ERIC Number: EJ1268416
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 8
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Being a Mother of Children with Special Needs during Educational Transitions: Positioning When 'Fighting against a Superpower'
Roth, Solveig; Faldet, Ann-Cathrin
European Journal of Special Needs Education, v35 n4 p559-566 2020
The aim of this article is to study how mothers of children with special needs understand themselves in educational contexts. Using the analytical concepts of positional identities and figured worlds, we study the different positionings of mothers as their children transition between different school levels. Data were collected through recursive interviews conducted over one year as part of a small-scale study of mothers with a high level of education. The data used in this article were obtained from an informant's reflections on her role as the mother of a child with special needs from the time he was in kindergarten to his final year in upper secondary school. Her case history illustrates how her positional identities in educational contexts were linked to mutual trust with the teachers and schools. The absence of trust had a significant impact on her ability to fully support her son's schooling.
Descriptors: Mothers, Children, Parent Role, Students with Disabilities, Inclusion, Family School Relationship, Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Needs, Parent Attitudes, Socioeconomic Status
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
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