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Matzek, Amanda E. "The association between raising grandchildren and grandparent caregiver marital relationships." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4901.
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Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007.The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on October 30, 2007) Includes bibliographical references.
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Merk, Patricia Ann. "Conceptualizing the Relationships Between Grandmothers and the Grandchildren They Are Raising: A Grounded Theory Approach." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194050.
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Using a grounded theory approach (Strauss & Corbin, 1990), this study produced a conceptual framework for exploring the relationships between grandmothers and the grandchildren they are raising. Twenty-one grandmothers and grandchildren were engaged in in-depth interviews. grandmothers had legal custody of the participating grandchildren for at least the last six months. Grandchildren were between the ages of 7 and 14. Data were analyzed using open coding, axial coding, and selected coding. Four of the seven grandmothers were found to have a similar pattern due in large part to their daughters having a long history of drug addiction. These four grandmothers are the focus of the model. The remaining three grandmothers have dissimilar situations, but support the model as well. The study proposed a three-phase model of the relationships. These phases included: rescuer/protector, caregiver/provider, and mother/advocate. The model described movement from each phase through contextual conditions. The mother/advocate phase became the most developed phase of the model. Eight strategies used by the grandmothers to manage the mother/advocate phase are proposed. In addition, seven intervening conditions were identified that either constrain or enhance the strategies.
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Cardoso, Andréia Ribeiro. "Ser avó para estragar ou para educar? Um estudo com grupos de avós que cuidam de netos." Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2010. http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=1887.
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível SuperiorO presente estudo aborda pesquisa realizada com avós que cuidam de netos. O objetivo principal foi entender as considerações dos avós quando lhes são atribuídas a tarefa de cuidar dos netos cujos pais trabalham fora. Para a investigação foi utilizado o procedimento metodológico de grupos focais, precedido de levantamento bibliográfico sobre a temática. O conteúdo teórico explora temas relacionados às mudanças na família contemporânea, às influências das relações intergeracionais e o comportamento dos avós nos dias atuais e em sociedades ocidentais. Nessa temática, a discussão sobre o pensamento de alguns autores sustentou as reflexões alcançadas a partir dos resultados obtidos dos encontros dos grupos focais. Foram realizados dois grupos focais com avós que cuidam de netos nas cidades do Rio de Janeiro e de Niterói. Nos quatro encontros realizados, as avós participantes relataram e debateram temas e situações relacionadas às suas vivências com os netos, trocando experiências e impressões. Os dados obtidos foram tratados por meio da análise de conteúdo e apresentados em categorias elaboradas a partir do referencial teórico estudado. Os resultados alcançados sugerem dificuldades das avós em lidar com a atribuição de cuidar dos netos. Ao final dos encontros, as próprias participantes chegaram à conclusão de que cada uma deve encontrar a melhor forma de ser avó na contemporaneidade, conciliando desenvolvimento pessoal e bom relacionamento familiar. Observaram-se nos grupos as dificuldades das avós ao tratar essa temática nas relações sociais. Evidenciou-se que em países como o Brasil não há políticas públicas suficientes para conduzir as transformações contemporâneas no grupo familiar. Destacou-se também que o oferecimento de grupo focal às avós que cuidam de netos permitiu, além da coleta de dados, a possibilidade da técnica ser um recurso disponível às avós. Ficou evidente que essa técnica auxiliou as participantes a expressarem suas opiniões e promoveu a autoreflexão entre elas. Por fim, o estudo indica a necessidade de se oferecer às avós que cuidam de netos, por meio de políticas públicas ou ações sociais, condições para que possam exercer uma interação com os netos de forma mais lúdica, pautada em valores que as próprias avós consideram primordial na relação com as crianças.
The study examines survey of grandparents caring for grandchildren. The main objective was to understand the considerations of the grandparents when they are assigned the task of caring for grandchildren whose parents work outside. For research we used the methodological approach of focus groups, preceded by the bibliographical survey on the topic. The theoretical content explores themes related to changes in contemporary family, the effects of intergenerational relationships and behavior of grandparents today and in Western societies. On this theme, the discussion about the thought of some authors argued reflections reached from the results obtained with the focus group meetings. Two focus groups were conducted with grandparents caring for grandchildren in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi. In the four meetings grandmothers participants reported and discussed issues and situations related to their experiences with their grandchildren, exchanging experiences and impressions. The data were processed through the content analysis and presented in categories drawn from the theoretical study. The results suggest the grandparents difficulties in dealing with the allocation of caring for grandchildren. At the end of the meetings the participants themselves come to the conclusion that each one must find the best way to be a grandmother in the contemporary, combining personal development and good family relationships. It was observed in groups of grandmothers difficulties in dealing with this topic in social relations. It was evident that in countries like Brazil there is no public policy sufficient to drive the contemporary changes in family group. Also notable was that providing a focus group to grandparents caring for grandchildren has allowed, in addition to data collection, the possibility of being a technical resource available to grandparents. It was evident that this technique helped the participants to express their opinions and encouraged self-reflection among them. Finally, the study indicates the need to provide grandparents caring for grandchildren, through public policies and social actions, which conditions they may have an interaction with their grandchildren in a more playful, based on values that their own grandparents consider paramount in the relationship with the children.
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Fruhauf, Christine A. "Grandchildren's Perceptions of Caring for Grandparents." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26900.
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Throughout the life course, all family members can expect to find themselves in some type of caregiving role. Individuals may find themselves providing care for a child or for an older family member who needs assistance. With the increase in life expectancy and the shrinking family size, individuals may find themselves spending time providing care to older family members. Despite the fact that caregiving related issues are well researched in the field of gerontology, the developmental experiences of grandchildren caregivers and the meanings of their caregiving experiences have not been explored in previous empirical work.
Influenced by symbolic interactionism theory and the life course and life-span perspectives, the research questions that guide this study are: What is the nature of caregiving from the perspectives of grandchildren in the grandparent-grandchild relationship? What meanings do grandchildren give to the caregiving role? A qualitative study was conducted to examine the experiences of adult grandchildren (21-29 years old) who were currently providing some type of care-related activity for at least one grandparent. Face-to-face semi-structured interviews, lasting 30-80 minutes, with 17 grandchildren caregivers were conducted one time to examine the participantsâ caregiving experience. All interviews were completed at a location of the participantsâ choice. Interviews were tape-recorded and tapes were transcribed verbatim to aid in data analysis. Grandchildren caregiversâ experiences illustrate variation with the reasons for providing care and the amount of time engaged in care related activities. Grandchildren were assisting with instrumental activities of daily living and activities of daily living. Reasons for providing care included grandparentsâ chronic illness or gradual aging, a crisis or event that left grandparents needing assistance, and because they had been providing care since they were young children. The amount of time grandchildren engaged in care related activities ranged from daily to several hours a week during summer and winter breaks. Grandchildren caregivers reported that family values, making grandparents happy, and preparing for the future were how they made sense of their role. Grandchildren experienced benefits and drawbacks from assisting grandparents and discussed how parents served as mediators and distracters to their caregiving role. Grandchildren caregivers exhibited the ability to adapt to caregiving situations and develop coping mechanisms that allowed them to be successful caregivers. Service professionals may want to include grandchildren caregivers in established support groups, caregiver programs, and enhance caregiver resources to support the generational needs of grandchildren caregivers in their 20s.Ph. D.
