Parenting Challenges and Adaptation Strategies: : The Case of Cameroonian Immigrant Parents in Germany.
Kungaba, Kingsly (2017)
Diakonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017112718296
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017112718296
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Abstract.
This pivotal research examines in-depth the experiences of Cameroonian immigrant parents raising their children in Germany, their challenges and adaptability. It also investigates the resources these parents lack or possess in effectively raising their children and make some recommendations. The study paid particular interest to the parenting skills of the participants, what skills they possess and what was lacking.
In pursuance of these goals, a qualitative research method was employed for data collection and analysis. Interviews were used to collect primary data from five Cameroonians in Germany selected through snowball and random sampling. The study stipulates the participant to have at least a child born in Germany. The interviews were conducted through face to face and on the telephone. Primary data was analysed through a thematic qualitative analysis and content analysis for published secondary data sources.
Furthermore, the author employed a theoretical framework based on the theory of acculturation and some parenting models to explore the causes of these challenges that immigrant parents from Cameroon face and their coping strategies.
The results of the study identified 12 sub-themes which were analytically grouped into 3 major themes. Deductions from the empirical data affirm that the causes of the parenting challenges are as a result of the cultural incompatibilities that exist between parenting practices in Germany and those practised in Cameroon. According to the findings migration to Germany has influenced the parenting practice of the Cameroonian immigrant parents. Then, the language barrier also poses a major challenge. The author effectively argues that, considering the length of stay of the participants, their process of acculturation and consequently integration on a practical note was lower and higher in some aspects, although in a process of continuous change to conform to the culture of the host country.
This pivotal research examines in-depth the experiences of Cameroonian immigrant parents raising their children in Germany, their challenges and adaptability. It also investigates the resources these parents lack or possess in effectively raising their children and make some recommendations. The study paid particular interest to the parenting skills of the participants, what skills they possess and what was lacking.
In pursuance of these goals, a qualitative research method was employed for data collection and analysis. Interviews were used to collect primary data from five Cameroonians in Germany selected through snowball and random sampling. The study stipulates the participant to have at least a child born in Germany. The interviews were conducted through face to face and on the telephone. Primary data was analysed through a thematic qualitative analysis and content analysis for published secondary data sources.
Furthermore, the author employed a theoretical framework based on the theory of acculturation and some parenting models to explore the causes of these challenges that immigrant parents from Cameroon face and their coping strategies.
The results of the study identified 12 sub-themes which were analytically grouped into 3 major themes. Deductions from the empirical data affirm that the causes of the parenting challenges are as a result of the cultural incompatibilities that exist between parenting practices in Germany and those practised in Cameroon. According to the findings migration to Germany has influenced the parenting practice of the Cameroonian immigrant parents. Then, the language barrier also poses a major challenge. The author effectively argues that, considering the length of stay of the participants, their process of acculturation and consequently integration on a practical note was lower and higher in some aspects, although in a process of continuous change to conform to the culture of the host country.