Abstract

SACCOL, Lilian Roberta Ilha; VIANNA, Clecimara  and  PAVAO, Silvia Maria de Oliveira. Family Neglect: Implications on the School Learning of Visually Impaired Students. Rev. bras. educ. espec. [online]. 2021, vol.27, e0014.  Epub Mar 02, 2021. ISSN 1980-5470.  https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-54702021v27e0014.

In the context of Special Education, this article sought to comprehend the family neglect interference regarding the learning processes of students with visual impairment. For that, a basic research, with a qualitative approach was, carried out. Concerning the objectives, the study was characterized as exploratory descriptive. The adopted design was the case study. In the research, seven school occurrence records regarding two visually impaired students and five focused interviews, namely: two interviews with the students, two interviews with the classroom teacher and one interview with the special educator from the institution where the research took place. These subjects constituted the target audience of this study, which occurred in the space of a public school in the hinterlands of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The content analysis was adopted for data interpretation, pointing out the existence of three categories of analysis, namely: family neglect, learning of visually impaired students and changing custody. As a result, family neglect is highlighted as a factor which interferes negatively and substantially not only in learning but also in attitudes, interpersonal relationship, and feeling of those who live under this reality, especially visually impaired students.

Keywords : Negligence; Visual impairment; Learning; Special Education.

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