The inclusion of students with Xeroderma Pigmentosum: An alternative for Physical Education professors

Abstract

The research is based on one of the current pillars of contemporary Physical Education: the educational inclusion of people with educational needs associated or not with disabilities, in this case, from the field of Adapted Physical Activity. Therefore, the objective of the present study is to propose a pedagogical alternative for the theoretical and methodological preparation of the Physical Education professors, based on the inclusion of students with Xeroderma Pigmentosum from “Juan Pedro Carbó” high school, of the municipality of Remedios, Villa Clara. During the development of the study, theoretical and empirical methods such as documentary analysis, interview, survey, observation, triangulation and the opinion of experts were used. The diagnosis made it possible to determine the preparation needs of teachers, as well as the inclusion needs of students with Xeroderma Pigmentosum. The actions designed as the core of the alternative, encompass the theoretical and methodological aim of the preparation and are based on pedagogical, psychological, physiological, physical-educational and inclusive basis, that ensure their relevance to the diagnosis. Opinions provided by experts regarding the activities confirm their quality, since they consider them as innovative, useful, feasible and appropriate. As an outstanding element, they highlight the contribution of a decreasing number of exempted students, the improvement of their health, and the increase of the inclusive culture in the school.