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How does maternal education impact female higher education attainment?

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How does maternal education impact female higher education attainment?

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- By the age of four, it is estimated that children whose parents are on welfare hear 30 million fewer words than children of professional parents (Sutherland, 2015).

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- Childhood engagement in the fine arts equates to increased college applications (Sutherland, 2015).

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- College educated mothers establish social circles that increase childhood expectations (Sutherland, 2015).

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- Maternal education is more strongly correlated to childhood cognitive development than any other dimension of SES (Jackson et al., 2018).

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- Maternal education is a stronger predictor of student performance than educational resources and school interventions (Jackson et al., 2018).

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- Mothers with lower levels of education report higher rates of depression and mental health issues that impact caregiving (Jackson et al., 2018).

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- Children experience less success in school and the workforce when mothers have low educational attainment (Hernandez&Napierala, 2014)

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- Early childhood interventions are necessary to support cognitive home environments for mothers with low income and low education (Hernandez&Napierala, 2014).

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- 40% of children who live with a mother that has not graduated from high school will drop out by age 19 (Hernandez&Napierala, 2014).
-What support and interventions are necessary to retain and promote post-secondary enrollment among underserved student populations?

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- 1/8 children in the US live with a mother who has not graduated from high school.  The median household income for these families is $25,000.00 (Hernandez&Napierala, 2014).
- How do we create opportunities and resources to support educational advancement among this population?

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- Studies indicate the need for policy that supports accessible early childhood education, K-12 education, job training and post-secondary education (Hernandez&Napierala, 2014).
- How can we ensure education serves the entire family, not just the student (Busteed, 2020).

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- It is widely accepted that maternal education impacts children's academic achievement, but the mechanisms of the relationship have not been identified and studied (Harding et al., 2015).

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- Develop curriculum and resources within my institution that support economic and career-relevant educational experiences for students in higher education.

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- Equality: 80% of women are illiterate because of cultural factors (Sattarzadeh, 2013).  Through my volunteer work with the Indiana DOC and International Justice Mission, I am aware of the power of education to transform the lives of marginalized groups in the United Stated and abroad.

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-  Busteed, B.(2020, Oct 9). Higher Education ShouldServe Entire Families, Not Just Students. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/brandonbusteed/2020/10/09/higher-education-should-serve-entire-families-not-just-students/

- Harding, J. et al. (2015, Jan 14).

The Relationship Between Maternal Education and Children's Academic Outcomes: A Theoretical Framework. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77(1), 60-76. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12156

- Hernandez, D. & Napierala, J. (2014). Mother's Education and Children's Outcomes: How Dual-Generation Programs Offer Increased Opportunities for America's Families. Foundation for Child Development. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED558149.pdf

- Jackson, M., Kiernan, K., & McLanahan, S. (2017). Maternal Education, Changing Family Circumstances, and Children's Skill Development in the United States and UK. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 674(1), 59–84. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002716217729471

- Sattarzadeh, S. (2013, Nov 20). When Women are Educated. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TTTmbSeMxQ

- Sutherland, A. (2015, Feb 19). The Many Ways Mothers' Education Matters. Institute for Family Studies. https://ifstudies.org/blog/the-many-ways-mothers-education-matters