scholarly journals The Digital Lives of Student Mothers: A Consideration of Technologies That Support or Erode the Student/Parent Boundary

2021 ◽  
pp. 102689
Author(s):  
Lisa Thomas ◽  
Catherine V Talbot ◽  
Pam Briggs
Keyword(s):  
Student Mothers

Engaging Student Mothers Creatively: Animated Stories of Navigating University, Inner City, and Home Worlds

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-114
Author(s):  
Lise Kouri ◽  
Tania Guertin ◽  
Angel Shingoose
Keyword(s):  
Inner City ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Graphic Narrative ◽  
Student Mothers ◽  
Education Outcomes ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The University ◽  
Animated Graphic

The article discusses a collaborative project undertaken in Saskatoon by Community Engagement and Outreach office at the University of Saskatchewan in partnership with undergraduate student mothers with lived experience of poverty. The results of the project were presented as an animated graphic narrative that seeks to make space for an under-represented student subpopulation, tracing strategies of survival among university, inner city and home worlds. The innovative animation format is intended to share with all citizens how community supports can be used to claim fairer health and education outcomes within system forces at play in society. This article discusses the project process, including the background stories of the students. The entire project, based at the University of Saskatchewan, Community Engagement and Outreach office at Station 20 West, in Saskatoon’s inner city, explores complex intersections of racialization, poverty and gender for the purpose of cultivating empathy and deeper understanding within the university to better support inner city students. amplifying community voices and emphasizing the social determinants of health in Saskatoon through animated stories.

Spouses of Student Mothers in the United Arab Emirates: Enablers or Constraints to Their Pursuit of Higher Education?

2021 ◽  
pp. 097152152110304
Author(s):  
Martina Dickson ◽  
Lilly Tennant
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Early Marriage ◽  
Gender And Development ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Student Mothers ◽  
Undergraduate Study ◽  
Participation In Higher Education

The educational status of Emirati women in the United Arab Emirates has developed rapidly over the last five decades, with females now outnumbering males in higher education institutions. Marriage and motherhood often take place during the years of undergraduate study for women, particularly for those from families who retain Emirati cultural traditions of relatively early marriage and childbearing. This study analyses the role which spouses play in their wives’ pursuit of education, using the theoretical gender and development lens to explore whether a transformation of power relations within the marriage takes place for the growth in female participation in higher education to occur. Spousal behaviours are identified and categorized through the gender and development lens as either enablers or constraints to women’s empowerment and participation in higher education, and potential reasons for these behaviours surrounding gender relations are discussed.

UAE study of student-mothers highlights importance of mentoring and time management for successful internships

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 33-35
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Content Type ◽  
College Life ◽  
Home Life ◽  
Student Mothers ◽  
Local Schools

Purpose The purpose was to find out the experiences of student mothers on internships and assess how best to make the process go as well as possible. Design/methodology/approach The author interviewed student mothers in the UAE enrolled on full-time four-year degree courses. The 12-week internships in local schools were part of their final year and had just been completed. The interviews lasted 30 minutes and were transcribed, then analysed for common themes. Findings The biggest factor in a successful experience was time management, which allowed mothers to balance work and home life demands. All 10 students found work placements to be more challenging than college life because of the less relaxed atmosphere, greater accountability and lack of familiarity. The study also highlighted the importance of both mentoring and peer support. Originality/value The research was important because successful internships improve retention rates. In the UAE, especially, national teachers are highly sought after for their similar cultural backgrounds, religious understanding and ability to role-model bilingualism.

scholarly journals Finding a Balance: A Narrative Inquiry into Motherhood and the Doctoral Process

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brooke Eisenbach
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Doctoral Program ◽  
Sense Making ◽  
Graduate Degree ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
Student Mothers ◽  
Program Of Study ◽  
Open Dialogue ◽  
Familial Obligations ◽  
Journal Entries

