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Autor/in | Bloom, Leslie Rebecca |
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Titel | "When One Person Makes It, We All Make It": A Study of "Beyond Welfare", a Women-Centered Community-Based Organization that Helps Low-Income Mothers Achieve Personal and Academic Success |
Quelle | In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 22 (2009) 4, S.485-503 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0951-8398 |
Schlagwörter | Mothers; Academic Achievement; Welfare Recipients; Low Income Groups; Womens Studies; Community Organizations; Poverty Programs; Womens Education; Institutional Role; Interviews; Participant Satisfaction; Postsecondary Education; Program Descriptions; Developmental Studies Programs Mother; Mutter; Schulleistung; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Sozialhilfeempfängerin; Armenfürsorge; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Developmental studies; Developmental psychology; Study; Studies; Entwicklungspsychologie; Studium |
Abstract | Access to post-secondary education for welfare recipients has been profoundly curtailed by social and welfare policies. However, many low-income mothers know that post-secondary education is the best means to escape poverty. This article focuses on five "student mothers" who have persisted in fulfilling their dreams of a college education with the aid of Beyond Welfare, a community-based organization (CBO) that helps soften the hardships of juggling family, college, and work while in poverty. Based on interviews with five Beyond Welfare participants, this article explores the organization's role in supporting the student mothers' personal and academic success. This article illustrates how important it is for student mothers to have a supportive community, education focused on the structural barriers to leaving poverty, and encouragement for academic success. To conclude, the article reflects on why educators need to become involved in activism and research on behalf of low-income families. (Contains 2 notes.) (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |