Student Parents in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Heightened Need & the Imperative for Strengthened Support. #C492

Autor/inn/en	Cruse, Lindsey Reichlin; Contreras Mendez, Susana; Holtzman, Tessa
Institution	Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
Titel	Student Parents in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Heightened Need & the Imperative for Strengthened Support. #C492
Quelle	(2020), (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Parents; Child Rearing; At Risk Students; COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; Coping; Student Needs; Online Courses; Poverty; One Parent Family; Mothers; Unemployment; Well Being; Minority Group Students; Undergraduate Students; Student Loan Programs; Economic Impact; Student Financial Aid; Child Care; Access to Computers; Social Services; Stress Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Eltern; Kindererziehung; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Bewältigung; Online course; Online-Kurs; Armut; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Mother; Mutter; Arbeitslosigkeit; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Ökonomische Determinanten; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste
Abstract	Nearly four million undergraduates, or more than one in five college students, are parents of children under 18. These student parents face--in normal times--disproportionate economic insecurity, difficulty meeting basic needs, and significant time and caregiving demands. Student parents are now coping with the closing of colleges and universities, rapid relocation from on-campus housing, transitions to remote instruction, potential or realized job losses, and child care and school closures, among other crises, as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As the effects of the pandemic reverberate throughout U.S. society, student parents' vulnerabilities are rising to new heights, threatening their ability to keep their families healthy and secure on top of maintaining their studies remotely. To ensure student parents and their children receive adequate support and remain engaged with their educational pathways, communities and policymakers must prioritize these students' and their families' needs as they craft pandemic response and recovery strategies. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01