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The Journey of Dr. Mommy: Exploring how Women Doctoral Students Navigate School, Motherhood and Employment
Type of Presentation
Shared
Session Abstract
This qualitative study examines the experiences of twenty women navigating doctoral studies, motherhood and professional work.
Target Audience
Adult educators, mentors, dissertation sponsors, doctoral student mothers and other educators who are working with adults particularly women who lead multifaceted lives will greatly benefit from this session.
Learning Outcomes
The researcher will share major findings from her study which include the conflicts typically experienced by doctoral student mothers as well as learning strategies utilized to navigate their roles. Moreover, data were analyzed through the lens of Mezirow’s 10 steps of transformative learning with regard to how women's multiple roles influenced their conceptualization of motherhood. Implications of this research for students, faculty, higher education and future research will also be explored.
Session Description
Increases in women balancing multiple roles had drawn attention to research that examine the interface between doctoral studies, motherhood and work from the perspective of doctoral mothers. Insight and knowledge obtained from this research may contribute to the general understanding of the support systems and engagement needed to enhance the learning and growth of academic mothers. This research could also be used to facilitate discussion on retention policies, empirical research, and practices among doctoral programs with a higher percentage of women. Understanding women’s persistence in graduate education is key due to the changing nature of the graduate school experience. Institutions of higher education may benefit from this study by gaining an improved understanding of the needs of working mothers, which is a growing population they are serving today. Finally, this research may serve as a roadmap for women who find themselves at the intersections of their academic and professional lives.
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Thursday November 7