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Vol. 1, No. 1-2, 2018 IJSA

SOCIAL SCIENCES. Education & Educational Research

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Behavioral Tendencies of Single Parent Students

Author’s Contribution: Usakli H. 1 АВСDEFG
A – Study design;
B – Data collection; 1 Sinop University, Turkey
C – Statistical analysis;
D – Data interpretation;
E – Manuscript preparation;
F – Literature search;
G – Funds collection Received: 20.09.2018; Accepted: 12.10.2018; Published: 30.11.2018

Abstract
Background and A Family is social unit of two or more people related by blood, marriage, or adoption
Aim of Study: and having a shared commitment to the mutual relationship. The definition of single
parent is someone who has a child or children but no husband, wife, or partner who
lives with them. Death of a partner and divorce are main causes of being single parent.
Children are affected by divorce in many different ways, varying by the circumstances
and age of the child. Children whose ages are seven to twelve are much better at
expressing emotions and accepting parentage breakage, but often distrust their parents,
rely on outside help and support for encouragement, and may manifest social and
academic problems.
The aim of the study: to find out teachers opinion of single parents’ students’
behavioral tendency.

Material and Methods: This qualitative study represents 30 teachers’ opinions on single parent students’
problems.

Results: Not only in deep theoretical framework but also recent studies underline the importance
of healthy family relation on child wellbeing. Every child may have potential for single
parent in nowadays society. Experienced elementary teachers claim that single parent
students are more submissive and aggressive. In addition of this, they are less assertive
when comparing to their two parents counterparts.

Conclusions: Not only school psychologists and guidance practitioners but also teachers and school
principles should be aware of the potential single parent students’ needs. Being more
assertive or aggressive creates fewer opportunity for single parent students. Productive
society will be raised with only equal sublimation of all children’s developments.

Keywords: single parent students, elementary teachers, behavioral tendencies; assertiveness;
aggressiveness; submissiveness.

Copyright: © 2018 Usakli H. Published by Archives of International Journal of Science Annals

DOI and UDC DOI 10.26697/ijsa.2018.1-2.03; UDC 37.014.68::316.62-055.52-058.832

Conflict of interests: The author declares that there is no conflict of interests

Peer review: Double-blind review

Source of support: Departmental sources

Information about Usakli Hakan (Corresponding Author) – https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4307-2226;
the author: [email protected]; Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department
of Elementary and Early Childhood Education; Sinop University; Sinop; Turkey.

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