Quality of work life of teachers of Physical Education of the Municipal Schools

The purpose of this study was to analyze the perceptions of teachers regarding their quality of life at work and verify the satisfaction of these professionals regarding the context of the actuation of the physical education teachers on the Municipal Schools. The study is characterized as a descriptive research with a quantitative approach. The instruments of data collection were a survey to investigate the sociodemographic profile and "Rating Scale of Quality of Life at Work perceived by Physical Education teachers of elementary and high school" (QVT-PEF) (Both et al., 2006). On the data analysis the answers given by teachers in relation to QVT-PEF was used weighting equations of Lemos (2007), where the responses were grouped into three categories, namely: dissatisfied, satisfied and undecided. The tests of chi-square and Fisher's Exact were used to check for differences in categorical variables, from the STATA statistical software, version 12.0, the level of significance was p <0.05. Meanwhile the other data were analyzed for descriptive statistics, with values of frequency and percentage. The sample was composed by surveys that returned, 118 surveys were distributed, whose percentage of return was 79.66%, a rate that, second (Both et al, 2008), can be considered as satisfactory for this kind of study. Of the 94 teachers surveyed 36.2% are male and 63.8% are female. Regarding age 46.8% of them are until 39 years old and 53.2% are 40 years old or more. Regarding marital status 54.3% are married and 45.7% are single, divorced or widowers. And about family income, 64.9% receive up to five minimum wages while 35.1% receive six times the minimum wage or more. As regards the networks 69.1% only work in the municipal school network and 30.8% of them work in municipal and others schools. Is important emphasize that the vast majority of teachers, 76.7% works only in the classroom, while just 23.3% of them work in the classroom and other administrative positions, and just 29.8% of these teachers have a workload of up to 39 hours, while 70.2% of them have a workload of 40 hours or more. As for the desire to professional change 77.7% of the teachers do not want to change jobs while 22.3% demonstrated desire for change. The results showed a high percentage of indecision, but with a contingent of satisfaction to dimensions as immediate opportunity for the use and development of human capacities; Constitutionalism in the work organization and social relevance of work life. It becomes evident dissatisfaction related to the dimensions of pay, working conditions and work and full space of life. The job and salary plans must address the qualification, as well as ensuring better remuneration by career advancement.O objetivo desta pesquisa foi analisar a percepção dos docentes quanto a sua qualidade de vida no trabalho, bem como verificar a satisfação desses profissionais no que diz respeito ao contexto de atuação dos professores de Educação Física da Rede Municipal de Ensino da cidade de Pelotas. A investigação caracterizou-se como uma pesquisa descritiva com uma abordagem quantitativa. A população foi composta por 118 professores de Educação Física, pertencentes às 40 escolas da zona urbana. Os instrumentos de coleta de dados foram questionários para investigar o perfil sociodemográfico e a Escala de Avaliação da Qualidade de Vida no Trabalho percebida por professores de Educação Física do Ensino Fundamental e Médio (QVT-PEF). Para análise dos dados, categorizou-se as respostas emitidas pelos professores no que se refere ao QVT-PEF e utilizou-se as equações de ponderação de Lemos (2007), sendo as respostas agregadas em três categorias, quais sejam: insatisfeitos, indecisos e satisfeitos. Os testes do Qui-quadrado e o Exato de Fisher foram aplicados para verificar a existência de diferenças nas variáveis categóricas, a partir do programa estatístico STATA, versão 12.0, cujo nível de significância adotado foi p