Student Parents as a Vulnerable Population. Until the ruling in Ordway v. Hargraves in 1971 and the passing of Title IX in 1972, pregnant girls - and their partners - were largely excluded from …
Main Content
Valuing Student Parents
In Spite of Vulnerabilities
Project Goals
Analyze
Critically examine Student Parents as a vulnerable population
Assess
Determine which interventions have stifled or supported success
Affect
Suggest ways existing strategies can improve their outlook
Background
The major social problem associated with school-aged pregnancy and parenting is that, historically, young parents have not had equal access to a free and appropriate public education. Until the 1960s, …
Conclusion
Oppression & Discrimination During the completion of this project, I learned how influential society's expectations can be on an individual's decision-making. Although I was familiar with the …
Quick Facts
*Data from IWPS report titled ‘4.8 Million College Students are Raising Children‘
26%
of undergraduate college students are parents. This means…
4.8
million college students are presently raising children.
47%
of African American undergrad college students are parents.
1.4
million are student fathers. About 530,000 of those are single.