Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Preadolescents as Pedagogical Challenge

Introduction: In recent years in many countries, including Poland, there has been recorded a strong increase in the number of cases of disorders, diagnosed as gender dysphoria, among adolescents and preadolescents. This is not only a serious medical and psychotherapeutic problem, but also a pedagogi...

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Main Author: Janusz Andrzej Majcherek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland 2022-08-01
Series:Lubelski Rocznik Pedagogiczny
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Online Access:https://journals.umcs.pl/lrp/article/view/12868
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description Introduction: In recent years in many countries, including Poland, there has been recorded a strong increase in the number of cases of disorders, diagnosed as gender dysphoria, among adolescents and preadolescents. This is not only a serious medical and psychotherapeutic problem, but also a pedagogical challenge. Research Aim: Research aim is to recognize and analyse needs and challenges generated for educators and preceptors by gender dysphoria that occurs in their preadolescent and adolescent pupils. Evidence-based Facts: There are not many evidence-based facts about gender dysphoria in Poland, but there are some of them in other countries, particularly in the USA. Their results can be used to anticipate the challenges faced by Polish educators. Summary: This disorder is in many cases temporary and transient, but very dangerous, because suicides, self harms and other kinds of behavioral disturbance among children and young people with this syndrome are several times more frequent than in the entire population. A main pedagogical challenge is to help them get through this growth phase and avoid discrimination by their peers. However, neither preparation for the transition nor providing assistance in bringing about the transition are pedagogical tasks.
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spelling doaj.art-de8f8d261c584f08bf1a06b0466c41f82022-12-22T03:26:14ZengMaria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, PolandLubelski Rocznik Pedagogiczny0137-61362022-08-0141214515810.17951/lrp.2022.41.2.145-1589329Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Preadolescents as Pedagogical ChallengeJanusz Andrzej Majcherek0Akademia WSB w Dąbrowie GórniczejIntroduction: In recent years in many countries, including Poland, there has been recorded a strong increase in the number of cases of disorders, diagnosed as gender dysphoria, among adolescents and preadolescents. This is not only a serious medical and psychotherapeutic problem, but also a pedagogical challenge. Research Aim: Research aim is to recognize and analyse needs and challenges generated for educators and preceptors by gender dysphoria that occurs in their preadolescent and adolescent pupils. Evidence-based Facts: There are not many evidence-based facts about gender dysphoria in Poland, but there are some of them in other countries, particularly in the USA. Their results can be used to anticipate the challenges faced by Polish educators. Summary: This disorder is in many cases temporary and transient, but very dangerous, because suicides, self harms and other kinds of behavioral disturbance among children and young people with this syndrome are several times more frequent than in the entire population. A main pedagogical challenge is to help them get through this growth phase and avoid discrimination by their peers. However, neither preparation for the transition nor providing assistance in bringing about the transition are pedagogical tasks.https://journals.umcs.pl/lrp/article/view/12868dojrzewanie seksualne, tożsamość płciowa, transseksualizm.
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Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Preadolescents as Pedagogical Challenge
Lubelski Rocznik Pedagogiczny
dojrzewanie seksualne, tożsamość płciowa, transseksualizm.
title Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Preadolescents as Pedagogical Challenge
title_full Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Preadolescents as Pedagogical Challenge
title_fullStr Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Preadolescents as Pedagogical Challenge
title_full_unstemmed Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Preadolescents as Pedagogical Challenge
title_short Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Preadolescents as Pedagogical Challenge
title_sort gender dysphoria in adolescents and preadolescents as pedagogical challenge
topic dojrzewanie seksualne, tożsamość płciowa, transseksualizm.
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