Overview
- Furthers the limited scholarship on issues of Mormon women living in polygamy and fundamentalism
- Explores the implications of women's life experiences on higher education practice and policy
- Includes program recommendations for support in international higher education settings
- Utilizes life history methodology to further the narrative analysis
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About this book
This volume explores the life stories of women who were former members of Mormon fundamentalist polygamous societies, from their own perspectives, to seek insight into their readiness for higher education settings. In order to support all learners in higher education, it is important to understand the unique needs of women students who have non-traditional formal schooling experiences and/or have come from restrictive or patriarchal cultures. This book helps further the discourse by providing recommendations for inclusive programs that consider how to develop elements of self-concept, empowerment, and motivation necessary for higher education success—academically and beyond.
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Laura Parson is Assistant Professor in the Department of Higher Education at Auburn University, USA. Her research interests focus on effective teaching and learning in higher education, explored through a critical lens. She is a qualitative methodologist, with a focus on ethnographic and narrative methods of inquiry.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Polygamy, Women, and Higher Education
Book Subtitle: Life after Mormon Fundamentalism
Authors: Laura Parson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02798-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-02797-1Published: 03 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-02798-8Published: 18 December 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 138
Topics: Sociology of Education, Educational Psychology, Religion and Education, Gender and Education, Sociology of Religion