Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T18:47:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao ALINE DA SILVA PEDROSA.pdf: 244300 bytes, checksum: a3d674d977a6c84ad20ff219890cc3e2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-05-16 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Masculine aging and grandparenthood are poorly studied themes. Geronthology presents itself as an instigative area for these thematics to be more explored. However, the presence of grandfathers in the educational and formative process of the grandchildren is a fact and refers us to a reorganization of the family nucleus. This research is intended to apprehend how the elderly interprets the grandfather-grandchild relationship, the exchange of experiences between generations, and the feelings which become evident on the daily routine. Considering that grandparenthood is a singular and personal phenomenon, by means of interviews this research was intended to gain some comprehension of meanings, values, and expressions. The research revealed that grandparenthood is associated to a strong feeling of parenthood. Grandfathers demonstrate great satisfaction in the relationship with their grandchildren / O envelhecimento masculino e a avosidade são temas pouco estudados. A Gerontologia mostra-se como uma área propiciadora para que estas temáticas sejam mais exploradas. No entanto, a presença dos avôs no processo educativo e formativo dos netos é um fato e remete-nos a uma reorganização dos núcleos familiares. Pretende-se apreender como o idoso interpreta a relação avô-neto, o intercâmbio de experiências entre gerações e os sentimentos que se evidenciam no dia-a-dia. Considerando que a avosidade é um fenômeno é singular e pessoal, por meio de entrevistas pretendeu-se uma compreensão dos significados, valores e expressões. A pesquisa revelou que a avosidade está associada a um forte sentimento de paternidade. Os avôs demonstram uma enorme satisfação na relação com os netos

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The subject of the presented thesis focuses on foster care exercised by children´s relatives. The target is to ascertain possible different roles in kinship foster care and different attitudes to the aforementioned, record the experience of kinship care givers, their viewing and experiencing of childcare. I wanted to know if fostering had brought any positives into their lives and on the other hand if there are any negatives related to such care. The theoretic part of my thesis describes the history of foster care in different periods, explains the terms like family, social role and attachment. Furthermore, particular forms of foster care are explained and foster care exercised by children´s relatives is described in more details. Attention is also paid to the relationship and contact between a child and his/her parents. The Authority for social and legal protection of children (OSPOD in Czech) has an essential role in foster care together with assisting organizations, which are described in the last chapter of the theoretic part. I used qualitative methodology for research purposes and semi-structured interviews for collection of data. The research file contained eight respondents which were selected based on simple purpuseful sampling. The research file consisted of foster parents caring for children of their relatives. I determined reasons why the children had been placed into foster care, how the foster parents experience such care and how they view it themselves. The results of the interview analysis helped me to uncover and understand the basis of kinship foster care. According to similar signs, they were divided into several areas. The first area focused on the reasons why the child had been placed into kinship foster care. The main reasons included various types of addictions, child neglect, failure to provide suitable housing or lack of interest in the child. The second area related to the feelings of foster mothers when accepting the child. Their decision-making process is described here, including their motivation and fears related to fostering. In most cases, foster mothers had enough time for making their decisions on fostering. Half of the foster mothers found it natural; the other half had ambivalent feelings for it. The third area is dedicated to changes in wider personal relationships and relationships in the family, in particular, to the impact of foster care on relations between partners and the potential influence on the relationship of foster parents with their own children. Relations with biologic children of the foster parents had an important role as well. The fourth area includes basic characteristics of childcare. Most foster mothers noticed significant changes in their lives. Foster care had a negative impact on the quality of their lives but it principally became a source of vitality and optimism for them. Foster mothers faced problem situations related to intergenerational differences, behaviour of children and problems at school. They also worried often about the future of their foster children. Some foster mothers accepted the role of a mother that predominated over their other life roles. Others had no problems in separating their roles and shifting from one role to another. Most conflicts in the role appeared when the child was fostered by his/her grandmother. The last area contains conditions that have helped foster mothers to reduce the burden of foster care. Foster mothers appreciated help of their families, which they preferred, and sufficient financial security. They gladly accepted the help of assisting organizations and the services offered by them. Mandatory education and the possibility to share their experience with other foster parents were of great importance too.