleven (11) closed questions, twenty-two (22) hierarchical and seven (07) opened questions, aimed at an interpretation of three main axes: a) construction of the students' socioeconomic profile; b) identify the motivations for choosing the course; and c) analyze the professional expectations of the respondents. For that, we take as a presupposition of reading and analysis of the research the following authors Gatti (2009); Gatti; Barreto (2009); Jesus (2004); Tartuce et al (2010; 2014), Louzano et al (2010). The main results found point to: the low attractiveness of the teaching profession; the motivations for choosing the course, taking into account intrinsic and extrinsic factors; profile of mostly low-income students. In this sense, we conclude that the devaluation of the teaching profession is established in the scenario of today's society, contributing to many young people not wanting to choose a teaching career, not opting for undergraduate courses. Thus, there is a need for essential governmental actions in the fight for the reversal of this situation and in the establishment of the valorization of teaching, regarding three factors: 1) remuneration; 2) career and working conditions; and 3) initial and continuing education.