The study explores the school transformation process as evidenced by the opinions of head teachers. The main goal of the research was to present a content analysis study of the Polish educational environment on the basis of primary and secondary head teachers’ views on the risks and perspectives brought by the global Covid-2019 lockdown. The conceptual framework was based on the theoretical perspective (the cognitive and affective processes in multimedia learning, the theory of motivation, and goal setting) as well as the model of the school as a learning organization and the assumptions ofEmergency Remote Teaching.The categorized interviews with the head teachers were conducted using a categorized interview questionnaire and the respondents considered various categories problems within educational practice related to the functioning of schools during the pandemic. The selection of study participants was deliberate using the snowball sampling method, 18 head teachers participated in this study. The research conducted allowed the specification of the different areas of influence ofEmergency Remote Teachingon the transformation of the school as a learning organization (e.g. the functioning of the school in mutual internal and external network cooperation, the dissemination and extending of communication areas using information technologies, the strengthening of the network interaction through information technologies, and other areas). The paper contains numerous recommendations that can improve the school's functioning in the future, based on the experience gained duringEmergency Remote Teaching. These experiences can accelerate the organizational and didactic development of the school as a learning organization.

Badania przeprowadzono w latach 2015–2020 za pomocą wywiadów fokusowych z 78 studentami specjalności nauczycielskich. Celem badań było zdiagnozowanie, w jaki sposób transformacje społeczne w zakresie tożsamości płciowej człowieka kształtują postawy studentów wobec interpłciowości i transpłciowości. Wykazano, że studenci – przyszli nauczyciele są zdania, iż postrzeganie tożsamości płciowej zmienia się wraz ze zmianami obyczajowymi, a działalność mediów, organizacji pożytku publicznego powodują zmianę negatywnych postaw społeczeństwa wobec problemów biologii człowieka w zakresie płci, przy czym studenci nie czują się przygotowani na kontakt z uczniem interpłciowym lub transpłciowym.

The gender that is officially assigned at birth (male or female) is based on physical characteristics. However, it may not be compatible with gender identity – this is the way we feel and think about our gender. A transgender person is someone who has or manifests a different gender identity from the gender identity assigned to him at birth. A transgender person may choose to manifest their gender identity in a variety of ways. To make more permanent physical activity it is essential to use surgery and hormone therapy. This is a time-consuming and costly process that does not always involve complete gender reassignment. Transgender people experience transphobia and discrimination because of their gender identity, which is mistakenly associated with sexual orientation. The misunderstood concept of transgender causes that transgender people encounter intolerance, a lack of empathy, and the non-existence of safe social and legal spaces. This is mainly due to a lack of knowledge on the fundamental issues of transgenderism. Complex judicial procedures for sex reassignment, lack of funding for hormonal treatment and surgical genital correction, and the inability to marry are the cause of depression and a still high percentage of suicide attempts and suicides in this social group. Hence, it is important to draw social attention to the problems faced by transgender people and to disseminate knowledge about transgenderism.

The art of communication is the ability to exchange information with people and to understand what information and feelings have been communicated. It engages us in some form of interpersonal communication to gain the ability to communicate with others. Communication is a key competence in everyone’s life. Communication in education is the foundation on which school relationships are built Open dialogue promotes an awareness of interest in the needs of others. We function in a world where other people are present, we need each other to fulfill our need for our own safety, friendship, or love, we need each other to achieve our goals. Meeting all these needs is not impossible without effective communication. Communication takes on a special importance in educational relationships, moreover, it is crucial in the teaching and learning process. Without effective communication, educational goals will not be achieved. This paper aims to present the role of effective communication in educational relationships, especially in the teacher-student context, and to show the consequences of a lack of effective communication in teaching.

Intersexualism is often treated as a secret in medical and family systems. According to the thesis that intersex body is pathological and requires immediate surgical and hormonal regulation, intersex persons are subject to the process which involves rapid production of normative masculinity or femininity through invasive clinical practices. The goal of the study was to diagnose the experiences of parents of an intersex child with searching for support during the treatment for both the child and themselves. The study was conducted by means of individual semi-structured interview. The results are presented as a case study. It was shown that parents do not always receive the necessary social and medical support, and their children are treated as sensations and pathologies, regardless of the fact that empathy and acceptance are critical for making the right treatment-related decisions. Intersexualism is often treated as a secret in medical and family systems. According to the thesis that intersex body is pathological and requires immediate surgical and hormonal regulation, intersex persons are subject to the process which involves rapid production of normative masculinity or femininity through invasive clinical practices. The goal of the study was to diagnose the experiences of parents of an intersex child with searching for support during the treatment for both the child and themselves. The study was conducted by means of individual semi-structured interview. The results are presented as a case study. It was shown that parents do not always receive the necessary social and medical support, and their children are treated as sensations and pathologies, regardless of the fact that empathy and acceptance are critical for making the right treatment-related decisions.

Gender identity is a personal experience of own gender. It can be related to the sex assigned at birth or it may be completely different. Analysis presents the case of a 30-year-old transsexual man. The research was carried out at the end of 2019 using an interview questionnaire and a diagnostic survey with the form of an open, categorized, individual interview technique. The research problem was the question of the relationship between gender identity and social life, and to what extent transsexual persons come into contact with discrimination in social life. Examples and significance of the transsexual man’s experiences in a social context are presented: safety and relationships, difficulties in the school environment (including preparing teachers to contact a transsexual student), health care, professional work. It has been shown that the man does not experience all these forms of the discrimination described in the literature in the context of transsexual people, except for misunderstandings and lack of knowledge in the environment.