The precarization of teaching work in rural schools in a municipality in Brazil s Midwest region

This qualitative field research aimed to identify the context and working conditions of teaching in rural schools in Jataí, Goiás, within the framework of New Public Management (NPM), pressured by the capitalist mode of production. Linked to the Educational Policies, Management, and Teacher Education research line of a Graduate Program in Education (PPGE) in Brazil’s Midwest region, this paper presents data collected through a Google Forms questionnaire administered to twenty basic education teachers. The results indicate that many rural school teachers work under temporary contracts and teach subjects for which they do not have specific training. In addition, the rationalization of labor costs and the horizontalization of the production process are observed, characterized by the recording of classes intended for broadcast throughout the state, while teachers in schools are dedicated solely to assisting students in viewing these classes. https://doi.org/10.21723/riaee.v21i00.2079702