ABSTRACT:
This work sought to investigate the implementation of a public policy for inclusive education in the Municipal Education Network of Corumbá/Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, through the actions and perceptions of the implementing agents, both within the Secretariat of Education and the school. We sought to learn how education policies aimed at students with disabilities are implemented and the conditions of assistance to these students in the Municipal Network. As theoretical framework, we used the studies on Middle-Level and Street-Level Bureaucracy to understand the perceptions and interactions among agents. Disability Studies provided us with important keys for interpreting phenomena through the sociological perspective of disability, especially the concept of Ableism. Initially, we conducted a survey on enrollment and schools from the School Census. Then, a survey was applied to the management teams and teachers of all urban schools of the Municipal Network, from which three schools were chosen for qualitative research. The results showed that the implementing agents, despite their efforts to carry out the work, found difficulties that interfere directly with their performance.
KEYWORDS:
Policy of Inclusive Education; Implementing; Middle-level Bureaucracy; Street-level Bureaucracy; Ableism