Special Classes and Specialized Educational Service: For what and for whom? Organizational designs in the inclusion process of the Municipal Network of Duque de Caxias/RJ
Special Classes. Specialized Educational Service. Target audience for special education.
This master's research had as its object of study public education policies with an emphasis on the analysis of the inclusion of students in the target audience of Special Education, with the centrality being the problematization of distinct organizational designs that occur simultaneously in the same school environment, in the city of Duque de Caxias - RJ. The objectives of the research were listed: Focus on the reality of four municipal public schools in Duque de Caxias, characterizing the organizational designs used in the process of inclusion of students with disabilities, aiming to contribute to the redefinition of their practices enhanced by theory and characterizing the proposals of each of the designs organizational structures established in the researched units and how the objectives proposed for them have been presented. Four schools in the Education Network of the municipality of Duque de Caxias (one in each of the Districts) were the locus of the research and the subjects interviewed were fourteen education professionals, namely: five teachers-regents of Special Classes, four AEE teachers ; four members of the Technical-Pedagogical Team and a professional from the Municipal Department of Education (SME), working at DAIE (Department of Educational Accessibility and Inclusion). The research was carried out with an emphasis on Theodor Adorno's Critical Theory (2005; 2010). Furthermore, we will rely on other scholars such as Damasceno (2006; 2010; 2020) for their significant contributions to the discussion developed in this study. Document analysis, application of a characterization questionnaire and semi-structured interview were used as methodological procedures/instruments. This master's thesis intended to enable the promotion of debates on public policies aimed at the target audience of Special Education from an inclusive perspective and on the organizational designs developed in municipal schools in Duque de Caxias/RJ, contributing to combating exclusionary practices still present in schools.