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Uczniowie z niepełnosprawnością intelektualną i specyfika ich kształcenia
Learners with intellectual disabilities and special character of their education

Author(s): Petr Franiok
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: mentally challenged pupil; special educational needs; development of social relationships; therapeutic interventions; aesthetic education; dramatherapy; art therapy and music therapy

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to present social experiences that are provided within pedagogical therapy to learners with special needs. The empirical research is based on the author’s personal experiences, as well as on direct observation and critical analysis of sources. The article presents the main assumptions of aesthetic education, which were related to particular forms of therapy in the field of special education commonly used in working with learners with intellectual disabilities in the Czech Republic. The article discusses dramatherapy, art therapy and music therapy, which are closely related to aesthetic education.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 19
  • Page Range: 127-137
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish