Abstract

TARTUCE, Gisela Lobo B. P.; NUNES, Marina M. R.  and  ALMEIDA, Patrícia Cristina Albieri de. Alunos do ensino médio e atratividade da carreira docente no Brasil. Cad. Pesqui. [online]. 2010, vol.40, n.140, pp.445-477. ISSN 0100-1574.

This article presents the results of research, the objective of which was to investigate the attractiveness of the teaching career in Brazil from the viewpoint of students in the final year of secondary education, since it has been widely disclosed that adolescents have lost interest in choosing teaching as a profession. The study was carried out in public and private schools in large or medium-size cities in different regions in Brazil. The data used for the analyses originated from two sources: a questionnaire and discussion groups. The results show that rejection of a teaching career is a recurrent theme among the young people involved in the research. The justifications of the students for the lack of attractiveness of the career are related to the absence of any personal identification with teaching, the social and financial conditions associated with exercising the profession, the students' own school experience and family influence.

Keywords : Teacher Education; Career Choice; Teachers; Profissionalization.

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