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11	Working mothers, child care and the organisation : an ecosystemic exploration Marques, Paula Alexandra de Graça 11 1900 (has links) In this study an ecosystemic and social constructionist approach is used to understand the meanings and perceptions held by working mothers in relation to their experiences with the childcare and organisation settings. These meanings are described in terms of the influence of wider social discourses, personal epistemological assumptions, tacit knowledge, past experiences and current contexts. The working mothers, together with the researcher, form a linguistic system in which meanings about motherhood, employer-support and childcare arrangements are co-constructed and shared. The relationships between the working mothers and the researcher are not only observed within a linguistic context, but also within the ecosystemic view of mutual reciprocity, self-referentiality and double description. A qualitative and naturalistic research methodology is followed to describe the emergent design and the grounded theory. Based on the qualitative paradigm, the conclusions drawn at the end of the study are idiographic and reflective. / Psychology / M.A.(Clinical Psychology) Working mothers Childcare Employer-support On-site childcare programs Ecosystemic epistemology Social constructionism Social Discourses Naturalistic Inquiry 362.7120968 Day care centers -- South Africa. Child care services -- South Africa. Mothers -- Employment -- South Africa. Child welfare -- South Africa. Play groups -- South Africa. Education

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Working mothers, child care and the organisation : an ecosystemic exploration