INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT NETWORKS: REFLECTIONS FROM A SCHOOL REALITY

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2179-1309.2019.109.25-35

Keywords:

Education;, Health Services;, Disabled Persons.

Abstract

The study seeks to analyze the context in which a public school is inserted, in order to identify strategies for articulation and care for students with disabilities. It is a qualitative study, characterized as a descriptive research. The data collection procedure was done through participant observation in the school environment and in places close to the school and semi-structured interview with the pedagogical coordinator of the school and the manager of the Family Health Strategy (ESF). The school has 1290 students, of whom 53 have a disability. The articulation between the school and the FHT occurs through the Health in the School Program (PSE) and through the referral of the students to attend the health service. As for students with disabilities, the ESF monitors some specific cases, however, the ESF and not even the municipality have a structure to meet all the specifics. Finally, we find that the school has a great demand for students with disabilities and despite the offer of specialized care, it needs complementary support.

Author Biographies

Caroline Andressa Bortoluzzi Zalamena, Universidade Federal do Pampa

Graduanda do Curso de Fisioterapia, bolsista do Programa de Educação Tutorial - Práticas Integradas em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Pampa. 

Rodrigo de Souza Balk, Universidade Federal do Pampa

Doutorado em Ciências Biológicas (Bioquímica Toxicológica) pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brasil, Professor da Universidade Federal do Pampa , Brasil. 

Published

2019-08-30

How to Cite

Motta da Costa e Silva, T., Bortoluzzi Zalamena, C. A., & de Souza Balk, R. (2019). INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT NETWORKS: REFLECTIONS FROM A SCHOOL REALITY. Context and Education Journal, 34(109), 25–35. https://doi.org/10.21527/2179-1309.2019.109.25-35