Improving Parental Attitudes of Turkish Immigrants Living in Germany: An Action Research

Osman Nejat AKFIRAT

doi:https://doi.org/10.17275/per.19.16.6.2

Article Details

Improving Parental Attitudes of Turkish Immigrants Living in Germany: An Action Research

Authors:

Osman Nejat AKFIRAT

Publisher:

Özgen KORKMAZ

Main Topics:

Education

Journal:

Participatory Educational Research 2019 Vol.6 Issue 2, pp.103-121

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

11/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000773034

Frequency:

Bimonthly

pISSN:

2148-6123

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17275/per.19.16.6.2

Abstract:

 


This study, which aims to improve the
parental attitudes of Turkish immigrants living in Germany, is designed as an
action research. During the study, the managers of the Turkish School-Parents
Unions and 37 teachers giving courses to Turkish students living in Germany
were interviewed, and the needs of immigrant Turkish parents for child rearing
were determined. In line with these needs, a family education program was
revised. The program was applied on 602 parents in 34 different group studies.
Research data were collected through the letters of the participants of an eight-session
program and a group of 26 people by forming a focus group interview held 2
years after the training. Data were analyzed through content analysis and
descriptive analysis. According to data obtained after the completion of the
family education program, the parents stated that they acquired valuable
information on dealing with negative behaviors of their children,  on becoming prepared for conflict resolution,
anger control, and on getting effective behaviour in planning their children's
future.   During the monitoring phase of
the study, the participants stated that they continued to display their
acquired behaviour in terms of autonomy, communication skills, interpersonal
parental communication and of democratic parental attitudes.

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Article Details

Improving Parental Attitudes of Turkish Immigrants Living in Germany: An Action Research

Authors: Osman Nejat AKFIRAT

Publisher: Özgen KORKMAZ

Main Topics: Education

Journal: Participatory Educational Research 2019 Vol.6 Issue 2, pp.103-121

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 11/2019

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000773034

Frequency: Bimonthly

pISSN: 2148-6123

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17275/per.19.16.6.2

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Authors:

Osman Nejat AKFIRAT

Publisher:

Özgen KORKMAZ

Main Topics:

Education

Journal:

Participatory Educational Research 2019 Vol.6 Issue 2, pp.103-121

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

11/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000773034

Frequency:

Bimonthly

pISSN:

2148-6123

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17275/per.19.16.6.2