Open AccessDifficulties Encountered By Support Agents In Special Education With Physically Disabled Students
Author(s) -
Fabíola Hermes Chesani,
Dionei Alves Dos Santos,
Claudete Santos Demetrio,
João Pedro Batista,
João Pedro Batista,
Matheulli Guilherme Corrêa de Andrade
Publication year - 2018
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2411-2933
DOI - 10.31686/ijier.vol6.iss5.1035
Subject(s) - special education , economic shortage , inclusion (mineral) , teamwork , thematic analysis , exploratory research , relation (database) , quality (philosophy) , psychology , qualitative research , open access journal , medical education , pedagogy , mathematics education , sociology , computer science , social science , medicine , scopus , social psychology , political science , government (linguistics) , linguistics , philosophy , medline , epistemology , database , law
The aim of this study was to analyze the difficulties encountered by support agents in special education with students with disabilities. The methodology was qualitative and exploratory. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview and analyzed through thematic content analysis. The participants of the research were 12 support agents in special education in elementary education who carry out their activities with students with physical disabilities in a municipal school network. In relation to the difficulties encountered by special education support agents, the following categories emerged: Training of human resources; Material and technological resources; Infrastructure and Accessibility; Teamwork and Inclusion only in theory. It was concluded that there is a shortage of resources in this scenario, and may influence the quality of education offered to students with disabilities.