Just Fun or Fundamental? Fathers’ Narratives of Leisure with Their Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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dc.contributor.advisorLashewicz, Bonnie
dc.contributor.advisorHughson, Anne
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, Jennifer
dc.contributor.committeememberMcIntyre, Lynn
dc.contributor.committeememberDewey, Deborah
dc.contributor.committeememberMcConnell, David
dc.contributor.committeememberBadry, Dorothy
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-27T15:05:03Z
dc.date.available2017-04-27T15:05:03Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017en
dc.description.abstractAnchored in the generative fathering framework and critical disability studies (CDS), I used a narrative approach to study 11 fathers’ stories of leisure with their children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to highlight how leisure activities are given meaning and constructed as part of active fathering. I produced four narratives - narratives of action, narratives of adjustment, narratives of tension and narratives of relationships that captured fathers’ experiences of leisure with their children with ASD. Narratives of action are the stories of what fathers are doing in their day- to- day interactions with their children. Narratives of adjustment depict how fathers have shifted and re-defined expectations of their children and themselves following their children’s diagnosis of ASD. Narratives of tension capture fathers’ strain in concurrently having to acquiesce and advocate against financial, environmental and societal constraints. Lastly, in narratives of relationships, fathers illustrate the relational outcomes of their involvement with their children, including an appreciation of their children’s individuality and the father-child connection. The findings augment a deeper understanding of fathering children with ASD and the father-child relationship. By understanding fathers’ perceived successes and challenges in leisure activities in the home and community settings, service providers can better engage and support fathers in home- and community-based leisure.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMitchell, J. (2017). Just Fun or Fundamental? Fathers’ Narratives of Leisure with Their Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26696en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26696
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3743
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducation--Special
dc.subjectRecreation
dc.subjectHealth Sciences
dc.subjectRecreation
dc.subject.otherAutism Spectrum Disorder
dc.subject.otherfathers of children with ASD
dc.subject.otherdisability
dc.subject.otherfathering
dc.subject.otherleisure
dc.titleJust Fun or Fundamental? Fathers’ Narratives of Leisure with Their Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity Health Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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