SUBJECTIVE DIMENSION OF THE EDUCATIONAL REALITY OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WITH VISUAL DEFICIENCY IN TIMES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Covid-19 pandemic. Remote Teaching. University students. Visual Disability
This research had as general objective to apprehend the subjective dimension of the educational reality of university students with visual impairment (VI) in remote education and as specific objectives were a) explain the educational reality of university students with VI during remote education; b) apprehend the meanings of university students with VI at the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL) about teaching actions in an inclusive perspective, especially in the pandemic context in which academic activities are being carried out in a virtual environment; c) apprehend the meanings that university students with VI attribute to services and support for inclusion in the university, especially in the context of remote education. This research had as its theoretical-methodological foundation the Socio-Historical Psychology (PSH), more specifically the production of Vigotski, which was based on Dialectical Historical Materialism (MHD). The participants in the research were 6 university students with VI, from several undergraduate courses at UFAL. For data production, we used the semi-structured interview and the reflective session, captured in audio and video in a virtual way. For data analysis, we used the procedure of meaning cores (NS). The data are still in the process of analysis, however, the analysis movement already points out material aspects that are present in remote education, among them the work overload, the lack of accessibility of digital platforms and also of academic activities, especially in classes, which implies teaching practice. It was also pointed out by some participants the difficulty in concentrating in classes, and also in the use of technologies. Thus, it is possible to consider that, in remote education, the digital exclusion and the idea of meritocracy were evidenced by the criticisms made by the participants.