The Wellbeing and the Education of Special Needs Children within a Nigerian Cultural Context: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study

Autor/in	Okafor, Stella
Titel	The Wellbeing and the Education of Special Needs Children within a Nigerian Cultural Context: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study
Quelle	(2023), (116 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Northcentral University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3795-6331-8
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Well Being; Cultural Context; Foreign Countries; Students with Disabilities; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Coping; Developing Nations; Phenomenology; Sociocultural Patterns; Cognitive Development; Parent Attitudes; Special Needs Students; Child Rearing; Cultural Influences; Negative Attitudes; Videoconferencing; African Culture; Nigeria; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Ausland; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Bewältigung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Kognitive Entwicklung; Elternverhalten; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Kindererziehung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Negative Fixierung; Africa; Culture; Afrika; Kultur; USA
Abstract	Disability is a common phenomenon globally, an experience that comes with many challenges and stress. This study focused on culture's role in the well-being and education of children with disabilities within a Nigerian cultural context. The specific problem this study addressed is that the well-being and education of children with disabilities within a Nigerian cultural context are ignored to the children's detriment due to societal views on disability. Coping with a disability is complex and even more challenging when living in mid to low-income countries like Nigeria. This qualitative phenomenological study aims to explore the culture's role in the well-being of children with disabilities and their families in Nigeria. In Nigeria, people's attitudes and perceptions toward disability have been a growing concern, contributing to how the people of Nigeria treat children with disabilities. Qualitative phenomenological research was conducted to address the research questions for this study. The guiding conceptual framework of this study combined Vygotsky's sociocultural theory of cognitive development and Bronfenbrenner's theory of human development. A sample of 10 Nigerian parents who have children with disabilities residing in the United States participated in the study through Zoom. A semi-structured interview provided questions to the participants that yielded rich information based on their lived experiences of raising their special needs children in a Nigerian cultural context. Data analysis was completed using thematic analysis techniques. The findings from this study, along with multiple sources of literature review, revealed that the traditional and cultural beliefs of the people of Nigeria influence and shape people's negative attitudes toward the well-being and education of children with disability. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01