Carolyn Ellis states, “autoethnography shows struggle, passion, embodied life, and the collaborative creation of sense - making... [it] wants the reader to care, to feel, to empathize, and to do something, to act” (Ellis & Bochner, 2006, p. 433). This autoethnography describes one new mother’s struggles to complete her doctoral program of study while remaining devoted to her familial obligations and relationships. In particular, this article investigates the causes of tension and stress that exist as she attempts to find a balance between her need to care and love for her child, to maintain a relationship with her husband, and achieve success within her graduate studies. Using autoethnography, the author makes herself vulnerable as she shares her intimate experiences through personal journal entries and stories of encounters with family and friends. In this way, the author hopes to utilize her personal experience in an effort to open dialogue concerning the diverse needs of today’s graduate student mothers as they attempt to successfully earn a graduate degree.

scholarly journals An Exploration of Barriers Women Face in Balancing Motherhood and Education in Kenya

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Wanjiku Musili
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Student Mothers ◽  
Postgraduate Study ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Postgraduate Level ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study explores barriers women face in balancing motherhood and education in Kenya. Owing to the nature of this study, the research design was mainly qualitative and face-to-face in-depth interviews were conducted by the researcher with 32 female students reported in their role as mothers of child (ren) eighteen years old or younger enrolled for postgraduate study at University of Nairobi using an interview guide. The study has three objectives:1) Evaluate experiences of mothers who study at postgraduate level; 2) Examine how women combine multiple roles of motherhood and education; and 3) Explore challenges that hinder women participation in postgraduate study. These study findings reveals that postgraduate student mothers experience conflict between various commitments like childcare, domestic, work and academic responsibilities. For example they juggled childcare and timetabling issues and, for some, their main challenge was a feeling of guilt for inability to spend quality time with their young families. These women however were able to overcome these difficulties with highly developed organization, time-management skills, family support and by sacrificing sleep and recreating time for their families. The women were strongly motivated by the desire for personal achievement, and the opportunity to create a better future for their families specifically their children. These study findings demonstrated that postgraduate study rewarded women with a sense of freedom, growth, pride and achievement, as well as developing their professional identity. It also provided them with a major opportunity to grow and develop their personal abilities while raising their children..

scholarly journals Balancing Dual Roles in the Face of Missing On-Site Child Care Arrangements: Lived Experiences of Breast-Feeding Student Mothers at Kyambogo University

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. p87
Author(s):  
Dr Elizabeth Opit ◽  
Dr Nabukeera Madinah ◽  
Ms. Namubiru Aisha
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Dual Roles ◽  
Student Mothers ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
The Face ◽  
The University

Through the use of a phenomenological approach this study explored lived experiences of breast-feeding student mothers in the face of missing institutionalized on-campus child care arrangements at Kyambogo University (KyU). Specifically, the study sought to; identify the missing institutionalized on-campus child care arrangements at the university, establish the dilemmas breast feeding student mothers experience in undertaking the dual roles of mother and student hood due to the missing institutionalized on campus child care arrangements at KyU and examine the effect of the missing institutionalized on campus child care arrangements on undertaking of academic activities by breast-feeding student mothers. A total of 10 breast feeding student mothers were interviewed and data was analyzed using themes. Results indicated that the following institutionalized on-campus child care arrangements were missing at Kyambogo University; adequately furnished baby care rooms, baby playgrounds, immunization and pediatric medical services, professional nannies, child care responsive; teaching time tables, teaching sessions, time frames for course work assignments, tests and examinations’ undertakings, and child care responsive-remedial lessons. Dilemmas of breast feeding student mothers’ in this scenario included choosing between; baby-sitting vs attending lectures, completing a lecture vs breastfeeding a crying hungry baby, undertaking child bonding activities vs undertaking academic activities, completing an exam or a test vs breast feeding a crying hungry baby, baby care vs attending academic group discussion and baby care vs completing a coursework assignment in time. Student mothers at KyU have devised means of coping and have learnt how to resolve the tension of combining motherhood and education in an academic environment without on-campus childcare arrangements so as to pave a brighter career and family future. Such strategies included; receiving child care support from family and student friends, use of privately hired nannies, ignoring one of the two roles, time tabling the activities for the two roles, creating extra time to read, and getting help from spouses. The voices of the interviewees revealed that when the two roles were in conflict, they would rather miss academic activities than abandon their babies especially in critical times like when the babies were sick. It was therefore recommended that KyU considers putting in place various instututionalised on campus arrangements as a critical resource that will enhance academic undertakings of breast-feeding student mothers in their pursuit of Higher Education.

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