The (un)commonness of being ill. The kaleidoscope of colours, smells, and tastes in hospital school
The (un)commonness of being ill. The kaleidoscope of colours, smells, and tastes in hospital school

Summary/Abstract: The research has been aimed at examining how children and teenagers perceive their everyday life during their hospitalization and to show the ways that allow these patients to leave behind unpleasant emotions resulting from both the illness itself and the monotony of being confined to a hospital. The everyday life has been presented here as both commonness and uncommonness. Furthermore, solitude and boredom have been discussed as states experienced by pupils suffering from protracted diseases, followed by a presentation of teacher-therapists’reflections on (un)com-monness of their work in hospital conditions. The research has beenconducted with the participa-tion of pupils and teachers at Special Needs Elementary School No.38 and Special Needs Junior High School No.38, both of which constitute departments of the Independent Public Clinical Hos-pital No.1 in Zabrze.

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