A Inclusão na Educação Profissional e Tecnológica: uma análise sobre o Núcleo de Atendimento às Pessoas com Necessidades Educacionais Específicas - NAPNE do IFPE

Abstract

The objective of this study is to analyze the role of the NAPNE (Support Centers for Students with Special Educational Needs) at IFPE (Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology of Pernambuco) in the educational inclusion of students with disabilities and/or specific educational needs, aiming to provide support for the implementation and/or improvement of institutional inclusion policies within the context of Vocational and Technical Education (VET), particularly at IFPE. The approach was carried out from a qualitative perspective, with a bibliographic and exploratory character. In this regard, the following methodological procedures were used: bibliographic research, document analysis, field research, data collection, administration of questionnaires, and semi-structured interviews with the coordinators of the NAPNEs at IFPE. With the data gathered, it was possible to develop an Educational Product in the form of a guiding document for the structuring of the NAPNEs. In its practical context, we understand that the theme of educational inclusion for people with disabilities is transversal, occurring through situations that involve not only part of the academic community but also the institution as a whole, through its Pedagogical Political Project and the other policies that underpin its institutional identity. Given the many barriers inclusion faces in the educational field, and beyond public access policies, academic interventions are of utmost importance for raising societal awareness and for the construction of an inclusive school that embraces human diversity and contributes to the empowerment of individuals. Finally, the results presented contributed to the development of the guiding document, which was designed based on the needs identified by the NAPNE centers at IFPE, to serve as a guiding tool for NAPNE professionals to assist in the structuring of the centers. The goal is to develop Specialized Educational Assistance (AEE) within the institutional possibilities, from a perspective of inclusive education committed to the quality of the teaching and learning process for all students.