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Won, Seojin. "The Closeness between Grandparents and Grandchildren and Its Impact on Grandparents’ Well-being." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1259099975.
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Monserud, Maria Aleksandrovna. "Young adults' relationships with grandparents parents' intergenerational ties and grandchildren's adult roles /." Online access for everyone, 2008. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Dissertations/Spring2008/m_monserud_041708.pdf.
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Emick, Michelle Adrianna. "A Cross-Sectional Study of Custodial Grandparenting: Stresses, Coping Skills, and Relationships with Grandchildren." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1995. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278999/.
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This cross-sectional study compared three groups of grandparents, two custodial and one noncustodial, to identify and delineate the unique challenges and expectations faced by custodial grandparents due to their nontraditional roles while attempting to disentangle grandparental role demands from child-specific problems as sources of distress. Those grandparents raising grandchildren demonstrating neurological, physical, emotional, or behavioral problems exhibited the most distress, the most disruption of roles, and the most deteriorated grandparent-grandchild relationships. Although the custodial grandparents raising apparently normal grandchildren demonstrated less distress, less disruption of roles, and less deterioration of the grandparent-grandchild relationship than those grandparents raising grandchildren displaying problems, they still demonstrated higher levels than did traditional grandparents. Those grandparents who reported fewer resources, demonstrated poor attitudes regarding seeking mental health services, and reported raising grandchildren displaying problems had the lowest levels of adjustment.
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Ramos, Anne Carolina [Verfasser]. "My grandparents and I : intergenerational relations between grandparents and grandchildren from the point of view of the children / Anne Carolina Ramos." Siegen : Universitätsbibliothek der Universität Siegen, 2011. http://d-nb.info/1017706255/34.
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Quadrello, Tatiana. "The impact of new communication technologies on contact between grandparents and grandchildren : a European investigation." Thesis, Goldsmiths College (University of London), 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.430791.
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Pitcher, David. "Knowing me, knowing you : a study of relationships between adopted children and their grandparents." Thesis, University of East London, 2007. http://roar.uel.ac.uk/3843/.
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The way in which relationships develop between adopted children and their 'new' grandparents is a matter of great interest to adoptive families and those working with them. However, it has received little attention in the academic or clinical literature. This study seeks to explore this aspect of family life. At the heart of the study is a set of qualitative interviews with six adoptive families. All three generations were involved. The interviews were analysed using two approaches: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, and an approach viewing the respondent as a 'defended psychosocial subject'. From the findings, which are presented using the case study method, there emerges a picture of grandparents as being of great significance within the adoptive families. Their attitude towards adoption, and towards the adopted children, appears as especially significant. Adoption involves three generations. This study then develops a theoretical understanding of the findings. The grandparent is a "witness" to the adopter as a parent. Developmental processes, such as the child's gradual separation from the mother, are worked out differently within adoptive families, and this takes place within the 'family field'. The study concludes with recommendations for practice and policy. This study will be of relevance, not only to members of adoptive families and those working with them, but also to those involved with other family forms, such as step-families and foster families.
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Ramos, Anne Carolina. "Meus avós e eu : as relações intergeracionais entre avós e netos na perspectiva das crianças." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/32306.
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Cette recherche traite des relations intergénérationnelles entre grands-parents et petitsenfants du point de vue des enfants. Afin de mieux comprendre ces relations, six rencontres ont été réalisées auprès de 36 garçons et filles, âgés de sept à dix ans, pendant leur période scolaire. Les enfants appartiennent à la classe moyenne de la ville de Porto Alegre (RS) et font partie de quatre groupes familiaux diversifiés : ils vivent dans des familles biparentales, monoparentales, reconstituées ou tri-générationnelles, ce qui a permis d’observer ces relations selon différents points de vue. Dans cette recherche, les enfants parlent de leur mode de vie dans ces différents contextes familiaux et de la manière dont s’établit le contact avec leurs grands-parents. Au travers de leurs biographies, nous pouvons observer l’interférence des divorces et des remariages dans les relations intergénérationnelles, l’importance du chaînon établi par la génération intermédiaire et la forte propension au contact avec la lignée maternelle. Dans leur expérience de petits-enfants, ces garçons et ces filles racontent des moments d’attention, de découvertes, d’aventures et de jeu, dans lesquels la maison des grands-parents apparaît dans toute son importance et sa singularité. Il s’agit d’un important lieu de passage dans l’univers des enfants et ceux-ci nous montrent, à travers leurs connaissances, que la relation avec les grands-parents contribue à la propre constitution du je de l’enfant. Le contact intergénérationnel apparaît comme un processus interactif et co-éducatif où tant les plus âgés que les plus jeunes ont la chance d’apprendre et d’enseigner. Pour les enfants, les liens qui les unissent peuvent être tellement forts que même la finitude des grands-parents n’est pas capable de briser ces liens.Esta pesquisa trata das relações intergeracionais entre avós e netos a partir da perspectiva das crianças. Com o objetivo de conhecer melhor essas relações, 36 meninos e meninas, com idades entre sete e dez anos, foram entrevistados ao longo de seis encontros ocorridos durante o período escolar. As crianças, pertencentes à classe média e média alta da cidade de Porto Alegre (RS), fazem parte de quatro grupos familiares diversificados: vivem em famílias nucleares, monoparentais, reconstituídas e conviventes com avós, o que possibilitou olhar para essas relações a partir de diferentes lugares. Nesta pesquisa, as crianças falam sobre o modo como elas vivem nessas diferentes famílias e sobre como o contato com os avós se estabelece dentro desses diferentes contextos. Em suas biografias, podemos observar o atravessamento do divórcio e dos recasamentos nas relações intergeracionais, a importância dos elos estabelecidos pela geração do meio e uma forte inclinação ao contato com a linha materna. Na experiência de ser neto, meninos e meninas narram momentos de cuidado, de descobertas, de aventura e de brincadeira, nos quais a casa dos avós aparece com toda a sua relevância e singularidade. Esse é um importante espaço de trânsito do universo das crianças, e elas nos mostram, por meio de seus saberes, que o convívio com os avós contribui para a própria constituição do eu infantil. O contato intergeracional surge como um processo interativo e co-educativo, onde tanto os mais velhos, quanto os mais novos, têm a chance de aprender e ensinar. Para as crianças, os vínculos que os unem podem ser tão fortes que nem a finitude dos avós é capaz de desfazer esses laços.
