Inclusão de jovens adultos com dificuldades intelectuais e desenvolvimentais no ensino superior: contributos da literatura no contexto europeu

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Marisa Maia Machado
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9594-145X
Paula Coelho Santos
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7898-8731
Marilyn Espe-Sherwindt
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2964-0389

Resumo

O Ensino Superior (ES) é reconhecido na nossa sociedade como um dos melhores caminhos para um emprego gratificante, estando associado a benefícios significativos. As pessoas com Dificuldades Intelectuais e Desenvolvimentais, com limitações ao nível do funcionamento intelectual e do comportamento adaptativo, apesar de ambicionarem continuar a sua formação académica, constituem um dos grupos socialmente mais excluídos, deparando-se com preconceitos que impedem o seu acesso ao Ensino Superior. Com base numa revisão da literatura narrativa, pretende-se obter uma compreensão do processo de inclusão destes estudantes que está a decorrer em instituições do ES europeias, a partir dos contributos da literatura. Assim, objetiva-se (i) descrever características de programas a funcionar na Europa; (ii) identificar metodologias pedagógicas que têm facilitado o sucesso do processo de ensino e aprendizagem; e (iii) identificar efeitos da participação destes estudantes em programas oferecidos por instituições europeias. Este estudo evidencia que, com as metodologias apropriadas, é possível a inclusão de pessoas com Dificuldades Intelectuais e Desenvolvimentais no Ensino Superior. Sublinhamos a importância dos efeitos positivos e dos resultados relacionados com a melhoria da empregabilidade provenientes destas iniciativas curriculares inclusivas.

Palavras-chave: Inclusão, Ensino superior, Dificuldades intelectuais e desenvolvimentais

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