Abstract
This paper was inspired by the growth and appreciation that Distance Education (DE) has taken in recent decades in the training of teachers in Brazil. Our main goal is to point transformations regarding distance Education in Brazil, especially in teacher education. Through that, we brought what is being debated these last years about Distance Education. From the results we can say that current transformations in the Brazilian educational scenario, particularly in teacher training and distance education show us that they need to be better understood. Reflecting about many issues DE has, we may conclude that clearly we need more research to answer many of our continuing questions, especially regarding formative needs and teacher learning in the Distance Education context.
Highlights
Brazil lives in a socio-educational moment for which teachers are being put into challenging positions and different contexts that encourage themActa Scientiarum
Considering the many features Distance Education has, such as: to assist those who probably would not have the opportunity to earn a degree; and given the fact that DE is expanding in Brazil and in the world as an instrument of democratization of higher education (Schlüzen Junior, 2013)
We divided our work in 4 parts: emergency, quality benchmarks, public policies, and the pedagogical practice in Distance Education
Summary
61-68, Jan.-Mar., 2016 allowing investments to expand higher education Within this context one of the strategies of Brazil’s Government is to invest in Distance Education (DE) as a modality to democratize the Higher Education in our country (Nicolodi, 2012). Considering the many features Distance Education has, such as: to assist those who probably would not have the opportunity to earn a degree; and given the fact that DE is expanding in Brazil and in the world as an instrument of democratization of higher education (Schlüzen Junior, 2013). We divided our work in 4 parts: emergency, quality benchmarks, public policies, and the pedagogical practice in Distance Education. After discussing these four aspects, we highlight our concluding remarks
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