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Narrating the stories of single mothers as adult learners
Thesis (MEdPsych)--Stellenbosch University, 2021.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/123948 Narrating the stories of single mothers as adult learners Mohamed, Rushdah Daniels, Doria Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Education. Educational Psychology. Women heads of households -- Higher education -- South Africa Adult students -- Psychological aspects -- South Africa Single mothers -- South Africa Family life -- Social aspects UCTD Thesis (MEdPsych)--Stellenbosch University, 2021. ENGLISH SUMMARY : Single mother families are depicted in the literature as deviant, damaged, and dysfunctional family systems. As such, expectations exist that significant challenges may be faced when single mothers enrol at tertiary institutions to continue their education. In South Africa, there is limited educational research on single mothers' pursuit of university education and how their single parenthood influences their experiences as adult students. The purpose of this study was to explore what motivates single South African mothers to pursue higher education. The goal of the study was to learn more about the unique barriers that single mothers face when pursuing tertiary education. It also was to explore the expectations that these single mothers have of gaining a tertiary education qualification. Six single mothers were purposefully chosen as the participants for the study. The criteria of inclusion were: the single mother had to be the head of her household, she had to be financially responsible for her children, she had to be enrolled in a university or college, and she had to be the parent and caregiver of at least one child in the foundation phase. The constructivist paradigm framed my thinking for the research and the transformative learning theory influenced this paradigm. The six single mothers’ stories were collected in online qualitative, semi-structured interviews that were conducted with them. The data were analysed through thematic content analysis. My data analysis revealed four themes: the challenges of being a student, support structures to furthering education, personal experiences of student life and education for a purpose. According to the findings of the study, single student mothers face a variety of financial, emotional and time constraints. As mothers, they have responsibilities towards their children, such as fulfilling their physiological and financial needs as well as responsibilities towards completing their studies. These mothers proved to be resilient and able to manage their responsibilities as students by establishing support systems. The findings show that they see education as a second chance opportunity to better their lives and that of their children. This motivated them to stay driven to earn their degrees. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING : Enkelma -gesinne word in die literatuur uitgebeeld as afwykende, beskadigde en disfunksionele gesinsisteme. Daar bestaan die verwagtinge dat aansienlike uitdagings ondervind kan word wanneer enkelmas by tersiêre instellings inskryf om hul opleiding voort te sit. In Suid -Afrika is daar beperkte opvoedkundige navorsing oor enkelmoeders se strewe na universiteitsopleiding en hoe hul enkel ouerskap hul ervarings as volwasse studente beïnvloed. Die doel van hierdie studie was om te ondersoek wat enkele Suid -Afrikaanse moeders motiveer om hoër onderwys te volg. Die studie was daarop gemik om meer te wete te kom oor die unieke hindernisse wat enkelmoeders ondervind wanneer hulle tersiêre opleiding volg. Dit was ook om die verwagtinge van hierdie moeders te ondersoek as gevolg van die verwerwing van 'n tersiêre opleidingskwalifikasie. Ses enkelmas is doelbewus gekies as deelnemers aan die studie. Die kriteria vir insluiting was: die enkelma moes die hoof van haar huishouding wees, sy moes finansieel verantwoordelik wees vir haar kinders, sy moes by 'n universiteit of kollege ingeskryf wees, en sy moes die ouer en versorger van by ten minste een kind in die grondslagfase wees. Die konstruktivistiese paradigma het my denke vir die navorsing omskep en die transformatiewe leerteorie het hierdie paradigma beïnvloed. Die ervarings en vertellings van die ses enkelmas is versamel in aanlyn-kwalitatiewe, semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude wat met hulle gevoer was. Die data is ontleed deur middel van tematiese inhoudsanalise. My data -ontleding het vier temas onthul: die uitdagings om 'n student te wees, ondersteuningsstrukture vir opvoeding, persoonlike ervarings uit die studentelewe en opvoeding vir 'n doel. Volgens die bevindings van die studie staar enkelstudente -moeders 'n verskeidenheid finansiële, emosionele en tydsbeperkings in die gesig. As moeders het hulle verantwoordelikhede teenoor hul kinders, soos om aan hul fisiologiese en finansiële behoeftes te voldoen, sowel as verantwoordelikhede om hul studies te voltooi. Hierdie moeders was veerkragtig en in staat om hul verantwoordelikhede as studente te bestuur deur ondersteuningstelsels te vestig. Die bevindinge toon dat hulle opvoeding as 'n tweede kans sien om hul lewens en dié van hul kinders te verbeter. Dit het hulle gemotiveer om gedrewe te bly om hul grade te behaal. Masters 2021-12-06T13:48:46Z 2021-12-22T14:30:51Z 2021-12-06T13:48:46Z 2021-12-22T14:30:51Z 2021-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/123948 en_ZA Stellenbosch University xi, 84 pages ; includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Women heads of households -- Higher education -- South Africa Adult students -- Psychological aspects -- South Africa Single mothers -- South Africa Family life -- Social aspects UCTD Mohamed, Rushdah Narrating the stories of single mothers as adult learners |
| title | Narrating the stories of single mothers as adult learners |
| title_full | Narrating the stories of single mothers as adult learners |
| title_fullStr | Narrating the stories of single mothers as adult learners |
| title_full_unstemmed | Narrating the stories of single mothers as adult learners |
| title_short | Narrating the stories of single mothers as adult learners |
| title_sort | narrating the stories of single mothers as adult learners |
| topic | Women heads of households -- Higher education -- South Africa Adult students -- Psychological aspects -- South Africa Single mothers -- South Africa Family life -- Social aspects UCTD |
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