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The Life and Experience of a Mother Whose Adolescent Child Dropped Out of School
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Abstract
This study investigated the story of a mother, whose child had dropped out of school. It aims tounderstand the mother’s life and experience, and what they mean to her. A narrative type of inquiry waschosen, and it allowed access to her experience from a holistic perspective. The participant in this studywas informed of the goal and necessity of this study, and she agreed voluntarily to offer her story asdata. The story was reorganized by topic congruence, as she described her life as a mother whose childhad left school and ‘re-told’ her experience. The reconstructed story showed a repetitive pattern whichconsists of introspection, self-reflection, and internal growth. As a result, this study provided supportfor(Roh Ki-ho, 2014), which argued that the government should formulate a legally binding system toprovide counseling sessions for parents or guardians and educational programs in which families includingdropout adolescent children can participate for improving family relationships. This study also discusses theneed for the parents whose children dropped out of school to properly intervene in their children’s livesnot only for the emotional well-being but also for their future careers.