OPINIONS OF PARENTS WITH INSUFFICIENT FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES ON THE EDUCATION AND FUTURE OF THEIR CHILDREN

Abstract

This study was conducted to reveal the views of parents with insufficient financial means on the education and future of their children. In the study, the phenomenological design, one of the qualitative research approaches, was preferred as the research model. This model was preferred to collect in-depth information about the education and future of the children of parents with insufficient financial means. In the study, the criterion sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling methods, was preferred. Within the scope of criterion sampling, the insufficient financial means of the participating parents, i.e., their monthly income being minimum wage or below, was taken as a criterion. The research data were collected using semi-structured interview forms consisting of open-ended questions developed by the researcher. In this study, the data were analyzed using content analysis. A total of 15 parents participated in the study. As a result of the research, it was concluded that the parents had financial difficulties, did extra work to get rid of the difficulties, wanted their children to be good citizens in the future and to stand on their own two feet, had difficulty in meeting the educational requirements due to the health problems of their children growing up, and the state should carry out various supportive activities.