GRADUATE COURSE E PESQUISA: A EDUCAÇÃO ESPECIAL COMO TEMA DAS DISSERTAÇÕES E TESES EM DOIS PROGRAMAS DE UNIVERSIDADES PÚBLICAS DO PARÁ

doi.org/10.29327/4428085

Abstract

The work presents data from a mapping of the theses and dissertations that have Special Education as their central theme and that was presented in two graduate programs in Education, one offered by the Federal University of Pará and the other by the State University of Pará. the objective is to identify the frequency of the Special Education theme in the works produced by candidates for the titles of Master and Doctor of these programs and, thus, to verify in which segments the discussions of the theme in question are aligned. The article was developed from the quantitative and qualitative approach and used, in its technique, the systematic mapping of the works presented in the indicated graduate programs, which adopted as a criterion the time frame from 2016 to 2019 and the incidence of the problems worked on Special Education. Simultaneously, bibliographic research was developed to extract the theoretical basis on the issues involving the Special Education theme. The results point to the need for the development of research from the perspective of Special Education in its various segments, identify gaps due to the scarcity of works developed under the prism of this theme and also show the need to stimulate scientific production in this area, with the purpose to expand the possibilities of possible solutions to emerging problems related to this demand.