1. The Influence of Family of Origin on the Career Development of Outstanding Women with Disabilities in China.
- Author
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Hampton, Nan Zhang, Qiong Li, and Denninger, Yanan Zhu
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EDUCATIONAL attainment , *PEOPLE with disabilities , *VOCATIONAL guidance , *AWARDS , *SIBLINGS , *CHINESE people , *EDUCATION , *EMPLOYMENT of people with disabilities , *HUMAN rights , *INTERVIEWING , *LOVE , *MAINSTREAMING in special education , *MARITAL status , *RESEARCH funding , *ROLE models , *WOMEN employees , *QUALITATIVE research , *DATA analysis , *FAMILY relations , *SOCIAL support , *THEMATIC analysis , *PARENT attitudes , *SELF advocacy , *FAMILY attitudes , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *ATTITUDES toward disabilities ,RESEARCH evaluation - Abstract
The purpose of the study was to explore the perceived family of origin influences on career development of women with disabilities (WWDs) in China. A qualitative research method was used to address the research question: How does family of origin influence the career development of WWDs in their childhood, adolescence, and adulthood? Fourteen outstanding WWDs from China were interviewed. A constant comparison method was used to analyze interview transcripts. Six themes emerged from the interview data, including parents' emphasis on education; parents' advocacy; parents exposing participants to all aspects of life; parents' love, care, and support; parents as role models; and siblings' love, care, and support. Implications are discussed in the context of socioeconomic environments in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015