Abstract

SOUZA MACHADO, Reginéa de; DAL FORNO, Letícia Fleig  and  ALMEIDA, Iara Carnevale de. The use of technological tools as communities of practice by teachers of a private education network. Rev. iberoam. tecnol. educ. educ. tecnol. [online]. 2020, n.25, pp.21-30. ISSN 1851-0086.

Schools have been using the internet on a large scale as a means of spreading communication between teachers and learners, especially from private schools. This interactivity between the preschool teacher and those responsible for using the social network, especially the Whatsapp application, can be optimized by Knowledge Management (KM). The aim of this study was to investigate if the preschool teachers of a private education network use social networks as a communication resource between teacher and guardians, as a proposal of Community of Practice. The research is characterized as applied, exploratory, with a qualitative and quantitative approach. The research was carried out in a network of private schools in southern Brazil, characterizing as a case study procedure, as the researcher was inserted for monitoring in schools' WhatsApp groups, as well as the application of an online questionnaire. The data obtained were analyzed through IRAMUTEQ; and the Google Forms statistical analysis system. The results indicated that teachers interact in social networks, in contact with those responsible, with potential relationship as a proposal of Communities of Practice in the educational context.

Keywords : Teacher of early childhood education; Knowledge management; Community of practice; WhatsApp; Social networks.

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