Pandemic parenting: Stories of ordinary experiences in an extraordinary time
| dc.contributor.author | Yarde-Leavett, Claire Emma | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Haynes-Rolando, Hayley | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-09-04T17:58:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-09-04T17:58:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-07 | |
| dc.department | Department of Psychology | |
| dc.description | A research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education (Educational Psychology), to the Faculty of Humanities, School of Human and Community Development, in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2023. | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study sought to give voice to parents of children who display ADHD traits including hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattentiveness during the covid-19 pandemic. The aim was to explore their experiences of parenting during this unprecedented time in history. Qualitative data were gathered through narrative interviews from ten parents (seven mothers and three fathers) from middle-class backgrounds, living in Johannesburg. Photo elicitation was used as a tool to gather parents’ stories and reflections of their pandemic parenting experiences in a creative, self-directed manner. The qualitative data were analysed using a reflexive thematic analysis that generated four key themes: (1) Adjusting to an upside-down world; (2) Experiences of wearing too many hats; (3) Parents’ (re)views of how their children’s ADHD traits affected their learning at home; (4) Covid, a mixed bag of losses and treasures. A social constructionist lens for data analysis allowed for the exploration of how the covid-19 pandemic disrupted discourses and systems that shape parents’ embodied experiences. Possibilities for new understandings of parents and as well as their children who display ADHD traits were considered. The findings can help to deepen our understanding of middle-class family life, challenge gendered relations, reconsider children's play and learning, transform schooling practices, foster meaningful parent-teacher interactions, encourage community-building, and prompt a re-evaluation of our understanding of "disorderly" children and their unique learning needs. By embracing these insights, we can pave the way for more inclusive and effective approaches to supporting families and children in navigating the complexities of education and well-being in times of crisis. | |
| dc.description.submitter | MM2024 | |
| dc.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | |
| dc.identifier | 0000-0003-3471-3271 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Yarde-Leavett, Claire Emma. (2023). Pandemic parenting: Stories of ordinary experiences in an extraordinary time. [Master's dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WIReDSpace. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/40550 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10539/40550 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | |
| dc.rights | ©2023 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. | |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | |
| dc.school | School of Human and Community Development | |
| dc.subject | Parenting | |
| dc.subject | Covid-19 | |
| dc.subject | Pandemic | |
| dc.subject | ADHD | |
| dc.subject | Experiences | |
| dc.subject | Narrative | |
| dc.subject | UCTD | |
| dc.subject.other | SDG-3: Good health and well-being | |
| dc.title | Pandemic parenting: Stories of ordinary experiences in an extraordinary time | |
| dc.type | Dissertation |