Thinking beyond Childcare: Supporting Community College Student-Parents

«I Can’t Get the Practical Hours»: Care, Course Choice and Role Conflict Among Student-Mothers in Higher Education in Scotland

“…Therefore, it cannot produce embracing policies and practices to welcome these mothers and support them when they need. Participants would benefit from having information on breastfeeding within campus or some flexibility of time to handle assessments, which is corroborated by Sallee and Cox (2019). In any case, participants of my research found more degree of support from individuals (members of staff and other students) than the reports from current literature, which suggests that connecting to supportive peers and lecturers is part of their attempt to navigate through university life.…”

The Broken Yellow Brick Road: A Narrative Exploration of the College-Going Decisions and Trajectory of a Low-Income Single Mother of Color

“…What Mia found in higher education was not necessarily opportunity, but place holder experiences that still did not materialize into a postsecondary degree. Sallee and Cox [45] especially push for nuanced ways collegiate institutions must be equipped to support an assortment of students. Specifically, Salle and Cox found through their study the importance of thinking holistically about the single mother's college experience, as many might think only addressing child care is necessary [45].…”

“…Sallee and Cox [45] especially push for nuanced ways collegiate institutions must be equipped to support an assortment of students. Specifically, Salle and Cox found through their study the importance of thinking holistically about the single mother's college experience, as many might think only addressing child care is necessary [45]. Through Mia's narrative we see that there were no points she was successfully informed, welcomed, and retained at multiple institutions.…”

Social-Ecological Barriers to Student-parents’ Academic Success: A Systematic Review

“…A combination of these recommendations could prove useful for addressing the educational needs of parenting students. (Yakaboski, 2010) The institution offered family housing facilities as a part of the residence life departments 8 (Sallee & Cox, 2019) On-campus childcare center and a unit with the student service division serves students with children 9 (Roy et al, 2018) Participants were recruited from an on-campus childcare center 16 (Myers-Walls et al, 2011) Participants were recruited from on-campus housing for married graduate students 17 (Molter et al, 2019) Evidence of pregnancy and lactation guidelines 29 (Kensinger & Minnick, 2018) Nontraditional student organization, on-campus child and family center, and a Head Start Program located on campus. 31 (Hotez et al, 2020) A student-parent task force 34 (Dinour et al, 2015) One lactation room on this campus, available Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm upon appointment.…”