Moving Up and Out - Poverty, Education, and the 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.

Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Lori Holyfield
• Edition: Temple University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.12.2001
• EAN: 9781566399159
• ISBN: 978-1-56639-915-9
• Pages: 192
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 210 mm x 14 mm
• Poids: 218 g
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Pédagogie > Pédagogie sociale, travail social; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Soziologie: Familie und Beziehungen, Sozialwesen und Sozialsysteme, Armut und Prekariat, Ausbildungs- und Studienfinanzierung