This paper presents a quantitative study concerning academic productions (dissertations and theses) on teachers' work in basic education from 1987 to 2007. The basic source used for research was "CAPES", a Brazilian Bank of Dissertations and Theses, and it was carried out through seven descriptors, derived from the main category "faculty work." The results of this study show the group of works produced, their ordering in historical periods, the main investigated aspects, the diffusion of subthemes throughout time, the researched levels and stages of education, and the locations of production. This is a work for systematization of found data and proposition of investigation hypotheses for further elaboration on the state of the art.
teachers' work; basic education; academic production
