INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND SCHOOL EQUITY: INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES AND PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES

Authors

  • Gladstone Euclides Sousa Author
  • Thálita dos Santos Queiroz Ferreira Siquiera Author
  • Bárbara Dornelas Marcato Prado Author
  • Silvana Dias Sampaio Author
  • Darticléa Deolina Severo dos Santos Author
  • Érica Flávia da Silva Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56238/arev7n12-353

Keywords:

Inclusive Education, School Equity, Teaching Practices, Institutional Challenges, Educational Policies

Abstract

This study analyzes Inclusive Education as a structuring axis of school equity, discussing the main institutional challenges and pedagogical strategies necessary for its implementation in contemporary educational systems. Theoretical and analytical-reflective in nature, the study is based on a critical review of recent national and international literature, drawing on leading authors in the field of inclusion, teacher training, and educational policies. It argues that the consolidation of inclusive practices faces persistent obstacles, such as insufficient material and human resources, the fragility of continuing teacher training, infrastructural limitations, and the persistence of exclusionary pedagogical concepts. In contrast, the article discusses pedagogical and institutional strategies aimed at promoting school equity, with an emphasis on differentiated teaching, the use of assistive technologies, the construction of inclusive school cultures, and the strengthening of links between schools, families, and communities. It concludes that inclusive education requires not only technical or regulatory adjustments, but also structural changes in pedagogical practices, the institutional organization of schools, and public education policies, in order to ensure the right to quality education for all students.

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2025-12-31

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SOUSA, Gladstone Euclides; SIQUIERA, Thálita dos Santos Queiroz Ferreira; PRADO, Bárbara Dornelas Marcato; SAMPAIO, Silvana Dias; DOS SANTOS, Darticléa Deolina Severo; DA SILVA, Érica Flávia. INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND SCHOOL EQUITY: INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES AND PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES. ARACÊ , [S. l.], v. 7, n. 12, p. e11567 , 2025. DOI: 10.56238/arev7n12-353. Disponível em: https://periodicos.newsciencepubl.com/arace/article/view/11567. Acesso em: 22 jan. 2026.