CONSTRUCTION OF TEACHING PROFESSIONALISM: BEING THE SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AT THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO

Abstract

The study analyzes the construction of the teaching professionalism of Substitute Professors at UFPE, based on theoretical references and qualitative research involving 332 professionals until 2017. It explores the concept of professionalism, historically linked to union struggles and workers' capacities, and its evolution in the educational context. He highlights professional experience as the main reason to act as a substitute, despite challenges such as precarious working conditions.