Perceptions of physical education professionals about their teaching performance in APAES during the Coronavírus SARS-COV2 pandemic

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus pandemic has directly affected all areas of society, and education would be no different. Facing the rapid dissemination of COVID-19, in-person classes were suspended, bringing remote teaching into reality. The present article aims to investigate the perceptions of Physical Education professionals about their teaching performance in APAEs in Vale do Sinos region, in Rio Grande do Sul, during the Covid-19 pandemic period, as well as their expectations about the return to in-person classes. The research has a qualitative approach. Four Physical Education graduates were investigated. As an instrument, we used a semi-structured interview and notes referring to the interviewees' expressions during the interview. For the analysis of the results, the triangulation of methods was used, articulating the answers of the interviewees, with dialog with authors and, finally, notes during the interviews. The conclusion was that the APAEs investigated did not have the infrastructure to support remote teaching. It was also evidenced that, during the pandemic, the low investment in the educational sector in Brazil and the inequalities in the levels of access to social media made remote teaching difficult.