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Desafios institucionais à inclusão de estudantes com Necessidades Educativas Especiais no Ensino Superior
Author(s) -
Maria Leonor Borges,
Maria Helena Martins,
Emílio Lucio-Villegas,
Teresa Gonçalves
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
revista portuguesa de educação
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2183-0452
pISSN - 0871-9187
DOI - 10.21814/rpe.10766
Subject(s) - humanities , special educational needs , sociology , political science , pedagogy , psychology , philosophy , special education
Com base nos pressupostos da educacao inclusiva e crescente democratizacao do ensino superior temos vindo a verificar a progressiva abertura da universidade a diversas minorias, nomeadamente estudantes com Necessidades Educativas Especiais (NEE). Constata-se que ainda ha pouco conhecimento sobre o tema da diversidade e inclusao entre docentes e estudantes, em geral, sendo que os servicos institucionais de apoio aos estudantes com NEE existentes carecem de eficacia em diversos niveis, nomeadamente ao nivel das atitudes dos docentes e pessoal nao-docente. O que pensam estes atores institucionais sobre a inclusao destes estudantes? Proporcionam as universidades as condicoes adequadas a esta minoria estudantil? Atraves de um estudo de caso na Universidade do Algarve, pretendeu-se analisar as concecoes e atitudes dos docentes e pessoal naodocente face a inclusao dos estudantes com NEE no Ensino Superior. Pretendeu-se ainda conhecer quais os desafios que estes atores institucionais assinalam no âmbito da inclusao. Tendo por referencia os seus testemunhos, constata-se que, apesar do esforco da instituicao em analise, continuam a existir areas que necessitam de um maior investimento, desde a remocao das barreiras arquitetonicas, ao desenvolvimento de atitudes mais inclusivas da comunidade academica, passando por praticas de ensino aprendizagem e de avaliacao, que assegurem a igualdade e equidade. Palavras-chave: Educacao Inclusiva; Necessidades Educativas Especiais; Ensino Superior ABSTRACT Based on assumptions of inclusive education and increasing democratization of higher education, the university has been progressively opening up to various minorities, including students with Special Educational Needs (SEN). There is still little knowledge on the subject of diversity and inclusion among teachers and students, in general. Institutional support services to students with SEN need improvement at various levels, namely in terms of the attitudes of teachers and non-teaching staff. What do these institutional actors think about the inclusion of these students? Do the universities provide appropriate conditions to this minority student group? In order to address this issue, we present the results of a study, at the University of Algarve, that aimed to analyze the concepts and attitudes of teachers and non-teaching staff in view of the inclusion of students with SEN in higher education. It was also intended to understand what challenges these institutional actors point out in a context of inclusion. The results presented, with reference to the testimonies of several institutional actors, reveal that, despite the efforts made by the institution, there are still many areas that need more investment: the architectural barriers, the development of more inclusive attitudes of the academic community, teachinglearning practices, and evaluation to ensure equal and fair treatment. Keywords: Inclusive Education; Special Educational Needs; Higher Education

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