Do lado de fora da escola especial : histórias vividas no bairro e contadas por ex-alunos por meio do vídeo / Outside special school : histories lived in the neighbourhood and told by former students by means of video films

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2005

RESUMO

The main objective of the present work is the knowledge and comprehension of the relationship maintained by former students of Special Schools with their neighbourhood. In order to do so, the production of a vídeo was suggested to the participants, with the secondary objective of a reflection about this process. The investigation starts with 5 driving questions: 1) How was the social universe of these people (former students of a Special School) constituted beyond the institutional walls of the school? 2) Has their permanence at a Special School made it difficult for them to know their neighbourhood and their exit made this approach possible? 3) How have they lived and occupied the spaces in their neighbourhood? What were the most significative experiences? Which period of their life did they happen? 4) What is living in the suburbs like for these people? Did the communitary environment (if there is any) somehow favoured their socialization? 5) To what extend has the video filming given support to the knowledge of the reality lived by the participant of this research? This study is characterized by a Qualitative Research, with Phenomenological Approach, having the Etnographic type of research as a methodological reference and the use of video as a mean of investigation. Three (3) former students of Special Schools took part in this research: one female, 23 y.o., who works at a cleaning company; and 2 male, 24 and 41 y.o., both workers at a ?shelter workshop? (professional training and job for disabled). For their selection, the criteria were their independence to move, their living in the neighbourhood since childhood and having showed interest to take part in the research. The survey took place in three districts of São Bernardo do Campo City: Boa Vista, Vila Rosa and Jardim das Orquídeas Slums, this latter placed in a fountainhead reserve (Billings Reservoir). The recordings of the neighbourhood occurred individually: the first experience (pilot) happened in just one meeting, with a recording lasting 15 minutes; the second occurred in 5 meetings and lasted about 60 minutes; the third and last happened in 6 meetings and lasted about 90 minutes. The organization of the material composed by video and audio recordings and field notes was made as follows: material transcriptions (video and audio), observation of the video films and notes about the scenes / places recorded and, at last, the raising of themes. The discussion about the works was made at first individually and in the end there was a discussion about the three works altogether. We may notice that every participant presents a very particular way to relate with his neighbourhood and that there are different levels of integration. We may observe also that, even after leaving Special Schools, the three participants kept connections with the people referred in their social universe. We still may notice that the contact with the places in the neighbourhood has favoured their remembering events from childhood, as well as their conversations with neighbours have favoured the revival of memories from the past. Thus, the study shows how the people with mental deficiency may rebuild their own histories and participate in the construction of the collective memory of their neighbourhoods.

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life experiences social inclusion experiências de vida inclusão social memory retardo mental educação especial special education mental retardation memória

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