Relações de classe e de gênero e modificações no processo do trabalho docente

Um exame da composição de classe ao longo das duas últimas décadas aponta para algo bastante dramático. O processo de proletarização tem tido um efeito tanto amplo quanto consistente. Dada a crise fiscal do estado, esse impacto será sentido mais diretamente entre empregados do estado, tal como o professorado. O processo de trabalho docente tem se tornado sujeito aos mesmos processos que têm levado à proletarização de muitos outros empregos. Contudo, o professorado não é constituído somente de pessoas situadas numa determinada classe. São pessoas também situadas num determinado gênero. Há uma evidente conclusão a ser tirada das análises da proletarização. Em toda categoria ocupacional, as mulheres estão mais sujeitas ao processo de proletarização que os homens. Este padrão é, naturalmente, amplamente reproduzido dentro da educação. Embora a imensa maioria do professorado nos Estados Unidos seja constituída de mulheres, a maioria dos cargos de direção nas escolas elementares é mantido por homens. Eu argumento que, a menos que vejamos as conexões entre essas duas dinâmicas - classe e gênero - não poderemos entender a história e os tentativos presentes para racionalizar a educação ou as raízes e os efeitos da proletarização sobre o próprio ato docente. É na intersecção dessas duas dinâmicas que se pode começar a deslindar algumas das razões pelas quais os procedimentos para racionalizar o trabalho docente têm se desenvolvido.An examination of changes in class composition over the past two decades points out something quite dramatically. The process of proletarianization has had both a large and consistent effect. Given the fiscal crisis of the state, this impact will be felt more directly among state employees such as teachers. The labor process of teaching was becoming susceptible to similar processes that had led to the proletarianization of many other jobs. Yet, teachrs are not only classed actors. They are gendered actors as well. A striking conclusion is evident from the analyses of proletarianization. In every occupational category, women are more apt to be proletariannized than men. This pattern is, of course, largely reproduced within education. While the overwhelming majority of school teachers in the United States are women, many more men are principals of elementary schools. I want to claim that unless we see the connections between these two dynamics - class and gender - we cannot understand the history of and current attempts at rationalizing education or the roots and effects of proletarianization of teaching itself. It is at the intersection of these two dynamics that one can begin to unravel some of the reasons why produceres for rationalizing the work of teachers have evolved. The ultimate effects of these procedures, with the loss of control that accompanies them, can bear in important ways on how we think about the "reform" of teaching and curriculum and the state's role in it

Vendo a educação de forma relacional : classe e cultura na sociologia do conhecimento escolar

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High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin and the Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction.

Background: The introduction of more sensitive cardiac troponin assays has led to increased recognition of myocardial injury in acute illnesses other than acute coronary syndrome. The Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction recommends high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) testing and classification of patients with myocardial injury based on aetiology, but the clinical implications of implementing this guideline are not well understood. Methods: In a stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial, we implemented a hs-cTn assay and the recommendations of the Universal Definition in 48,282 consecutive patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome. In a pre-specified secondary analysis, we compared the primary outcome of myocardial infarction or cardiovascular death and secondary outcome of non-cardiovascular death at one year across diagnostic categories. Results: Implementation increased the diagnosis of type 1 myocardial infarction by 11% (510/4,471), type 2 myocardial infarction by 22% (205/916), and acute and chronic myocardial injury by 36% (443/1,233) and 43% (389/898), respectively. Compared to those without myocardial injury, the rate of the primary outcome was highest in those with type 1 myocardial infarction (cause-specific hazard ratio [csHR] 5.64, 95% confidence interval [CI] 5.12 to 6.22), but was similar across diagnostic categories, whereas non-cardiovascular deaths were highest in those with acute myocardial injury (csHR 2.65, 95%CI 2.33 to 3.01). Despite modest increases in anti-platelet therapy and coronary revascularization after implementation in patients with type 1 myocardial infarction, the primary outcome was unchanged (csHR 1.00, 95%CI 0.82 to 1.21). Increased recognition of type 2 myocardial infarction and myocardial injury did not lead to changes in investigation, treatment or outcomes. Conclusions: Implementation of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin and the recommendations of the Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction identified patients at high-risk of cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular events, but was not associated with consistent increases in treatment or improved outcomes. Trials of secondary prevention are urgently required to determine whether this risk is modifiable in patients without type 1 myocardial infarction. Clinical Trial Registration: URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov Unique Identifier: NCT0185212

Sex-Specific Thresholds of High-Sensitivity Troponin in Patients With Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome.

