CONTINUOUS TEACHER EDUCATION: THE PERSPECTIVES OF TEACHERS IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Continuous education emerges as one of the fundamental elements to enhance educational processes within the school environment. Therefore, the present study focuses on the importance of continuous teacher education in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of this, the guiding question of the study is: What are the contributions of constant education to the professional development of teachers in times of social distancing? To address this question, field research was conducted, inspired by the principles of the qualitative approach, involving seven teachers from a state public school located in the AMESC region. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews. The analyzed data indicate that much still needs to be done for continuous education to be understood by schools, maintainers, managers, and teachers. It is necessary for the collective of educators to take ownership of their education processes in order to become subjects of the process.