Percepciones de docentes sobre la sexualidad de estudiantes en condición de discapacidad intelectual en la Unidad Educativa Agustín Cueva durante el período 2020-2021

Abstract

This research work is an approach to the sphere of sexuality of people with intellectual disabilities, through the perceptions of teachers of the Agustín Cueva Educational Unit of the city of Cuenca in the period 2020-2021. This analysis was carried out in order to establish said perceptions that mediate a socio-cultural issue. The methodology proposed is qualitative and cross-sectional type, in which the semi-structured interview was used as an information collection tool. For the application of the tool, the virtual modality was chosen, responding to the conditions of the global pandemic caused by Covid-19. The data collected belongs to 13 teachers, whose experience in the institution corresponds to a period greater than two years. For the data analysis, the thematic analysis process was chosen, obtaining eight operational categories that allowed the interpretation of the participants' experiences. The results expose a restrictive vision of sexuality, deepened by stereotyped positions about the capacity of people with intellectual disabilities in the field of sexuality. Thus, there is a dissonant discourse that expresses the non-existence of the difference between regular students and those with intellectual disabilities. These visions, clearly constructed within a disabling culture, are reflected in the positioning of the participants as an effect of the socialization processes. Thus maintaining a discriminating structure, which limits the integral development of students with intellectual disabilities in matters of sexuality.