This thesis examines intergenerational relationships between grandparents and grandchildren from the child’s point of view. In an effort to understand these relationships better, 36 boys and girls aged between seven and ten years were interviewed in the course of six meetings, which took place during school hours. The children interviewed came from middle and upper middle class families in the city of Porto Alegre (in the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul) and belong to four different family types: nuclear, single parent, reconstituted and three-generation. This enabled intergenerational relationships to be studied in different circumstances. In this thesis, children talk about how they live in their families and about how contact with grandparents is established within the family structures under analysis. The children’s biographies show the effect of divorce and remarriage on intergenerational relationships, the importance of ties established by the middle generation and a strong propensity to establish and maintain contact with the maternal family line. In their experience as grandchildren, boys and girls report moments of care, discovery, adventure and play, and their grandparents’ home appears in its full relevance and uniqueness. This is an important place in the child’s world, and the children show, through their knowledge, that living with grandparents contributes to the constitution of the childhood self. Intergenerational contact is revealed to be an interactive and co-educational process, which provides old and young alike with opportunities to learn and teach. Children’s ties to their grandparents may be so strong that not even the latter’s death can break them.
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Ruby, Mahera. "Family jigsaws : how intergenerational relationships between grandparents, parents, and children impact on the learning that takes place between the generations, and how this contributes to the child's learning experiences at home and at school." Thesis, Goldsmiths College (University of London), 2015. http://research.gold.ac.uk/11745/.
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This study investigated the intergenerational relationships between grandparents, parents and children from Bangladeshi British families in East London, and the impact these relationships had on the learning that took place between the generations. The study also investigated how this contributed to the child's learning experiences at home and at school. I collected data within an ethnographic framework using participant observation, interviews, questionnaires and video recordings. Through an ethnographic approach and an approach to analysis which I refer to as an ‘analysis of verbal and non-verbal interactions’ I was able to analyze the data from the four children, their grandmothers, mothers and teachers who participated in the study. The analysis highlights the complexities of their interactions and the way learning took place as each child completed a puzzle with the help of their mother, grandmother or teacher. The study reveals how the children negotiated their way through the different intergenerational interactions to complete the puzzle activities, bringing together the jigsaw pieces of their learner identities to construct their ability to be ‘Flexible Learners’ as a whole. I argue that children consciously adapt their learning styles depending on the adult they are interacting with and the context in which that learning experience takes place. I emphasize that their ability to do this and the contribution of the grandparents to this role are not adequately acknowledged at present. There is also evidence that participants bring their ‘funds of knowledge’ (Gonzalez et al, 2005) to the way in which they think learning should take place, and this enables the child to develop what I refer to as ‘learner flexibilities’ which is a skill that needs recognition within families and schools in order to improve children’s educational and cultural experiences.
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Megido, Badia Maria Jesús. "¿Cómo viven los nietos la enfermedad de Alzheimer de sus abuelos?. Estudio cualitativo en Atención Primaria." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/145722.
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En la sociedad actual el vínculo entre abuelos y nietos, es de especial relevancia ya que, en muchos casos, los abuelos son los que cuidan a sus nietos. También es conocido el impacto que las enfermedades ocasionan en las familias, especialmente en el caso de la enfermedad de Alzheimer, además existe evidencia que las repercusiones sobre los cuidadores principales de personas con esta enfermedad es mayor que en los cuidadores de personas con otras enfermedades crónicas. Además, está socialmente aceptado ocultarles la enfermedad y la muerte de las personas próximas a los niños, especialmente a los más pequeños.
El objetivo principal de esta tesis es identificar y analizar los conocimientos, vivencias, experiencias, sentimientos y preocupaciones de los niños de 6 a 13 años en relación a la enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA) de sus abuelos. La metodología utlizada fue cualitativa de perspectiva fenomenológica. También se pretende conocer si los padres han observado cambios en los niños relacionados con esta experiencia.
El acceso a los informantes fue mediante los profesionales de atención primaria y las Asociaciones de Familiares. Se llevo a cabo un muestreo intencionado homogéneo respecto a que todos tenían el abuelo con la enfermedad y estratificado para poder incorporar los diferentes subgrupos definidos: niños/as, área rural o urbana, que convivan con el abuelo/a y que no, que hayan sido cuidados por el abuelo/a o no, que los padres participen en una asociación de familiares o no y madre cuidadora principal o no.
Se hicieron entrevistas semidirigidas a 25 nietos y 25 entrevistas abiertas a uno de sus progenitores. En las entrevistas a los nietos de 7 y 8 años se inició la entrevista con un cuento relacionado con el tema para facilitar la confianza y disminuir la influencia del investigador.
Se realizó el análisis de contenido de las entrevistas con el enfoque de Taylor-Bogdan (descubrimiento, codificación y relativización). La validación se llevó a cabo por la triangulación de investigadores, por el uso de diferentes fuentes de datos y por la alta saturación.
Los resultados señalan que el miedo más expresado es que su abuelo/a no les reconozca y a la enfermedad misma. La mayoría de nietos y nietas aceptan la enfermedad de sus abuelos y hablan positivamente de ellos ya que mantienen los recuerdos de momentos compartidos por ambos previos a la enfermedad.
Las conclusiones son entre otras, que los nietos consideran beneficioso mantener la relación con su abuelo, a pesar de los cambios que se producen en la misma, ya que le siguen queriendo.
Mencionan que relacionarse con ellos les facilita el aprendizaje de valores como el cuidado hacia las personas mayores y la comprensión de las dificultades.
Entre los sentimientos positivos que más referencian los niños y niñas, en relación a sus abuelos, destacan: cariño, amor y satisfacción por ayudar en el cuidado de su abuelo.
Tristeza, preocupación y rabia ante la situación de enfermedad del abuelo son los sentimientos negativos más presentes en los nietos.
Las repercusiones en el sueño fueron exclusivamente referidas por los nietos que conviven con el abuelo.
