Possibilidades da Tutoria de Pares para Estudantes com Deficiência Visual no Ensino Técnico e Superior

Abstract

School inclusion can bring indisputable benefits for the development of people with disability, provided that adjustments and adaptations are conducted in the school dynamics and pedagogical proposals to meet their educational needs. Researchers and practitioners in the field are facing the challenge of studying theories and practices that contribute to inclusive education and that aim to improve the quality of such education. Thus, this study aimed to analyze and describe the perception of students with visual disabilities and without disabilities (tutors) regarding the activities carried out as mentoring pairs. The study took place in a Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology in the interior of Northeastern Brazil. Participants were seven students with visual impairments who were to be tutored, six in the role of tutors and the supervisor responsible for tutoring. For data collection, a semi-structured interview was used, with versions for the persons being tutored, the tutors and the supervisor. Data were analyzed using thematic categorization of content analysis using the software Atlas-Ti. The results showed that the tutor - tutored dyads who were classmates presented the highest degree of satisfaction regarding the mentoring relationship, both in view of those being tutored and those doing the tutoring. According to the results, we concluded that peer tutoring pairs can be a promising strategy for providing support for including students with visual impairments in technical and higher education.