Baber, Margaret

2016

Please see https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27284 for more information about the relationship between these three publications (https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19286, https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27284 and https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21011).

Military deployment is typically considered a stressful period for families, generally lasting between 3 to 6 months for Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel. To date, insufficient research has been conducted concerning children and families who experience deployment within an Australian context. This study seeks to provide valuable insight into families with young children and explore their experiences of military deployment in an Australian context. Using a socio-constructivist approach, where truth is socially constructed both individually and culturally, ADF parents' perceptions of their experiences are examined. Using Narrative Research, multiple methods of data collection are combined to gather various insights into families' experiences. Data analysis was conducted using thematic verification identifying two main themes. Embracing an interpretivist epistemology, the researcher aims to create a shared knowledge around families' understanding and experiences of deployment. Such knowledge will be helpful for effective support of parents, educators and professionals in their role with these children in the community.

Children Australia, 41(2), p. 141-153

2049-7776

1035-0772

https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19286

en

Cambridge University Press

Narrative, Acculturation and Ritual: Themes from a Socio-ecological Study of Australian Defence Force Families Experienceing Parental Deployment

Journal Article

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