Collective and collaborative work at schools: Work conditions and principles

Authors

  • Renata Cristina Oliveira Barrichelo Cunha Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba - UNIMEP
  • Andreza Barbosa Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba - UNIMEP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/edu.2017.213.13949

Abstract

This article discusses the collective work of teachers in regular public schools and analyzes the importance of the working conditions and the definition of principles that contribute for collective work to become a collaborative work. The data for this analysis came from a research involving one school in the state of São Paulo and the Regional Board of Education. Researchers followed the routine of the activities related to collective pedagogical work and observed meetings between teachers and supervisors. The research demonstrates that collective work becomes collaborative when teachers work based on principles agreed upon collectively, highlighting the following principles: a commitment to students learning; a debate focused on critical thinking and understanding of students’ reality; and an effort for the integration and cooperation among teachers.

Keywords: collective work, working conditions, collaborative partnership.

Author Biographies

Renata Cristina Oliveira Barrichelo Cunha, Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba - UNIMEP

Doutora em Educação pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)e professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (Núcleo de Trabalho Docente, Formação de Professores e Políticas Educacionais)

Andreza Barbosa, Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba - UNIMEP

Mestre em Educação pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP) e doutora em Educação Escolar pela Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP/Araraquara). Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba  (Núcleo de Trabalho Docente, Formação de Professores e Políticas Educacionais)

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Published

2017-12-30

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2017): September/December

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