e-Pedagogium 2021, 21(1):67-76 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2021.014

Opinions and practical experiences of pedagogical worker and pupils with intellectual disability in the field of sexuality education

Zdeňka Kozáková^a, Petra Hermanová^a

^a Ústav speciálněpedagogických studií, Pedagogická fakulta Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci, Žižkovo nám. 5, 771 40 Olomouc

The article presents selected research results, the main goal of which was to find out the opinions and practical experiences of pedagogical staff and pupils with intellectual disability (ID) in the field of sexual education through semi-structured interviews. The partial goals were to find out whether the inclusion of sex education is sufficient from the point of view of teachers and pupils and whether there are adequate facilities and equipment for its implementation in the school. The results show that sex education is sufficiently represented in pupils with moderate and severe ID and there is adequate time and space for it at school. On the contrary, according to teachers and students, its classification is completely insufficient for pupils with mild ID. Pupils with mild ID report that they paid very little attention to individual topics and that the information they have learned is insufficient. The research also pointed to the inadequate background and equipment of the given schools for the implementation of sexual education, both in the field of visual aids, teaching materials and methodologies, and spatially.

Keywords: sexual education, sexuality, intellectual disability, special primary school, primary school.

Received: January 6, 2021; Revised: April 12, 2021; Accepted: April 14, 2021; Published: June 2, 2021  Show citation