Exploration of learner, parent, and educator experiences of chronic dermatological disorders as barrier to learning

Abstract

The researcher observed that her son experienced his dermatological disorder as a barrier to learning. This personal experience made her wonder whether this might apply in the case of other learners too, and from this the aim of the research, namely to discover the extent to which dermatological disorders influence learning, was born. A qualitative case study involving interviews and questionnaires to explore the views of learners, parents, and teachers regarding chronic dermatological disorders was used. The findings indicated that while learning is indeed influenced by chronic dermatological disorders, parents and teachers are supportive of learners with these disorders. The following recommendations were made to overcome the learning barriers caused by chronic dermatological disorders: the forming of support groups, the use of social media and technology, inclusive education, the training of teachers in inclusive education, the implementation of educational policies relating to the health of learners, and collaboration between parents and teachers. Patience, endurance, consistent treatment, and understanding the problem are key survival techniques for learners with chronic dermatological disorders.

Die navorser het waargeneem dat haar seun sy dermatologiese versteuring as ’n leerstruikelblok ervaar het. Hierdie persoonlike ervaring het haar laat wonder of dit ook op ander leerders van toepassing kon wees, en daaruit het die doel van die navorsing ontstaan, naamlik om die mate te bepaal waarin dermatologiese versteurings leer beïnvloed. ’n Kwalitatiewe gevallestudie, wat onderhoude en vraelyste behels het om die menings van leerders, ouers en onderwysers oor chroniese dermatologiese versteurings te verken, is gebruik. Die bevindings het daarop gedui dat, hoewel leer inderdaad deur chroniese dermatologiese versteurings beïnvloed word, ouers en onderwysers leerders met hierdie versteurings ondersteun. Die volgende aanbevelings is gemaak om die leerstruikelblokke wat deur chroniese dermatologiese versteurings veroorsaak word, te bowe te kom: die vestiging van steungroepe, die gebruik van sosiale media en tegnologie, inklusiewe onderwys, die opleiding van onderwys in inklusiewe onderwys, die inwerkingstelling van opvoedkundige beleide rakende die gesondheid van leerders, en samewerking tussen ouers en onderwysers. Geduld, volharding, konsekwente hantering, en begrip vir die probleem is belangrike oorlewingstegnieke vir leerders met chroniese dermatologiese versteurings.

Umphandi ufumanise ukuba isithinteli esiphazamisa unyana wakhe solusu nezifo zalo sisithinteli ekufundeni kwakhe. La mava angawakhe amenze wazibuza ukuba ingaba oku kuyenzeka na nakwabanye abafundi, kwaze ukususela koku, injongo yophando ivele ekufumaniseni ubungakanani bempembelelo yezi ziphazamisi zolusu nezifo zalo ekufundeni. Kusetyenziswe ufundo-nzulu olwaziwa njenge-Qualitative case study oluquka udliwano-ndlebe kunye neencwadana zemibuzo ekuphononongeni iimbono zabafundi, abazali kunye nootitshala malunga neziphazamisi ezingapheliyo zolusu nezifo zalo. Okufunyenweyo kubonakalise ukuba nangona enyanisweni, ukufunda kunempembelelo kwiziphazamisi ezingapheliyo zolusu nezifo zalo, abazali nootitshala baya baxhasa abafundi abanazo ezi ziphazamisi. Ezi zindululo zilandelayo zenziwe ekoyiseni izithenteli zokufunda ezibangela iziphazamisi ezingapheliyo zolusu nezifo zalo: ukusekwa kwamaqela enkxaso, ukusetyenziswa kwamajelo oqhagamshelwano nge-intanethi nobuchwepheshe, imfundo equkwayo, ukuzalisekiswa kwemigaqo-nkqubo yemfundo enxulumene nempilo yabafundi kwakunye nentsebenziswano phakathi kwabazali nootitshala. Umonde, ukunyamezela, unyango olungaguqukiyo kunye nokuqonda ingxaki bobona buchule obuphambili empilweni yabafundi abaneziphazamisi ezingapheliyo zolusu nezifo zalo.