Knowledge-sharing by teachers of the APAE in Douradina during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

The need to transfer education from the presence format to the emergency remote teaching model was identified in the wake of the pandemic scenario of public health, which interfered with the entire educational structure. Educational institutions transferred knowledge quickly and accurately to offer quality education to students. Current study evaluates the contributions of knowledge-sharing in the development of teacher´s work of the Nossa Senhora das Graças School, maintained by the Association of Parents and Friends of Children with Deficiency of Douradina (APAE Douradina) vis-à-vis the challenges of adapting special education to the non-presence format. A hybrid research was carried out, with sequential exploratory aims, through a case study. Data were collected by a structured questionnaire conducted digitally to teachers of the educational institution, and by observations with an organized script. Results identified the forms of knowledge-sharing employed during the period of emergency remote education during the 2020 school year. The importance of measures adopted by the educational institution was verified to facilitate the sharing of knowledge among teachers and their involvement, with the new knowledge acquired and the applicability in their pedagogical work. They demonstrate the satisfaction of professionals regarding the collaborative work of the APAE of Douradina.