Roma Pupil from Socially Disadvantaged Backgrounds and Health Education in Primary Education

In this study we present the results of a research aimed at determining the level of acquired science knowledge about health among Roma pupils of younger school age from socially disadvantaged backgrounds. Health Education is not a separate subject in the Slovak education system, but it is implemented in several subjects, especially in primary education, science, physical and sports education, practical learning and in the cross-cutting theme of protection of life and health in primary education. The study was written with the support of the project APVV-17-0075 Health education in the education of Roma pupils from socially disadvantaged backgrounds solved at the University of Prešov, Faculty of Education. One of the sub-objectives of the project is to analyse the effectiveness of pro-health education – Health Education in the school curriculum of the primary level of education in the form of a didactic test.