Experience of Maternity Taken up during the Studies, Based on the Example of Lublin Universities’ Students Cover Image

Przeżywanie macierzyństwa podjętego w trakcie studiów na przykładzie studentek lubelskich uczelni
Experience of Maternity Taken up during the Studies, Based on the Example of Lublin Universities’ Students

Author(s): Anna Bojarska
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: maternity; students; university; early adult age; double role; values

Summary/Abstract: The article consists of the introduction, four basic parts and the bibliography. The first part describes various socio-cultural contexts concerning maternity. The second part characterizes the students, their developmental tasks, which are adequate to their early adult age and their value hierarchy on the basis of various research results. The next extract deals with methodology of own research made among students-mothers. The last part presents the most relevant aspects of lives of the researched students concerning a double role served by them. This piece as well presents some suggestions addressed to the universities regarding introducing certain innovations which would support young mums in the process of studying. Helping students with reconciling taking care of child with studying could encourage other women to proliferate in young age during studies. It could, to some extent solve the demographic problems in Poland.

  • Issue Year: 6/2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 69-93
  • Page Count: 25