Experiences of South African families of caring for children in middle childhood during the COVID-19 pandemic

The experiences of South African families, taking care of children in middle childhood, during covid 19. The researcher wanted to know if their experience was positive or negative for these families. Qualitative research approach was employed and purposively selected six parents or caregivers who had taken care of children in middle childhood during the COVID-19 pandemic, to participate in the study. All of the participants lived in the same city in Gauteng South Africa, and they were interviewed face-to-face using a semi structured interview schedule. The transcriptions of the interviews were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis thematically analyses.

本研究旨在探讨南非家庭在新冠疫情期间对学龄前儿童照护的经历。研究者旨在了解这些经历对于这些家庭而言是积极还是消极的。本研究采用了定性的研究方法，并有意挑选了六位在新冠疫情期间照护学龄前儿童的家长或监护人参与研究。所有参与者均居住在南非豪登省同一城市，并通过半结构化访谈提纲进行面对面访谈。访谈记录采用反思性主题分析法进行主题分析。