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ERIC Number: ED673058
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 7
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
A Case Study of Problems Experienced by Mother Teachers with Babies Aged 0-3 Years Old
International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, Paper presented at the International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (iHSES) (San Francisco, CA, Apr 16-19, 2024)
There are many roles that women play in their lives. The most important of these roles is being a mother. The mother has to deal with other roles and responsibilities in her life. She wants to be successful in her working life, have healthy communication with her baby, and fulfill her responsibilities for the needs of her home. It causes some problems and stress for the mother teacher if she has to work when her baby needs her the most. Employing a qualitative research approach, this case study aimed to determine the problems experienced by mother teachers who have babies aged 0-3 years old. The research was carried out with 15 voluntary teachers who taught various subjects in secondary education in Türkiye and had at least one child whose age was lower than 3 years old. The data were collected with a semi-structured interview form and analyzed using descriptive analysis method. The majority of the participating teachers stated that they felt guilty when they could not take care of their babies due to their teaching workloads. The problems experienced by the participants focused on the following issues: not being able to devote the necessary time to their babies and witness their special moments, difficulty in entrusting their babies to someone else, breastfeeding difficulties, skipping housework, tiredness, and insufficient sleep. Participants highlighted the inadequacy of legal maternity leave given for pregnancy, birth, and baby care. On the other hand, they stated that the school administration provided them with flexibility especially regarding the course schedule. [For the complete proceedings, see ED672800.]
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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