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An action research inquiry into a health visitor parenting programme for parents of pre‐school children with behaviour problems
Author(s) -
Kilgour Christina,
Fleming Valerie
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01528.x
Subject(s) - visitor pattern , empowerment , psychology , action (physics) , action research , developmental psychology , emancipation , participatory action research , pedagogy , sociology , political science , politics , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , anthropology , law , programming language
An action research inquiry into a health visitor parenting programme for parents of pre‐school children with behaviour problems Parent education programmes have recently been given a high profile in this country, such provision deemed necessary because of the commonality of children's behaviour problems and because of their potentially far‐reaching effects on the child, the family and society. This action research study, undertaken in Scotland, aims to explore a health visitor parenting programme for parents of pre‐school children with behaviour problems. Within this study, children with behaviour problems were identified as those whose parents perceived them to have such problems, the children eliciting a wide range of behaviours and to varying degrees. Critical social science is the chosen methodology, since it allows exploration of how people comprehend their social reality. Group interactions were recorded on audio‐tape and themes associated with the methodology of enlightenment, empowerment and emancipation were identified. The results of the study demonstrate how a liberating, collaborative approach to parental education can empower mothers, by increasing understanding and raising self‐esteem.