Todos los nietos participantes coinciden en que ellos también cuidan a sus abuelos, incluso los más pequeños y manifiestan gran satisfacción por ello.In today’s society the bond between grandparents and grandchildren is of special relevance and, in many instances, grandparents are the ones who care for their grandchildren. Likewise, it is known that diseases have an impact on families, and this is even more the case with Alzheimer’s disease, since there is evidence showing that the toll on the caregiver in this disease is greater compared to other chronic diseses. Besides, it is socially accepted that small The central aim of this thesis is to identify the knowledge, experiences, feelings and concerns of children ages 6 to 13 with regard to their grandparents’ Alzheimer disease.The methodology was a qualitative study from a phenomenologycal approach. It is also intended to find out whether parents have noticed changes in their children related to this experience. Access to respondents was through primary health care and Family Associations. It was held a homogeneous intentional sampling respect to all children had the grandfather with Alzheimer illness and stratified to incorporate the different sub-groups: boys /girls, rural or urban area, living with the grandfather / or no, they have been cared for the grandparent / or no, that parents participate in a family association or not, mother as a primary caregiver or not. 25 semi-structered interviews were conducted with grandchildren and 25 open interviews with only one parent. In interviews with grandchildren 7 and 8years old the interview was initiated with a tale to facilitate trust and reduce the influence of the researcher. Content analysis of the interviews was performed with the a proach of Taylor-Bogdan (discovery, coding and relativization). The validation was carried out by triangulation of researchers, by the use of different data sources and high saturation The results show that the more expressed fear is your granfather not recognizes them. Most of the grandchildren accept the grandparent’s disease and they talk about positively them because they hold memories of moments shared by both when the grandparents were healthies. Grandchildren considered beneficial to maintain the relationship with his grandfather, despite the changes that occur in it, why you still love. They say that to interact with them facilitates learning values such as a care of elderly people and understanding of the difficulties. Conclusions : Positive feelings that most children say it are: affection, love and appreciation for help in the care of his grandfather. The negative feelings present in the majority of grandchildren are sadness, worry and anger at the grandfather disease situation. The effects on sleep were exclusively reported by the grandchildren who live with her grandfather. All the children participants agreed that they also look after for their grandparents, even the smallest and expressed it give them a great satisfaction
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YEN, CHUN-HSIANG, and 嚴俊翔. "Grandparents' Involvement, Parents' Encouragement and Intimacy Relationship between Grandparents and Grandchildren of 5-6th Graders." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/28067888787093162910.
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LIN, TZU-YUAN, and 林子園. "The grandparents’ involvement, the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, and the feedback from grandchildren of undergraduates—an example of Fu-Jen University." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/08322602935515249173.
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碩士輔仁大學
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The purpose of this study was to understand the connection of grandparents’ involvement, the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, and the feedback from grandchildren of the undergraduates. It also attempted to investigate the effects of grandparents’ involvement and the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, on the feedback from grandchildren. A questionnaire was used in this research for undergraduates who studied in Fu-Jen University, and had grandparents that were involved when they were growing up, and are still alive. The tools used in this research were “demographic information”, “grandparents’ involvement scale”, “relationship between grandparents and grandchildren scale”, and “feedback from grandchildren scale”. There were four hundred and one valid subjects recruited in this study. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, factor analyses, reliability analyses, one-way ANOVAs, Pearson’s correlations and multiple regression analyses. The main results are as follows： 1.The undergraduates perceive that “concerning behavior”, “caring behavior”, and “controlling behavior” as three dimensions in grandparents’ involvement. Among three dimensions, concerning behavior is the most frequently present in grandparents’ involvement. 2.The undergraduates perceive that the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is good and close and that they can also help each other. 3.There are six dimensions of undergraduates’ perceptions about their feedback with grandparents: “independence and self-control”, “emotional support”, “living assistance”, “feedback”, “accompany and consideration”, and “sharing personal information”. Independence and self-control is the most frequent perception, emotional support is the second most frequent perception, and sharing personal information is the least frequent perception in the feedback from grandchildren scale. 4.Regarding the differences among personal background based upon the gender of undergraduates and the healthy situations of grandparents, the significant differences are found. 5.The correlation shows that the grandparents’ involvement, the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren are positively related to feedback from grandchildren. Subsequently, the regression analyses indicate that grandparents’ involvement, the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, and undergraduates’ personal backgrounds do show significantly positive associations with feedback from grandchildren Key words: feedback from grandchildren, grandparents’ involvement, relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, undergraduates.
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Hsu, Hsueh-Yen, and 許雪燕. "An Aging People Learning Reseaarch for Promoting: The Relationship Between Grandparents and Grandchildren." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/27039754554826275432.
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碩士東方設計學院
文化創意設計研究所
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Summary of the Curriculum Development course can not only solve the use of practical surface problems but also create new knowledge and models of curriculum development, to provide social development of the situation towards a favorable niche. For the current social issues such as aging and grandparent-raising, Curriculum Development course try to provide viable research integrated curriculum lesson plans and teaching mode, and sow the seeds of cultural creativity. This study was designed in close relationships between grandparents and grandchildren on behalf of the conception, linking arts education to construct Elder learning curriculum model, and then to practice teaching is validated. The results of this study will provide information as follows: First, grasp the elementary school children for extra-curricular arts curriculum preferences and tendencies, and for grandparents and grandchildren on behalf of the joint study between the arts curriculum expectations. Second, implement the surveys by visiting experts and scholars to analyze aging learners and elementary school children looking for art education and practical course content together, sum to strengthen Elder willingness feasible means learners. Third, to strengthen the relationships between grandparents and grandchildren on behalf of starting to design the curriculum based on music learning model age, and learning outcomes of services into primary volunteer group formed to promote the joy of the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren on behalf of the old course of study mode. In this study, the curriculum development model is going to enable the elementary school students and the aging learners to explore and appreciate art and culture, and to promote close social interaction between grandparents and grandchildren, and to take roots downward for the culture originality.
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KUO, WEN-LING, and 郭玟伶. "A Study of Perceived Grandparents’ Involvement, Filial Role, and Relationship Closeness between Grandparents and Grandchildren among Junior High School Students in Taipei City." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/93989554881892804242.
