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ONE WORD.


"HOPE"

THE RESEARCH STUDY

BACKGROUND

My enthusiasm for this study grew from my own professional experience of working with parents, and their young children with cerebral palsy (CP), in Conductive Education.  I wanted to further explore one of the findings of my undergraduate dissertation:  hope being the support most needed by the parents of young children with CP. 

Parents of children with a disability have a great influence on the well-being of their children, and I feel the importance of understanding the factors improving parental well-being is paramount. 

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AIM OF THE RESEARCH

Hope is generally accepted as being positive, contributing to our well-being and happiness, and important in understanding how we as humans flourish.  However, the meaning of hope may be different for all of us. 


There is very little research that has looked at hope in relation to the well-being of this group of parents and we know little about what parents specifically hope for. 


The objective of this research will be to understand what ‘hope’ means to parents.  I would like to find out their views about hope and what has influenced those views.  This important information will help me to build a deeper understanding of hope and contribute to a distinctive body of research.

This study seeks to peel back the layers by really listening to the insights and understandings of these parents. 

HOW CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE?

If you are a parent of a child with cerebral palsy (aged 5 and under) who began attending a Conductive Education Centre within the last six

 months and are willing to participate in this research, please get in touch with me. 

More detailed information about the study can be found on the Participant Information Sheet.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS RESEARCH, PLEASE READ THE PARTICIPANT INFORMATION SHEET AND COMPLETE THE CONSENT FORM BELOW. 

PARTICIPANT INFORMATION SHEET

CONSENT FORM

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CONTACT US

Thank you for your interest in this research. If you would like to take part or have any questions or comments about this study, please get in touch.

Researcher:

Fiona Holroyd

Telephone:  07956 309196

Email:  ttxfh23@nottingham.ac.uk


Supervisor:

Dr. Anne Emerson

Email:  ttzae@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk


University of Nottingham School of Education Research Ethics Officer:

Email:  educationresearchethics@nottingham.ac.uk

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