Exploring the Career-Related Goals and Barriers of Teenage Mothers

Cynthia; José

doi:10.82396/cjcd.v15i2.3100

Auteurs-es

Cynthia University of New Brunswick
José University of New Brunswick

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.82396/cjcd.v15i2.3100

Mots-clés :

objectifs professionnels, barrières, les mères adolescentes, adolescent, mère

Résumé

En raison des augmentations de la maternité auprès des adolescentes au Nouveau-Brunswick, il est impératif que leurs objectifs ainsi que leurs obstacles liés à leurs carrières soient examinés dans l’espoir d’un meilleur soutien. En utilisant l’approche qualitative, j’ai exploré les objectifs et les obstacles actuels/prévus liés à la carrière de trois mères adolescentes. Les résultats montrent que les objectifs liés à l’académique ainsi qu’à la carrière étaient variés entre chaque participante. Certains des obstacles communiqués inclus les contraintes financières et le manque de temps, le manque de soutien à la maison
(partenaire), le manque de qualifications, le manque de motivation à obtenir un diplôme secondaire, et une incertitude liée à le manque de conseil concernant l’éducation postsecondaire.

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