Teacher attractiveness of ingressants in Pedagogy course

Abstract

This article discusses the attractiveness of teachers among newcomers to the Pedagogy Course. The objective was to know the motivation for students to enter the first period of the course, since the teaching profession seems to be undervalued. The article describes and analyzes the current context of teaching, highlights the issue of teacher appreciation and career attractiveness. It also brings the results of field research conducted with the 65 students of the 1st period of the Pedagogy Course, from a state institution, in a city of Rio de Janeiro / Brazil, who answered a questionnaire in the 2nd semester of 2018. Research indicates that the Pedagogy Course was not the first college option for most students, who chose it for a variety of reasons. The most cited were: enjoying working with children and the opportunity to complete their studies.