About

Rafael Barreto Haddad

Educator, educational counselor, philosopher and researcher.

Rafael Barreto Haddad is based in Niterói, Brazil. His professional path brings together classroom teaching, educational guidance, pedagogical leadership and the production of educational materials. He holds a degree in Philosophy from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and completed a Teaching Residency in Philosophy at Colégio Pedro II.

Across his educational work, he has focused on critical thinking, student autonomy, inclusive practice, interdisciplinary methodologies and the relationship between education and contemporary social change.

MIND Plus

MIND Plus is an independent research and publishing project focused on education, inclusion, technology and human development. Artificial intelligence is used transparently as a tool for research amplification: to map large bodies of literature, compare evidence, identify disagreements and connections, and help transform research into articles, evidence reviews, educational dossiers and books.

AI is not treated as a scientific authority or as a replacement for evidence. Sources, limitations, uncertainties and conflicting findings remain central to the editorial method, and final intellectual and editorial responsibility remains human.

Current research interests

• Inclusive and special education
• Autism and neurodiversity
• Giftedness and high abilities
• Artificial intelligence in education
• Educational innovation and technology
• Learning and teaching methodologies
• Student behavior and educational guidance
• Critical and philosophical foundations of education and technology