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碩士中國文化大學
生活應用科學系碩士在職專班
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The purpose of the study was to investigate the perceived grandparents’ involvement, filial role, and intergenerational relationship closeness among grandchildren. The researcher also attempted to examine the effects of gender, age, living distance, contact frequency, and parent-child relationships on intergenerational relationship closeness between grandparents and grandchildren. Questionnaire method was used to conduct the empirical research on Junior High School Students in Taipei City in the academic year of 2013. The researcher used convenience sampling procedure to recruit participants. A total of 997 valid questionnaires were obtained. The questionnaire consists of 76 items and the instruments include “demographic information,” “grandparents’ involvement scale,” “filial perception and conduct scale,” and “relationship closeness scale between grandparents and grandchildren.” The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, K-means clustering, Pearson’s correlations, and multiple regression. Findings were concluded as follows: 1. Significant differences were found on intergenerational relationship closeness on age, living distance, contact frequency, and parent-child relationship (p < .05). 2. Significant differences were found on intergenerational relationship closeness on perceived grandparents’ involvement, and filial role and conduct (p < .05). 3. Significant positive relationships were found between perceived grandparents’ involvement, and filial role and conduct (α = .52 - .64, .20 - .29, .25 - .37, p < .05). 4. Significant predictive power of intergenerational relationship closeness was found on “degrees of close relationships with grandmothers,” “living distance between the grandparents who had the most frequent interactions with the participant,” and “frequency of interactions between the grandparents who had the most frequent interactions with the participant” (R2 = .29). 5. Significant predictive power of intergenerational relationship closeness was also found on perceived grandparents’ involvements, and perceived filial roles and conducts (R2 = .41, .08, .14). The researcher provide related feedback and suggestions to parents, schools, educational agencies, and interested researchers based on research findings.
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KAO, YA-CHI, and 高雅琪. "Pregnancy and the Caring Relationship between Grandparents and Grandchildren - A Discourse of Ya-Chi Kao’s Oil Painting Creation." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/vy6c53.
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碩士國立臺北教育大學
藝術與造形設計學系碩士班
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The process of pregnancy is a great wonder for a woman experiencing being a mother having a new born baby. A new born life is merrily longed-for. However, Working women in Taiwan society and double-income family are becoming a trend. It is frustrating for career women to take care of family and work at the same time after childbirth. The problem of child care is troubling. Choosing to leave children to grandparents whom you trust the most to take care raises the problems of raises the problems of grandparents raising grandchildren. It is a common plight for a lot of modern parents. Fortunately, the steady force of grandparents can afford the burden of parenting so as to accompany grandchildren to grow up. The direction of the creation researches states pregnancy and the caring relationship between grandparents and grandchildren. The works of art depict and record the process of pregnancy, child-rearing, and the touching moments of grandparents taking care of grandchildren. The painter uses the oil paint and canvas as media. There are three series of paintings based on the topic: Pregnant stage, sweetheart series, and grandparents and grandchildren series that can observe the warmth of mother, grandparents and the son. People can also see the love between mother and son in the paintings. The exhibition is displayed in the gallery hall which is by the obstetrics and gynecology department. The place responds to the topic of this exhibition. The viewers are affected by the joy of having a new born life. The paintings are rich in parent-child and grandparent-grandchild relationship.
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Wang, Tsofeng, and 王佐峰. "Relationship between Grandparents and Grandchildren and Values of Life Education of Higher Grade Students in Elementary School at Changhua Area." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/35787360459433133710.
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碩士南開科技大學
福祉科技與服務管理所
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With the coming of an aging society and toward an aged society, the economic fluctuation of the world has made the family structure change in Taiwan. For example, an increase of intergenerational families and a decrease of the nuclear families have resulted in the change of relationships between grandparents and grandchildren, and thus influence the change of social structure and lead to some social problems in our society. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between grandparents and grandchildren as well as the values of life education of 5th and 6th grade students in elementary schools in Changhua County. This study adopted survey method with a five-point Likert scale. A total of 480 questionnaires were sent out with a return rate of 96.5%. Therefore, a total of 463 surveys were completed and data were entered to SPSS. Descriptive statistics, t-test, and one-way ANOVA were used to analyze the data. Results of the current study were as follows: (1) The relationships between grandparents and grandchildren and the values of life education of grandchildren were good among every aspect. (2) The relationships between participants (i.e., grandchildren) and their grandparents were significantly different based on their birth order, frequency of contact and grandparents’ educational backgrounds. (3) The values of life education of grandchildren were significantly different based on gender, numbers of siblings and birth order. (4) The values of life education of grandchildren were significantly different due to their relationships with grandparents. (5) The variable of relationships between grandparents and grandchildren were closely related to the values of life education of the grandchildren. Keywords: relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, aged society, household type, intimate feeling, self-disclosure
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陳翠吟. "An action research of increasing the caring relationship between grandparents and grandchildren among first grade students through picture-book teaching." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/21260233999559682017.
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碩士臺北市立教育大學
課程與教學研究所
96
This research was an action research. The purpose of this research is to increase the caring relationship between grandchildren and their grandparents by designing and using a series of teaching units of picture books integrated the ideas of life education and the ethics of care. The curriculum of teaching picture books was aiming at 33 subjects in the first grade in the researcher’s class .The four main topics were live, old, sick and dead among life process, including ten assignments. The duration of this curriculum was two weeks and it was practiced ten sessions a week. The questionnaires, observation record, interview, the instructor’s introspection and the learning sheets’ feedback are the analysis-data used in this research. This research presented the development of caring relationship between students and their grandparents by teaching picture books. The researcher has also been becoming more aware of the teacher’s professional and personal developments during the process of the research. The findings of this research are as follows： 1.Using the various teaching methods of life education, the methods of moral education in ethics of care and the teaching of picture books enriches the content of the curriculum. A. Using the various teaching methods of life education such as: reading, telling, discussing, simulating, playing activities and giving tasks enhances the students’ interest to the curriculum. B. Practicing the methods of moral education of ethics of care such as modeling, dialogue, confirmation and practice increases the caring relationship between the teacher and students, also between the students and their grandparents. C. The picture book is a beneficial medium of affording the relating experiences between grandchildren and their grandparents. It provided not only opportunities of discussion, but also the modeling for learning. 2. The aims of this research have been achieved from three dimensions: by the understanding of students to their grandparents, the students’ interactive willing to their grandparents, and the students’ caring skills learning. A. The caring relationship between grandchildren and their grandparents started from understanding and identifying. The teaching of picture books made the students anxious to understand who their grandparents were. Writing about grandparents made the students realize the important incidents in their grandparents’ life. B. Interaction is a good method of warming the caring relationship between grandchildren and their grandparents. Self-exposure from the teacher and the classmates made students experience different living experiences. And practicing the dialogue between grandparents and grandchildren let them realize how to place themselves in grandparents’ position. C. Practicing the caring skills in school let students build their self-confidence, create the mood to appreciate others, experience the happiness of helping others, enhance the willing of caring.
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CHEN, JOU-YI, and 陳柔伊. "Grandparenting-Family Relationship between Grandparents and Grandchildren and Its Children’s School Life Adjustment: A Case Study of Kids in One of the Elementary Schools of Nantou County." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6ksa2p.
