Desenvolvimento do processo pedagógico na educação profissional e tecnológica : o papel dos dirigentes em contextos desafiadores

Abstract

This dissertation, entitled Development of the Pedagogical Process in Professional and Technological Education: The Role of Leaders in Challenging Contexts, had the purpose of contextualizing the performance of educational leaders in Professional and Technological Education (EPT), faced with the pedagogical challenges imposed by the pandemic Covid-19, focusing on the development of the teaching and learning process. It is part of the Organization and Memories of Pedagogical Spaces in Professional and Technological Education Research Line of the Master's Program in Professional and Technological Education (ProfEPT), Macroproject 6 – Organization of pedagogical spaces in EPT. The objective was to understand the challenges and pedagogical actions undertaken by the directors of the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Farroupilha (IFFar), in this unprecedented context. Our aim was to learn about the pedagogical actions that made teaching possible during the pandemic period, to verify the impact caused on educational management, to learn about the management policies constructed and adopted by educational leaders with a view to promoting the quality of education offered and the retention of students. The purpose of this research was to contribute to the construction of the memory of IFFar, making it possible to learn about the history of this Institution, during the Covid-19 pandemic, based on the experiences of its directors, as well as contributing to the dissemination of knowledge about educational management in contexts challenging. This is an applied, exploratory, qualitative and case study research, in which the investigative path covered several dimensions, from bibliographic and documentary research to data collection through interviews or questionnaires that were obtained using the analysis method. content based on studies by Bardin (2002). The research universe was composed of IFFar directors, from the perspective of the Rector, the Dean of Tteaching, the general directors and directors of teaching. It was understood that in this way we were able to capture the perceptions and decision-making processes of all subjects involved in the responsibilities of managers. Furthermore, based on the data produced and the results obtained, the educational product resulting from this research was created, which was the development of an e-book, entitled Educational Management: Stories and Memories of Professional and Technological Education Leaders in Times of Adversity. Thus, the data produced allowed us to understand that the transposition of the face-to-face educational model to virtual spaces revealed the fragility of the educational system and the human condition, since both students and teachers were not prepared to use virtual platforms as a central resource in the knowledge construction process. However, they also showed that Remote Education (RE) was a viable alternative in the context of crisis, requiring efforts and investments in order to maintain minimum teaching conditions.