Núcleo de atendimento aos alunos com necessidades educacionais especiais (NAPNE): ações para a inclusão em uma instituição de ensino profissional do Estado de Pernambuco

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the actions of the Center for Assistance to Students with Special Educational Needs (NAPNE) to meet the assumptions of Professional Technology Educational Program for people with Special Educational Needs (VTEP SEN) in relation to students’ Admission, Permanence and the successful completion of these students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in Technological and Professional Education (TPE). This study was based on a qualitative approach in case study research focused on the NAPNE of an educational institution in Pernambuco with 9 participants in this core (students and alumni members with NEE and NAPNE staff). We used Semi structured interviews and document analysis for data collection. According to students’ point of view, the expectations of VTEP SEN proposal, concerning the students’ admission through an entrance test were achieved according to current legislation. Under the assumption of Permanence and successful conclusion, the most evidenced actions were those ones which had a link between the teachers and support learning. The technical resources did not meet the students’ needs however, they evaluated NAPNE performance as good. Some of the students' suggestions were that the Center must be publicized, there is a need for institutional support and the acquisition of Assistive Technology (AT) equipment and property. Regarding NAPNE staff, there was higher incidence in actions related to workshops / lectures and the studentships extension. For Permanence and successful completion, NAPNE staff highlighted the following actions: supporting the students’ learning with the teachers. NAPNE staff also related the negative institutional aspects in relation to teachers’ resistance to inclusive education, the disarticulation between NAPNE and sectors of the institution and the internal political differences among managers. Among the institutional facilitating aspects, NAPNE staff indicated the guiding principle of inclusive education to be included in the Statute of the Federal Institutes (FIs). In order to improve NAPNE staff attendance the suggestions point to a purchase of permanent / consumer and new technologies, the enhancement of Inclusive Policies Advisor, a course in order to eliminate people’s attitudinal resistance and regulation of inclusive education in the institution. Despite its limitations, NAPNE performance and the negative aspects overcome the positive ones, we conclude that NAPNE actions are consistent with the policy proposed by SEN TPA, in addition to achieving in practice the theory of the “education for coexistence” culture, in a technological professional educational institution in the State of Pernambuco.