Young adult carers in higher education: the motivations, barriers and challenges involved - a UK study
Young adult carers in higher education: the motivations, barriers and challenges involved - a UK study
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DOI：
10.1080/0309877x.2018.1515427
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发表时间：
2020-01-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Kettell, Lynn
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作者：
Kettell, Lynn
年轻的成年照顾者从高等教育中辍学的可能性是其他学生的四倍，并且属于英国高等教育入学和学生成功国家战略所针对的代表性不足和弱势群体。未完成学业不仅对个人本身有影响，而且对高等教育机构也有影响，因为学生的保留是他们成功的关键因素。本文报告了 1992 年后英格兰西北部一所大学进行的一项小规模定性研究的结果。对三名本科生进行了深入访谈，并使用解释现象学分析来分析数据。确定了三个主题：年轻的成年照顾者如何体验分裂的忠诚度；克服学习的障碍和挑战；并考虑支持——过去、现在和未来。研究结果提供了对年轻成人照顾者作为英国高等教育学生的经历的重要见解，高等教育机构可以利用这些经历来制定、规划和评估政策和支持举措，从而提高该人群未来的保留率。
Young adult carers are four times more likely than other students to drop out of higher education and are amongst the under-represented and disadvantaged groups targeted in the National Strategy for Access and Student Success in Higher Education in the UK. Non-completion of studies has implications not just for the individuals themselves, but also for higher education institutes as student retention is a key factor for their success. This paper reports findings from a small-scale qualitative study that was conducted in a post-1992 university in North-West England. In-depth interviews were conducted with three undergraduate participants and interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to analyse data. Three themes were identified: how young adult carers experience split loyalties; negotiating the barriers and challenges to learning; and considering support - past, present and future. The findings offer an important insight into young adult carers' experiences as students in higher education in the UK that could be used by higher education providers to develop, plan and evaluate policies and support initiatives, thereby aiding retention rates for this population in the future.