Abstract

MARINHO, Paulo Roberto Ribeiro; SCHMIDT, Maria Luiza Gava  and  VASCONCELOS, Mário Sérgio. Work and Education: A Case Study with Rural School Teachers. Estud. pesqui. psicol. [online]. 2021, vol.21, n.3, pp. 850-868. ISSN 1808-4281.  http://dx.doi.org/10.12957/epp.2021.62686.

This article proposes to analyze the work context of teachers who work at two rural schools in the country side of the state of São Paulo. It aims to demonstrate that the work environment may be related to the teachers' risk of illness according to the worker's health perspective. The study methodology consists in an exploratory descriptive case study with a quantitative focus, which counted on the participation of 20 teachers from both rural schools. The data collection instruments were a Sociodemographic Questionnaire and the Work Context Assessment Scale (EACT), which address the aspects of organization, working conditions as well as socio-professional relationships. The results pointed to a critical level with respect to the three evaluated factors in "B" school, indicating aspects such as the insufficient number of people to perform the tasks, which tend to be repetitive, among others factors. About the "A" school, the Work Organization factor was negatively assessed as the rest period tends to be short as well as the task rules tend to be very rigid. These aspects reveal a state of concern in schools and have shown the need of some intervention measures in this environment in order to minimize the risks to the health of the teachers who work at rural schools.

Keywords : work context; teachers; rural school; risks to health.

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