Holmes, Sarah E and Nikiforidou, Zoi (2023) ‘They don't realise how hard it is’. Investigating the lived experiences of higher education students with parental responsibilities during the Covid-19 pandemic. Higher Education Quarterly. ISSN 1468-2273
Preview |
Text
Holmes-2023-They-dont-realise-how-hard-it-is-in.pdf - Published Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives. Download (1MB) | Preview |
Abstract
Anecdotal reports of student parents’ challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic prompted this explorative study; investigating the lived experiences of UK student parents and the provision of Higher Education support. Data was derived from 91 online surveys, 20 follow-up interviews, and analysis of 100 university websites. This occurred during the pandemic lockdowns whenthe stresses, challenges and opportunities of balancing their simultaneous roles of parent and student were intensified due to school closures. The Double ABC-X model provided a framework for examining participant's lived experiences, and the role that Higher Education institutions could play in effecting positive coping and adaptation. Findings indicate that universities need to implement strategies to enhance support for this sector, including greater awareness of the vulnerabilities and challenges involved, more flexibility and adaptability in the university ethos, formal and informal policies and structures to provide more effective support and advice for juggling these simultaneous demands.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information and Comments: | © 2023 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
| Faculty / Department: | Faculty of Education and Social Sciences > School of Education |
| Depositing User: | Sarah Holmes |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Mar 2023 11:42 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Nov 2024 13:27 |
| URI: | https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/3789 |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
Altmetric
Altmetric
