Violência contra professores de educação física no ensino público do estado do Paraná

The objective of this work was to investigate aggression in the teacher-student relationship, experienced by teachers of physical education employed in primary and secondary schools in the public sector. The study involved 102 teachers working in 14 towns in the state of Parana. A questionnaire developed by the authors was used, with an internal consistency of α= 0.902 (Crombach's Alpha). Statistical analysis was carried out using the SPSS program version 14.0 with a level of significance of p<0.05. It was found that 87.3% of the teachers had witnessed or experienced an episode involving acts of aggression in the school environment and 73.5% frequently received verbal insults. Teachers in the northwest region of the state are more exposed to situations of aggression from students compared to teachers from the central region. This relationship was the same among teachers who were single and those who were married. It was notable that teachers who gave classes in only one educational establishment felt safer in their workplace and that female teachers were more likely to seek help to resolve conflicts in the workplace. Aggression towards teaching staff in the teacher-student relationship is concluded to be at a worrying level.