PRECARIOUS AT WORK AND LEISURE: A STUDY ON SÃO PAULO PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS

Abstract

The general goal of this study was to investigate leisure activities among teachers employed by the São Paulo State’s Department of Education. At the same time, its specific goal was to find out how oscillations related to various employment relations, especially the clearly precarious working condition, influence their leisure. It is a case study conducted with 29 teachers from São Paulo public’s schools. It conducted documentary analysis of laws on teaching work; it applied a questionnaire on use of time; and it conducted semi-structured interviews. It found that part of teachers’ leisure time and space is pervaded by work. In addition, it was possible to see that more precarious working conditions tend to result in precarious leisure.

Keywords:
Leisure activities; Working Conditions; School Teachers