Special education in pedagogical projects of the undergraduate courses at the Federal University of Maranhão/UFMA

Abstract

This study investigates the initial training of Basic Education teachers – Kindergarten, Elementary and High School –, through the analysis of the Pedagogical Curricular Projects of the undergraduate courses offered at the Federal University of Maranhão-UFMA, Campus Dom Delgado, to work with target audience of Special Education students in regular education classrooms. Fourteen projects were analyzed through descriptive, bibliographical and documentary studies. The results showed that Special/Inclusive Education was superficially identified in the Curriculum Pedagogical Projects of the undergraduate courses at the UFMA in most of the analyzed material, indicating the invisibility of this area in the initial teacher training courses; and the relevance that needs to be given to the theoretical-practical aspect in teacher training for school inclusion.