A qualidade de vida no trabalho dos docentes idosos, atuantes na Rede Municipal de Ensino de Ponta Grossa - Paraná

Abstract

The labor market changes, in the XXI century, brought up new adaptions, mainly regarding human resources. These new adequacies occurred within the elderly population, especially in Ponta Grossa (Paraná). People of 60 years of age and above, today, constitute active labor force for business in general. The society is adapting to the population’s aging. This means to adapt and provide dignified conditions to personal and professional life of the elderly professionals. Within this context is the teaching profession, that must be aware of this reality, of the elderly professors, that are working within the state schools and must maintain not only the quality of education, but their quality of life in the work environment. In this perspective, the research aims to verify the quality of life in the work environment of the elderly professors in the city's municipal education system of Ponta Grossa-Paraná. To achieve this goal, an instrument of general assessment was used, the TQWL-42 (Total Qualify of Work Life), which assess, through forty two questions sectioned in the five great spheres – Biological/Physiological, Psychological/Behavioral, Sociological/Relational, Economical/Political and Environmental/Organizational, to assess the quality of life in the work environment. This instrument was applied to forty-eight elderly professors, ages sixty years old and above, up to July 31st of 2019, that work for the city's municipal education system of Ponta Grossa-Paraná. Alongside this instrument, the professors were asked: When one say the expression “quality of life in the work environment”, which are the first five words that come to mind, as well as, to justify their first choice. A bibliographical research was used in the study, as a cross curricular perspective, utilizing a mix method of approach (quality and quantitative), as methodological pathway. Lastly something was noted, there are references and studies regarding quality of life in the work environment, however, this study aimed to specify and verify the quality of life in the work environment of elderly professors in the basic education. With the use of the assessment instrument TQWL-42, it was verified that the highest score domain was the Psychological and Behavioral (77,21), considered very satisfactory results. Followed by the Environmental and Organizational (66,93), Biological and Physiological (66,15), Sociological and Relational (60,87) and with the lowest score the Economical and Political (57,62) considered adequate scores results, as well as general score (66,20). Is possible to conclude that along with the quantitative data, through the answers to the questionnaires, the elderly professors highlight that, having good health is essential to having quality in the work environment. The word health appeared the most in the answers (37,50%).