Psychosociálne aspekty vzdelávania z pohľadu žiakov s nevyliečiteľným ochorením – výsledky kvalitatívneho výskumu
Psychosocial aspects of education from the view of pupils with incurable disease – results of qualitative research

Summary/Abstract: The issue of education of individuals with incurable diseases is an area which is not devotedto pedagogy, resp. special pedagogical attention, even though children and pupils with incurablediseases are part of the educational process, at least if their health condition allows. With the paper we want to present partial results of research on the education of individuals with incurable diseases, the aim of which was to find out how a particular type of incurable disease is reflected in the educational area of adolescent life with a particular incurable disease. The research sample consisted of five adolescents with incurable diseases - oncological diseases, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, cysticfibrosis. The main methods of obtaining research data were a semi-structured interview. In this paper, we focused on the psychosocial area and on the description of selected categories of meaning, whicharose based on phenomenological analysis. The results point to the fact that the opportunity to attend school helps students with incurable diseases to feel fuller. Pupils and students who continue their education in any form can maintain a part of their regular routine and in some way connect with everyday life.

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