ERIC Number: EJ1215679
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 16
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'I Am Not Alone' -- An Ethnographic Research on the Peer Support among Northern-Finnish Children with Hearing Loss
Lasanen, Maarit; Määttä, Kaarina; Uusiautti, Satu
Early Child Development and Care, v189 n7 p1203-1218 2019
This study focused on the peer support group activities organized in two northern-Finnish places for children with hearing loss and their experiences of it. This was an ethnographic child research, in which the research participants were 16 (12 girls, 4 boys, aged 7-17 years) northern-Finnish children with hearing loss. The main research data consisted of the researcher's field notes and diaries, and focus group interviews among the research participants. Additional research data consisted of various questionnaires and background information. Peer support group activities provided children with hearing loss social, functional, cognitive, and emotional peer support. The benefits of peer support were:(1) peer support group activities provided information and coping skills for the children' daily lives;(2) participation in group activities and group discussions strengthened the children's social competence; and (3) peer support group activities empowered the participants. The importance of social relationships is discussed based on the findings.
Descriptors: Ethnography, Hearing Impairments, Secondary School Students, Social Support Groups, Coping, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Educational Benefits, Group Discussion, Learning Activities, Interpersonal Competence, Student Empowerment, Student Attitudes, Communication Problems, Helping Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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