Naslov
Parent in Prison: Understanding the Child’s needs in the Educational Institutions

Autori
Dadić, Katarina ; Horvat, Martina, Mikulić, Una Matea

Vrsta, podvrsta
Radovi u časopisima, znanstveni

Izvornik
Acta Paedagogica Vilnensia (2022)

Status rada
Prihvaćen

Ključne riječi
child, imprisonment, parenting, school success, stigma

Sažetak
The departure of a parent to serve a sentence of imprisonment affects the change of family climate, which can be divided into three groups: (a) changes in daily life navigation and activity ; (b) changes in parent-child relationships ; and (c) changes in financial circumstances. The abrupt change that a child is experiencing can lead to the development of externalized and internalized behavioural problems, as well as changes in student academic achievement due to lack of motivation and concentration. Since the school is an educational institution that provides secondary socialization of the child, it has an important role in supporting students whose parents went to serve their prison sentence. This paper presents research suggesting that stigmatizing students whose parents are in prison can bring shame, discomfort, and withdrawal to themselves. Considering that there are no clear suggestions on how the primary school should act when the parent goes to prison, the authors of this paper propose guidelines on minimizing the harmful consequences on socio- emotional development and academic success of students whose parents go to prison.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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