African American and Cape Verdean Young Mothers' Journeys to Educational Attainment.
Aasland, Katie.
2019
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This dissertation examined the variation in educational outcomes among young mothers, as well as the roles of relational and formal supports in facilitating these young mothers' educational attainment. Participants were African American (N = 30) and Cape Verdean (N = 40) young mothers who participated in a home visiting program evaluation. Intake questionnaire responses and Research Interview ... read moreinformation were examined; a sub-sample of participants was selected for further analysis based on their educational outcomes (Advanced Education or Remained Out). Interview information was examined to discern patterns in the experiences of those who participated in the home visiting program. Results indicate that the young mothers who had higher educational aspirations may be more likely to achieve at least high school graduation. Fathers of the babies also emerge as a differentiating support between the cultural and educational groups, with Cape Verdean mothers and those with higher levels of educational attainment experiencing more father support. Lastly, although participation in the home visiting program did effect educational attainment in the overall evaluation sample, it did not appear to do so in this sub-sample as a large proportion of the young mothers had already graduated high school. Nonetheless, all mothers felt the program provided them with various supports - with parenting skills, child development knowledge, information on housing, and navigating emotional challenges. These results suggest that home visiting programs for young mothers might profitably move toward a "precision" approach to programming, one that is specifically tailored to each participant.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tufts University, 2019.
Submitted to the Dept. of Child Development.
Advisor: Jayanthi Mistry.
Committee: Francine Jacobs, Silas Pinto, and Sarah Davila.
Keywords: Secondary education, Ethnic studies, and Women's studies.read less - ID:
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