Comprendiendo las reglas emocionales en el trabajo docente: un estudio con profesoras de enseñanza básica.

The objective of the study was to identify and characterize the emotional rules that female elementary school teachers perceive in their work. From a qualitative approach, in-depth and episodic interviews were conducted with four female teachers. Four emotional rules were identified: teachers must feel passion for their work; they must maintain emotional balance in their work; they must bond affectively with their students; they must regulate between giving affection and setting limits in their relationship with them. Four characteristics were recognized: the emotional rules are implicit; they are defined on the basis of personal and professional principles; non-compliance with these rules generates self-critical reflections in the teachers and forms of external control for their compliance are recognized. It is discussed how the rules identified are consistent with the literature; these rules are fundamentally deployed in the relationship with students and their forms of control could be influenced by accountability policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]