Abstract

CASTANHO, Maria Eugênia. Trabalho, educação e sociedade: práticas pedagógicas e formação do educador. Linhas Críticas [online]. 2008, vol.14, n.27, pp.177-190. ISSN 1981-0431.

The text refers to a study that aims at the complex relations between work and higher education by pointing out means for attaining quality in the work of teaching. An investigation was made of a course that operated full-time (during the day and also in the evenings) in a big university in the region of Campinas, SP, Brazil, by interviewing teachers and graduating students. The main focus of the study was the working student. Results showed that, generally speaking, didactic activity is not related to the reality of work, both remaining in separate worlds. It was concluded that there are measures that can be adopted for improving the quality of university teaching improves, specifically in the case of working students.

Keywords : Work and Higher Education; Working Student; Quality of Teaching.

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