THE DEFECTOLOGY OF LEV SEMIONOVICH VYGOTSKY:

a integrative review in theses and dissertations

Abstract

: The term Defectology, which means the study of defects, although not created by Vygotsky, was used and redefined by him, both in theory and in practice, when researching the development of people with disabilities. The present text aims to carry out an integrative review of academic productions at master's and doctoral level regarding Vygotsky's Defectology. To this end, we ask, in Brazil, what are the contributions of academic research based on Vygotsky's Defectology that has been present in research at master's and doctoral levels in relation to the education of people with disabilities? In order to seek answers to this question, we chose to map, describe and analyze studies carried out in postgraduate courses whose productions are stored in the CAPES Theses and Dissertations Catalog and in the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, with a qualitative and descriptive. The results presented 69 productions that mainly dealt with teaching and learning strategies, teacher training and school inclusion, allowing the identification of the contributions of Defectology applied by Brazilian schools in the development process of people with disabilities, under the qualitative approach of disability. Thus, it is concluded that there is a need to disseminate studies on Vygotsky's Defectology, given its importance, both theoretically and in pedagogical practice, through greater inclusion of these in initial and continuing training courses for education professionals who are directly involved in the schooling process of students with disabilities.