The Impact and Salience of Low-Income Single Mothers’ Identities and Roles on Post-compulsory Education Persistence Decisions

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to investigate six low-income single (LIS) mothers’ educational experiences. This study used the social role theory as a framework to describe the impact of children and family obligations on the decision to persist in post-compulsory education. The stu...

The International Journal of Adult, Community and Professional Learning

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