Predisposição à utilização das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação por professores de escolas estaduais da Superintendência Regional de Ensino de Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais

Abstract

The management case studied investigates the predisposition to the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by teachers in state schools of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais. Through the analysis of a questionnaire answered by teachers of three regional public high schools, it is noted that the use of technologies is different among educational institutions. Therefore, the present study main question is: Why are there variations in the teachers` predisposition from Ouro Preto Regional Teaching Superintendence three state schools, to the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as educacional resources? The result of the questionnaire applied and a study based on observations and analysis of secondary data conducted in the three schools indicate that the causes of these variations may be related to the following critical elements: lack of institucional proposals that encourage the use of ICTs as pedagogical resources; as well as the lack of infrastructure; the lack of technical support in schools; the lack of teacher training, and; opposition to the use of ICTs in the classroom. Therefore, an empirical study was conducted under qualitative approach and semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine teachers from these schools as instruments for data collection. The results obtained corroborate with the punctuated assumptions and, based on these, the Educational Action Plan (EAP) was proposed, by which the following actions were adopted, in order to minimize the difficulties reported in the study and promote the use of ICTs in pedagogical practice through the following actions: partnership between schools, NTE and UFOP; use of module II meetings for training courses for the use of ICTs in the classroom and; good practices seminars.