Precarization of teaching work in higher education: an approach based on the 2023 Higher Education Census

uma abordagem a partir do censo da educação superior 2023

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-57652025v30id294570

Keywords:

higher education, precarization of teaching work, higher education census

Abstract

The article addresses teaching work in higher education, focusing on its precarization. The investigative problem arises from the following question: to what extent do the data from the 2023 Higher Education Census indicate elements that demonstrate the precarization of teaching work? The objective is to analyze the precarization of teaching work based on the data presented in the 2023 Higher Education Census. This is a qualitative, bibliographic research with an exploratory objective and documentary data collection. The conclusions indicate that higher education, by adopting management practices typical of neoliberalism, has increased the precarization of teaching work through a higher student-to-teacher ratio, flexibilization of employment contracts, expansion of the distance learning model, and platformization of the sector. This phenomenon is more noticeable in private higher education institutions.

Author Biographies

  • Dr. Marlon Sandro Lesnieski, University of the West of Santa Catarina

    PhD in Education from the University of the West of Santa Catarina (UNOESC) (2024). Master’s in Communication Sciences from the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS, 2012). Specialist in Communication Creation and Production from UNOESC (2009). Bachelor’s in Social Communication from UNOESC (2007). Teaching degree in History from UNIASSELVI (2022). Member of the Study and Research Group on Pedagogical Processes and Higher Education Policies in Santa Catarina (GEPPPPES-SC). Served as an Adjunct Professor in the social sciences and education programs at UNOESC (2012–2020). Editor of the Electronic Annals of Social Communication (2017–2020). Researcher at the Ibero-American Network of Studies and Research on Higher Education Policies and Processes (RIEPPES). Currently, he is a professor in the Management and Business programs at the National Commercial Apprenticeship Service (SENAC-SC).

  • Dr. Marcio Giusti Trevisol, University of the West of Santa Catarina

    PhD in Education from the University of Passo Fundo (UPF). Master’s in Ethics and Political Philosophy from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). Specialist in Philosophy Teaching Methodology from the University of Passo Fundo (UPF). Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy from the Assunção University Center (UNIFAI). Professor at the University of the West of Santa Catarina (Unoesc). He works in the Graduate Program in Education (PPGEd), in the research line of Education, Public Policies, and Citizenship, as well as in Undergraduate and Lato Sensu Graduate courses. He has developed research on educational policies in higher and basic education, focusing on teacher education and practice, democratization of education, internationalization, neoliberal policies, and critical theory in education. He is the leader of the Study and Research Group on Pedagogical Processes and Higher Education Policies in Santa Catarina (GEPPPPES/SC), a researcher of the Ibero-American Network of Studies and Research on Higher Education Policies and Processes (RIEPPES Unoesc/Unicamp), of the Higher Education Studies and Research Group (GEPES-UPF/RS), and Vice-leader of the Communication, Media, and Society research group. He is a member of the Nexus Scientia International Research Network. In extension activities, he works on teacher training in state, private, and municipal networks, providing and structuring teacher development courses. He is the associate editor of the journal Revista Roteiro (Qualis A2). In 2022, he served as the Coordinator of Research, Graduate Studies, Extension, and Innovation (PPGEI) at Unoesc. From 2021 to 2022, he worked in the Teaching Support Center (NAP). He is a member of the Structuring Teaching Core (NDE) of the undergraduate program in Social Communication: Advertising and Publicity, as well as the undergraduate programs in Pedagogy, Mathematics, Languages, Physics, Chemistry, and Sociology. He is also a member of the Municipal Education Council of Joaçaba, representing Higher Education.

  • Natália Pozzebon Oleinick, University of the West of Santa Catarina

    Master’s student in the Stricto Sensu Graduate Program in Education at the University of the West of Santa Catarina (Unoesc), in the research line of Education, Public Policies, and Citizenship. Member and researcher of the Study and Research Group on Pedagogical Processes and Higher Education Policies in Santa Catarina (GEPPPPES/SC). Holds a Lato Sensu postgraduate degree in Neuromarketing from Centro Universitário Internacional Uninter and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Communication with a focus on Advertising and Publicity from the University of the West of Santa Catarina (Unoesc).

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2025-12-10

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Vol. 30 (2025)

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Precarization of teaching work in higher education: an approach based on the 2023 Higher Education Census: uma abordagem a partir do censo da educação superior 2023. Avaliação: Revista da Avaliação da Educação Superior, Campinas; Sorocaba, SP, v. 30, p. e025032, 2025. DOI: 10.1590/1982-57652025v30id294570. Disponível em: https://submission.scielo.br/index.php/aval/article/view/294570. Acesso em: 18 dec. 2025.