Discovering Family Concerns, Priorities, and Resources

A-B-Cs of Bridging Home and School Expectations

“…There are many ways to gather information from families and doing so is not always an easy task, particularly when families and teachers do not share similar cultural and linguistic backgrounds (Banks, Santos, & Roof, 2003;Porche, 2001 Further, when differences in home and school expectations occur, teachers can accept these different behaviors in class. For example, given that some children show that they are paying attention in different ways than a teacher may expect, the teacher can learn to recognize and accept that these children are, in fact, paying attention.…”

“…Teachers might also tap resources outside the child's home to gather information, such as individuals who can serve as cultural guides or informants. There are many ways to gather information from families and doing so is not always an easy task, particularly when families and teachers do not share similar cultural and linguistic backgrounds (Banks, Santos, & Roof, 2003;Porche, 2001 Over dinner you notice that as family members discuss their day, Sebi is attentive and actively shares information about his own day, which at times includes overlapping speech and what some might consider &dquo;interruptions.&dquo; You realize how meaningful this form of talk is for Sebi and accept his behavior as a way for him to get involved in discussions.…”

From Emotional Crisis to Empowerment

“…The second author met separately with each of the maternal caregivers, Emilie and Nadine, without the presence of their children, Emilie's daughter Hannah and Nadine's son Ben (pseudonyms provided). It was made clear at the beginning of the interview that the research was not examining the mothers' quality of caregiving and no judgments would be made (Banks, Santos, & Roof, 2003; Brown, 2019). The Participant Information Letters provided to the interviewees included details for support services should they experience any distress in relating their stories.…”

“…Growing up, what was your and your family's experience with and attitudes toward people with disabilities? Rationale : A person's cultural views and past experience with disability will have an impact on his or her ability to interact with a child with a disability (Banks et al, 2003). Confidence as a parent and his or her connectiveness and ability to cope with a child with a disability directly affect the potential development of the child (Kurtzer-White & Luterman, 2003; Wilson, Mott, & Bateman, 2004).…”

As repercussões do câncer infantil na relação conjugal dos pais

“…Um dos casais optou por ser entrevistado em seu domicílio, na cidade de Ribeirão Preto, tendo em vista sua dificuldade para comparecer ao hospital. A oportunidade de realizar a entrevista com esse casal no domicílio foi de grande importância, já que a realização de entrevistas no ambiente domiciliar traz aos entrevistados um senso de controle maior da situação, permitindo, assim, que eles exponham com maior tranqüilidade questões significativas para eles(BANKS;SANTOS;ROFF, 2003). Contudo, como já mencionado, em virtude de a maioria dos participantes não residir no município onde a pesquisa foi desenvolvida, não foi possível realizar as entrevistas no domicílio de todos os participantes, já que a maioria é proveniente de outras cidades, acrescem-se, ainda, as limitações de tempo e recursos da pesquisadora para esse deslocamento.Os dados empíricos foram analisados, segundo os procedimentos da análise de conteúdo (Figura 1) que consiste em diversas técnicas para a análise sistemática de textos, organizando e integrando narrativas e informações qualitativas, de acordo com os temas e conceitos emergentes (POLIT;BECK, 2004).…”