Examining the Challenges Faced by International Women with Preschool Children Studying for a Postgraduate Built Environment Degree in the United Kingdom

Autor/inn/en	Rhoden, Maureen; Kinchington, Francia
Titel	Examining the Challenges Faced by International Women with Preschool Children Studying for a Postgraduate Built Environment Degree in the United Kingdom
Quelle	In: Journal of International Students, 11 (2021) 4, S.970-987 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Rhoden, Maureen) ORCID (Kinchington, Francia)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2162-3104
Schlagwörter	Barriers; Females; Masters Programs; Foreign Students; Parents; Preschool Children; Family Work Relationship; Graduate Students; Foreign Countries; Educational Experience; Educational Policy; Student Needs; Full Time Students; Parent Child Relationship; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Eltern; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Ausland; Bildungserfahrung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Vollzeitstudium; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Großbritannien
Abstract	This article examines the academic experiences of five mid-career female international students who were parents of preschool children. These women were studying on a 1-year Built Environment master's degree in the United Kingdom. We applied Tinto's "sense of belonging" as a theoretical framework to interview women who were studying full time while caring for a preschool-age child or children. Results revealed stresses arising from balancing the academic demands of a 1-year full-time degree with childcare, compounded by a lack of appropriate support from the university. Although universities in general were viewed as offering a welcoming environment, this group of students often felt disappointed with their experience overall. Strategies for addressing identified barriers are proposed that contribute to widening existing university policies to address the specific needs of full-time international student parents. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01