COVID-19 AND CONDITIONS OF THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS IN ANGOLAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

This article aimed at the circumstantial reality that outbreed the world, that is, the Covid-19 pandemic. With the aim to contribute to the discussion and understanding of the nature of the conditioning factors of the teaching-learning process, in the modality of E-Learning, in the Angolan’s Higher School Institutions. It relied on bibliographical and documentary consultation, as well as observation of events, the professional experiences of the authors and the analysis of some narratives that address the subject in the various media. It was noticed that there were certain constraints for the teaching-learning process in E-Learning modality, of which the most evident are identified with the variables of context, paths and resources, which are summarized in six articulated realities and practically inseparable in the implementation of E-Learning, namely (i) design of curricula suitable for this teaching modality; (ii) socioeconomic conditions of the actors in the teaching-learning process; (iii) operating structure and management of the distance teaching-learning process; (iv) electricity supply, use of electronic devices and the internet; (v) didactic-pedagogical preparation of students and teachers for the use of digital platforms and (vi) legislative reality for the operationalization of E-Learning. Based on these realities that shape the Angolan educational context, it was concluded that the chances of success of the E-Learning modality, in Angolan Higher School Institutions, are significantly reduced.