Many studies indicate that the teaching profession is influenced by social, cultural, economic, and political forces. In this article, we used Standing's theory of precarity to explore economic, social, and political challenges experienced by Polish physical education (PE) teachers. The purpose of this research was to explore the working conditions and perceptions of the profession among Polish upper-secondary school PE teachers. Data were collected using in-depth interviews with 37 participants and analyzed using a blended approach (i.e. inductive–deductive). The findings showed that PE teachers experienced difficulties associated with the marginalization of their work and manifestations of precarity typical for all teachers in Poland, namely poor working arrangements. PE teachers declared feelings of anomie and alienation as a result of uncertainty and, at times, anger, mainly due to the political factors affecting their work. Thus, this research also presented the direct entanglement of PE teachers in national-level politics. Participants expressed feeling powerless, out of control, and not prepared for the ongoing changes resulting from the political context in which they found themselves. The utilization of Standing's theory highlighted how neoliberal practices concerning the labour market reinforced the challenges faced by PE teachers, diminished the prestige of the teaching profession as a whole, and impacted the attitudes of PE teachers towards their work. Further, this research confirmed that the experience of precarity can be highly heterogeneous, underscoring the importance of examining local contexts to understand the complexity of the precarization process in education.

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走向不稳定？波兰体育教师职业状况


许多研究表明，教师职业受到社会、文化、经济和政治力量的影响。在本文中，我们利用斯坦丁的不稳定理论来探讨波兰体育教师所经历的经济、社会和政治挑战。本研究的目的是探讨波兰高中体育教师的工作条件和对该职业的看法。通过对 37 名参与者的深入访谈收集数据，并使用混合方法（即归纳-演绎）进行分析。调查结果显示，体育教师面临着与其工作边缘化相关的困难，以及波兰所有教师所特有的不稳定表现，即工作安排不佳。体育教师表示，由于不确定性和有时的愤怒，他们感到失范和疏远，这主要是由于政治因素影响了他们的工作。因此，本研究也呈现了体育教师与国家政治的直接纠缠。参与者表示感到无能为力、失控，并且没有为自己所处的政治环境所带来的持续变化做好准备。斯坦丁理论的运用凸显了有关劳动力市场的新自由主义实践如何加剧了体育教师所面临的挑战，削弱了整个教师职业的威望，并影响了体育教师对其工作的态度。此外，这项研究证实，不稳定的经历可能具有高度异质性，强调了研究当地环境以了解教育中不稳定过程的复杂性的重要性。