Abstract

GOMES, Claudia  and  GONZALEZ REY, Fernando Luis. Psicologia e inclusão: aspectos subjetivos de um aluno portador de deficiência mental. Rev. bras. educ. espec. [online]. 2008, vol.14, n.01, pp.63-74. ISSN 1413-6538.

This article explored the configuration of a student with mental disability's feelings during the process of school inclusion. To achieve this objective, a sixteen-year-old student with mental disability who was enrolled in the seventh grade of a public elementary school participated in this research study. The delineation of the case study was deemed adequate as a resource for collecting information. The main research procedures were conversation sessions with the student undertaken during the seven months of investigation. The information collected was listed by categories of significant indicators. The study showed that one of the greatest barriers to be overcome in this process referred to the symbolic organization of the school, which, along with the generalizing patterns of human development, comes to structure itself much more as a social and compensatory practice than one that fostered the student's preparation. This organization focuses on how different the student is, instead of appreciating his uniqueness.

Keywords : Subjectivity; Special Needs; Inclusion; Special Education.