Children with Cancer: School Related Issues

TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2018

Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2015

Due to medical advances, many students with acute chronic illnesses, like pediatric cancer, are able to attend school. The professional literature reflects the need for reform of educational strategies for children facing cancer treatment and who will be absent for extended periods of time. In order to promote successful educational services and the reintegration of students into school, it is vital for multidisciplinary teams and families to collaborate effectively. This article provides a plan to promote successful integration of students with cancer within regular classrooms.

Journal of School Health, 1979

A large segment of our society associates cancer with doom and despair. This negative view appears to originate partially from the public's general lack of knowledge of the disease and of current treatment potential. In response to this lack of information and overall pessimistic attitude, a cancer education course was developed for school teachers and school nurses. The unique two-day course provides cognitive and affective learning experiences. Through the multiple teaching strategies employed, students are able to examine their own health practices, increase their knowledge of cancer and cancer treatment, interact with a person who is successfully living with cancer, and learn how to share information related to cancer. At the conclusion of the course, a cornpariron of the participants' pretest and posttest scores indicate a statistical improvement in both their cognitive and affective domains.

1982

O s c a r A. B a r b a r i n a n d Mark A. C h e s l e r I University of Michigan d e s e r v e s p e c i a l t h a n k s f o r t h e i r t i m e a n d t a l e n t s , which I enhanced greatly t h e quality of this work: Sandra Bermann assisted in interviews of t h e adolescent panelists; Eve Reider, Shari Rogers and Barbara Dodenhoff assisted in I i n t e r v i e w i n g f a m i l y m e m b e r s a n d in w r i t i n g P a r t IV -Adolescents' Perspectives.

Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 1986

A workshop designed to enhance school personnels' knowledge and understanding of childhood cancer was presented by a multidisciplinary team. Pre- and postworksho assessments were conducted of the participants' attitudes and concerns toward children with cancer, their beliefs concerning how they would react to such children, and their knowledge of medical facts and psychosocial impacts of cancer upon the child and their families. The results are examined in terms of changes in participants' knowledge and attitudes. Implications of these findings are discussed.

Perspectives in Public Health, 2015

Journal of School Health, 1985

About 145,000 people with cancer will die this year who might have been saved by earlier diagnosis and treatment. Many of these deaths could be prevented through smoking cessation programs, reduction of occupational health hazards, and school and community health education programs. To gain insight into the problem, a literature review was conducted to examine the major curricula and instructional materials developed during the past decade. Due to the magnitude of information available concerning the etiology and prevention of cancer, the review was limited to literature with specific relevance to children and adolescents. The review provides information concerning the background of cancer prevention; knowledge and attitudes of adolescents concerning cancer; cancer curricula, programs, and educational materials for adolescents; and a justification for cancer education in schools. Conclusions are drawn, and recommendations for action are offered.

Cancer Nursing, 2019

Background: The experiences of teenagers with cancer are related to falling ill, receiving treatment, and the way they exist in the world. The understanding of the meaning of teenagers coexisting with cancer must be placed in the social context with the teenagers at the core. Objective: By using an interpretive ethnographic research method, this study applied the body perception view of Merleau-Ponty to how teenagers with cancer understand self through the body in a social and cultural context. Methods: Participant observation and individual semistructured interviews of 18 teenagers diagnosed with cancer were conducted over a 20-month period. Results: The illness experience of teenagers undergoing chemotherapy was described as self-integration. Five themes emerged: boundary ambiguity of body, medical equipment as part of the body, confined body space, from self-dissociation toward self-integration, and healing power formed by self and others. Conclusion: In the face of the adjustments of body disorder, the teenagers with cancer initiated motility of the body, self-displacement, and integration in order to regain control of the body. Implications for Practice: The provision of correct disease knowledge to strengthen teenagers' understanding and their sense of mastery of their bodies throughout the participation in their cancer treatment is essential. Discussions on making decisions, self-management, and social identification are related to the relationship between body and self as well as between healthcare and otherness. Providing culture and social sensitivity support systems and resources to teenagers and families can strengthen them to face the disease and promote positive healing. T he experience of teenagers with cancer related to falling ill, the subsequent treatment process, and the associated changes to their bodies all effect the self-image of these teenagers and the way they exist in the world. 1-4 The exploration of cultural and psychological phenomenon of the disease includes the significance of the symptoms and diseases at an individual

Psycho-Oncology, 2012

Objectives: A diagnosis of cancer during the teenage years arrives at an important stage of development, where issues of normality, identity and independence are crucial. Education provides opportunity for peer contact, achievement and development for teenagers. This systematic review examined the impact of a diagnosis of cancer on the educational engagement and school life of teenagers.