Dialogues on School Inclusion of Students with Intellectual Disability in Professional Education

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https://doi.org/10.35819/tear.v11.n2.a6003

Abstract

Linking research and university extension allows the creation of spaces for exchanging knowledge and experiences and brings researchers closer to the institutional context and professional practices, contributing to the development of significant scientific knowledge for the studied environment and for research participants. In this way, the article aims to comprehend possibilities and challenges of an online continuing education course for a school community that act in favor of accessibility for students with intellectual disabilities (ID), in the context of the Rede Federal de Educação Profissional, Ciência e Tecnologia (Rede EPCT). The responses to a Course Evaluation and Self-evaluation Form, from 61 participants entailed to educational institutions from all Brazilian geographic regions were analyzed: the Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnologica de Minas Gerais and 25 Institutos Federais de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia. These responses were grouped by similarity between analysis categories, previously defined from the questions related to participants’ perceptions of school inclusion of students with ID and to course evaluation. Results indicated the relevance of continuing education initiatives on this topic despite some limitations related to the structure chosen for the course due to the number of enrolled course participants. Therefore, the implementation of extension courses as training spaces for public servants and other agents related to the school inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities in the Rede EPCT were promising, in order to provide theoretical learning and moments of exchange of experiences, discussion and construction of strategies for accessibility and school inclusion of students with ID.

Keywords: Special Education. Intellectual disability. Continuing education.

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Author Biographies

  • Daniele Pinheiro Volante, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

    Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Especial da Universidade Federal de São Carlos; Especialista em Educação Profissional e Tecnológica Inclusiva pelo Instituto Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, em Organização do Trabalho Pedagógico: Orientação Educacional, Supervisão e Gestão Escolar pela Centro Universitário Internacional e em Biologia Aplicada à Saúde pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina; Licenciada em Ciências Biológicas pela Faculdade de Apucarana; Técnica em Assuntos Educacionais no Instituto Federal do Paraná, Campus Londrina.

  • Thalita Juliana Boni Mendonça, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

    Mestranda em Educação Especial pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Especialista em Psicopedagogia nas áreas Clínica e Institucional pela Fundação Hermínio Ometto - Uniararas. Pedagoga pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos.

  • Carla Ariela Rios Vilaronga, Instituto Federal de São Paulo e Universidade Federal de São Carlos

    Doutora em Educação Especial pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Mestre em Educação pela Universidade Estadual de São Paulo. Pedagoga pela Universidade Estadual de São Paulo, campus Rio Claro. Docente no Instituto Federal de São Paulo, Campus São Carlos, e docente colaboradora do Progama de Pós-Graduação em Educação Especial da Universidade Federal de São Carlos.

Published

2022-12-07

How to Cite

Dialogues on School Inclusion of Students with Intellectual Disability in Professional Education. #Tear: Journal of Education, Science and Technology, Canoas, v. 11, n. 2, 2022. DOI: 10.35819/tear.v11.n2.a6003. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ifrs.edu.br/index.php/tear/article/view/6003. Acesso em: 6 jun. 2026.