MICROPOLITICS OF WORK IN HEALTH AND EDUCATION: RESISTANCE AND MEANING-MAKING AT THE INTERFACES BETWEEN TRAINING PROCESSES

Abstract

Introduction: Contemporary transformations in the worlds of work have significantly impacted the fields of health and education, particularly in the ways professionals are trained, care is produced, and knowledge is constructed. In this context, the micropolitics of work emerges as a relevant analytical field for understanding power relations, processes of subjectivation, strategies of resistance, and the production of meaning that develop in everyday work practices. Objective: To analyze the intersections and tensions between the micropolitics of work and formative processes in health and education, exploring resistance strategies and the meanings produced at these interfaces. Methodology: This is a narrative literature review with a qualitative approach and a theoretical-reflective character. The search was conducted in the SciELO, LILACS, MEDLINE/PubMed, and Google Scholar databases, using descriptors related to micropolitics, continuing education, health work, and professional training, with a time frame from 2010 to 2025. The analysis was carried out in an interpretative and critical manner, identifying categories linked to power relations, resistance, and the production of meaning. Results: The results show that micropolitics directly influences the implementation of continuing education, fostering reflection on practices, self-analysis, and the collective construction of knowledge. Training in everyday work, worker protagonism, participatory management, and the creation of innovative strategies to qualify care and work organization are highlighted. Conclusion: It is concluded that micropolitics constitutes a dynamic field that shapes relationships, promotes resistance, and enhances the construction of meaning, contributing to more humanized and critical practices aligned with the needs of services and users.