Physical distance and remote learning: socializations in times of pandemic

Abstract

The objective of this study was to capture and analyze socialization marks from remote education, during the closing of formal education institutions, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. First, a documentary analysis was developed, based on essays by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), opinions from Education Councils, research reports and complementary documents. In an attempt to verify intrapersonal variations, interviews were carried out with 57 subjects, including students and teachers of Basic Education, and masters and doctoral students of the same university program. It was found a scenario divided into positions and values; and strengthening socializing instances in virtual universes; also new ways, forms and techniques of teaching and learning; and dispositions for an education blended between face-to-face and remote education, with constructions of new ways of teaching, studying, learning and relating among humans. Mentions about adaptive processes, difficulty concentrating and difficulty learning without the presence of a teacher in person, were among the most recurrent reports. It is expected to contribute to the field of sociology and education, in order to support studies that verify the continuous constructions and reconstructions of the ways of acting and thinking.