Following a Semester in the Life of a Single Mother at a California Community College

Autor/in	Green, Autumn R.
Titel	Following a Semester in the Life of a Single Mother at a California Community College
Quelle	In: About Campus, 26 (2021) 2, S.21-29 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Green, Autumn R.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1086-4822
DOI	10.1177/1086482220971279
Schlagwörter	One Parent Family; Mothers; Two Year College Students; Community Colleges; Nursing Education; Student Experience; Student Financial Aid; Academic Support Services; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Mother; Mutter; Community college; Community College; Pflegepädagogik; Studienerfahrung; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Kalifornien
Abstract	In this article, the author shares the story of Kristin, a low-income single mother raising her six-year-old son Max in Southern California. Taking 13 college credits, Kristin bartended nights and weekends, while raising Max on her own. The author met Kristin while studying the experiences of low-income mothers enrolled in college in the Northeast, Midwest, and West Coast during her doctoral research. The themes and patterns raised in Kristin's experience exemplify the challenges faced by other participants, particularly the phases of the term, highlighting how priorities and crises shift and change. The phases are outlined, considering how they are shaped according to Kristin's current needs, challenges, and "front-burner" demands. These considerations allow higher education leaders, administrators, policymakers, and educators to develop appropriate interventions and supports, corresponding to dynamic shifts across the term. Higher education professionals have ample opportunities for interventions that can change the game in college success for single-parent students like Kristin. Reading through Kristin's timeline, provides an opportunity to think about how her college might ease her struggles to balance college, motherhood, and making ends meet. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01