Investigating the Concern Level of Special Education Teachers Regarding Their Own Children
Keywords:
Concern, Special Education, Teachers' OpinionsAbstract
This study aims to determine mothers’ concerns regarding their children, before and after giving birth. The study sample consists of 13 mothers working as special education teachers having graduated from the Special Teaching Department. The study utilized a semi-structured interview technique, which is one of the qualitative research methods, and a content analysis was used to analyze the study data at hand. Study findings revealed that the mothers had some anxieties regarding their children or children they may have in the future due to their occupation, and special education courses they attended during their preservice education. As expectant mothers, the main source of their concerns was that their baby might be born with some health issue or disability. The study findings also revealed that the mothers’ concerns began when they found out about their pregnancy, concern continued throughout their pregnancy.
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Bahar, A., Bahar, G., Savaş, H. A., & Parlar, S. (2009). Engelli çocuklarin annelerinin depresyon ve anksiyete düzeyleri ile Stresle başa çikma tarzlarinin belirlenmesi [Determination of depression and concern levels of mothers with disabilities and their coping styles]. Fırat Saǧlik Hizmetleri Dergisi, 4(11), 97-112.
Baio, J. (2014). Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among children aged 8 years-autism and developmental disabilities monitoring network, 11 sites, United States, 2010. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Surveillance Summaries, 63(2).
Bergbom, I., Modh, C., Lundgren, I., & Lindwall, L. (2017). First‐time pregnant women’s experiences of their body in early pregnancy. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 31(3), 579-586.
Berle, J. Ø., Mykletun, A., Daltveit, A. K., Rasmussen, S., Holsten, F., & Dahl, A. A. (2005). Neonatal outcomes in offspring of women with concern and depression during pregnancy. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 8(3), 181-189.
Beydağ, K. D. (2007). Adaptation to motherhood in the postpartum period and the nurse’s role. TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin, 6(6), 479-484.
Cavkaytar, A. & Özen, A. (2010). Aile katılımı ve eğitimi [Family involvement and education]. In G. Akçamete (Ed.), Genel Eğitim Okullarında Özel Gereksinimi Olan Öğrenciler ve Özel Eğitim [Students with Special Needs and Special Education in General Education Schools]. Ankara, Turkey: Kök.
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Çapa, B. (2009). Zihin Engelli ve Otistik Çocuğu olan Ailelerin Toplumsal Hayata Katılmada Yaşadıkları Güçlüklerin Karşılaştırılması [A comparison of the challenges of mentally disabled and autistic children in participating in social life]. Master’s thesis, Marmara University, İstanbul.
Dereli, F., & Okur, S. (2008). Determining the depression status of families with disabled children. New Medical Journal, 25, 164-168.
Dönmez S., Yeniel Ö., & Kavlak, O. (2014). Comparison of the stait concern levels of pregnant women who have vaginal or cesarean delivery Gümüşhane University Journal of Health Sciences, 3(3), 908-920.
Fenwick, J., Gamble, J., Nathan, E., Bayes, S., & Hauck, Y. (2009). Pre‐and postpartum levels of childbirth fear and the relationship to birth outcomes in a cohort of Australian women. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 18(5), 667-677.
Gül, N. (2008). Comparison of normal delivery and cesarean delivery cases in terms of postpartum complications. Medical Expertise Thesis, İstanbul.
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü. (2014). 2013 Türkiye Nüfus ve Sağlık Araştırması [2013 Turkish Demographic and Health Survey]. Ankara, Turkey: Elma Teknik. http://www.hips.hacettepe.edu.tr/tnsa2013/rapor/TNSA_2013_ana_rapor.pdf.
Heiskanen, N., Alasuutari, M., & Vehkakoski, T. (2018). Positioning children with special educational needs in early childhood education and care documents. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 39(6), 827-843.
Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2000). People and People Today. İstanbul: Evrim.
Karaçam, Z., Öz, F., & Taşkın, L. (2004). Postpartum depression: Prevention, early diagnosis and nursing care. Journal of Health and Society 14(3), 14-24.
