OS DESAFIOS DA GESTÃO EDUCACIONAL EM TEMPOS DE PANDEMIA DA COVID-19

Abstract

In The present work has as its theme "New challenges for educational management in times of pandemic", analyzing the main difficulties faced by the educational manager due to the suspension of face-to-face classes and the adoption of remote classes, with the use of digital technologies. It aims to identify the main difficulties encountered by the educational manager in the face of the new reality imposed by the new coronavirus pandemic. The study was the result of the authors' experience as managers of a higher education institution located in the north of Piauí. The methodology applied was the bibliographic research carried out through consultations with books and scientific articles published in electronic media, in addition to self-evaluation results from the CPA. Therefore, in the first part of this article, it sought to understand how this process of “forced” transition from face-to-face education to remote education took place and the second part brings the main challenges faced by the higher education educational manager. The main challenges faced were: the short time available for training teachers for this new educational paradigm, resistance from teachers and students, little ability with digital technologies and the need to develop soft skills for teachers. It is concluded, therefore, that, in this time of uncertainties and profound transformations in the educational scenario, the manager needs to be prepared to see the new demands and exercise his function with sensitivity, creativity and a lot of dialogue, decentralizing decision-making and seeking a truly participative management, in which all the protagonists in the teaching process seek joint solutions, test new methodologies, evaluate and reinvent themselves each day in order to monitor the liquidity of this new world that is emerging from the coronavirus pandemic.