Becoming a Parent of a Child with Special Needs: Perspectives from Korean Mothers Living in the United States

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Yoon-Joo; Park, Hye Jun
Titel	Becoming a Parent of a Child with Special Needs: Perspectives from Korean Mothers Living in the United States
Quelle	In: International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 63 (2016) 6, S.593-607 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1034-912X
DOI	10.1080/1034912X.2016.1154139
Schlagwörter	Parents; Disabilities; Special Needs Students; Immigrants; Korean Americans; Mothers; Child Rearing; Semi Structured Interviews; Special Education; Cultural Background; Cultural Differences; Social Support Groups; Parent Child Relationship; Parent Attitudes; Personal Narratives; Allied Health Personnel; Qualitative Research; New York (New York) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Eltern; Handicap; Behinderung; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Mother; Mutter; Kindererziehung; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Kultureller Unterschied; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Elternverhalten; Erlebniserzählung; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	The current study aimed to explore how cultural contexts influence the attitudes of mothers raising children with disabilities. Semi-structured in-depth interviews of seven immigrant Korean mothers regarding their personal experiences within the complexities of the special education system in the United States were analysed to identify factors that help mothers to thrive in the face of numerous challenges they encountered when working with professionals from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Narratives revealed that support groups, parent-professional relationships and cultural norms served as motivational factors that encouraged mothers to take initiative in proactively seeking ways to meet the needs of their children. Findings highlight the importance of a professional's genuine attitude and open-mindedness when approaching culturally and linguistically diverse families. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01