Limits of dignity of teachers in management practices in brazilian universities

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyze how management practices mediated by social relations in Brazilian universities reflect the dignity of teachers. The relations of production are permeated by conflicts between workers and managers, involving power issues,  knowledge  and the need to make the most productive organizations. The methodology used to achieve the proposed objective was the qualitative approach, through in-depth interviews conducted with teachers who work in these universities. It was possible to map absences and emergencies and identify that respect, autonomy and dignity appeared in some reports as absences in private universities, because of the prevailing productionist logic.