Öğrenci Anneler: Üniversite Eğitimi Alan Genç Annelerin Deneyimleri
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https://doi.org/10.33831/jws.v25i2.506Anahtar Kelimeler:
Ebeveynlik- annelik- çocuk bakımı- sosyal destek- üniversite eğitimiÖzet
Bu çalışma, genç annelerin yükseköğrenimlerini sürdürürken karşılaştıkları zorlukları ele almaktadır. Bu kapsamda genç annelerin akademik sorumluluklarını dengelemek için kullandıkları başa çıkma stratejilerini incelemekte ve mevcut destek sistemlerini araştırmaktadır. Çalışmanın amaç ve hedeflerine ulaşmak için nitel araştırma yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma katılımcılarını Kuzey Kıbrıs'ta üniversite öğrenimi gören, en az bir çocuğu olan, İngilizce konuşan 18 yaş üstü 15 kadın oluşturmaktadır. Katılımcılarla yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu aracılığıyla 30-50 dakika arasında değişen sürelerde derinlemesine görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Verilerin analizi için öncelikle görüşmeler yazıya dökülmüş, temalar ve alt temalar halinde kodlanmış ve ardından tematik analiz yapılmıştır. Çalışma sonuçları, öğrenci annelerin annelik sorumluluklarının ağır yükünü taşıdıklarını, bunun da önemli ölçüde duygusal strese yol açtığını ve iyioluşlarını olumsuz etkilediğini ortaya koymaktadır. Ayrıca, annelerin emzirme odaları ve çocuk bakım hizmetleri gibi hizmetlerden yararlanmada zorluklar yaşadıkları belirlenmiştir. Bu engellerin üstesinden gelmek için katılımcılar, akademik çalışmaları ile çocuklarının bakımı arasında denge kurmak için etkili zaman yönetiminin önemini vurgulamaktadır. Katılımcılar, aile üyeleri ve iş arkadaşlarından destek almanın annelik ve eğitimin zorluklarıyla başa çıkmada önemli olduğunu belirtmişlerdir. Dolayısıyla, öğrenci annelerin karşılaştığı zorlukların ele alınması, rollerinin kesişimselliğini kabul eden bütüncül bir yaklaşım gerektirmektedir.
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