Studying as a Parent

Offers practical information and motivational support to help parents in higher education successfully deal with the challenges they face, and make juggling their parent and student commitments less arduous. Written by a recent student parent graduate, it covers issues from funding and childcare, to managing insecurities and future directions.

Helen Owton is a Lecturer at De Montfort University and Associate Lecturer at the Open University.

Author Biography Abbreviations Prologue PART I: GOING BACK TO SCHOOL 1. Access to Higher Education PART II: ENTERING HIGHER EDUCATION 2. Student Pregnancy 3. Becoming a Student Parent 4. Funding PART III: JUGGLING ACTS: BALANCING THE LIFESTYLE 5. Balancing Social Life 6. Balancing Childcare 7. Time Management 8. Stress Management 9. Supporting Student Parents PART IV: FUTURE DIRECTIONS 10. Postgraduate Student Parents 11. After Graduation Further Reading Acknowledgements Index.