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碩士南開科技大學
福祉科技與服務管理所
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Grandparenting family is one truth of the society. The purpose of this study is to investigate the reasons for the formation of grandparenting families, the self-interpretation of mutual interaction between grandparents and grandchildren, and how they act for the school life of learning, routine rules, and the inter-personal relationship. Three pairs of samples were grade-2 students from one of Nantou elementary school and their grandparents. In order to understand the interviewees’ thinking, the case study is a process of interview, data collection, and analysis. Finally, some conclusions were as the followings: (1) The main reason for the formation of grandparenting families was “divorce”. (2) The relationship between grandparents and grandchildren based on surveying self-interpretation of mutual interaction was good and harmonious. (3) The difficulty of grandparents on grandchildren’s school study was offering no guidance on their homework. The solutions were asking for the assistance from school teacher, and sending the grandchildren to after school care centers (4) The difficulties of grandchildren on school study were getting no help with their homework at home and having trouble in doing Math assignment. The solutions were asking for classmates’ or teacher’s help, and looking for the answers from the textbook. (5) The difficulties of grandparents on grandchildren’s routine rules were their absent-minded attitude in class and slow response to their teachers. The solutions were reminding grandchildren to pay more attention and listen to teachers. (6) The difficulties of grandchildren on routine rules were being unfamiliar with the new environment and punished by teachers because of fighting with others. The solutions were self-adaptation and asking for teacher’s help. (7) The difficulties of grandparents on grandchild’s interaction at school were their naughty behaviors and getting badly along with classmates. The solutions for grandparents were teaching grandchildren how to control their emotion and smoothing away their bad emotion. (8) The difficulties of grandchildren on the inter-personal relationship were fighting with others and difficult to get along well with classmates. The solutions were asking teachers’ help and trying to enjoy doing the things they liked. According to the results, suggestions were proposed for grandparents, grandchildren, educational organizations, and the future researcher.
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Carvalho, Ana Cristina Sousa. "Dinâmica de casal de avós no caso de presença de doença crónica : uma leitura relacional-simbólica." Master's thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/27426.
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O presente estudo, assenta na Perspetiva Relacional-Simbólica e tem como objetivo
geral, o conhecimento das dinâmicas de um casal de avós no caso da presença de uma doença
crónica num dos elementos. Neste sentido, foi utilizada a Entrevista Clínica Generacional,
que se constituí como um instrumento qualitativo que permite estudar as mudanças
generacionais em diversas situações de vida de casal. O estudo realizou-se com um casal de
idosos, originário de uma pequena aldeia da região de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. O
elemento do casal do sexo feminino tem 76 anos e é reformada, e o elemento do casal do sexo
masculino tem 77 anos, é reformado e padece de Parkinson. Os resultados indicam,
aparentemente, que a doença não tem impacto significativo no que respeita às relações e
dinâmicas familiares. A grã-parentalidade não é retratada, facto que pode ter sido
comprometido, pela limitação da entrevista. Este estudo assume um caráter inovador, o que
impossibilitou o acesso à devida informação e, por sua vez, ao estudo em profundidade da
mesma. Contudo, acredita-se que a realização de estudos futuros, com a utilização deste
instrumento, possa permitir o acesso a essa informação.The present study, is based on the Relational-Symbolic Perspective and has, as its main objective, the knowledge of the dynamics of a couple of grandparents in the case of the presence of a chronic disease in one of the elements. In this sense, the Generational Clinical Interview was used, which is constituted as a qualitative instrument that allows to study the generational changes in several situations of a couples´ life. The study was carried out with an elderly couple, from a small village in the region of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. The couple´s female element is a retired 76 years, and the male element of the couple is 77 years old, retired, and suffers from Parkinson's. The results apparently indicate that the disease does not have a significant impact on family dynamics and relationships. High parenting is not portrayed, which may have been compromised by the limitation of the interview. This study assumes an innovative character, which prevented the access to the necessary information and, in turn, the in-depth study of it. However, it is believed that future studies, using this instrument, may allow access to this information.
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"Turning Points and Trajectories Within Long Distance Grandparent Grandchild Relationships." Master's thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.14640.
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abstract: This study examines long-distance relationships between grandparents and their adolescent grandchild through the qualitative identification and analysis of relational turning points and trajectories. A sample of 30 grandparents yielding 99 individual turning points allowed for an in-depth understanding of these relational constructs that previous research neglects to explore from the perspective of a grandparent. A constant comparative analysis of these turning points reveals 8 distinct categories of relational turning points including Spending Time Together, Family Relational Dynamics, Geographic Distance, Lack of Relational Investment, Use of Technology, Relational Investment, Lack of Free Time, and Grandchild Gaining Independence. These turning points vary in how they positively or negatively impact relational closeness between participants and their grandchildren. The use of Retrospective Interview Technique (RIT) yields 30 individual relational trajectory graphs categorized into five trajectories including Decrease in Closeness, Increase in Closeness, Multidimensional Changes in Closeness, Minimal Changes in Closeness, and Consistent Relational Closeness. Results provide theoretical contributions to aging and family literature as well as practical findings pertaining to current and future grandparents. These implications as well as suggestions for future research are discussed.Dissertation/Thesis
M.A. Communication Studies 2012
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Chen, Kai-Chu, and 陳凱筑. "Interactions between grandparents and their grandchildren and how it affects the grandchildren’s self-caring ability in school." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/97106218497833545295.
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碩士國立中正大學
高齡者教育研究所
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This paper aims to investigate the interactions between grandparents and their grandchildren in families that have three generations living in the same house, and how the interactions affect the grandchildren’s self-caring capabilities in school. Additionally, it aims to get a better understanding of how grandparents share the burden of parenting with the parents, and to analyze the different effects it has on the grandchildren. The goal of the paper is to give the research results to related education and counseling workers in order for them to have information to refer to. This study uses questionnaires in order to achieve its goals. Specifically, the “Interaction between grandparents and grandchildren questionnaire” and “Children’s self-caring ability in school questionnaire” are used as the research tools for this paper. The research subjects are those who live in a three generation family and are either in Chiayi University Experimental Elementary School’s 1st and 2nd grade or its kindergarten’s 2nd and 3rd grade. The questionnaires are done by using the peer assessment methods by asking either the children’s parents or their teachers to fill out the questionnaires. There are total of 123 valid samples, and the effective return rate is 96.09%. Based on the findings, the conclusions of the study were as follows: 1.The interactions of grandparents and grandchildren living in a three generation family are mostly of household-type 2.The grandchildren in three generation families have an above average self-caring ability in school. 3.The factors the affect the interactions between grandparents and grandchildren include: blood ties, age, the educational attainment and the health of the grandparents, sex of the grandchildren. 4.The factors that affect the grandchildren’s self-caring ability in school include: Gender and Age. 5.Interactions between grandparents and grandchildren in a three generation family have no correlation with the self-caring ability of the grandchildren in school. This paper gives recommendations separately to interactions of family members, child care, school education, and school social work, and future research of three generation families based on the results of this study
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Racicot, Lina C. "Children of my children: An exploration of the issues embedded in the lives of grandchildren being raised by their grandparents." 2004. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3136768.
