Feminization of teaching in basic education and construction of values education: a case study

The teaching that for many years was a profession exclusively made up of men, with the changes in society and women entering the labor market now has mostly women in its composition. Therefore, this study investigated the role of women in teaching in basic education of elementary school at a school in Quixeramobim-CE. Therefore, used as a methodology, first toresearch literature on the role of women in teaching in the elementary school network and was later the field in a municipal school for data collection. In progress, a sample of six of that school teachers was used and interviews were conducted with participants. The results were analyzed by Bradin content analysis technique and generated categories. These categories lead to the role of women reflection on society and how it affects the school environment, with emphasis on the issues behind the nomenclature used for teachers as "aunt", the view of women as fragile and caregiver sex, and the influence of teachers in educational changes in the city. Finally, it is concluded thatteaching was one of the first professions accepted by society and the course of history women were gaining social spaces.