Young People Whose Parents Are Separated or Divorced: A Case for Researching Their Experiences at the Intersection of Home and School

Autor/inn/en	Beausang, Judith; Farrell, Ann; Walsh, Kerryann
Titel	Young People Whose Parents Are Separated or Divorced: A Case for Researching Their Experiences at the Intersection of Home and School
Quelle	In: Educational Research, 54 (2012) 3, S.343-356 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1881
DOI	10.1080/00131881.2012.710092
Schlagwörter	Divorce; Children; Young Adults; Family Structure; Family Environment; Family Influence; Foreign Countries; Educational Environment; Literature Reviews; Parents; Educational Research; Social Science Research; Family School Relationship; Social Development; Emotional Development; Academic Achievement; Student Experience; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ehescheidung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Familienmilieu; Ausland; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Eltern; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Social scientific research; Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung; Soziale Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung; Schulleistung; Studienerfahrung; Australien
Abstract	Background: Young people whose parents are separated or divorced form a significant and increasing proportion of young people who attend school. To date, empirical research with young people whose parents are separated or divorced has tended to focus on either their household context, or their school context, rather than on both contexts together. This paper redresses this singular focus by examining the intersection of the experiences of young people at both home and school. Purpose: The paper seeks to map the empirical evidence of young people's home and school experiences as they move between households and schools. Sources of evidence: The paper provides a narrative review of the literature from the 1990s to the present, locating Australian research within an international context. The review is framed by four main questions. What is the impact upon young people of the family transitions that occur when parents separate or divorce? What is the everyday impact upon young people of moving between one household and another? What does the research reveal regarding educational, social and emotional outcomes for this group? What does the research reveal regarding their school experiences? Main argument: The review reveals a paucity of Australian research at the intersection of home and school. It shows that, while young people from these contexts form a growing proportion of the school population, there is little empirical evidence of what is actually occurring in their everyday lives. The review reveals the importance of researching from the perspectives of the young people themselves. Conclusions: Evidence provided in the paper shows that many young people whose parents separate or divorce are affected socially, emotionally and educationally. Such evidence points to the need for research into the everyday experiences of the young people at school, in order to identify, from their perspective, how schools can better cater for these young people and their families. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10