Ednalva Telinhos

Ednalva Telinhos holds a Master's degree in Museology and is currently a PhD candidate in Education with the project “Teacher dissatisfaction: reflection of a devalued profession”.

Advisor: António Teodoro

• Education
• Teacher professionalization

Abstract

The relevance and interest in teacher dissatisfaction arise from the fact that it is associated with such important variables as unease, demotivation, failure and professional achievement. Thus, this study aims to identify which factors contribute to the dissatisfaction of teachers of the Centro Educacional Municipal Fênix, in the municipality of Lauro de Freitas/BA, as well as to investigate and analyze this teachers’ emotional state. For the development of this research, I will be guided, at first, by the starting question Does teacher dissatisfaction affect professional performance? From this questioning, the problematic that will conduct my research was elaborated: What are the factors of dissatisfaction and how it affects the performance of teachers of the Centro Educacional Municipal Fênix, in the municipality of Lauro de Freitas/BA. To answer this problematic, I formulated two hypotheses, which are: Teacher dissatisfaction has increased in recent years; and when there is social valorization, the index of teacher dissatisfaction decreases. As for the research method, I emphasize that choosing a research methodology cannot be a mere matter of preference, but must be in accordance with what one intends to know. Therefore, as I intend to understand the behavior of about 60 teachers of the Centro Educacional Municipal Fênix, I will employ the qualitative method, through interviews and participant-observation, during the break times between classes, in the teachers’ room, in informal and formal conversations, so that I can understand the behavior and the reasons why teacher dissatisfaction has increased in recent years, generating an identity crisis.