This article reports an experience in Early Childhood Education and early Elementary classes with a student with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), implementing inclusive pedagogical practices informed by learning neuroscience. The framework integrates executive functions, sensory processing, alternative learning routes, and genetic-metabolic ASD bases with instructional decisions. Qualitative case study used part...
The evaluation of the contributions arising from participation in an accredited Continuing Professional Development Programme (CPD) constitutes the starting point of this study and aims to characterise the conceptions and practices of inclusion in Science Education among teachers of primary education. Centred on multimodal reflection as a strategy for training and professional development, the study involved 11...
This article examines how school leadership, teachers and families perceive the integration of Brazilian immigrant pupils in Portuguese primary education (1st cycle), through a case study in an urban school in Braga. The research problem focuses on tensions between administrative integration and substantive educational inclusion. A predominantly qualitative design was used, combining methodological triangulatio...
Inclusive education has become a central axis of educational policies in Portugal, but its implementation continues to expose tensions between the legal framework, curricular guidelines, and the real conditions of implementation in schools. This article critically analyzes the opportunities and threats of the legal framework for inclusion in teacher training, based on Decrees-Laws 54/2018 and 55/2018, articulat...
The short film Strings (originally Cuerdas, Solís, 2014) constitutes a privileged object of analysis for reflecting on school inclusion and human dignity. Its narrative explores the potential of empathy and pedagogical creativity, through the friendship between two children, Maria, a so-called normal child, and Nicolás, a child with severe cerebral palsy. This text translates into a critical review of the short...
O tema central deste número sublinha a educação inclusiva como um direito fundamental e um objetivo central das políticas educativas internacionais e nacionais, alinhado com a Agenda 2030. Destaca-se que, num contexto de grande diversidade étnica, cultural, linguística e socioeconómica, as escolas enfrentam desafios complexos que exigem novas respostas. Entre estes desafios incluem‑se desigualdades de recursos ...
The evaluation of the contributions arising from participation in an accredited Continuing Professional Development Programme (CPD) constitutes the starting point of this study and aims to characterise the conceptions and practices of inclusion in Science Education among teachers of primary education. Centred on multimodal reflection as a strategy for training and professional development, the study involved 11...