Graduates of Mathematics Degree Courses: what does recent research say about their professional and academic choices?
This study aims to analyze the professional and academic choices of graduates of Mathematics Degree Courses, discussed in scientific productions published in the period from 2020 to 2023 in Brazil. Using the descriptors “Graduates in Mathematics”, “Degree in Mathematics” and “Choices of Graduates in...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL) |
| Repositorio: | Debates em Educação |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.seer.ufal.br:article/18683 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.seer.ufal.br/index.php/debateseducacao/article/view/18683 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Mathematics Degree Courses Mathematics Graduates Professional and Academic Choices Teacher Training Teaching Profession Licenciatura en Matemáticas Licenciados en Matemáticas Opciones Profesionales y Académicas Formación del Profesorado Profesión Docente Cursos de Licenciatura em Matemática Egressos de Matemática Escolhas Profissionais e Acadêmicas Formação de Professores Profissão Docente |
| Sumario: | This study aims to analyze the professional and academic choices of graduates of Mathematics Degree Courses, discussed in scientific productions published in the period from 2020 to 2023 in Brazil. Using the descriptors “Graduates in Mathematics”, “Degree in Mathematics” and “Choices of Graduates in Mathematics”, a thesis and two dissertations were chosen. In order to analyze these studies, the following categories emerged: Disenchantment with teaching while still an undergraduate; The supervised curricular internship in Mathematics; The intensification, precariousness and devaluation of teaching work; The Mathematics studied in the degree versus The Mathematics needed for Basic Education and, finally, the professional and academic choices of graduates from Mathematics Degree Courses. The results converge towards a low choice of teaching career, given the intensification and precariousness of teachers' work; unattractive salaries that don't even reach the national salary floor; a scenario of abandonment and disenchantment with the teaching career, the result of indiscipline, lack of interest and demotivation among students. In addition, emotional exhaustion, crowded classrooms and a lack of affection from the teacher trainer and even colleagues are also challenging aspects in this process. |
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