What deaf students from the Federal University of Santa Maria say about their conditions of study in higher education

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  • Luiz Renato Martins Rocha Federal University of Technology of Paraná image/svg+xml
  • Lara Ferreira Santos Federal University of São Carlos image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.12i3.008

Abstract

This paper aims at describing some results from the investigation on how deaf students from the Federal University of Santa Maria, according to their own perception, have been assisted in their linguistic and pedagogical needs in the graduation courses. Their choice of this institution is due to the fact that it has a selection test for the Brazilian Sign Language (Libras, Brazilian Portuguese abbreviation) using video recording. This makes the institution have a greater number of deaf students when compared to other universities and creates an environment which is different from other university contexts. The study comprised descriptive and exploratory research; data collection was carried out through the application of an electronic questionnaire (online) to 18 deaf students. The results revealed that despite the differentiated access to this university, there are still many similarities when compared to other university contexts. The conclusions point out to the maintenance of precarious conditions for the permanence of these students in the classroom.

 

Keywords: Deaf students. Higher Education. Permanence.

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Author Biographies

  • Luiz Renato Martins Rocha, Federal University of Technology of Paraná
    Doutorando e Mestre em Educação Especial pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar; Especialista em Surdez: Libras e Educação Especial Inclusiva; Licenciatura Plena em Pedagogia e Matemática. Tradutor-Intérprete de LIBRAS/Língua Portuguesa/LIBRAS (PROLIBRAS/MEC-2010, FENEIS/PR 2010, PROLIBRAS/MEC-2015) e Proficiência no Uso e Ensino da LIBRAS (PROLIBRAS/MEC-2013). Docente da Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná nas disciplinas de Libras e Cálculo aplicado à Biologia. Tradutor e intérprete de LIBRAS/Língua Portuguesa na Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - UTFPR, campus Cornélio Procópio. Já ministrou diversos cursos e palestras para professores (municipais e estaduais), alunos do ensino médio, técnico e superior nas diversas áreas de formação.
  • Lara Ferreira Santos, Federal University of São Carlos

    Doutora em Educação Especial. Docente do Programa de pós-graduação em Educação Especial da Universidade Federal de São Carlos.

     

Published

2017-07-03

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How to Cite

What deaf students from the Federal University of Santa Maria say about their conditions of study in higher education. Práxis Educativa, [S. l.], v. 12, n. 3, p. 826–847, 2017. DOI: 10.5212/PraxEduc.v.12i3.008. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/9452. Acesso em: 2 jun. 2026.

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