Deaf students at IF Sudeste MG – Barbacena campus: teachers' perceptions

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Aurora Maria Baptista da
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Carvalho, Dr. Adriano Reder de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Educitec
• Texto Completo: https://sistemascmc.ifam.edu.br/educitec/index.php/educitec/article/view/2255
• topic: Education inclusion; Teacher profile; Education challenges; Inclusión educativa; Perfil docente; Desafíos de la educación; Desafios da educação; Inclusão educacional; Perfil docente

The present study aimed to investigate and analyze the views and teaching practices related to the contribution of communication to the inclusion and all-round education of deaf students of the IF Southeast MG – Barbacena campus. The research was conducted in November and December 2020 and consisted of semi-structured interviews with four teachers from the Informatics Department at Barbacena campus. The interview focused on communication/interaction in the teaching-learning process, inclusion, and all-round education. The interviews were transcribed, and content analysis was performed. It was found that teachers do not have adequate training to teach deaf students, depending on the participation of sign language (Libras) interpreters/translators, developed individual didactic/pedagogical initiatives, and a lack of coordination between teachers and the pedagogical team was observed. Communication with students, the need for human resources, and adapted materials were the main difficulties mentioned by teachers regarding the inclusion of deaf students. In the teachers' opinion, the institution is slowly preparing to accommodate these students. It can be concluded that there is neither complete inclusion nor comprehensive education for deaf students, which entails the need to provide staff with training in order to ensure meaningful communication with this public; there is a need for experience exchange times between teachers and the pedagogical team as well as investments in projects aimed at developing applied didactic material.