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / As avós que assumem a criação de netos constituem um fenômeno cada vez mais frequente nas famílias da atualidade. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo investigar as percepções e vivências das avós guardiãs, frente à criação de seus netos em uma comunidade de baixa renda da cidade de Recife/PE. Especificamente pretendeu-se analisar os motivos que acarretam esta situação, bem como as relações estabelecidas entre as partes, além de caracterizar os sentimentos experimentados pelas avós no papel de guardiãs, e suas expectativas para o futuro. Participaram do estudo 10 avós que cuidavam dos netos em tempo integral, todas residentes na comunidade do Coque. Elas estavam na faixa etária entre 48 e 81 anos e possuíam escolaridade baixa e renda inferior a um salário mínimo. Foi utilizado um roteiro de entrevista, analisado de acordo com a técnica da Análise de Conteúdo Temática. Os dados obtidos no presente estudo mostram o seguinte: 1) os principais motivos que levaram as avós a assumir a criação dos netos estiveram relacionados à gravidez na adolescência, separação dos pais, dependência química e violência; 2) o papel de mãe desses netos sobrepõe-se ao de avó e os dados demonstram que ainda prevalece na sociedade a ideia de que uma mulher é quem deve preferencialmente assumir a criação das crianças; 3) apesar de relatarem cansaço, doenças e dificuldades financeiras, as avós nutrem, em sua grande maioria, sentimentos de bem querer, de amor e dedicação especial pelos netos que criam a ponto de não aceitarem que eles as deixem; 4) as maiores dificuldades citadas foram as financeiras, como a escolaridade e estabelecimento de limites, bem como o receio de que os netos envolvam-se em comportamentos de risco; 5) as expectativas para si mesmas é ter sossego e descansar, enquanto para os netos é que estudem, trabalhem e sejam pessoas de bem. Quanto aos relatos direcionados à comunidade em que vivem ficou evidenciado que, apesar de a acharem violenta e um lugar difícil para criar netos, com diversas limitações de infraestrutura e moradia, elas gostam do lugar. / The grandparents who take the creation of grandchildren are an increasingly common phenomenon in today's families. This study aimed to investigate the perceptions and experiences of guardians grandparents, opposite the creation of his grandchildren in a low income community in Recife / PE. A specific objective is to analyze the reasons that cause this situation as well as the relations between the parties, and to characterize the feelings experienced by grandparents in the role of guardian, and their expectations for the future. Study participants were 10 grandparents who cared for their grandchildren full time, all residents of the community Coque. They were aged between 48 and 81 years and had low education and income less than the minimum wage. An interview script, analyzed according to the technique of thematic content analysis was used. The data obtained in this study show the following: 1) the main reasons why the grandparents to take with grandchildren were related to teenage pregnancy, parents' divorce, substance abuse and violence; 2) the role of mother of these grandchildren overlaps the grandmother and the data show that still prevails in society the idea that a woman is who should preferably take the rearing of children; 3) despite reporting fatigue, illness and financial difficulties, grandmothers nourish, mostly, feelings and want to, love and special dedication by grandchildren who create the point of not accepting that they leave them; 4) the main difficulties cited were financial, with education and establishment of limits, and the fear that the grandchildren engage in risky behaviors; 5) expectations for themselves is to have peace and rest while for the grandchildren is to study, work and be good people. As for reports directed to the community in which they live was evident that, despite the violent and think a difficult place to raise grandchildren, with several limitations of infrastructure and housing, they like the place.

The diploma thesis deals with the parenting styles of grandparents and the parenting characteristics of the grandparents, who have grandchildren in foster care. The theoretical part focuses on the description of the theoretical concepts of the way of parenting, the role of the grandparent, including his part in the child's development in the family, and the specifics of the grandparent's foster care with emphasis on the raising grandchild. For the research in the empirical part was chosen intensively intensive empirical survey. Extensive research has a quantitative character and its aim was to map the grandparents' parenting styles and the shared activities of grandparents and teenage grandchildren. Data in intensive research was obtained by a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods with goal to describe the educational and parenting experiences of grandparents who has their teenage grandchild/grandchildren. The output of intensive research is a description of the circumstances of foster care, the parenting specifics of foster care provided by grandparents and development of grandchildren from the grandparent-fosterparent point of view. The final part of the thesis summarizes the results of the research, including the limits and application of the acquired knowledge in...

