TEACHER ABSENTEEISM: CHALLENGES TO PUBLIC EDUCATION POLICIES

Fernandes, Fabiana Silva; Davis, Claudia; Pimenta, Cláudia Oliveira; Moro, Adriano; Silva, Vandré Gomes da

doi:10.1590/198053149880_en

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PUBLIC POLICIES, EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT • Cad. Pesqui. 53 • 2023 • https://doi.org/10.1590/198053149880_en copy

TEACHER ABSENTEEISM: CHALLENGES TO PUBLIC EDUCATION POLICIES

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Abstract

The article describes the phenomenon of absenteeism among municipal teachers in the city of São Paulo and seeks to understand how education professionals view teacher nonattendance and organize to face this problem in schools. Based on a bibliographic review, a statistical descriptive analysis was conducted with variables related to public servant absences and the profile of professionals in the teacher workforce. In addition, the results collected through interviews in twenty school units were analyzed. The study recommends for improvements to be outlined in teachers’ working conditions, aiming particularly to reduce the excessive number of students per classroom, raise wage levels in order to prevent accumulation of positions, and invest in the teaching career so as to make it more attractive.

EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATION MANAGEMENT; ABSENTEEISM; TEACHERS’ WORKING CONDITIONS

Career length	Absences
Career length	None	%	1 to 10	%	11 to 20	%	More than 20	%	Total	%
Less than 5 years	317	16.1	10,788	30.3	2,914	22.5	397	13.0	14,416	26.9
From 5 to 15 years	799	40.7	13,712	38.5	5,489	42.3	1,406	46.1	21,406	39.9
From 15 to 25 years	667	33.9	9,455	26.5	3,988	30.8	1,154	37.9	15,264	28.5
25 years or more	182	9.3	1,679	4.7	578	4.5	90	3.0	2,529	4.7
Total	1,965	100	35,634	100	12,969	100	3,047	100	53,615	100

Status	No absence	%	1 to 10 absences	%	11 to 20 absences	%	Over 20 absences	%	Total	%
Tenured	1,857	3.5	34,882	66.4	12,778	24.3	3,034	5.8	52,551	100
Temporary	87	10.5	598	72.0	137	16.5	8	1.0	830	100
Others	21	9.0	154	65.8	54	23.1	5	2.1	234	100
Total	1,965	3.7	35,634	66.5	12,969	24.2	3,047	5.7	53,615	100

Weekly hours	No absence	%	1 to 10 absences	%	11 to 20 absences	%	More than 20 absences	%	Total	%
Less than 30 hours	182	3	3,881	70	1,424	26	96	2	5,583	100
30 hours	835	2	25,329	74	7,577	22	393	1	34,134	100
40 hours	2	8	15	60	5	20	3	12	25	100
More than 40 hours	944	7	6,407	46	3,963	29	2,555	18	13,869	100
Total	1,963	4	35,632	67	12,969	24	3,047	6	53,611	100

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[1] Translated by: Fernando Effori de Mello^VI