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A recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau revealed that over 5 million or 7% of our nations children are being raised in grandparent headed households. In many of these homes no biological parent resides. Families is which grandparents are raising their grandchildren have become a widespread distinctive familial structure. In fact, between 1980 and 1990 there has been a 44% increase in grandparents raising grandchildren due to issues such as parental substance abuse, child abuse and neglect, teenage pregnancy, and general parental incompetence. This reconfiguration of the family occurs across many socioeconomic and ethnic groups. Over 500 grandparents participated in this study, which explores the complex issues related to the emergence of this contemporary family structure, including parental substance abuse, child abuse, neglect and abandonment, and the critical needs of the children. It is of great importance that the needs and issues of these families are understood, so that they may be addressed through effective social and educational policy that will help insure healthy lives for the next generation of parents and their children.
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Chan, Chu-chen, and 詹菊珍. "The Grandparents' Parenting and The Mental Relation Between Grandparents and Grandchildren in Families of Grandparents as Parents /the targets are limited to the junior high school students in Taipei county and Taipei city." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/00771750667861392527.
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碩士國立臺灣師範大學
人類發展與家庭學系
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The purpose of this research focuses on grandparents’ parenting and the mental relationship between grandparents and grandchildren in families of grandparents raising their grandchildren. The requirement for families of grandparents raising their grandchildren is that grandchildren have to live together with their grandparents every day in a week; furthermore, grandparents are obligated to care and parent their grandchildren. The analysis on grandparents’ parenting is based on “response parenting” and “demand parenting”. The response parenting refers to grandparents’ support, encouragement and acceptance for grandchildren’s daily practices and behavior. Then, the demand parenting refers to grandparents’ regulation, control and demand for grandchildren’s daily practices and behavior. The data of this research is obtained by questionnaires which focus on the junior high school students from families of grandparents raising their grandchildren. The samples are adopted by purposive-sampling method. 30 public high schools in Taipei county and Taipei city (including the junior high school departments in senior high schools) are involved in this research. There are 615 questionnaires issued to conduct this research in total. Among them, 369 questionnaires are responded; furthermore, 288 questionnaires are valid. The following is the findings: 1. In families of grandparents raising their grandchildren, the first one who takes the duty to take care of grandchildren is their grandmothers, the next, their maternal grandmothers, then, their grandfathers, and the last, their maternal grandfathers. The result reveals that females take more duty in caring their grandchildren than males and paternal grandparents take more duty than maternal grandparents. 2. The major cause for families of grandparents raising their grandchildren is divorce. And the next cause is the fact that their parents are so busy on jobs that they cannot take care of their children. The third cause is the death of either side of parents or the death of both parents. 3. The analysis on grandparents’ parenting is divided into response parenting and demand parenting. In grandparents' "response parenting," the first three most common parenting are the hospitalization , the correction of errors and the encouragement for academic performance of their grandchildren. However, in grandparents' "demand parenting," grandparents put priority to their grandchildren’s daily practices. 4. In this research, the factors in grandparents’ parenting of families of grandparents raising grandchildren are discussed. As for the variables of grandchildren, grandparents and family backgrounds, if their grandparents own better health condition and the relationship between fathers and children is better, grandparents will more likely to adopt response parenting. On the contrary, in grandparents’ demand parenting, there is no obvious connection with the variables mentioned above. 5. In short, the mental relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is quite good in families of grandparents raising their grandchildren. Among all factors in the mental relationship of grandparents and grandchildren, the relationship with their fathers and the response parenting of their grandparents can fully explain the mental relationship of grandparents and grandchildren, which is based on the variables of grandchildren, grandparents and family backgrounds and their grandparents’ parenting methods.
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Cheng-Chih, Lu, and 呂全智. "A Study on the Effect of the Relationship Between Grandparent and Grandchildren by Junior High School Students to Participate in Service-Learning Programs for the Elderly." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/86814852206872935191.
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碩士南開科技大學
福祉科技與服務管理所
102
The research by action research and in-depth interviews aims to discuss that how junior high school students to interact with their grandparents as a result of participating in service-learning programs for the elderly.For research purposes,the researcher and the strategic alignment who advocate Service Learning design a series of programs for the elderly so as to observe,survey and collect information when the junior high school students participate in.Then,the grandparents of participants who lived with their grandchildren of the programs based on qualitative research will be interviewed and collected information to understand their thoughts and changes of the relationship between the two generations. Findings of Research:First,changes before and after in the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren when the participants participate in the program:1.Before the program, grandparents usually play a role as authoritative caregivers,however,they become dependent on their grandchildren instead and adopt enlightened attitudes of discipline after the program.2.Before the program,the relationship of grandparents-grandchildren functional solidarity is based on instrumental support,and afterwards the ratio of the auxiliary emotional support is increased.3.Before the program , grandparents have a positive attitude to their grandchildren who don't trust them to the extent of the relationship of the effectual solidarity.Afterwards,the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren has been improved,and grandchildren become more positive.Second,reasons of participants explain what may changes the relationship:1.Services-Learning helps participants know the elderly better.2.Services-Learning helps participants improve their empathy. 3.Services-Learning helps participants be more patient.4.Services-Learning helps participants learn new skills. 5.Services-Learning helps participants have a positive attitude.6.Services-Learning helps participants grow fast. Third,participants response are positive and they are glad to see the promotion of Services-Learning. According to the conclusions of the research,the researcher proposes some suggestions for the education authorities, schools and teachers, community geriatric agency, respondents and subsequent researchers, and hopes it is useful to looking forward to a friendly elderly society by rooting in education and family. Let us create a society with non-discriminatory and closing to the elderly.
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Lin, Meng-Chun, and 林孟君. "The Relationships between Raising Grandchildren and Deviant Behavior among the First and Second Grade Elementary School Students." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/ga5926.
