Inclusive education: the challenges in teacher training

Abstract

This study aimed to discuss the challenges encountered in implementing the Inclusive Education proposal, with regard to teacher training and structural, professional and technological support in teaching theory and practice. To this end, a bibliographical survey was conducted on the historical context of the development of the paradigm and inclusion policies, and the resulting difficulties encountered by teachers, given the reality of students with special needs inserted in regular classrooms, and the insufficiency of teacher training to deal with such reality, as well as the lack of professional and technological support. In general, thinking about inclusion requires thinking about Education as a whole, and adequate teacher training is one of these challenges.