Grandparent-headed families are diverse in nature and represent a rapidly growing family type. While challenges facing grandparent caregivers are well documented, less is known about the well-being of their grandchildren, with many early studies relying on small samples of convenience. This study used an existing large national database, the National Survey of America's Families (NSAF), to compare differences in well-being of both children and grandparent caregivers across the independent variables of family type, ethnicity, gender, and age. Findings suggested better mental health and less parental aggravation for caregivers in traditional two parent intact families as compared to grandparents co-parenting in a multi-generation home, skipped generation grandparents (raising their grandchild with no parent present) or single parents. Skipped generation grandparents in particular reported most caregiver aggravation. Child physical health was reported to be worse by skipped generation grandparent caregivers. Behavior problems were reported to be worse for children in grandparent headed households than those in traditional families, particularly for teenagers raised in skipped generation households by their grandmothers. Specific results, limitations and future directions for research on grandparent-headed households were discussed.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-01T18:08:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 tatiana_lima_brasil.pdf: 1612855 bytes, checksum: a5de1e33826d1629fa399f427d189ee9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-04-10 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The grandparents who take the creation of grandchildren are an increasingly common phenomenon in today's families. This study aimed to investigate the perceptions and experiences of guardians grandparents, opposite the creation of his grandchildren in a low income community in Recife / PE. A specific objective is to analyze the reasons that cause this situation as well as the relations between the parties, and to characterize the feelings experienced by grandparents in the role of guardian, and their expectations for the future. Study participants were 10 grandparents who cared for their grandchildren full time, all residents of the community Coque. They were aged between 48 and 81 years and had low education and income less than the minimum wage. An interview script, analyzed according to the technique of thematic content analysis was used. The data obtained in this study show the following: 1) the main reasons why the grandparents to take with grandchildren were related to teenage pregnancy, parents' divorce, substance abuse and violence; 2) the role of mother of these grandchildren overlaps the grandmother and the data show that still prevails in society the idea that a woman is who should preferably take the rearing of children; 3) despite reporting fatigue, illness and financial difficulties, grandmothers nourish, mostly, feelings and want to, love and special dedication by grandchildren who create the point of not accepting that they leave them; 4) the main difficulties cited were financial, with education and establishment of limits, and the fear that the grandchildren engage in risky behaviors; 5) expectations for themselves is to have peace and rest while for the grandchildren is to study, work and be good people. As for reports directed to the community in which they live was evident that, despite the violent and think a difficult place to raise grandchildren, with several limitations of infrastructure and housing, they like the place. / As avós que assumem a criação de netos constituem um fenômeno cada vez mais frequente nas famílias da atualidade. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo investigar as percepções e vivências das avós guardiãs, frente à criação de seus netos em uma comunidade de baixa renda da cidade de Recife/PE. Especificamente pretendeu-se analisar os motivos que acarretam esta situação, bem como as relações estabelecidas entre as partes, além de caracterizar os sentimentos experimentados pelas avós no papel de guardiãs, e suas expectativas para o futuro. Participaram do estudo 10 avós que cuidavam dos netos em tempo integral, todas residentes na comunidade do Coque. Elas estavam na faixa etária entre 48 e 81 anos e possuíam escolaridade baixa e renda inferior a um salário mínimo. Foi utilizado um roteiro de entrevista, analisado de acordo com a técnica da Análise de Conteúdo Temática. Os dados obtidos no presente estudo mostram o seguinte: 1) os principais motivos que levaram as avós a assumir a criação dos netos estiveram relacionados à gravidez na adolescência, separação dos pais, dependência química e violência; 2) o papel de mãe desses netos sobrepõe-se ao de avó e os dados demonstram que ainda prevalece na sociedade a ideia de que uma mulher é quem deve preferencialmente assumir a criação das crianças; 3) apesar de relatarem cansaço, doenças e dificuldades financeiras, as avós nutrem, em sua grande maioria, sentimentos de bem querer, de amor e dedicação especial pelos netos que criam a ponto de não aceitarem que eles as deixem; 4) as maiores dificuldades citadas foram as financeiras, como a escolaridade e estabelecimento de limites, bem como o receio de que os netos envolvam-se em comportamentos de risco; 5) as expectativas para si mesmas é ter sossego e descansar, enquanto para os netos é que estudem, trabalhem e sejam pessoas de bem. Quanto aos relatos direcionados à comunidade em que vivem ficou evidenciado que, apesar de a acharem violenta e um lugar difícil para criar netos, com diversas limitações de infraestrutura e moradia, elas gostam do lugar.