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碩士靜宜大學
青少年兒童福利研究所
97
Subject: The Relationships between Raising Grandchildren and Deviant Behavior among the First and Second Grade Elementary School Students Advisor: San-Yi Li, Ph.D. Graduate Student: Meng-Chun Lin Abstract The main purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between raising grandchildren and deviant behavior among the first and second grade elementary school students. The results of this research may contribute to the school social workers, teachers, and parents to effectively improve the deviant behavior of students. Questionnaire survey research method was applied in this study. A random sample of 408 children and their grandparents was from the first and second grade elementary school in Taichung Country. Data was analyzed through descriptive statistics, t test, chi-square test, one-way ANOVA, and multiple stepwise regression analysis. The main results of study were as follows: (1) The elder the grandparents and the more intact structure of the family were, the raising grandchildren style tended to be a short-term and assistant role. (2) The more intact structure of the family was, the raising grandchildren styles tended to be an authoritative-reciprocal pattern. The assistant role of the grandparents and the increasing of the consistency with parents for the raising child may help to reduce the deviant behavior of the grandchildren. (3) With the construction of better family environment, interaction, and raising attitudes and styles, the students can reduce their deviant behavior. The more understanding of the grandchildren the grandparents were, the more deviant behavior of the grandchildren can be reduced. Key words: raising grandchildren, deviant behavior
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Fernandes, Sílvia Ferreira. "A interação netos avós na contemporaneidade." Master's thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/46256.
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Dissertação de mestrado em Estudos da Criança (área de especialização em Intervenção Psicossocial com Crianças Jovens e Famílias)As alterações demográficas e sociais e a participação crescente da mulher no mercado de trabalho, por um lado, e a crise financeira, por outro lado, levam a que haja oportunidades para que os avós assumam um papel mais importante na família e na prestação de cuidados aos netos. Na minha infância, lembro-me de passar muito tempo com os meus avós e esta relação que estabelecemos foi e é muito rica, dada a influência e partilha mútua de conhecimentos. Esta experiência pessoal está na origem do meu interesse pelo tema das interações netos-avós. Elegi as crianças como população-alvo, pretendendo, desta forma, distanciar o meu estudo de grande parte das investigações que se centram sobretudo na opinião dos avós sobre a interação com os seus netos. Optei por um estudo de caráter qualitativo, com uma análise comparativa das interações entre dois grupos: o dos netos e avós que as crianças consideram mais próximos afetivamente e o dos netos e restantes avós. Para o efeito, realizei entrevistas semiestruturadas a 37 crianças entre os 10 e os 12 anos e procedi à análise de conteúdo dos seus discursos. Constatei a existência de diferenças significativas nas interações estabelecidas nos dois grupos anteriormente descritos. Os netos atribuem maior importância ao contacto com os avós mais próximos afetivamente do que ao contacto com os restantes avós. De uma maneira geral, os netos consideram ter uma relação extremamente próxima com os avós maternos porque passam mais tempo com eles. Os netos realizam atividades centradas nas crianças com os avós mais próximos afetivamente mas, com os outros avós, a maioria não desenvolve nenhuma atividade; apenas alguns desenvolvem atividades centradas em ambos. Aprendem comportamentos com os avós mais próximos e competências práticas com os outros avós mas, um número significativo de inquiridos menciona não aprender nada com estes avós. Falam de assuntos centrados nas crianças mas ensinam sobretudo competências a todos os avós. Definiram-se 4 perfis de crianças, tendo em conta a qualidade da relação e as características funcionais da relação intergeracional e o papel desempenhado pelos pais na relação netos-avós: os afetivos, os educadores/transmissores, os desinteressados e os auxiliares.
The demographic and social changes and the increasing participation of the woman in the labour market and the financial crisis lead to opportunities for grandparents to assume a more important role in the family and in providing care to grandchildren. In my childhood, I remember spending a lot of time with my grandparents and this relation was and it is very important, given the influence and mutual share of knowledge. This personal experience is at the origin to my interest in the subject of grandparents-grandchildren. I choose the children as the target population, intending in this way, to distance my study from most of the research that focuses mainly on grandparents’opinion about interaction with their grandchildren. I opted for a qualitative study, with a comparative analysis of the interaction between two groups: that of the grandchildren and grandparents whom the children consider affectively closer and that of the grandchildren and other grandparents. For this purpose, I performed semi-structured interviews to 37 children between the ages of 10 and 12 and analysed the content of their speeches. I have noticed the existence of significant differences in the interactions established in the two groups previously described grandchildren perform activities centered on the children with the closest grandparents affectively but, with the other grandparents most do not develop any activity, only some develop activities centered on both. The grandchildren attach greater importance to the contact with the closest affectively grandparents. For the children interviewed, all grandparents represent the family. In general, the grandchildren consider having an extremely close relationship with their maternal grandparents because they spend more time with them. They learn behaviors, with the closest grandparents and practical skills with the other grandparents, a significant number of respondents mentions not learning anything from the other grandparents. They talk about children-centered issues, but they mainly teach all grandparents skills. Four profiles of children were defined, taking into account the quality of the relationship and the functional characteristics of the relationship with the grandparents and the role played by parents in the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren: the affective, the educators / transmitters, the disinterested and the auxiliary.
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Mkhonta, Nkosazana Ruth. "Guidelines for support of orphaned and vulnerable children being cared for by their grandparents in the informal settlements of Mbabane, Swaziland." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2958.
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The AIDS pandemic has generated a large number of orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) in Swaziland, as it affects the reproductive age group. Most of the OVC are being cared for by their grandparents who are old, poor and suffer from degenerating diseases of old age. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the needs and support available for OVC under the care of grandparents in the informal settlements of Mbabane, Swaziland in order to develop guidelines for their care and support. A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual study was conducted to identify the needs of the OVC and type of support provided by organizations for these children. Data was collected using unstructured and semi-structured interviews.
The study was conducted in three phases each addressing a research objective. In the first phase which was to identify the needs of OVC, twelve grandparents who cared for OVC in the informal settlements participated. For the second phase seven managers of organizations that provide support to OVC in the informal settlements participated. The third phase was the development of guidelines by the researcher and validated by participants and experts. The study highlighted the needs of OVC, the nature of the existing support structure and type of support provided by organizations for these children. The findings revealed that the OVC have developmental support, protection support, psychosocial support and support for survival needs. The themes identified from the analysis of the type of support provided by organizations were developmental, partnership, protection, psychosocial and support for survival needs. The organizations' support was inconsistent and inadequate to meet these needs due to the large number of OVC. Some
of the weaknesses of organizations were indicated as donor dependency and lack of coordination and collaboration among organizations. The study highlighted partnership as fundamental to the successful implementation of the guidelines.Health Studies
D. Litt. et Phil. (Health Studies)