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Wyzwania dla edukacji seksualnej uczniów z głębszą niepełnosprawnością intelektualną w Polsce
Challenges for the sexual education of students with deeper intellectual disabilities in Poland

Author(s): Celina Kamecka-Antczak, Mateusz Szafrański, Klaudia Wos
Subject(s): Education, School education, Inclusive Education / Inclusion, Pedagogy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: participatory action research; person with intellectual disability; sex education; sexuality
Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of participatory action research conducted with polish students with intellectual disability. The research concerned students’ knowledge of their own sexuality and their needs related to conducting sex education at a special school. The presented research is part of a larger project, which aimed to create a didactic tool for conducting sex education classes with people with intellectual disabilities. The research was conducted in accordance with the assumptions of the participatory paradigm, putting postulates being a response to the UN Convention of the Disabled Rights of Poland ratified by Poland.

  • Page Range: 49-62
  • Page Count: 14
  • Publication Year: 2023
  • Language: Polish