masterThesis
Distúrbio de voz relacionado ao trabalho das docentes das séries iniciais do ensino fundamental de um município da região metropolitana de Curitiba-PR
Fecha
2016-08-10Registro en:
MACIEL, Sirley Machado. Distúrbio de voz relacionado ao trabalho das docentes das séries iniciais do ensino fundamental de um município da região metropolitana de Curitiba-PR. 2016. 166 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Tecnologia) - Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, 2016.
Autor
Maciel, Sirley Machado
Resumen
The objective of this study was to evaluate the individual and collective representations of teachers of the early grades of elementary school in a city in the outskirts of Curitiba regarding Voice Disorders Related to Work (VDRW) according to the Occupational Health field. From this perspective, during the project, we tried to: 1) Evaluate how issues of gender and sexual division of labor contribute to teachers’ VDRW in the early grades of elementary school of this city; 2) Check which technological solutions and individual and collective coping strategies to VDRW are used by these teachers. Starting from the proposed objectives and in order to meet the research protocol, we used a qualitative-interpretative research methodology, and the data collection instrument was semi-structured interviews using the focus group technique. This work is divided into two stages: 1) Bibliographic research, whose objective was to identify and support a theoretical framework for this study and the current legislation about this issue in Brazil. Books, specific scientific articles in the area and 47 theses and dissertations were analyzed. 2) Empirical research, whose objective was to analyze the teachers’ representations about VDRW, according to the Occupational Health field and to verify if the data found in literature is confirmed or not in empirical research. With this study we concluded that: Teachers have showed emotional attachment to their work, with almost unconditional love and as if work was a mission; this condition prevents them to question working conditions that cause tiredness and favor diseases that are not common among teachers; Teachers who already have VDRW recognize that working and environmental conditions are the main cause of the development and recurrence of this problem, but feel helpless and devoid of laws and regulations. Teachers with VDRW are aware of several technical and technological resources for their treatment; however, they have little access to prevention resources and almost never make use of popular medicine or home remedies for treatment or prevention. Material, instructional and teaching apparatus that could be replaced as preventative measures in classrooms are known by the teachers, but not available. Alternative engineering and architecture in the construction of schools and classrooms that could avoid the main problems relating to environment are not implemented. The teachers recognize that VDRW is a labor disease and know the importance of the initiatives of institutions such as the Department of Education and the Union for prevention, treatment and healing of VDRW. Women are actually more likely to develop VDRW due to different factors related to gender and sexual division of labor. In addition to these aspects, this profession is also associated with high vocal demand and lack of training and preparation for the professional use of voice.