Research Spotlights

Issues that have existed in education for years  have become more evident during quarantine, as misinformation complicates the significant challenges already endemic to distance education.  With deep concern for the crisis being faced, one of the primary goals of this initiative is to identify lessons learned to begin generating the necessary information to support educators and educational managers in decision-making in the education field both now and in the future. 

Professor Leal  is managing data in an organized and meaningful way. The information accumulated, during implementation of distance education during the quarantine, is being analyzed and classified in four main themes of interest. The first theme is related to television programs produced by the Ministry of Education of Venezuela.  The second consists of school tasks designed by educational institutions for the support of students in Primary, General Middle, or Baccalaureate Education.  The third addresses difficulties in the 2019-2020 end of year coordination.  The final theme identifies “Virtuous Experiences”, or constructive educational practices that result from responsibly planned and creative teaching work.  Using a variety of evidence sources in these four thematic blocks, analysis on educational institutions, student learning, and immediate educational future is being conducted with the intent to produce recommendations and proposals through articles made publicly available.  Five of these articles have already been published in the Digital Newspaper, PLUMA, of the Monteávila University (see publications below for access). 

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Website:  PLUMA Digital Newspaper, Monteávila University