Shut Out: Low Income Mothers and Higher Education in Post-Welfare America

Herausgeber: Polakow, Valerie; Deprez, Luisa Stormer; Butler, Sandra S.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Shut Out exposes in vivid detail the economic, educational, and existential struggles that poor single mothers confront in light of current Welfare-to-Work policies. According to the editors, these mandates strip women of their educational rights by denying them access to higher education, thus obstructing their aspirations to exit poverty and attain family self-sufficiency. The editors examine the requirements of the 1996 "welfare reform" bill and outline how states have varied in responses to limited post-secondary options within the framework of national legislation. The book shows how mothers and their allies have organized collectively to try to secure pro-education policies, and how individuals have resisted work, developed individual and family strategies, and triumphed in their pursuit of post-secondary education under extreme social and emotional duress. In outlining the multiple obstacles and policy restrictions that low income women face, the book also demonstrates successful programs that afford women educational opportunities. Included are the latest in legislative updates, policy and advocacy recommendations, and possible future directions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• New
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: August 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 158mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780791461259
• ISBN-10: 0791461254
• Artikelnr.: 21451037

Autorenporträt

At Eastern Michigan University, Valerie Polakow is Professor of Education and Director of the Center for Child and Family Programs at the Institute for the Study of Children, Families, and Communities. . Sandra S. Butler is Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Maine and Resident Scholar at the University of Maine Center on Aging. Luisa Stormer Deprez is Associate Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies and Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern Maine.