Women's Perception of Their Psychological and Practical Needs Upon Re-entry to a Community College: Implications for Restructuring the Learning Environment.

Autor/in	Richards, Lillian S.
Titel	Women's Perception of Their Psychological and Practical Needs Upon Re-entry to a Community College: Implications for Restructuring the Learning Environment.
Quelle	(1976), (69 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adult Students; Anxiety; Community Colleges; Family Relationship; Females; Financial Problems; Psychological Patterns; Reentry Students; Role Conflict; Self Concept; Student Needs; Student Problems; Two Year Colleges; Womens Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Angst; Community college; Community College; Weibliches Geschlecht; Zweiter Bildungsweg; Rollenkonflikt; Selbstkonzept; Studienproblem; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung
Abstract	This study describes the special needs of women returning to school after an interruption for marriage or employment. One hundred-fifty questionnaires were distributed during 1975 at Fresno City College in California; 90 were returned, of which 82 were usable. Eight problems, in order of importance, identified by returning women were: shortage of time, school-related anxiety, role conflict, money problems, child care, study skills, counseling deficiencies, and problems with instructors. Further, 60% of the respondents reported their families were not supportive of their return to school. Overall, three types of returning women were identified: (1) single women, in their 20's or 30's, probably divorced or separated with children to support, who are seeking a career and who are practical, confident, and purposive; (2) married women, in their 20's or 30's, with children at home, who attend school seeking a career or personal fulfillment, but who lack self-confidence; and (3) married women, in their 30's or 40's, with children 14 years and older, who attend school to fill empty time, who would like special counseling, and who are concerned about study skills. Recommendations made to meet the needs of the FCC's returning women included: expansion of financial aid opportunities, personal counseling, institutional commitment to women, and development of re-entry programs geared specifically to women. (Author/JDS)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC