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Cross, Suzanne L.; Day, Angelique G. – Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 2008
A qualitative study of eight grand family dyads was conducted to gain the perspective of the grandparents and grandchildren regarding the kinship care relationship. A phenomenological approach of the "lived experience" developed by P.A. Gibson (2002) was incorporated in the design of the study. Several major themes emerged from data analysis using…
Descriptors: American Indians, Grandchildren, Family Relationship, Grandparents
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Mooradian, John K.; Cross, Suzanne L.; Stutzky, Glenn R. – Journal of Family Social Work, 2006
This article describes an investigation of ecological factors related to the experience of American Indian grandparents raising their grandchildren. Elements of American Indian culture and history, and United States policy, were used to generate explanatory hypotheses that were subjected to a thematic analysis of qualitative interview data. This…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Boarding Schools, American Indians, American Indian Education