코로나19 상황의 지속과 초등학교 저학년 자녀 어머니의 교육지원 경험

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore educational support experiences of mothers raising low grade elementary school children during the COVID-19 pandemic situation. More specifically, this study took a closer look at the mothers􍾨 difficulties while they were supporting their children􍾨s school adjustment, their own coping strategies and expectations from related educational fields. For this, 7 mothers having first or second grade children participated in the in-depth interviews and transcribed interview data were analyzed based on a phenomenological method. The results were categorized with three themes. First of all, when COVID-19 pandemic broke out, mothers experienced difficulties including support for online class participation, lack of child care support system, adjustment of unstable school attendance, friend relationships and stress from unsafe daily routines. Next, under the continuing COVID-19 situation, coping strategies for the mothers􍾨 educational supports were adjusting the changing school attendance patterns, improved online class participation, and quitting jobs for care-giving their children, More realistic coping method adopted by the mothers was emphasizing rules and practices of disease prevention. Finally, mothers have expectations for teachers more communication with each family and role of helper developing each child􍾨s voluntary study habits. They also have expectations for school open even during the pandemic period maintaining class size small and for the government and related public sectors preparing systemic schooling and after school cares which can operate well even during the risky pandemic situation. Based on such results, this study discussed several implications in the educational fields.