AMAZONIAN STUDIES AND ITS TEACHERS IN THE (POST) PANDEMIC CONTEXT: PERSPECTIVES FROM ALTAMIRA-PA

Abstract

With the declaration of a public health emergency in March 2020 due to the spread of the coronavirus, several sectors of society were affected, including the implementation of emergency measures that implied social distancing. The school environment was no different, and the main way to continue education was through distance learning. In this context, this research aims to understand the dynamics of teaching Amazonian Studies before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in municipal schools in the city of Altamira - PA, based on a dialogue with teachers of this curricular component. The methodology used consists of a qualitative approach of an exploratory nature, supported by a literature review and field research, with the application of questionnaires to teachers. It was found that the challenges faced by the research subjects in the context of Emergency Remote Teaching were multiple, and that some of them persisted even after two school years in which face-to-face teaching returned, in addition to the importance of qualifying the training of geography teachers who, in short, are responsible for this component in schools in Pará. Finally, it is argued that it is important to give visibility to the work of teachers in the field of Amazonian studies, with research that seeks to understand its peculiarities and specificities.