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Single and Married Mothers as Students: Obstacles to Successful Completion of Study.
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Scott, Catherine; And Others – 1993
This paper, based on a questionnaire and interview study of 118 married and single mothers who had interrupted their studies at one of three New South Wales universities, explores the question of what factors prevent successful completion of study. A cluster analysis was performed on the responses to an item that listed 21 reasons for dropout. A…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Education, Adult Students, Dropout Attitudes
Mothers and Students: Motivation for Return as a Predictor of Academic Success of Mature Age Female Students with Children.
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Scott, Catherine; And Others – 1993
A study explored whether mature age students' conspicuous academic success could be partially explained by motivation. It compared motives of a sample of mature "graduate mothers" to those of a sample of mature age "student mothers" who had interrupted a program of study. The 117 graduate participants were randomly chosen from…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Education, Adult Students, Dropout Attitudes