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The effect of mothers’ studying on family life : a case study
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/45894 The effect of mothers’ studying on family life : a case study Mampane, Motlalepule Ruth Mooloo, Prameshvarie UCTD Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2014. Despite the increase in the number of non-traditional students, there seem to be limited research in the area of adult women learners, especially mothers, who engaged in studies in the South African context. This study aimed to obtain insight into the effect a mother’s studying has on family life. The researcher was keen to explore how a particular mother juggled multiple roles of mother, wife and student while engaged in academic studies. To delimit this research, work dynamics were not investigated and the focus was specifically on mothers who engaged in coursework where lectures may or may not be attended either part-time or full-time. This qualitative study employed a single case study design where a single family was purposively selected (n=4) and all ethical considerations of working with human participants, including children, in research were observed. The purpose of this study was clearly explained and the researcher obtained informed consent and assent before any data collection commenced. Semi-structured interviews were utilised as a data-collection technique. Data was transcribed from the recordings and from the data analysis the main themes which emerged were the family’s experience on the mother’s studying, the influence of studying on family relationships, roles within the family and forms of support experienced. The findings show that the mother’s studies affected family life due to the difficulty with integrating the multiple roles of student, spouse and mother. Despite the financial and relationship challenges, this study found that the mother enjoyed the support of her family, specifically her husband, and this seemed to enable her to pursue academic studies. tm2015 Educational Psychology MEd Unrestricted 2015-07-02T11:05:52Z 2015-07-02T11:05:52Z 2015/04/29 2014 Dissertation Mooloo, P 2014, The effect of mothers’ studying on family life : a case study, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45894> A2015 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45894 en © 2015 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
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| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45894 |