Abstract

GARCIA, Rosalba Maria Cardoso  and  BARCELOS, Liliam Guimarães de. The Constitution of the Target Population in the Brazilian Special Education Policy: Movements and Disputes Within the Integral State. Rev. bras. educ. espec. [online]. 2021, vol.27, e0170.  Epub Mar 02, 2021. ISSN 1980-5470.  https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-54702021v27e0170.

This paper aims to highlight the political movements and their participation in the constitution of the target population of the policies of Special Education in Brazil. With the assumptions of dialectical historical materialism, we understand the policy as a relation of forces. Thus, we analyzed documentary sources that marked changes related to the target population, as well as academic literature. Supported by the concept of Integral State, we verified that private and welfare institutions, as private apparatus, marked their position in the definitions of Special Education policies. We emphasize the creation of two types of movement: of and for people who demand Special Education public policies - the first represented by private and welfare institutions; and the second, formed by the subjects themselves with specific conditions, each with particular demands. We noted that the participation of movements in the constitution of the target population of Special Education happens at different levels, with movements of and for people with disabilities adopting the strategy of participation in public positions in the State apparatus so that their interests are incorporated into education policies, highlighting the articulation of Civil Society organizations as a constituent element of the Integral State. Finally, we highlight the form of fragmentary political action of the movements with a view to specific demands.

Keywords : Special Education policy; Target population; Integral State; Civil society; Political movements.

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