This article presents a synthesis of results of a researching on collectible work among teachers of the public education in Belo Horizonte county. The analysis relies over studies made about the collectible dimension of work, which includes the conceptual plurality of the term, as well as the form of collectible work and the types of collaboration among teachers. The empirical material was obtained by means of documental study and interviews made with teachers in two schools in Belo Horizonte county. The results reveal distinct ways of conceiving and nominating the collective work among teachers from the investigated schools and it is important to mention that different forms of collaboration with several objectives and distinct consequences are possible to observe. Within the analyzed context, according to teachers' perception, the collective practice is becoming increasingly scarcer to translate into discussions of immediate and temporary aspects which involve the teaching work.
Teacher's work; Collective Work; Collaborative Work; Public Education in Belo Horizonte County