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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ907279
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 19
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Going at It Alone: Single-Mother Undergraduates' Experiences
Tamara Yakaboski
Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, v47 n4 p463-481 2010
The single-parent undergraduate is an underserved student population who face organizational barriers and negative climates. These barriers negatively impact their collegiate experience and could influence retention. This research uses feminist-informed focus groups to explore the single-parent undergraduate experience and posit suggestions for institutional change.
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Organizational Change, One Parent Family, Mothers, Undergraduate Students, Barriers, Academic Persistence, Student Experience, Feminism, Change Strategies, Stereotypes, Social Bias, Gender Bias, Equal Education, Rural Schools, Student Personnel Services, Student Attitudes, Educational Environment
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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