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It is known that grandparents have already raised their grandchildren, without proven legal dependence, for many years, however, recently, there has been an increase in demand for grandparents in accessing Judiciary to regularize this situation, in reason of the need of a legal guardian, for various purposes. Therefore, the present work was carried out to investigate, from the perspective of the grandmothers, the place occupied by them, within the family context, after deferring judicial custody of their grandchildren. Specifically, it was intended to analyze the factors that propelled grandmothers to take care of their grandchildren, as well as to characterize their feelings and needs, from the transfer of the duties of the biological countries to the grandparents, in addition to a framework as a family structure after obtaining custody, identifying the gains and difficulties arising from this situation, and also describe the changes that a legal custody had in the lives of the grandparents, with this new legal situation. It is a research of qualitative nature in which 5 grandmothers take full-time care of grandchildren, aged between 42-64 years, of low socio-economic levels, residing in the metropolitan area of Recife and who have the legal document of guard of their grandchildren. The research was approved by the Judge of the First Court of Childhood and Youth of Recife. Initially, an analysis was made of the documents referring to the records of the selected families' cases, from the years 2013 to 2015, in order to analyze the initial petitions and technical opinions built by the professionals who work in the First Ward of Children and Youth of the region of Recife, in the Nucleus NIAP (Integrated Nucleus of Psychosocial Counseling). In a second moment, a Field Survey was carried out, where a socio-demographic questionnaire was used and an interview conducted semi-directed from a previously defined script, being analyzed according to the Thematic Content Analysis Technique. The data obtained in the present study show that as grandparents they came to replace deceased, chemical dependent or negligent parents. The grandchildren were raised mainly by the grandparents because, in most cases, they were already responsible for the children from birth. The reason that made the grandparents look for the Judiciary was the absence of the parents, however, what prompted the grandparents to activate the Justice System was the fear that their grandchildren were withdrawn from their lives, since there was no legal evidence of their care. It was also evident, in spite of the satisfaction in the coexistence with the grandchildren, there is an affective ambivalence when they are occupying the parental place, ceasing to be "simply grandmothers". They assume a very high responsibility burden, mainly because this charge is legitimized by a Power that goes beyond the family sphere. It is hoped to be able to contribute to broaden the understanding and visibility of this familiar configuration, as well as to provide subsidies for the work of professionals who deal with family members. / A crescente expectativa de vida tem proporcionado um prolongamento entre as diferentes gerações de uma mesma família, favorecendo uma maior interação entre avós e netos. Sabe-se que avós já criam seus netos, sem dependência legal comprovada, há muitos anos, contudo, recentemente, tem-se observado o aumento da demanda dessas avós em acessarem o Poder Judiciário para regularizar esta situação fática, devido à necessidade de regularização de um responsável legal, para diversas finalidades. Sendo assim, o presente trabalho teve por objetivo investigar, a partir da perspectiva das avós, o lugar ocupado por elas, no contexto familiar, após o deferimento da guarda judicial de seus netos. Especificamente pretendeu-se analisar os fatores que impulsionaram as avós a assumir a guarda de seus netos, bem como caracterizar os seus sentimentos e necessidades, a partir da transferência das responsabilidades dos pais biológicos às avós, além de compreender como se estrutura a família a partir da obtenção da guarda, identificando os ganhos e as dificuldades advindas dessa situação, e ainda descrever as mudanças que a guarda legal propiciou na vida das avós, com a nova situação legal. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de natureza qualitativa da qual participaram 5 avós que cuidam dos netos em tempo integral, com idade entre 42 a 64 anos, de nível sócioeconômico médio-baixo, residentes na região metropolitana de Recife e que possuem o documento legal de guarda de seus netos. A pesquisa recebeu a autorização da Juíza da Primeira Vara da Infância e Juventude de Recife. Em um primeiro momento, foi realizada uma análise dos documentos referente aos autos dos processos das famílias selecionadas, dos anos de 2013 a 2015, visando analisar as petições iniciais e pareceres técnicos construídos pelos profissionais que trabalham na Primeira Vara da Infância e Juventude da comarca de Recife, no Núcleo NIAP (Núcleo Integrado de Assessoramento Psicossocial). Em um segundo momento, foi realizada uma Pesquisa de Campo, onde foram utilizados um questionário sóciodemográfico e uma entrevista conduzida de forma semidirigida a partir de um roteiro previamente definido, sendo analisada de acordo com a Técnica de Análise de Conteúdo Temática. Os dados obtidos no presente estudo mostram que as avós vieram a substituir pais falecidos, dependentes químicos ou negligentes. A