'The Plastic Ceiling Project': Advantages of Using Arts-Based Research to Explore the Pain of Mothers That Work and Study

Autor/in	Misra, Sarah
Titel	'The Plastic Ceiling Project': Advantages of Using Arts-Based Research to Explore the Pain of Mothers That Work and Study
Quelle	In: International Journal of Art & Design Education, 38 (2019) 3, S.691-699 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-8062
DOI	10.1111/jade.12238
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Nontraditional Students; Employed Women; Emotional Response; Foreign Countries; Photography; Web Sites; Electronic Publishing; Student Empowerment; Sharing Behavior; Research Methodology; Discussion Groups; Student Responsibility; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; 'Female employment; Women''s employment'; Frauenbeschäftigung; Emotionales Verhalten; Ausland; Fotografie; Web-Design; Elektronisches Publizieren; Studienberechtigung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Großbritannien
Abstract	Since the publication of the Dearing Report in 1997, the UK Government has consistently promoted social mobility and fairness as part of its rhetoric. Yet as Brooks and others have pointed out, compared with other groups of 'non-traditional' students, student mothers and part-time students with jobs have been given limited consideration, both in terms of policy intervention and research. Despite the drive for inclusivity in higher education institutions, students with mothering responsibilities who are also in employment, often need to overcome considerable challenges in order to complete the course requirements; challenges which often result in extensive emotional pain. Using methods of photo-elicitation and blogging, The Plastic Ceiling Project aimed to create a platform for mothers that worked and studied to discuss this emotional pain, allowing participants to highlight and discuss commonalities within their experiences. Rather than aiming to 'solve' problems for participants, this methodology aimed to empower individuals by allowing them to create a shared reality together, co-create knowledge and to give them a vehicle to discuss and resolve difficulties and challenges collectively. This article considers how an arts-based approach to research may have contributed to achieving those aims. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01