Immigrant Mothers with Preschool Children in Northern Cyprus and Their Attitudes towards Their Children

Autor/inn/en	Kuset, Sermin; Gür, Çagla
Titel	Immigrant Mothers with Preschool Children in Northern Cyprus and Their Attitudes towards Their Children
Quelle	In: Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 12 (2021) 2, S.26-53 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kuset, Sermin) ORCID (Gür, Çagla)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1309-9108
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Immigrants; Mothers; Preschool Children; Parent Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Preschool Education; Preschool Teachers; Interpersonal Communication; Discipline; Adjustment (to Environment); Barriers; Expectation; Child Behavior; Cyprus + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Mother; Mutter; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Elternverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Disziplin; Expectancy; Erwartung; Zypern
Abstract	This study examined the attitudes of immigrant mothers with preschool children in Northern Cyprus towards their children from the points of view of mothers and teachers. The results were categorized under three main themes, which were "communication," "discipline," and "adaptation." The study employed the case study method, which is one of the qualitative research methods. It was conducted with 35 immigrant mothers with preschool children and seven classroom teachers working in the preschool attended by the children. The researcher assumed the role of an observer in addition to collecting data. The mothers included in the study had lived in Northern Cyprus for eight years or less and were not citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The data, obtained through face-to-face interviews and observations, were analyzed using the descriptive analysis technique. The study concludes that immigrant mothers with preschoolers living in Northern Cyprus need support in terms of how to communicate effectively with and discipline their children and how to adapt to society. Also, our findings indicate that mothers are open to improvement when they receive support. On the other hand, it was observed that the support they received was only from their school. Therefore, the experience and qualifications of school administrators and teachers affect the support that parents receive, and if the administrators and teachers are not well equipped or interested, immigrant parents needing support may fail to improve themselves and to develop effective parenting skills. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Social Studies Education Research. Serhat Mah. 1238/2 Sok. 7B Blok 12 Ostim, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey; Web site: http://jsser.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01