Relationship between the quality of the work of the multidisciplinary team and the theoretical expertise about distance education

Authors

  • Ronei Ximenes Martins Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA
  • Sayonara Ribeiro Marcelino Cruz Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA
  • Warlley Ferreira Sahb Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/edu.2017.212.8860

Abstract

Since the multidisciplinary team influences on the quality of the distance education disciplines, this article presents a diagnosis on these professionals’ theoretical comprehension of Distance Education (DE) and its relationship with their daily job. Twenty-seven (27) employees from the Distance Education Centre of a Public University took part of this qualitative research. A questionnaire of seven (7) text free items related to the daily job of the participants was applied. After the questionnaire, it was conducted an interview, as well as a seminar, in order to discuss the results. Results showed that the minority of the participants (37%) fully and critically comprehends the theoretical specificities of DE and its relationship with their daily job. It was verified that this had negative effects on the quality of the discipline. The research showed it is necessary to check the deep theoretical knowledge on DE on the hiring process and on the continuous academic education of these professionals.

Keywords: educational management, formative evaluation, multidisciplinary team, distance education (DE), distance learning (DL).

Author Biography

Ronei Ximenes Martins, Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA

Doutor em psicologia (linha de pesquisa em Avaliação na Psicologia Educacional) pela Universidade São Francisco (2008). Professor do Departamento de Educação e do docente do Programa de Mestrado Profissional em Educação da Universidade Federal de Lavras, tem experiência superior a 10 anos no projeto, gestão e avaliação de cursos de graduação e especialização presenciais e a distância. Também possui experiência com avaliação de cursos superiores, tendo atuado como especialista do Conselho Estadual de Educação de Minas Gerais em comissões de verificação in loco. Atua como pesquisador na área de tecnologia educacional, principalmente nos seguintes temas: educação a distância, ambientes virtuais de aprendizagem e avaliação informatizada.

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Published

2017-04-18

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2017): May/August

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