Digital Technologies and Education: challenges in the teaching and learning process

The aim is to understand the challenges encountered in the teaching and learning process and their relationship with access to and use of digital technologies. This is a qualitative, exploratory investigation in the form of field research, conducted with 142 teachers who work in basic education. The information was collected with a questionnaire and analyzed by Discursive Textual Analysis, resulting in three final categories. In this study, the category was discussed: Access to digital technologies, supported by the following intermediate categories: Access to the Internet and physical technological resources; Access to technologies due to social conditions; and, Appropriate physical space for the use of technologies. The analysis highlighted the essential importance of investments in technological resources and in the continuing education of teachers, since, based on the availability of such resources and the knowledge of teachers, there is an environment that will contribute to qualifying educational actions and to facilitating student learning.