Specialized education service of disabled students in the professional, scientific, and technological education: dilemmas and propositions
International Journal of Development Research
Specialized education service of disabled students in the professional, scientific, and technological education: dilemmas and propositions
Received 11th January, 2022; Received in revised form 29th January, 2022; Accepted 21st February, 2022; Published online 28th March, 2022
Copyright © 2022, Ana Paula Boff and Andreia de Bem Machado. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
School inclusion has been much discussed in Brazil, which has enabled the expansion of legal regulations and public policies aligned with the student’s rights. Thus, this article aims to analyze, based on a systematic review, the specialized educational service carried out in an institution of professional, scientific, and technological education, pointing out the main dilemmas and propositions for inclusive education. The methodology adopted was based on systematic bibliometric research, through which a search considering the Scopus database with the following terms ("inclusive education" or "special education") and "vocational education". In addition to the survey in the literature, the specialized educational service carried out in an institution of professional, scientific, and technological education was also reported, pointing out the challenges pertinent to this service. It is concluded that Special Education is a field of interdisciplinary. It was found that the Specialized Educational Service carried out at the institution lacks better infrastructure conditions and the constitution of a multidisciplinary team. Some actions were taken in order to guarantee the permanence, and learning of the monitored students: reception at the beginning of the course, individual and collective assistance to the target audience of Special Education, and formative moments with the teachers.