"When One Person Makes It, We All Make It": A Study of "Beyond Welfare", a Women-Centered Community-Based Organization that Helps Low-Income Mothers Achieve Personal and Academic Success

Autor/in	Bloom, Leslie Rebecca
Titel	"When One Person Makes It, We All Make It": A Study of "Beyond Welfare", a Women-Centered Community-Based Organization that Helps Low-Income Mothers Achieve Personal and Academic Success
Quelle	In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 22 (2009) 4, S.485-503 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-8398
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Academic Achievement; Welfare Recipients; Low Income Groups; Womens Studies; Community Organizations; Poverty Programs; Womens Education; Institutional Role; Interviews; Participant Satisfaction; Postsecondary Education; Program Descriptions; Developmental Studies Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Schulleistung; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Sozialhilfeempfängerin; Armenfürsorge; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Developmental studies; Developmental psychology; Study; Studies; Entwicklungspsychologie; Studium
Abstract	Access to post-secondary education for welfare recipients has been profoundly curtailed by social and welfare policies. However, many low-income mothers know that post-secondary education is the best means to escape poverty. This article focuses on five "student mothers" who have persisted in fulfilling their dreams of a college education with the aid of Beyond Welfare, a community-based organization (CBO) that helps soften the hardships of juggling family, college, and work while in poverty. Based on interviews with five Beyond Welfare participants, this article explores the organization's role in supporting the student mothers' personal and academic success. This article illustrates how important it is for student mothers to have a supportive community, education focused on the structural barriers to leaving poverty, and encouragement for academic success. To conclude, the article reflects on why educators need to become involved in activism and research on behalf of low-income families. (Contains 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10