Abstract
The article discusses the educational practices developed regarding children’s schooling by ten male teachers, who are fathers, living in five cities in the state of Minas Gerais. First, we conducted a survey at the Regional Teaching Superintendence of Ouro Preto aiming to identify the number of teachers working in basic education, and then, we proceeded to the choice of subjects. Next, the male teachers, who are fathers, answered a questionnaire to assess their sociological, professional and educational profile and we conducted semi-structured interviews focused on family educational dynamics and practices. The results indicate that male teachers, who are also fathers, with an extensive teaching workload, play a role in monitoring their children’s school life. However, they do not exercise strong regulation and control of school and extra school activities, and often remain behind the scenes in the process of family schooling monitoring.
FATHERS TEACHERS; EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE; CHILD; SCHOOLING