Políticas Educacionais Federais para Estudantes da Educação Especial na Perspectiva Inclusiva no Brasil

Abstract

This study aims to debate the provision of federal public educational policies to special education students. This is documentary and bibliographical research, whose analysis is qualitative. The methodology included the following organization: 1) phase of absence of policies and educational exclusion; 2) phase of welfare/educational segregation policies; 3) phase of educational integration policies; 4) inclusion policy phase. Among its conclusions, this research identified that federal policies have diversified in terms of their philosophical, scientific, and political foundations, etc., not being uniform and synchronous to meet the different specificities that characterize the special education public. Furthermore, current federal policies conflict regarding the joint action of special education in inclusive and specialized classes, as in the current organization of some education departments of federated entities.