This study explored the lived experience of re/ehtering mothers who were entering
baccalaureate nursing education for their first registered nursing credential. These
re/entering women were either reentering higher education or entering for the first time.
The participants in this study were mothers of 1 to 3 children. In-depth personal
interviews and a focus group session were conducted with 5 re/entering mothers aged
28 - 45 years who were enrolled in the second year of nursing education in a community
college setting. Analysis revealed five major themes that were incorporated into a
narrative that reflected their lived experience as a multiple role learner in nursing
education: time as a scarce resource, a personal need to achieve, feelings of guilt related to
not "being there" for their children, re/entering women as the family organizer and their
positive perception of their multiple role status. The voices of these women are heard in
their stories that are interwoven throughout the narrative. The findings from this study
suggest ways in which institutions of higher education might assist and support re/entering
mothers and recommend this group of women as a target population for recruitment into
nursing. / Education, Faculty of / Educational Studies (EDST), Department of / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/10421 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Liversidge, Sharon Elaine |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
| Format | 6935829 bytes, application/pdf |
| Rights | For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. |
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