Beginner Teachers' Work during Pandemic in Vulnerable Contexts According to Novice Teachers and Directives

Abstract

This research describes teachers and principals' experiences related to the work by beginner teachers in vulnerable contexts in pandemic times. The paper's objective is to understand the complex reality of a critical period that, instead of the usual catastrophes and disasters that have a more limited scope, has extended in time. It is expected to contribute to the development of knowledge about teaching and its contextual conditions that would allow the tracking of teaching work as it adapts to the changes that may arise as a result of the pandemic. Using a qualitative-interpretative paradigm, 14 public school teachers in their second year of professional exercise and eight of their principals were interviewed. Data analysis show changes in teaching associated to remote work. These occur, firstly, through transformations in the organization, the work space and pedagogical priorities; secondly, consequences such as teacher discomfort, new teaching-learning conditions and strategies are made evident; lastly, the modulation of established interpersonal relationships is exposed, among which the role of other teachers, educational assistants and managers stands out.