Karadağ, G. (2009). Hardships undergone by mothers with handicapped children, hopelessness and social support from family. TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin, 8(4), 315-322.
Kaya, F., & Serin, Ö. (2008) The quality of the antenatal care. Journal of Turkish Gynecology and Obstetrics Association, 5(1), 28-35.
Melender, H.-L. (2002). Experiences of fears associated with pregnancy and childbirth: a study of 329 pregnant women. Birth, 29(2), 101-111.
Metin, E. N. (2012). Participation of the child with special needs in the family. Ankara: Maya Academy.
Mongan, M. (2005). Hypnobirthing: The Mongan Method. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications.
Oster-Granite, M. L., Parisi, M. A., Abbeduto, L., Berlin, D. S., Bodine, C., Bynum, D.,... & Kaufmann, P. (2011). Down syndrome: national conference on patient registries, research databases, and biobanks. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, 104(1-2), 13-22.
Özkan, S. (1993) Psychiatric Medicine: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. ROCHE, 22, 203-207.
Özkan, S., & Bozkurt, O. (1999). Maternity and Mental Health. Consultation Liaison Psychiatry. İstanbul, 22, 36-49.
Ryding, E. L. (1993). Investigation of 33 women who demanded a cesarean section for personal reasons. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 72(4), 280-285.
Sertbaş, G., & Bahar, A. (2004). Nursing in dealing with concern and concern initiatives. Journal of Nursing Forum, 5, 39-44.
Söhmen, T., & Türkbay, T. (2003). Children with disabilities. Department of Child Mental Health and Diseases, GATA.
Suhrheinrich, J. (2011). Training teachers to use pivotal response training with children with autism: Coaching as a critical component. Teacher Education and Special Education, 34(4), 339-349.
Szeverenyi, P., Poka, R., Hetey, M., & Török, Z. (1998). Contents of childbirth-related fear among couples wishing the partner’s presence at delivery. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, 19(1), 38-43.
Şahin, E. M., & Kılıçarslan, S. (2010). Depressive, concern levels and affecting factors of third trimester pregnant women. Medical Journal of Trakya University, 27(1), 51-57.
Şahin, N., Dinç, H., & İşsiz, M. (2009). Pregnant women’s fear of childbirth and related factors. Zeynep Kamil Medicine Bulletin, 40(2), 57-62.
Turan, A. (2009). Özel Eğitim Gerektiren Çocukların Problemleri, Din ve Aile Tutum ve Davranışları(Otistik Çocuklar Örneği). [Religious attitudes of the parents of children who require special training: A study of autistic children.] Master’s thesis, Marmara University, İstanbul.
Turan, C. M. (2003, Month, date). Qualified delivery and postpartum services. Paper presented at the II. National Mother Child Healthy Congress, İstanbul.
Waldenström, U., Hildingsson, I., & Ryding, E. L. (2006). Antenatal fear of childbirth and its association with subsequent caesarean section and experience of childbirth. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 113(6), 638-646.
Yamaç, A. (2011). Zihinsel engelli çocukların ebevyenlerinin çocuklarını kabul-ret düzeyiyle çocuk yetiştirme tutumları arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi [Analysis of correlation between parental acceptance-rejection and child rearing attitudes of parents.]. Master’s thesis, Marmara University, İstanbul. http://dspace.marmara.edu.tr/handle/11424/18973
Yazıcı, M. (2014). Değerler ve toplumsal yapida sosyal değerlerin yeri [Values and the place of social values in social structure]. Firat University Journal of Social Sciences/Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 24(1), 209-223.
Yıldırım, A., & Şimşek, H. (2013). Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri [Qualitative research methods in social sciences] (9th ed.). Ankara: Seçkin.
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2021-04-24
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Karabulut, A. (2021). Investigating the Concern Level of Special Education Teachers Regarding Their Own Children . International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 13(4). Retrieved from http://www.iejee.com/index.php/IEJEE/article/view/1463
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