criação dos netos foi assumida preferencialmente pelas avós porque, na maioria dos casos, elas já eram as responsáveis das crianças, desde seu nascimento. O motivo que fez com que as avós procurassem o Judiciário foi pela ausência dos genitores, entretanto, o que impulsionou as avós a acionarem o Sistema de Justiça foi o receio de que seus netos fossem retirados de seu convívio, já que não havia uma comprovação legal de seus cuidados. Ficou evidente também que, apesar da satisfação na convivência com os netos, existe uma ambivalência afetiva ao estarem ocupando o lugar parental, deixando de ser “simplesmente avós”. Elas passam a assumir uma carga de responsabilidade bastante elevada, principalmente porque esse encargo é legitimado por um Poder que ultrapassa a esfera familiar. Espera-se poder contribuir no sentido de ampliar a compreensão e a visibilidade dessa configuração familiar, como também proporcionar subsídios para o trabalho de profissionais que lidam com as configurações familiares atuais.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 maria_tresa_barros_falcao_coelho.pdf: 5933211 bytes, checksum: e9960ca825a101a6392fb87a3c4a2fc6 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-02-01 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES# / #2075167498588264571# / #600 / The present study is based on the Bioecological Theory of Human Development and aims to investigate the relationship between guardian grandparents, grandchildren and school in this day and age, when several social changes affect the roles assumed by grandparents in raising their grandchildren, as well as the relationship they establish with one another and other development contexts. The thesis is structured in three interdependent studies. The first study, already published, corresponds to a systematic review of literature on grandparents raising grandchildren within a period of ten years (2004/2014). The results showed that, although the number of studies on the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren has increased in recent decades, researches regarding guardian grandparents are recent and still scarce, especially when investigating the relationship of grandparents with other development contexts, such as the school of their grandchildren. In order to accomplish the ensuing empirical studies, Ecological Insertion was used as the methodological strategy. Participants were selected intentionally, over an approach to a primary school of the state public school network in the city of Recife/Pernambuco. Diversified instruments were used over a period of eight months, total time of insertion of the researcher in the field. The first five months corresponded to the period of attachment of the researcher to the context, in which naturalistic observations were initiated. In the last three months sociodemographic questionnaires were applied and semi-structured interviews were conducted with the participants. The second study analyzes the relationship between guardian grandparents and their grandchildren from a bioecological perspective. Six guardian grandparents and eight grandchildren who answered sociodemographic questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were included in the study. From the Thematic Content Analysis, the following themes were discussed: grandparents’ parenting; joint activities that involve grandparents and grandchildren. The results showed that grandparents’ parenting is a relational process that is developed over time and involves individual and contextual dimensions. On the other hand, the analysis of joint activities revealed that guardian grandparents and grandchildren are primary dyads that influence and learn from each other in sports, leisure and cultural activities, corroborating with studies that affirm that such activities favor the creation and maintenance of the bond between grandparents and grandchildren. The importance of the intergenerational approach was discussed through intergenerational programs aimed at favoring coeducational processes that benefit grandparents and grandchildren. The third study analyzes the family and school mesosystem from the perspective of guardian grandparents, grandchildren and teachers. Six grandparents, eight grandchildren and eight teachers participated in this study. Semi-guided interviews (with a script for each group), field diary and sociodemographic questionnaire were used as instruments. In the analysis of the results, the sociodemographic data and the records of the observations were articulated to the contents brought by the participants in the interviews. All interviews were transcribed in full and analyzed according to the steps in Thematic Content Analysis. The following themes were discussed: the relationship between guardian grandparents and school; the ease and difficulties in that relationship; the information and communication between the family and the school contexts; and the joint activities involving family and school. In all these dimensions the obstacles and the possibilities for the expansion of the potential for development of the family and school mesosystem were analyzed. It was evidenced that important aspects to expand the potential for development of the family and school contexts were put into action with the presence of guardian grandparents in the school context by establishing a direct communication with the teachers, expecting the collaboration of the school in the development of their grandchildren, and suggesting actions and interventions. These