Investing in Single Mothers' Higher Education: Costs and Benefits to Individuals, Families, and Society. Student Parent Success Initiative

Autor/inn/en	Gault, Barbara; Milli, Jessica; Cruse, Lindsey Reichlin
Institution	Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
Titel	Investing in Single Mothers' Higher Education: Costs and Benefits to Individuals, Families, and Society. Student Parent Success Initiative
Quelle	(2018), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	One Parent Family; Mothers; Postsecondary Education; Outcomes of Education; At Risk Students; Minority Group Students; Academic Degrees; Poverty; High School Graduates; College Graduates; Income; Welfare Services; Child Care Centers; Student Financial Aid; Time to Degree; Costs; Taxes; Student Personnel Services; Education Work Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Mother; Mutter; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Armut; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Einkommen; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Cost; Kosten; Abgabe
Abstract	For single mothers families, who are especially likely to live in poverty, college attainment is a game changer for improving family well-being and meeting the demands of a changing economy. College credentials are associated with a host of positive outcomes, including increased earnings, higher rates of employment, improved health, increased civic engagement, and improved outcomes among the children of college graduates. To better understand the benefits of college for single mothers, and the costs of investments in supports that can improve their success, the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) estimated the economic returns to college attainment for single mothers and their families, and for society more broadly, and how those benefits compare to investments needed to promote single mother success. This report is part of a series of publications presenting findings from this cost-benefit analysis. [Additional support for this publication was provided by the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01