BACKGROUND: Major disparities between women and men in the diagnosis, management, and outcomes of acute coronary syndrome are well recognized. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of implementing a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I assay with sex-specific diagnostic thresholds for myocardial infarction in women and men with suspected acute coronary syndrome. METHODS: Consecutive patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome were enrolled in a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized controlled trial across 10 hospitals. Myocardial injury was defined as high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I concentration >99th centile of 16 ng/l in women and 34 ng/l in men. The primary outcome was recurrent myocardial infarction or cardiovascular death at 1 year. RESULTS: A total of 48,282 patients (47% women) were included. Use of the high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I assay with sex-specific thresholds increased myocardial injury in women by 42% and in men by 6%. Following implementation, women with myocardial injury remained less likely than men to undergo coronary revascularization (15% vs. 34%) and to receive dual antiplatelet (26% vs. 43%), statin (16% vs. 26%), or other preventive therapies (p < 0.001 for all). The primary outcome occurred in 18% (369 of 2,072) and 17% (488 of 2,919) of women with myocardial injury before and after implementation, respectively (adjusted hazard ratio: 1.11; 95% confidence interval: 0.92 to 1.33), compared with 18% (370 of 2,044) and 15% (513 of 3,325) of men (adjusted hazard ratio: 0.85; 95% confidence interval: 0.71 to 1.01). CONCLUSIONS: Use of sex-specific thresholds identified 5 times more additional women than men with myocardial injury. Despite this increase, women received approximately one-half the number of treatments for coronary artery disease as men, and outcomes were not improved. (High-Sensitivity Troponin in the Evaluation of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome [High-STEACS]; NCT01852123)

Unusual towering elevation of troponin I after ST-elevation myocardial infarction and intensive monitoring with echocardiography post-percutaneous coronary intervention: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>The elevation of troponin levels directly corresponds to the extent of myocardial injury. Here we present a case of a robust rise in cardiac biomarkers that correspond to extensive damage to the myocardium but did not spell doom for our patient. It is important to note that, to the best of our knowledge, this is the highest level of troponin I ever reported in the literature after a myocardial injury in an acute setting.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 53-year-old African American man with an unknown medical history presented to the emergency room of our hospital with chest pain associated with diaphoresis and altered mental status. He required emergency intubation due to acute respiratory failure and circulatory collapse within 10 minutes of his arrival. He was started on heparin and eptifibatide (Integrilin) drips but he was taken immediately for cardiac catheterization, which showed a total occlusion of his proximal left anterior descending, diffuse left circumflex disease and severe left ventricular dysfunction with segmental wall motion abnormality. He remained hypotensive throughout the procedure and an intra-aortic balloon pump was inserted for circulatory support. His urinary toxicology examination result was positive for cocaine metabolites. Serial echocardiograms showed an akinetic apex, a severely hypokinetic septum, and severe systolic dysfunction of his left ventricle. Our patient stayed at the Coronary Care Unit for a total of 15 days before he was finally discharged.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Studies demonstrate that an increase of 1 ng/ml in the cardiac troponin I level is associated with a significant increase in the risk ratio for death. The elevation of troponin I to 515 ng/ml in our patient is an unusual robust presentation which may reflect a composite of myocyte necrosis and reperfusion but without short-term mortality. Nevertheless, prolonged close monitoring is required for better outcome. We also emphasize the need for the troponin assays to be standardized and have universal cutoffs for comparisons across available data.</p