results confirmed the growing importance of grandparents for family, school, and society as they play the role of guardians of their grandchildren. / O presente estudo fundamenta-se na Teoria Bioecológica do Desenvolvimento Humano para investigar a relação entre avós guardiões, netos e escola no cenário atual, em que várias mudanças sociais repercutem nos papéis assumidos por avós ao criarem os netos, assim como no relacionamento que estabelecem entre si e com outros contextos de desenvolvimento. A tese está estruturada em três estudos interdependentes. O primeiro estudo, já publicado, corresponde a uma revisão sistemática da literatura sobre os avós que criam netos considerando o período de dez anos (2004/2014). Os resultados obtidos demonstraram que, embora os estudos sobre o relacionamento entre avós e netos tenham aumentado nas últimas décadas, as pesquisas sobre os avós guardiões são recentes e ainda escassas, sobretudo quando se investigou a relação desses avós com outros contextos de desenvolvimento, como a escola dos netos. Para realização dos estudos empíricos subsequentes, utilizou-se a Inserção ecológica como estratégia metodológica. Os participantes foram selecionados de forma intencional, a partir de abordagem a uma escola de ensino fundamental da rede pública estadual, na cidade do Recife/Pernambuco. Foram utilizados instrumentos diversificados ao longo de oito meses, tempo total de inserção da pesquisadora no campo. Os cinco primeiros meses corresponderam ao período de vinculação da pesquisadora ao contexto, no qual foram iniciadas observações naturalísticas. Nos três últimos meses foram aplicados questionários sociodemográficos e realizadas as entrevistas semidirigidas com os participantes. O segundo estudo analisa o relacionamento entre avós guardiões e seus netos, numa perspectiva bioecológica. Foram participantes seis avós guardiões e oito netos que responderam a questionários sociodemográficos e entrevistas semidirigidas. A partir da Análise de Conteúdo Temática foram discutidos os temas: Parentalização dos avós; Atividades conjuntas entre avós e netos. Como resultados, obteve-se que a parentalização dos avós trata-se de um processo relacional, que ocorre ao longo do tempo e envolve dimensões individuais e contextuais. Por sua vez, a análise das atividades conjuntas, revelou que avós guardiões e netos constituem díades primárias que se influenciam mutuamente e se coeducam em atividades esportivas, de lazer e culturais, corroborando com os estudos que afirmam que tais atividades favorecem a construção e manutenção de laços afetivos estáveis entre avós e netos. Discutiu-se sobre a importância da aproximação entre as gerações através de programas intergeracionais que visam favorecer processos coeducativos que beneficiam avós e netos. O terceiro estudo analisa o mesossistema família e escola na perspectiva dos avós guardiões, netos e professores. Participaram desta pesquisa seis avós, oito netos e oito professores. Foram utilizados como instrumentos: entrevistas semidirigidas (com um roteiro próprio para cada grupo), diário de campo e questionário sociodemográfico. Na análise dos resultados os dados sociodemográficos e os registros das observações foram articulados aos temas desenvolvidos pelos participantes nas entrevistas. Todas as entrevistas foram transcritas na íntegra e analisadas de acordo com as etapas da Análise de Conteúdo Temática. Foram discutidos os seguintes temas: Relacionamento entre os avós guardiões e a escola; Facilidades e dificuldades encontradas nessa relação; Avaliação das informações e da comunicação trocadas entre os contextos familiar e escolar; assim como as Atividades conjuntas realizadas entre família e escola. Em todas essas dimensões analisaram-se os entraves e as possibilidades para a ampliação do potencial desenvolvimental do mesossistema família e escola. Evidenciou-se que aspectos importantes para ampliar o potencial desenvolvimental dos contextos familiar e escolar foram postos em ação com a presença dos avós guardiões no contexto escolar, estabelecendo uma comunicação direta com os professores, com expectativas de contar com a colaboração da escola em prol do desenvolvimento dos netos, sugerindo ações e intervenções em diversos formatos. Tais resultados confirmaram a importância crescente dos avós para a família, para a escola e para a sociedade, ao assumirem o papel de guardiões de seus netos.

This exploratory study investigated the psychosocial impact on rural grandmothers of Gutu, Zimbabwe, caring for their grandchildren orphaned by HIV/AIDS. The participants included 12 paternal and maternal grandmother-caregivers from four districts of Gutu, whose ages ranged from 56 to 76 years with orphans in their care ranging from infants to 18 years. The present study made use of Erikson's psychosocial theory of development on late adulthood. Data were gathered using semi-structured open-ended interviews in the participants' homes. Interpretive analysis was used to analyse the audio-taped data. Findings reveal that most grandmothers are experiencing a personal toll in dealing with the late adult crisis of integrity versus despair, including finding it difficult to resolve the grief of losing children while engaging in full time grandparenting in a stigmatising society. Participants reported a need for support and interventions tailored to their unique needs. Counselling, social support, financial assistance, and skills and knowledge about HIV/AIDS are therefore recommended. / Psychology / M.Sc. (Psychology)