Female College Students Who Are Parents: Motivation Clarified by the Ages of Their Children |
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| Authors: | Elyse D'nn Lovell |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology , Helena College University of Montana , Helena , Montana , USA elysednnlovell@gmail.com |
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| Abstract: | The ages of student-parents' children are a defining factor for clarifying enrollment and persistence in the attainment of college degrees. A secondary factor for women's academic persistence (women with older children) is the dominance and control of males. The participants in this study were diverse, including student-parents most prominent in research who are single mothers living in poverty—both traditional and non-traditional aged—and those not found in existing literature: married students, those not living in poverty, and one grandparent raising her grandchildren. The findings suggest a need for further definition to understand who student-parents are and their motivations to persist toward degree attainment on two-year campuses. |
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