Analysis of Papers on Visual Impairment Published in the Brazilian Journal of Special Education (1992-2017)

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to analyze the papers on visual impairment published in the Brazilian Journal of Special Education - RBEE, from its foundation, in 1992, to 2017, with the objective to highlight the participation of the area in publications in the Journal. The investigation identified 46 texts: three reviews, one comment and 42 papers, including essays, literature reviews and a research report. The comment and the reviews were excluded from the analysis. The reading and the analysis of the 42 papers adopted the following axes: annual distribution of the papers, authorship, themes, regions and institutions of origin, text genres and interfaces with other areas of knowledge. The results showed that the area of visual impairment is present in the academic production, with greater evidence over the last two decades. The themes of the papers encompassed different areas of knowledge, with an emphasis on the interface with the area of Health Sciences. The indicators regarding regions and institutions of origin revealed that, although the RBEE also publishes studies of international origin, the papers analyzed did not include the whole of the Brazilian institutions located in the several regions of the country.

摘要：本研究旨在分析1992年创刊至2017年间，刊载于巴西特殊教育期刊（Brazilian Journal of Special Education，RBEE）的视觉障碍相关论文，以凸显该领域在该刊发文中的参与度。本次调研共检索到46篇相关文献：其中综述3篇、评论1篇，另有论文42篇（涵盖随笔、文献综述及研究报告）。本研究将该评论及3篇综述排除在分析范围之外，仅对剩余42篇论文展开研读与分析。针对该42篇论文的分析采用以下维度：论文年度分布、作者信息、研究主题、来源地区与机构、文本体裁以及与其他知识领域的交叉融合方向。研究结果显示，视觉障碍领域的学术产出已见于该刊刊载内容，且近二十年来相关成果愈发凸显。论文主题覆盖多类知识领域，其中与健康科学领域的交叉研究最为突出。关于来源地区与机构的分析指标显示，尽管RBEE亦刊载国际起源的研究，但本次分析的论文并未覆盖巴西全国各地区的全部科研机构。