Abstract

CRUZ, Gilmar de Carvalho; SCHNECKENBERG, Marisa; TASSA, Khaled Omar Mohamad El  and  CHAVES, Letícia. Continuing education of teachers inserted in inclusive educational contexts. Educ. rev. [online]. 2011, n.42, pp. 229-243. ISSN 0104-4060.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0104-40602011000500015.

This study focused on: a) understanding how teachers deal with the proposal of school inclusion of students with special needs in the Physical Education context; b) analyzing the implementation process of a continuing education program together with these teachers. Twenty teachers from the municipal teaching network of a city in the State of Paraná took part in this research. Group interviews and observations of classes taught by the participants were carried out. Results show that: a) in spite of their initial education, the teachers work out intervention alternatives in favor of school inclusion; b) teachers must accept the condition of protagonists in continuing education programs.

Keywords : school inclusion; continuing education; educational policies.