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KMID : 1003020120130020079
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Qualitative Research
2012 Volume.13 No. 2 p.79 ~ p.91
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Elementary School Students’ Experiences in Puberty
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Park Gwang-Sug
Lee Young-Hee
Ko Sung-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose:The aim of this study is to understand the essential meaning of elementary school students’ puberty.
Methods:The study used van Manen’s hermeneutic phenomenological method. The study participants were a total of sixteen students in 5th and 6th grade from 3 schools in J province. The data was collected by close interviews along with participants’ works such as essay, diary, and with professional artists’ works concerning puberty.
Results:A total of 3 essential meanings and 7 submeanings were emerged. The essential meanings were ?Changes that are not ready?, ?Changes in the body that became reality?, ?Myself who want to hide from others?.
Conclusion:Findings of this study could be utilized in planning educational programs and nursing interventions for elementary school students in puberty.
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KEYWORD
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Students , Puberty , Qualitative research
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