“Ao mesmo tempo tinha a lida da casa para fazer”: narrativas e vivências de mães de estudantes no período de suspensão das presenciais durante a pandemia de COVID-19

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted various social spheres, among which the challenges encountered in basic education during the suspension of face-to-face classes due to the increasing spread of the virus are particularly noteworthy. In this context, this dissertation aims to investigate, through the oral narratives of mothers of elementary school students, how they discursively construct their children's school experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study adopted a qualitative-interpretative approach, utilizing narrative interviews with the voluntary participation of four mothers of students from both the early and final grades of elementary school, evenly divided between the two groups. The theoretical framework employed in this work includes authors such as Coscarelli (2020), Mendonça (2021), Kersch (2021), Rojo (2020), Bastos and Biar (2015), Flannery (2015), and Moita Lopes (2021). The research reveals how the mothers position themselves and structure their discursive organization. Additionally, other aspects are identified in the participants' speeches, such as the multiple functions that the school institution fulfills, going beyond formal education, establishing routines and quality of life for many families. Similarly, from a micro context, the data highlight the macro, illustrating some differences between families that already had a well-established routine before the pandemic and those that faced difficulties due to the lack of in-person school support.