Banca de DEFESA: WESLLEY ROCHA DA SILVA

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STUDENT : WESLLEY ROCHA DA SILVA
DATE: 19/06/2026
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Auditório 01 do NEPSA II
TITLE:

Assistive Technology and the Target Population of Special Education in Professional and Technological Education: a proposal for a continuing education program

KEY WORDS:

Special Education; Vocational education; Technical education; Assistive Technology.

PAGES: 160
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Educação
SUMMARY:

Institutions of Professional and Technological Education (PTE) have registered a growing number of enrollments of students from the target population of Special Education. Professional training instructors, responsible for technical courses, possess specific expertise in the technical content of their areas, but do not always have pedagogical training focused on student diversity. In this context, Assistive Technology (AT) becomes a fundamental resource to support the access, participation, and retention of these students in PTE. This research aimed to analyze the level of knowledge of professional training instructors regarding AT and to develop a continuing education program based on the results obtained. It is a descriptive case study with a quantitative and qualitative approach, conducted in a Professional Education institution in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Data were collected through a semi-structured questionnaire applied to 33 instructors, corresponding to 59% of the institution's teaching staff, and analyzed according to Bardin's Content Analysis, articulating six thematic categories with four axes of the theoretical framework. The results showed that 94% of the participants had not received specific training in AT, 58% had never participated in courses related to Special Education from an inclusive perspective, and 78% reported having no or little knowledge about the field. Although 73% had already worked with students from the target population of Special Education, only 9% felt prepared to identify their specific needs. The findings reveal significant training gaps, limited use of AT resources, and weaknesses in institutional support. It is concluded that investing in the continuing education of instructors, strengthening institutional pedagogical support, and expanding access to AT services, resources, and strategies are essential conditions for the inclusion of students from the target population of Special Education in Professional and Technological Education.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externo à Instituição - AILA N. D. C. ROCHA
Presidente - ***.755.868-** - DEBORA DELIBERATO - UNESP
Interno - 1149574 - JEFFERSON FERNANDES ALVES