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Maternal Perceptions and Engagement in Fostering Self-determination of Youths with disabilities

  • Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice
  • Abbr : JSPED
  • 2012, 13(3), pp.313-341
  • Publisher : Research Institute of the Korea Special Education
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education

Kim, Kyo Yeon 1

1선문대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study explored how mothers of youths with disabilities perceive and engage in fostering self-determination of their children. This study employed the group and individual interviews involving 7 mothers of high school students or undergraduate students with cerebral palsy or physical disabilities, and used constant comparative analysis of the grounded theory for analyzing data. Five themes emerged from the data analysis. They included a) perceptions of mothers on self-determination of their children, b) the strategies that mothers adopted for forstering self-determination of their children, and the challenges that they faced while supporting their offsprings, c) the reasons why and the time when mothers set limitations on the self-determined behavior of their children and acted in a paternalistic way, d) trust and respect that mothers show toward their children, e) some environmental conditions that facilitate or constrain the exercise of self-determination of youths with disabilities. This study suggested some educational and social services be needed for parents of youths with disabilities to improve their competencies to help their children extend the exercise of self-determination.

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