e-Pedagogium 2010, 10(1):83-101 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2010.010
Qualitative Analysis of Resilience in Chinese Families of Children with Hearing Impairment
- Liu Shenglin, Institute of Special Education, Faculty of Education, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic, e-mail: xiaoduo.liu@gmail.com
Children' hearing impairments not only impact on themselves, but also influence all aspects of family life. Family resilience describes the path how family adapts and thrives in the face of stress, including the reality of having a child with hearing impairment. This study adopts semi-structured interview and qualitative analysis methods associated with grounded theory to analyze the experiences of seven resilient Chinese families with hearing-impaired children. It explores themes of the drive force for diagnosis of hearing loss, the families' reactions to the diagnosis, the difficulties families experienced during parenting and the strategies used to cope with childhood hearing impairment in Chinese context. Eventually the limitations of research are discussed.
Keywords: Qualitative analysis, resilience, Chinese family, children with hearing impairment
Published: February 1, 2010 Show citation
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