Welfare Recipients at a Four-Year College: Reaching for a Bachelor's Degree in the "Work-First" Era of Public Policy

Autor/in	Simpkins, William D.
Titel	Welfare Recipients at a Four-Year College: Reaching for a Bachelor's Degree in the "Work-First" Era of Public Policy
Quelle	(2016), (192 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, New York University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-3398-7369-5
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Welfare Recipients; Bachelors Degrees; Public Policy; Student Experience; Welfare Services; Correlation; Higher Education; College Students; Mothers; Parent Role; Student Role; Work Study Programs; New York (New York) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Sozialhilfeempfängerin; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Öffentliche Ordnung; Studienerfahrung; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Korrelation; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; Mother; Mutter; Parental role; Elternrolle
Abstract	This study examined the college experiences of bachelor's degree students who receive public assistance benefits, commonly known as welfare, at a four-year college in New York City. Using a narrative inquiry approach, the study sought to illuminate the stories of these students, about whom little previous scholarship is based. The study found that students are caught in a "double bureaucracy" between the welfare system and the college system with positive experiences when the systems coordinated and negative experiences when they did not. The study also showed that students' academic experiences revolved around the quality of instruction they received, that their social experiences were mainly limited to transactional friendships with peers, and that their functional experiences were characterized by a desire for the services traditionally provided at a community college as well as the stress of eating on campus and scheduling their courses. The study correlates to existing research on this population, including the role of students' mothers and children and work-study jobs being their sole engagement outside of the classroom. Implications from this research will assist both higher education and welfare system administrators in creating resources and pathways to success for bachelor's degree students on welfare. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01