암 투병 중인 아버지 삶에 대한 생애사 연구

Abstract

Objectives This study explored how the father, who is battling cancer, perceives his life through his life story. Methods Inquiry was studied through life history research, which is a qualitative research method to understand the context in which educational phenomena are created through the life stories of participants. Life history research is a useful research method to understand how the specific choices and behaviors of the elderly in the past life process are reflected in the current quality of life and interpretation of life. I wanted to explore how to find the meaning of the rest of my life. To this end, data were collected until the health of the study participants was allowed based on open and unstructured interviews with their fathers, in-depth interviews, audio recordings, autobiographical journals, photos, and conversations through SNS. Results Through the life story, the story was told in chronological order from childhood to old age, and it is classified into 9 themes as follows. 1) memories of mother and father, 2) school days and the beginning of social life, 3) marriage and childbirth, 4) difficult or sad moments raising children, 5) rewarding moments raising children, 6) children Difficulties raising a child, 7) Thinking about the father’s role, 8) Looking back on the whole life: If children/adolescence, middle age, and old age are expressed in a metaphorical way, 9) What do you think is the legacy that parents would like to pass on to their children? Conclusions In the interview, the father looked back on his life throughout childhood, adolescence, adolescence, middle age, and old age and talked about his experiences as a father while raising children. Through the life story, I was able to fully feel the life of a man and the life of a father in a family.