Possibilities and Limits of Inclusive Work in Professional and Technological Education

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Wanessa Moreira de
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Fernandes, Ediclea Mascarenhas
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Tear: Revista de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ifrs.edu.br/index.php/tear/article/view/3935

Abstract:  The present study deals with the theme of special and inclusive education in the scope of professional and technological education, based on a field research carried out at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of the Southeast of Minas Gerais. This article is part of a larger study that resulted in a master's thesis, and aims to apprehend the institutional reality of the researched Federal Institute (FI) and promote reflection on the inclusion process and attendance to students target audience of special education. The study is based on the qualitative research methodology, using semi-structured interviews and document analysis as data collection instruments. Bardin's content analysis was used to treat the collected data. The fieldwork consisted of conducting interviews with coordinators of the Service Centers for People with Specific Needs (NAPNEs) existing in the institution, in order to understand the institutional reality. The analyzes undertaken in this study made it possible to identify the institution's weaknesses and potential for the exercise of inclusive education. One of the main limitations identified was the absence of a specific policy to direct and organize inclusion practices, making it difficult to establish an inclusive culture in the FI. However, it was possible to observe that the social role of the institution to ensure equity and the exercise of citizenship, as well as the existence of some NAPNEs as a reference for the support special education in regular education proved to be potential for educational exercise through inclusive bias. Keywords: Professional and Technological Education.  Inclusive education.  Inclusion Policies.