Moving Up And Out - Poverty, Education & Single Parent Family

In this story of a highly successful nonprofit, Lori Holyfield (herself a recipient of a scholarship) draws upon the voices of single parents to consider the barriers and struggles faced as they attempt to obtain secondary education and change the lives of both themselves and their children. The help this program has brought to Arkansas residents is needed throughout the country.

Summary

Single parent families in the United States have almost tripled in the past few decades. A huge majority of these families are female headed. This title focuses on the program, the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund, which has since 1984 provided scholarships for single parents interested in obtaining their post-secondary education.

Product details

• Authors: Lori Holyfield
• Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2001
• EAN: 9781566399159
• ISBN: 978-1-56639-915-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Soziologie: Familie und Beziehungen, Sozialwesen und Sozialsysteme, Armut und Prekariat, Ausbildungs- und Studienfinanzierung