Os desafios da docência: motivações e desmotivações do professor no espaço escolar

Abstract

The core of the question, which involves the teacher teaching practice embedded in the postmodern context, is all about his motivation and demotivation within the school. In face of an oppressive educational context, with regard to the treatment given to Brazilian educators, many of them opted to end their career due to disadvantageous panorama, psychologically, financially and physically. Because of the setback in relation to professionals of education, this work started from a personal dissatisfaction as a graduated Portuguese teacher. This same sense of rejection and disrespect were also found in other professionals of this area towards not only those who make up the School community, but also from the Brazilian educational political conjuncture. Therefore, the objective of this work is to understand the main reasons that might lead a teacher to become motivated or discouraged before their work activity. In this monograph, a theoretical framework on the challenges of the Brazilian teacher was constructed, as well as teacher profile and role. In addition, the literature dealt with the motivations and demotivations of teachers inside and outside the classroom; Of the confrontation between the precarious formation of the teacher and the reality existing in the workplace and how all this reverberates negatively not only in the life of a professional of education but also directly and indirectly influences the lives of those who contribute to the socioeconomic development of a nation. In order to understand the complexity of this situation, this author's biography was used as one of the examples of the realities to be studied; In addition, fifteen Portuguese teachers participated through a qualitative and quantitative questionnaire. Then, the data was elaborated based on theories, which discuss motivation and demotivation. This monograph ends by taking into account the contradictions existing in the educational environment and how they may be (un)favorable in keeping a professional as a demotivated teacher in his educational practice.