# Perceptions of stomatherapy graduates regarding in-person and remote education during COVID-19 pandemic

## TL;DR

This study explores the views of stomatherapy graduates on in-person and remote education during the pandemic, highlighting their benefits and challenges.

## Contribution

The study provides insights into the educational experiences of stomatherapy graduates under pandemic conditions.

## Key findings

- In-person education allows for doubt clarification, closer student-teacher relationships, and content enrichment through debate.
- Remote education offers flexibility, reduced costs, and less traffic time but faces challenges like technology access and digital skills.
- The labor market's neoliberal nature causes stress and overload in both educational formats.

## Abstract

to identify and analyze the perceptions of stomatherapy graduates regarding the advantages and disadvantages of in-person and emergency remote education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

this qualitative, descriptive study was conducted at a public university in Rio de Janeiro with 28 graduates from the program. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews, and the IRaMuTeQ® software was used for data processing, specifically for lexical analysis.

the advantages of in-person education include the opportunity to clarify doubts, a close relationship between professors and students, and content enrichment through debate. The advantages of remote education include flexibility in location and schedule, reduced expenses, and less time spent in traffic congestion. Regarding the disadvantages of remote education, issues related to access to technology and a lack of skills in handling it emerged.

the labor market, driven by neoliberal principles, strongly impacts the professional qualification process, presenting challenges and causing intense distress and psychophysical overload in both in-person and remote education.

identificar e analisar a percepção de egressos de estomaterapia sobre as vantagens e desvantagens do ensino presencial e remoto emergencial durante a pandemia de COVID-19.

estudo qualitativo, descritivo, desenvolvido em uma universidade pública do Rio de Janeiro, com 28 egressos do curso. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de entrevista semiestruturada, e utilizou-se o software IRaMuTeQ® para o tratamento dos dados, especificamente a análise lexical.

as vantagens do ensino presencial incluem a oportunidade para esclarecer dúvidas, a relação estreita entre professor e estudante e o enriquecimento do conteúdo pelo debate. As vantagens do ensino remoto incluem a flexibilidade de local e horário, a diminuição de gastos e a redução de congestionamentos no trânsito. Como desvantagens do ensino remoto, emergiram questões relacionadas ao acesso às tecnologias e à falta de habilidade no seu manuseio.

o mundo do trabalho, pautado por preceitos neoliberais, impacta fortemente o processo de qualificação profissional, apresentando fatores dificultadores e gerando sofrimento intenso e sobrecarga psicofísica, tanto no ensino presencial quanto no remoto.