Mothers ’ becoming teachers. What motivates them? What doesn’t? This research draws on six interviews with mothers with dependent children who are studying to become primary school teachers in New Zealand. It investigates the motivating factors that encouraged them to undertake such tertiary studies and also introduces the implications for their families. For these six women, the role of mother seemed intrinsically tied to their motivation to train as teachers. Considerations relating to mothering (in part) also influenced when they began studying towards this career and influenced how they felt about these decisions and managed their study once at the College. However, the pressures of organising their own children before and after school,...
Achieving universal primary education, regardless of gender, remains a key goal in the global arena....
The COVID-19 pandemic brought havoc to everyone but much more to child-rearing mothers. This qualita...
[[abstract]]The purpose of the study is to explore the permeation of the motherhood and teaching and...
This research draws on six interviews with mothers with dependent children who are studying to becom...
Many students in New Zealand are now of mature age, female, and mothers of dependent children (Allis...
The participation of mature-aged students in tertiary education is increasing and is particularly ev...
The majority of teachers in England are women and many will become mothers at some point during thei...
This article draws upon data from semi‐structured interviews with Australian Indigenous teachers to ...
This paper reports on a study in which we interviewed eleven student teachers who were mothers. W...
Amongst today’s increasingly diverse range of mature age students are those who enrol in the New Opp...
This final paper is focused on finding out how being a mother affects working as a teacher and vice ...
Until fairly recent history the roles of career woman and mother could not be undertaken concurrentl...
This case-study was conducted in Babati Town in Tanzania and examines what motivates women to go to ...
The overall purpose of this qualitative study is to highlight factors, during pregnancy and since th...
While research has examined factors associated with parent involvement, little work has focused on w...
Achieving universal primary education, regardless of gender, remains a key goal in the global arena....
The COVID-19 pandemic brought havoc to everyone but much more to child-rearing mothers. This qualita...
[[abstract]]The purpose of the study is to explore the permeation of the motherhood and teaching and...
This research draws on six interviews with mothers with dependent children who are studying to becom...
Many students in New Zealand are now of mature age, female, and mothers of dependent children (Allis...
The participation of mature-aged students in tertiary education is increasing and is particularly ev...
The majority of teachers in England are women and many will become mothers at some point during thei...
This article draws upon data from semi‐structured interviews with Australian Indigenous teachers to ...
This paper reports on a study in which we interviewed eleven student teachers who were mothers. W...
Amongst today’s increasingly diverse range of mature age students are those who enrol in the New Opp...
This final paper is focused on finding out how being a mother affects working as a teacher and vice ...
Until fairly recent history the roles of career woman and mother could not be undertaken concurrentl...
This case-study was conducted in Babati Town in Tanzania and examines what motivates women to go to ...
The overall purpose of this qualitative study is to highlight factors, during pregnancy and since th...
While research has examined factors associated with parent involvement, little work has focused on w...
Achieving universal primary education, regardless of gender, remains a key goal in the global arena....
The COVID-19 pandemic brought havoc to everyone but much more to child-rearing mothers. This qualita...
[[abstract]]The purpose of the study is to explore the permeation of the motherhood and teaching and...