School return post-childbirth: barriers for Seychellois teenage mothers

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dc.contributor.authorNoshir, Cynthia
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-28T12:46:32Z
dc.date.available2022-10-28T12:46:32Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractTeenage childbearing interferes with girls’ educational attainment in many settings, as it frequently marks the end of their basic education. In Seychelles despite numerous laws and policies to facilitate and support teenage mothers’ schooling, the number of teenage mothers returning to school remains low. We are unaware of the factors that may be hindering their return to their studies. An exploratory, qualitative study was conducted aimed at exploring the factors influencing Seychellois teenage mothers’ return to school after childbirth. A semi-structured interview guide was used during individual in depth interviews with a sample of six teenage mothers who returned and six who did not return to school, as well as four key informants. This paper reports only on the data on the barriers to school return. The findings suggest that the complex realities of teenage mothers’ lives are insufficiently considered, limiting young mothers’ educational options. It recommends measures to improve young school-going mothers’ return to school.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCynthia Noshir, Diane Cooper & Suraya Mohamed (2020) School return post-childbirth: barriers for Seychellois teenage mothers, Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 15:4, 379-383, DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2020.1769879en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2020.1769879
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8092
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publishervulnerable children and youth studiesen_US
dc.subjectTeenage mothersen_US
dc.subjectschool returnen_US
dc.subjectbarriersen_US
dc.subjectmulti-level factorsen_US
dc.subjectpoliciesen_US
dc.titleSchool return post-childbirth: barriers for Seychellois teenage mothersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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