REMOTE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRACTICES IN THE FOOD SCIENCE FIELD DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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https://doi.org/10.16891/2317-434X.v12.e1.a2024.pp3367-3378

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Social restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic caused a temporary closure of higher-education institutions. We accessed the impact on teaching and research practices in the food science field during 2020 through online data collection on pedagogical and research practices among 402 Brazilian instructors and/or researchers. Most faculty (60%) reported that their institution continued the academic year remotely and yet, 32.2% reported that teaching activities were suspended for up to 6 months. 52.7% of instructors reported that all courses were adjusted to an online format, while 41.2% informed that only theoretical classes were maintained. Despite the use of online platforms, most instructors used expository classes. These educators saw a need to improve the quality of virtual teaching. Those performing research during laboratory closures reported performing literature review, data analysis, and manuscript writing at home. More than 70% of researchers reported that they have stopped laboratory work for 5 months or more in 2020, a downtime that may have unprecedented consequences in research outputs. Food science educators and researchers overcame many challenges to continue their activities in 2020 and universities could benefit from the lessons learnt during remote work to improve productivity in their outcomes in the post-pandemic era.

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Jéssica de Aragão Freire Ferreira Finger, Universidade de São Paulo

DSc. in Food Sciences, Researcher at the Food Research Center, Department of Food and Experimental Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Emília Maria França Lima, DSc. in Food Sciences, Researcher at the Food Research Center, Department of Food and Experimental Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.

DSc. in Food Sciences, Researcher at the Food Research Center, Department of
Food and Experimental Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Jones Baroni Ferreira de Menezes, Ceara State University

DSc. In Education, Professor at Ceara State University, Faculty of Education of
Crateus, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

Jorge Herman Behrens, Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.

DSc. in Food Technology, Professor in the Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.

Mariza Landgraf, University of Sao Paulo

DSc in Biological Sciences (Microbiology), Professor at the Food Research Center,
Department of Food and Experimental Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Bruno Meireles Xavier, Cornell University

PhD in Microbiology, Professor in the Department of Food Science, Cornell
University, Geneva, NY, USA.

Uelinton Manoel Pinto, University of Sao Paulo

PhD in Microbiology, Professor at the Food Research Center, Department of Food
and Experimental Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao
Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.

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2024-03-03

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de Aragão Freire Ferreira Finger, J., Maria França Lima, E., Baroni Ferreira de Menezes, J., Herman Behrens, J., Landgraf, M., Meireles Xavier, B., & Manoel Pinto, U. (2024). REMOTE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRACTICES IN THE FOOD SCIENCE FIELD DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Revista Interfaces: Saúde, Humanas E Tecnologia, 12(1), 3367–3378. https://doi.org/10.16891/2317-434X.v12.e1.a2024.pp3367-3378

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