Teachers’ working conditions: a rural school in the semi-arid region of Piauí

Abstract

Teaching working conditions are the set of resources and circumstances necessary for teachers to carry out their work and have an impact on the teaching-learning process. The objective of the research presented in this article was to investigate the conditions of teaching work in a rural high school located in a semi-arid in Piauí, Brazil. The qualitative approach was conducted through interviews with seven teachers who work night shifts in an annex of school, which serves young people from different rural communities. It was found that the working conditions offered to teachers are unsatisfactory in terms of the functions they perform, the employment relationship, the workload, transport conditions, infrastructure and the environmental conditions of the school space. The results made visible working conditions and how they impacted teachers' practice, reflecting on the teaching-learning process.