Problematizing education in a corporate space: Possibilities developed by an occupational health and safety team

Abstract

Objective: to describe a problematizing education action in a corporate space, together with an Occupational health and safety team of a Brazilian electric energy company, and to analyze the experiences expressed by the team participants in the light of Paulo Freire’s theoretical framework. Method: a descriptive and exploratory research of qualitative approach, where the steps of the Maguerez Arch were adopted. The study included 12 participants. The speeches were transcribed and the results were analyzed in the light of the theoretical reference of Paulo Freire. Results: respecting the rhythm of the participants, there were five face-to-face meetings, in which the team asked questions about the Ministry of Labor and Employment Regulatory Norm No. 35. Conclusion: it was possible to confirm that problematizing educational action is possible to implement in the corporate sphere, it promotes dialogue, exchange of knowledge, leads to criticism and reflection on the reality in which the participants are inserted and contributes in the search of solutions to the problems of day-to-day work.