Research report on education and pandemic in the South-Fluminense Region

Abstract

This work presents the results of a research study on the Impacts of the Pandemic on Education conducted by the Violence Observatory in 2021. The research aimed to understand how the scenario presented by the Coronavirus affected schools in the South-Fluminense Region and what managerial and pedagogical measures were taken. The research methodology used was a qualitative-quantitative approach. We had 61 respondents, who were school administrators, participating in an online questionnaire covering the following topics: interactions among the educational community, families, teachers, and students; the use of technological resources; the teaching, learning, and assessment process; and school meals. Some weaknesses were evident, including limited communication between the Education Department and schools in decision-making regarding the epidemic, difficulties in accessing the Internet and using online platforms, resulting in challenges in delivering lessons, a lack of technological infrastructure in the education departments, timid use of technical resources and new strategies for content development and learning assessment.