Indonesian Caretaker Experiences in Providing Child Care to Taiwanese Children

本研究目的在探討印尼籍兒童照顧者照顧台灣兒童的經驗。以民族誌學研究法及深度訪談方式，共訪談52位參與者，包括20位關鍵訊息提供者即印尼籍兒童照顧者，以及32位一般訊息提供者包括了其他印尼籍兒童照顧者26人及她們的雇主6人。經參與者同意錄音訪談內容並轉換成文字稿。以Leininger (1991)質性研究分析法分析所得到資料，結果歸納出四個主題：從雇主的家庭開始學習相異的資訊，遵從幼兒母親的意見，維護兒童日常生活運作和健康，注意會影響兒童照顧的外在因素。研究發現並指出印尼籍兒童照顧者蘊含其原有的價值觀、信念、生活方式及其刻板模式照顧台灣的兒童，護理人員可從本研究得到她們照顧幼兒的經驗，以提供適當措施去協助她們克服照顧幼兒之文化上的衝突，本研究結果並可提昇在國際性脈絡裡之文化適切性的兒童照顧。

關鍵字

民族誌學；印尼籍兒童照顧者；文化適任；兒童照顧

並列摘要

The purpose of this study was to learn about the experiences of Indonesian nannies in caring for Taiwanese children in Taiwan. An ethnography method was adopted, using in-depth interviews with 52 respondents, 20 of whom were Indonesians employed as caretakers for Taiwanese children and 32 of whom were general informants. Twenty-six of the general informants were Indonesian child caretakers, and six were employers. Audio-taping of interview sessions was permitted by all respondents. Transcriptions of the interviews were written up verbatim. Leininger's (1991) Phases of Analysis for qualitative data was adopted to analyze data. Four themes were extracted from the analysis, including ”Learning diverse information from the beginning-the employer's family,” ”Complying with the advice of the child's mother,” ”Maintaining the child's daily activities and health,” and ”Awareness of external context influences on child care.” The findings indicated that Indonesian child caretakers carry with them the values, beliefs, and lifestyles of their own culture and have their own ingrained ideas regarding how best to provide care for their Taiwanese charges, Health care providers, by better understanding the general experiences of Indonesian caretakers in Taiwan, can apply competent intervention to help caretakers overcome the challenges of working within a different cultural environment. It is hoped that the results of this study can promote cultural competence in childcare within the context of internationalism.