Add to ORKGCollege attendance rates for women are continuing to rise, especially for the single-mother population. This current study examines the contributing factors of why single mothers need and/or desire a postsecondary education, and how they attain it. Using the diary method, Keeping Up with the College Mom follows three single mothers through four weeks of the semester, to determine the available resources and the obstacles involved in completing a college degree. Consistent with previous findings, the results from this study show lack of childcare and the expense of childcare to be the main deterrent for parents who wish to complete college. Because this study was an extremely small sample, results for other contributing factors are limited i...
Investments in student support services that encompass single mother needs can influence postseconda...
Low-income, single mothers beginning or returning to higher education overwhelmingly choose to pursu...
Evidence suggests that single parent families are more likely to be affected by problems associated ...
The single mother population is steady growing every day in post-secondary education. As of 2016, ne...
Single student mothers are growing in both absolute numbers and as a share of the college population...
Single parent mothers who are currently in poverty may find it difficult to find routes out of pover...
Single-mother families represent a large and growing segment of the population and are the poorest ...
The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of single mothers in graduate school. Past r...
Single mothers increasingly seek college degrees at community colleges in order to provide economic ...
This research explored the perceived factors that influenced the decisions of single and married mot...
This study used semi-structured interviews to explore the research question, How do single mothers d...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, almost 10 million single mothers are raising children in the Un...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the unique needs and factors for success of college stu...
Single mother students face serious barriers to advance their education, which impedes their ability...
The purpose of study was to explore the various coping mechanisms used by single mothers who are pur...
Investments in student support services that encompass single mother needs can influence postseconda...
Low-income, single mothers beginning or returning to higher education overwhelmingly choose to pursu...
Evidence suggests that single parent families are more likely to be affected by problems associated ...
The single mother population is steady growing every day in post-secondary education. As of 2016, ne...
Single student mothers are growing in both absolute numbers and as a share of the college population...
Single parent mothers who are currently in poverty may find it difficult to find routes out of pover...
Single-mother families represent a large and growing segment of the population and are the poorest ...
The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of single mothers in graduate school. Past r...
Single mothers increasingly seek college degrees at community colleges in order to provide economic ...
This research explored the perceived factors that influenced the decisions of single and married mot...
This study used semi-structured interviews to explore the research question, How do single mothers d...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, almost 10 million single mothers are raising children in the Un...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the unique needs and factors for success of college stu...
Single mother students face serious barriers to advance their education, which impedes their ability...
The purpose of study was to explore the various coping mechanisms used by single mothers who are pur...
Investments in student support services that encompass single mother needs can influence postseconda...
Low-income, single mothers beginning or returning to higher education overwhelmingly choose to pursu...
Evidence suggests that single parent families are more likely to be affected by problems associated ...