Abstract:
Inappropriate sexual behaviors may be observed in individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID), especially during adolescence. There are several undesired consequences of exhibiting such behaviors in public spaces, such as schools. The competencies and attitudes of special education teachers, who are responsible for the education of individuals with ID, are of significant influence. This study was conducted to investigate the views of special education teachers working with adolescents with ID on inappropriate sexual behaviors exhibited in educational settings. Accordingly, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 special education teachers. The phenomenological research design, one of the qualitative research methods, and thematic analysis were used in this study. Five themes were identified after the analysis of the findings of the study, namely, common behaviors, teacher attitudes, teacher competencies, teacher interventions, and educational content. The findings were discussed on the basis of the relevant studies in the literature and a number of conclusions were reached. Accordingly, the inappropriate sexual behaviors that special education teachers encounter the most frequently are masturbation, undressing, and touching, and when these behaviors are exhibited aggressively, teachers have difficulty in intervening. Participants regard themselves to be incompetent in terms of sexual education and consider relevant educational content inadequate.
摘要:
在智障人士(ID)中可能会观察到不适当的性行为,尤其是在青春期。在公共场所表现出这种行为有几个不希望的后果,比如学校。特殊教育教师的能力和态度,负责教育有身份证的人,具有重大影响。进行这项研究是为了调查与有ID的青少年一起工作的特殊教育教师对教育环境中表现出的不当性行为的看法。因此,对12名特殊教育教师进行了半结构化访谈。现象学研究设计,定性研究方法之一,本研究采用主题分析。在分析研究结果后,确定了五个主题,即,常见的行为,教师态度,教师能力,教师干预,和教育内容。在文献中的相关研究的基础上讨论了这些发现,并得出了一些结论。因此,特殊教育教师最常遇到的不当性行为是手淫,脱衣服,和触摸,当这些行为被积极地表现出来时,教师很难干预。参与者认为自己在性教育方面不称职,并认为相关教育内容不足。