Designing the Individualized Educational Plan mediated by the NAPNE: pathways to inclusion

Abstract

In the context of inclusive pedagogical practices, the Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) allows for the optimization of the teaching-learning process of people with disabilities. This study addresses the process of designing and implementing the IEP, mediated by the Support Center for People with Specific Educational Needs (NAPNE) and the multiprofessional team, for the care/inclusion of a student with physical disability in a federal institute. The actions developed by the NAPNE, the teachers, the multidisciplinary team, the student, and the family made up the empirical material for this work. This research project is of a qualitative nature, using semi-structured interviews applied remotely and content analysis through the categorization of answers and information obtained from the participants. The results indicate that a pedagogical proposal designed collaboratively by the professionals of the educational institution, with the participation of the family and the student himself as the protagonist of his own learning, allows for individualized adaptations that take the different needs and specificities of the student into account. This study also emphasizes a relevant discussion about the importance of the NAPNE as a bridge towards the inclusion of students in federal institutes.