Sistema Regional de Información
en línea para Revistas Científicas de América Latina,
el Caribe, España y Portugal

The pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has not only affected the physical health of millions of people, but also affects the mental health of the population, especially front-line health personnel. However, there is a large information gap in this regard, which is why it was proposed to evaluate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of health personnel in the state of Mérida, Venezuela. Method: This is a descriptive and cross-sectional observational study, where the DASS-21 scale was applied to 150 individuals belonging to the health personnel of Mérida State, Venezuela. Results: Among those surveyed, 34.7% presented stress, 33.3% anxiety and 34.6% showed signs of depression, at different levels. It was determined that 42.7% of all participants were working in areas intended for care of COVID-19 patients, and those who have the positions of resident doctors and nurses, presented notable increases in the levels of the emotional variables studied. Conclusion: As a consequence of the pandemic, the demands for the medical practice increased, resulting in higher rates of stress, anxiety and depression in the health personnel who are responsible for dealing with it. For this reason, the importance of approaching these individuals in order to evaluate the status of mental health should be emphasized, and, if it is necessary, provide adequate therapy from the hand of psychiatrists and psychologists to ensure the integrity of those who represent the first line of defense against this new disease.

The perception of the students of the different educational units of the Metropolitan District of Quito in relation to online education as a result of COVID-19, is important because not all institutions were organized in an efficient way to teach classes in the middle of the pandemic. Objective: know the educational deficiencies that were presented in the virtual modality, since teaching was the responsibility of each educational center. Methodology: quantitative approach, descriptive type, cross-sectional. An online survey was conducted with a sample of 7,678 students from the different schools, out of a total of 349,216 students enrolled in the 2019-2020 school year, information provided by the Ministry of Education. Results: 67% of students do not feel satisfied with the organization of their respective schools to teach classes, 12% of municipal educational units were subject only to send homework, 42% of surveyed students indicated that planning of virtual education should be improved, since 55% state that the explanations of the classes have not been clear. Conclusion: a quality and generalized education has not been provided under the online modality, and the appropriate schools did not make decisions to be on a par with other institutions. It is recommended to the Ministry, Secretariat and all competent Education entities, establish a control and adjustment at a general level, about the new modality of education and this, is guaranteed.

The World Health Organization declares the appearance of an outbreak of pneumonia cases due to a new variety of coronavirus as a pandemic in March of this year. The pandemic has a psychological impact on the world population with consequences on physical and mental health. The perception of stress and resilience was evaluated in the population of Mérida during the first phase of social distancing. Method: An investigation was carried out with a quantitative approach, correlational type, transversal design of the perception of stress and resilience in the population of Mérida-Venezuela. A sample was obtained by disseminating the instruments using the virtual platform of google forms through social networks and emails. Results: The mean Perception of Stress was (14.34 ± 0.33). 95% of the study population has a perception of stress less than or equal to 25 points. The average resilience presented by the participants was (76.36 ± 0.77). 95% of the individuals studied have a value less than or equal to 96 resilience points. There is a high correlation -0.63 with 95% confidence between stress and resilience in the study population. Conclusions: During the first phase of social distancing, the majority of the population of Mérida was resilient and with moderate stress.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused billions of people to find themselves in conditions of social distancing, isolation or quarantine, worldwide. Compliance with these measures brings with it health, educational, scientific, social, economic, institutional, political problems, among others, in addition to the need for reinvention in academic activities. Therefore, the objective of the article is to describe the construction experience of the I Virtual Conference on COVID-19: Multiple Visions of the Pandemic, using the Telegram application in Mérida, Venezuela. It was proposed an investigation with a qualitative/quantitative approach, descriptive type, non-experimental cross-sectional design. The academic activity was held on May 28, 29 and 30, 2020, where 80 people participated, divided into 62 attendees, 15 speakers and 3 organizers. The qualitative results show positive perceptions about the use of Telegram as a means to build academic events, in addition to showing satisfaction with the development of the event; the quantitative results show excellent general quality 89%, excellent experience 76%, in addition 96% recommended the continuous performance of this type of activity and 98% considered that they found a space for the construction of knowledge. It is concluded that Telegram is used to develop this type of events, it is easy to use, it allows interactivity between participants and it is used to observe materials in different formats, which enhances connectivist learning.

The teaching strategies of Mathematics are conceived as a set of actions carried out by the teacher, with the conscious objective that the student learns in the most effective way; they are actions controlled by the teacher and have a high degree of complexity and include the teaching aids for their implementation, control and evaluation of the purposes. Therefore, the research aimed to “evaluate the teaching strategies used by the Mathematics teacher that promote Mathematics competence during COVID-19. The research was framed within the interpretive paradigm, it was descriptive and its design was a case study. The research was carried out in four phases: the first “preparatory” phase; the second phase was carried out "field work" where an in-depth interview was applied to the teacher. In the in-depth interview, it was found that teaching strategies that promote Mathematical competence present deficiencies in some categories. The third “analytical” phase where the information was reduced, synthesized and transformed; and the fourth “informative” phase where the results are made known and the research is disseminated. It is concluded, the teaching strategies of Mathematics are decisive in the promotion of competences in students, so it should be emphasized that teachers include in their didactic sequences teaching strategies that emphasize the solution of problems based on competencies and not in repetitive and mechanical processes.

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This investigation aimed to find out the way a group of Indigenous students perceives the occidental educational system of the English class. This Emic micro-ethnography was conducted with a sample of 30 participants, who are students of distinct English levels of a Public University located in the highlands of Ecuador. This sample was divided into two groups. Phenomenological interviews were carried out with the first group, in turn, its data were compared with that of the Questionnaire of the second group. The obtained results disclose that the lack of a real cognitive justice in the English class leads Indigenous students to feel as folklore producers, and not as Ecuadorian citizens who can teach different realities that contribute to the construction of an inclusive society. In general, this target group kindly demands in English classes not only a development of their national identity but also of their ethnic one.

Children rights are approaches from education, health and nutrition related with public places of Bello township (Antioquia, Colombia). It underlines the participation of adult as an important actor in children’s approach to public places, guaranteeing necessary conditions for integral development through design and implementation of an intervention in social and urban development. It promotes safer, protective, potential environments for children, family and community development. While, there are many sensibilization efforts and visualization about the topic, citizens still have ignorance concerning to need and importance to generate places designed for boys and girls of the city, it shows a pour inversion, planning and construction of public places designed for children in the town. It carries a countless contradictions facing childhood policies and children reality in city’s public places, evidencing a worrying lack of them, as the place exists in a physic way and urban development projects that point to efficient use; the reality points to underutilization and invisibility of them. In that sense, city must be built on the constante reflection of childhood and the space it takes over in our environment, in this way, and thus be able to guarantee protector guarantor places of childhood fully development.